#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSummer Week 2 2021

The idea is to post performances from summer festivals, either past or present. Some of these events have been going on for decades (if not centuries) so there's a lot to choose from.

Ralph Graves 8/12/21 Ralph Graves 8/12/21

Stanford Piano Quintet Pure Romantic Goodness

This is Stanford unfiltered, using the language he was most comfortable with.

Ralph Graves 8/11/21 Ralph Graves 8/11/21

Paciorkiewicz Violin Concertos in Bracing Performances

Paciorkiewicz's music balances tradition and modernism. It's hyperchromatic, mercuric, and yet effectively delivers its emotional content time and again.

Ken Nail 8/11/21 Ken Nail 8/11/21

The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour - Max Steiner

Ralph Graves 8/10/21 Ralph Graves 8/10/21

Joseph Wölfl Piano Concertos Go a Step Beyond Mozart

If you enjoy Mozart and Haydn concertos, check out Wölfl's. After all, he learned from the best.

Ralph Graves 8/9/21 Ralph Graves 8/9/21

Geraldine Mucha - Chamber Works Merit Discovery

Geraldine Mucha was a remarkable talent. This release shows just how remarkable.

WTJU Radio 8/9/21 WTJU Radio 8/9/21

Classical Interviews – Madison Quartet

The Heifetz Institute's Madison Quartet (Isabella Gorman, Arianna Schickel, Josephine Stockwell, Mira Kardan) stopped by WTJU to talk about Heifetz, classical misconceptions, and their origins.

Ralph Graves 8/6/21 Ralph Graves 8/6/21

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSummer Week 1

Summer is the time of music festivals, which is why the Classics a Day team opted to make it August's theme.

Ralph Graves 8/4/21 Ralph Graves 8/4/21

Capella Savaria Deliver with Telemann Concertos

The Capella Savaria knows what they're about. I found their performances energetic and engaging.

We are grateful for the generosity of the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation and UVA Arts Council, supporting WTJU and CharlottesvilleClassical.org.