#ClassicsaDay #SymYesNo Week 1

What does the title "symphony" mean? Can a composition be a symphony in everything but name? Or could a work titled "symphony" be a different type of composition in disguise?

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

French Music for the Bassoon -- a varied and satisfying collection

Danny Bond plays with a warm, singing tone. His rapid passagework is impeccable, tossing off trills and mordents like nobody's business.

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

Benjamin Carr Piano Music - American Through and Through

Every piece has its own delights. I recommend dipping into this treasury time and again. This is real American music by a real American!

Ralph Graves 9/7/21 Ralph Graves 9/7/21

Jan Paderewski's "Polonia" Receives a Proper Performance

Is it possible to tell the history of a country in music? Jan Paderewski thought so.

Tim Snider 9/6/21 Tim Snider 9/6/21

October is French Opera Month

October is French Opera Month on the Sunday Opera Matinee, which airs at 2 P.M. Sundays throughout the year. We will celebrate the great body of 19th Century Romantic French opera during our broadcasts next month.

WTJU Radio 9/5/21 WTJU Radio 9/5/21

Classical Interviews – Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival

The 22nd annual Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival is taking place this September, from the 9th to the 19th, where you can hear Beethoven, Dvořák, and many more. Tickets are available, live or virtual, from their website listed below. The site also lists their various special events as well. Nicholas Cords, a violist, sat down with WTJU to talk about what makes the festival unique, how it came to be, and shared some details about one of his upcoming performances.

Ralph Graves 9/3/21 Ralph Graves 9/3/21

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSummer Week 5

Summer is the time of music festivals, which is why the Classics a Day team opted to make it August's theme. The idea is to post performances from summer festivals, either past or present.

Ralph Graves 9/1/21 Ralph Graves 9/1/21

Upper Austrian David Trio Does Namesake Justice

I've heard David's symphonies and liked them very much. This music, though, seems more personal. And that made me enjoy it even more.

Ken Nail 9/1/21 Ken Nail 9/1/21

John Barry and the Sound of Bond

Check out The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour this Thursday at 9 AM and enjoy “Bond, James Bond - The Connery Years,” with John Barry’s music from iconic early James Bond films.

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