#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 5 2025

The Classics a Day challenge for April is to post examples of classical music inspired by poetry. The most obvious cases are poems set to music. But sometimes, inspiration runs deeper.

Ralph Graves 11/27/24 Ralph Graves 11/27/24

Seasons Greetings from Franz Liszt!

Wojciech Walczek has the chops to play Liszt's knuckle-busters. But he dials it back. We get a performance that's sensitive and warm. I'll be adding this to my classical holiday playlists.

Ralph Graves 10/11/24 Ralph Graves 10/11/24

#ClassicsaDay #Divertimento Week 2

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

#ClassicsaDay #SymYesNo Week 5

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 1/10/14 Ralph Graves 1/10/14

Garrick Ohlsson Plays Liszt with Fluency and Finesse

Mastery of the music is a given with Ohlsson. He moves beyond that to get to the essence of the compositions and expresses those insights clearly and effectively.

Tim Snider 1/24/12 Tim Snider 1/24/12

Nelson Freire Interprets Liszt

If your taste runs to the Romantic, and you admire superior pianism, look no further.

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