#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 2, 2025

April is Poetry Month. 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.

WTJU Radio 9/3/24 WTJU Radio 9/3/24

Koussevitzky@150: Koussevitzky In His Own Words

Koussevitzky@150 - Episode One features Koussevitzky in his own words.

Ralph Graves 6/7/24 Ralph Graves 6/7/24

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSextet Week 1

June is the sixth month. It seemed a good time to make sextets the #ClassicsaDay monthly theme.

Ralph Graves 9/23/22 Ralph Graves 9/23/22

#ClassicsaDay #FallConcert Week 3

There's a lot of great music-making going on. Let's share it all!

Ralph Graves 7/29/22 Ralph Graves 7/29/22

#ClassicsaDay #Summerof78s Week 4

The Classics a Day team declares July the Summer of 78. Or rather, the summer of 78s. For July, post recordings that were originally issued on 78 rpm discs.

Ralph Graves 6/14/22 Ralph Graves 6/14/22

Violin Concertos by Johannes Brahms; Amanda Maier; Julius Rontgen

Bottom line: don't get this for the Brahms. Do get this release for the Rontgen, and more especially for the Maier. It's worth it.

Ralph Graves 11/19/21 Ralph Graves 11/19/21

#ClassicsaDay #November11 Week 3

The challenge is to post works that are numbered 11 in some fashion, either an opus number, a series number, or even a suite number.

Ralph Graves 6/25/21 Ralph Graves 6/25/21

#ClassicsaDay #SchumannsCircle

The theme for June is Schumann and his circle. During the month, you're encouraged to share works written by Schumann, his friends, his colleagues, his rivals -- and of course, his wife.

Ralph Graves 6/4/21 Ralph Graves 6/4/21

#ClassicsaDay #SchumannsCircle 2021 Week 1

The Classics a Day team honors Robert Schumann's birthday (June 8, 1810). During the month, you're encouraged to share works written by Schumann, his friends, his colleagues, his rivals -- and of course, his wife.

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