#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 2, 2025

February is Black History Month and a logical time to highlight contributions by people of color to classical music. Those contributions have been significant -- and not just in the past 50 years.

Ralph Graves 2/13/25 Ralph Graves 2/13/25

Ch’amore me prese: Medieval Love Songs Reimagined

If early music is your thing, this is a fine album to add to your collection. But even if you’re not, this music is both calming and engaging. It takes you to a time and place far away. And it’s music that can easily be enjoyed with modern ears.

Ralph Graves 2/12/25 Ralph Graves 2/12/25

Johann Friedrich Fasch: Orchestral Gems from Tempesta di Mare

This is an outstanding recording and a remarkable series. I highly recommend all four volumes to anyone interested in Baroque music or in tracing the roots of the Classical era. It’s all here.

WTJU Radio 2/11/25 WTJU Radio 2/11/25

Stereo: Accidents and Experiments I

This program of “Analog Masters” explores the early days of stereo recording.

Ralph Graves 2/7/25 Ralph Graves 2/7/25

#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 1 2025

This month's #ClassicsaDay challenge is to post musical examples of works by composers of color, or classical music recordings made by people of color. There is a lot to choose from.

WTJU Radio 2/4/25 WTJU Radio 2/4/25

Music of Resistance Part 1

We hear the Symphony and Karl Amadeus Hartmann's heart-wrenching 1939 Violin Concerto on the first program in an occasional series devoted to Music of Defiance.

WTJU Radio 2/2/25 WTJU Radio 2/2/25

Silvestrov: Recent Commissions

Monday, February 6, CharlottesvilleClassical.org airs the final episode of the series, “Valentin Silvestrov: A Composer’s Journey.” This installment presents Silvestrov’s works — and journey since 2015.

Ralph Graves 1/31/25 Ralph Graves 1/31/25

#ClassicsaDay #Classical1925 Week 5

For January 2025 the Classics a Day team challenges you to look back a century. The "modern" era of music was well underway in 1925. Some of the works composed still shock audiences today.

Ralph Graves 1/30/25 Ralph Graves 1/30/25

Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol. 6

No matter how many Bruckner recordings you own, this series should be in your collection. There are some truly insightful performances here. And a few that made me hear these very familiar works in new ways.

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