Isabelle Faust Plays Benjamin Britten (very well)

Isabella Faust is on top of this work. Her playing is almost perfect, and her performance sweeps the listener along.

Ralph Graves 8/19/22 Ralph Graves 8/19/22

#ClassicsaDay #FunintheSun Week 3

The Classics a Day team chose to catch some rays this August. And to find out how many classical composers did so with their music.

Ralph Graves 4/15/22 Ralph Graves 4/15/22

#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth 2022 Week 2

What's the connection between classical music and poetry? To celebrate Poetry Month, the Classics a Day team encouraged folks to find out.

Ralph Graves 9/17/21 Ralph Graves 9/17/21

#ClassicsaDay #SymYesNo Week 2

Most composers choose their titles carefully. But when the title runs counter to expectations, disagreements arise.

Ralph Graves 10/30/20 Ralph Graves 10/30/20

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalTimeMachine Week 4

Tim Snider 5/24/12 Tim Snider 5/24/12

Airing Britten's War Requiem

To mark this occasion (and the recent death of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau), I will be playing a complete recording of the War Requiem on Classical Sunrise on WTJU Charlottesville, 91.1 FM, or wtju.net, on Sunday 27 May 2012, between 6 and 9 AM EDT.

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