#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalQuartet Week 2

April is the fourth month of the year. And so the Classics a Day team decided to make it quartet month. This April the challenge is to post classical works that require four musicians. String quartets are the most common grouping of four -- but there are others.

Ralph Graves 3/31/23 Ralph Graves 3/31/23

#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 5, 2023

Every year when we do this theme, I discover more female composers whose music I have never heard before. But it's music that deserves to be heard -- and more than once.

Ralph Graves 3/10/23 Ralph Graves 3/10/23

#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 2, 2023

March is Women's History Month. And for Classics a Day, it's another opportunity to focus on classical music composed by women. And not just composers in the 21st Century.

Ralph Graves 12/1/22 Ralph Graves 12/1/22

Jan Willem de Vriend gives Mayer symphonies energetic readings

Jan Willem de Vriend leads the NDR Radiophilharmonie in some excellent performances. He keeps the energy level high, and the ensemble sound controlled. Mayer's tutti climaxes lean more towards Mendelssohn than Beethoven. And that's how de Vriend plays it.

Ralph Graves 10/25/22 Ralph Graves 10/25/22

Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven Deliver with Emilie Mayer Symphonies

Marc Niemann leads the Philharmisches Orchester Bremerhaven in some informed performances. His conducting illuminates the structure of Mayer's compositions.

Ralph Graves 10/18/22 Ralph Graves 10/18/22

Klaviertrio Hannover Restores Emilie Mayer Trios

The Klaviertrio Hannover deliver some exciting performances — as they should. Mayer’s music, properly played, has an insistent forward momentum. The trio energizes that momentum, keeping the music flowing to its logical conclusions.

Ralph Graves 9/16/22 Ralph Graves 9/16/22

#ClassicsaDay #FallConcert Week 2

For the month of September, you're invited to post a work that your local symphony, chamber music ensemble, or choral society will be performing this fall.

Ralph Graves 4/1/22 Ralph Graves 4/1/22

#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth 2022 Week 5

The Classics a Day team chose Women's History Month as the theme for March. Actually, it's been the March theme for the past five years. And there are still many composers to explore.

Ralph Graves 12/1/20 Ralph Graves 12/1/20

Mariani Klavierquartett excels with Emilie Mayer works

If you enjoy the chamber music of Brahms and Schumann, get this release. Mayer brings something fresh and new to the table. Something that's been missing for about 150 years.

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