#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth 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 4/19/24 Ralph Graves 4/19/24

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 3

But Schickle wsn't the first composer to have some fun with "serious" music. The challenge this month is to post examples of musical humor in classical works.

Ralph Graves 1/19/24 Ralph Graves 1/19/24

#ClassicsaDay Classical1924 Week 3

For the first month of the new year, the Classics a Day team looks back a century. So the challenge for January 2024 is to post performances of classical works that were either composed, premiered, or first recorded in 1924.

Ralph Graves 1/27/23 Ralph Graves 1/27/23

#ClassicsaDay #Classical1923 Week 4

1923 was a pivotal year in classical music. As I soon discovered when I began my research.

Ralph Graves 1/28/22 Ralph Graves 1/28/22

#ClassicsaDay #Classical1922 Week 4

It turns out that 1922 was quite an eventful year! Here are my posts for the fourth and final week of #ClassicsaDay #Classical1922.

Ralph Graves 1/13/22 Ralph Graves 1/13/22

Sharon Kam presents three facets of Hindemith

The two things I like best about this release are 1) Sharon Kam's playing, and 2) the program.

Ralph Graves 11/26/21 Ralph Graves 11/26/21

#ClassicsaDay #November11 Weeks 4 & 5

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 10/26/21 Ralph Graves 10/26/21

Filippo Farinelli steers Hindemith Sonatas for Wind Instruments and Piano project

Filippo Farinelli and his colleagues are all fine performers. These are top-notch readings for these sonatas.

Ralph Graves 1/1/21 Ralph Graves 1/1/21

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalChristmas Week 5

For the past four years, the #ClassicsaDay team has adopted Classical Christmas as its theme for December. And why not? We have a rich body of music related to the season dating back to the Middle Ages. A good deal of it is religious, but not all -- many works are simply inspired by the time of year.

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