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Classical Music for December 31st And so to the last post in thi s series, and we conclude by looking forward to the new year with Benjamin Britten's New Year Carol. Happy new year, and thanks for following. #classicalmusic #HappyNewYear2026 #musicsky youtu.be/aiHVRsqUNTI?...

Classical Music for December 30th We're nearly there! Today we mark the anniversary of the first performance of Brahms's 2nd Symphony on this day in 1877. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/EDYauTx76yI?...

Tomorrow sees the end of the daily #classicalmusic posts. I was never quite sure if it would make it to the end of the year. The posts are forming the basis of a book that is being released in Q3 of 2026. If you'd like to see excerpts and keep up to date, please follow! #musicsky

Classical Music for December 29th. In 2 days, this project will come to its conclusion, but today we have something beautiful and peaceful after all the hubbub of Christmas. Follow me for info on next year's classical music book! #classicalmusic #musicsky #ClassicalMusic youtu.be/2VKvSsCzP9Q?...

Classical Music for December 28th Four days to go until we get to the end of this year of music. Today we mark the passing of Maurice Ravel, on this day in 1937. Follow me for more info on my classical music book, published next year. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/s_pSJOkmYBA?...

Classical Music for December 27th. Today we celebrate the 98th anniversary of the musical Show Boat, which premiered on this day in 1927, with the concert piece "Scenario for Orchestra." #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/BtEHdGnHN0U?...

Classical Music for December 26th December 26th was a day for premiering operas back in the day, but I'm highlighting Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia from 1833, not least because it's so lurid after the cosyness of Christmas! #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/AFrgN6USqlw?...

Classical Music for December 25th Merry Christmas. On this day in 1870, Richard Wagner presented his wife Cosima with a Christmas present - a new, intimate work named after their son, performed for Cosima on Christmas morning, 1870. #ClassicalMusic #musicsky youtu.be/JzYQpPrNcIs?...

Classical Music for December 24th Today we turn to an orchestral suite made up of orchestral pieces from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Christmas Eve," based on a short story by Gogol. #classicalmusic #christmaseve #musicsky youtu.be/k0vFOax7ZeU?...

Classical Music for December 23rd On this day in 1893, Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretal was first performed. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/Eqt8M5ePBBc?...

Classical Music for December 22nd Today we have another Christmas concerto, this time by Giuseppe Torelli. Next year, a book will be published based on these daily posts. Please follow for updates! #ClassicalMusic #musicsky youtu.be/aN7YamWSgD4?...

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Classical Music for December 20th Today we bring the wonderful Carol Symphony by Victor Hely-Hutchinson. Tomorrow, I have something to announce that will hopefully be of interest to those that have followed through the last 300+ posts. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/EPsOZUMB3NA?...

Classical Music for Dec 19th Today we turn to Adolphe Adam's O Holy Night, and I make no apologies for choosing Perry Como's rendition. To my mind, Como recorded the best of all Christmas albums (Seasons Greetings) and his rendition is perfect. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/9yyfMaa2R20?...

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Classical Music for December 18th Today we turn to Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Christmas-set ballet The Nutcracker. Warning: if you start the video planning to watch a few minutes, you'll still be there 90 minutes later! #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/ya4DasxL47g?...

Classical Music for December 17th At the beginning of this month, I highlighted Saint-Saens' beautiful Christmas Oratorio. Now we have Bach's work of the same name, albeit actually six cantatas and two hours longer than Saint-Saens' piece. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/30Y5BqK5f34?...

Classical Music for December 16th Today we go to more familiar fare, with Handel's Messiah - in particular, For Unto Us a Child is Born. I think I sang this too often as part of school carol services to still find it enjoyable! #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/CHK8hJ22SPw?...

Classical Music for December 14th. Today we have something obscure. It's a one act operay Frank Bridge with the story of the three shepherds at its centre. It would make a great companion piece to Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/dQS7D9MSR8k?...

Classical Music for December 12th A couple of days we went on a sleigh ride with Prokofiev's Troika from Lieutenant Kije, and today we go on another, with Leroy Anderson's Sleight Ride. #ClassicalMusic #musicsky youtu.be/EDRFmn_KqfA?...

Classical Music for December 11th. Today we have a glorious, rather atypical piece by Elgar, with words by his beloved wife, Alice. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/leNmRpNjOko?...

Classical Music for December 10th Today we turn to Prokofiev for our festive piece, with "Troika" part of the orchestral suite from the music he wrote for the film Lieutenant Kije in 1934. #ClassicalMusic #musicsky youtu.be/7GUzJ7fQBtg?...

Classical Music for December 9th Today we carry on with the Christmas theme with Respighi's only choral work, Lauda per la Natività del Signore. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/sNopqAYGq-c?...

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Classical Music for December 8th Today we head back to the late 1680s for Corelli's Concerto Grosso in G minor, more commonly known as the Christmas Concerto. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/Gy2PNewPcXM?...

Classical Music for November 7th Sorry for going MIA for two days, but today's worth it as we carry on with the Christmas theme with Menotti's television opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors. #ClassicalMusic #musicsky youtu.be/nVF4MbFKMfU?...

Classical Music for December 4th. Today we remain with the Christmas theme while also marking the death of Benjamin Britten on this day in 1976. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/Tou4UD5iTGE?...

Classical Music for December 3rd Today we cross the Atlantic for a programme symphony by William Henry Fry, one of America's first symphonists. This is the Santa Claus Symphony. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/YSMeeYz0iwU?...

Classical Music for December 2nd Tonight we move on with the festive works to Benjamin Britten's cantata Saint Nicolas - which was actually premiered in the summer of 1948! #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/4wXSm0OpYR4?...

Classical Music for December 1st We start our move into the festive season with this lovely work by the young Saint-Saens. Such a shame it's not better known. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/Sr7WiMBYzAE?...

Classical Music for November 30th Before we head into seasonal fare from tomorrow, we have to celebrate St Andrew's Day, and what better way than with a piece by Scottish composer Thea Musgrave. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/nkDYGbl5Vug?...

Classical Music for November 29th Today we celebrate the birth of the great opera composer Donizetti, born on this day in 1797. Here is an aria from Lucia di Lammermoor. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/m1MFv8z11WQ?...

Classical Music for November 28th. Today we mark the birthday of French baroque composer Lully, born on this day in with a short set of excerpts written for Molliere's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/BkoHju7Ai58?...

Classical Music for November 27th Today we commemorate the first performance of Also Sprach Zarathustra on this day in 1896. #ClassicalMusic #musicsky youtu.be/GfwAPg4rQQE?...

Classical Music for November 26th Today marks the first performance of Schumann's Violin Concerto on this day in 1937, eighty-four years after it was written. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/JiTpI-1o2Ik?...

Classical Music for November 24th Today I'm posting a film - the 1937 version of Love From a Stranger, based on Agatha Christie's story Philomel Cottage. It is largely forgotten, but significant as the only film score that Benjamin Britten wrote. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/FDQrYuI854E?...

Classical Music for November 23rd Today we commemorate the first performance of Berlioz's Harold in Italy on this day in 1834. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/3CAemV3f6uM?...

Classical Music for November 22nd It is St Cecilia's Day - the patron saint of music - and so we go back to baroque times for Purcell's Ode to St Cecilia. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/5AGUGdLj3Vo?...

Classical Music for November 20th. Today we mark the first performance of Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, on this day in 1805. #ClassicalMusic #musicsky youtu.be/sm7hGCSkhTE?...

Classical Music for November 18th Today we go back to Gilbert and Sullivan as we celebrate Gilbert's birthday, born on this day back in 1836. As this clip shows, his lyrics have not dated much... #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/Kfao1s3Tiek?...

Classical Music for November 17th Commemorating the first performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony no.5 on this day in 1888. If I had to choose one Tchaikovsky piece, it would be this. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/_rNUvAl_DxA?...

Classical Music for November 15th Today we mark the passing of Gluck on this day back in 1787. Here is the remarkable Jakub Josef Orlinski with one of Gluck's best known arias. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/D2EoqOcIuuM?...

Classical Music for November 14th Today we celebrate the birthday of Aaron Copland, born on this day 125 years ago, with the composer himself conducting an excerpt from Rodeo. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/v40IjawyW2k?...

Classical Music for November 13th Today we mark the passing of Rossini on this day in 1868 with a performance of his relatively obscure Bassoon Concerto. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/VW01SG8eVFI?...

Classical Music for November 11th. Britten's War Requiem. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/LCOKovKrAsw?...

Classical Music for November 9th I'm off out tonight to a classical concert here in Norwich that is nearly sold out. Not many pieces guarantee huge audiences these days, so no guess as to the concerto being played tonight! #ClassicalMusic #musicsky youtu.be/l4zkc7KEvYM?...

Classical Music for November 8th Today we celebrate the birthday of Arnold Bax on this day in 1883 with the wonderful Tintagel. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/yeCSU6wMLfw?...

Classical Music for November 6th One of my favourite pieces today: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no. 4. Not heard as much as numbers 2 and 3, but a wonderful piece, I think. #classicalmusic #musicsky youtu.be/xj3_0M1X9FA?...

Classical Music for November 5th Only one piece for November 5th and that, of course, is "Fireworks" by Debussy. #classicalmusic #fireworks #musicsky youtu.be/Z_VMkTggEuk?...