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This Week in Classical Music: October 19, 2026. Liszt and the 20th century.  This is a very full week for a small entry.  Two of the very popular composers have their anniversaries, and then there are several more, talented and interesting. The popular ones are Liszt and Bizet. Franz Liszt was born on October 22nd of 1811, in the village o...

This Week in Classical Music: October 12, 2026. Pavarotti and Zemlinsky.  Today is Luciano Pavarotti’s birthday: he was born in Modena in 1935.  His was probably the most recognizable (and beautiful) voice since the era of Giuseppe Di Stefano and Franco Corelli (some would say since Beniamino Gigli).

Alexander von Zemlinsky

Alexander von Zemlinsky - String Quartet No. 3, Op. 19
La Salle Quartet (Quartet)

This Week in Classical Music: October 5, 2026. Three pianists.  Several important composers and three pianists, one of whom is our favorite, were born this week. We’ll get to the pianists in a minute, but first, the composers. , considered the most important German composer before Bach (he worked during the early Baroque while Bach was at ...

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
Shura Cherkassky (Piano)