Discover Classical

05/29/2026

Tomorrow at noon, we'll hear two recordings from the 1950s of tenor Jussi Björling, who began publicly performing at age 5 with his family in the "Björling Male Quartet" throughout his native Sweden and the United States. He would become one of the foremost tenors of the 20th Century, particularly known for his interpretation of Italian opera. Aaron Mood presents Retro Recordings, Saturdays at 12:03pm, with support from America's Packard Museum.

05/29/2026

1897 Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian-American composer (Violanta; The Adventures of Robin Hood), was born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957)

05/29/2026

1922 Iannis Xenakis, Greek-French composer, music theorist, and architect who helped revolutionize 20th century classical music (Metastaseis), was born in Brăila, Romania (d. 2001)

05/28/2026

1923 Gyorgy Ligeti, Hungarian classical composer (Le Grand Macabre), was born in Transylvania, Romania (d. 2006)

05/27/2026

Join me this coming weekend, May 30 and 31, 2026, for a program of a variety of artistic works from excellent guitarists.
The program streams Saturday at 6 PM EDT (2200 GMT) and Sunday morning at 9 AM EDT and Sunday morning at 9 AM EDT (1300 GMT).
Listen online at Discoverclassical.org and in western Ohio at FM 88.1, 89.9 and 89.1.
Music from the instrument held closest to the heart!

05/27/2026

05/24/2026

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The Dayton Foundation, established in 1921, was an original idea of John H. Patterson, president of National Cash Register, Julia Shaw Patterson Carnell, Robert Patterson and Dr. D. Frank Garland.

05/24/2026

Sometimes called the "Birthday of the Church," the Solemnity of Pentecost celebrates the disciples receiving the Holy Spirit fifty days after Christ's resurrection. Today at noon, we'll hear a cantata written for the holiday and first performed on May 20th, 1725. Aaron Mood presents Bach Cantatas, Sundays at 12:03pm, with support from Grace Lutheran Church, West Carrollton.

05/24/2026

Today at 2:00, Theme and Variations continues to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of this country, this time with music by composers who emigrated here: Benjamin Carr, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Charles Grobe, Victor Herbert, Paul Hindemith, Charles Martin Loeffler and Charles Theodore Pachelbel.

05/22/2026

Wilhelm Furtwangler was a German conductor active during the first half of the 20th Century. He has been credited as an influence on many contemporary conductors, including Daniel Barenboim and Gustavo Dudamel. Tomorrow at noon, we'll hear a mid-century recording of Furtwangler conducting a performance of Haydn's Symphony No. 88 in G by the Berlin Philharmonic. Aaron Mood presents Retro Recordings, Saturdays at 12:03pm, with support from America's Packard Museum.