Labor Day Weekend is the “in-between” season for classical music lovers.
The summer music festivals (20 this year) are generally over but the main performing organizations haven’t yet kicked off their new seasons. So there’s not much live classical music to go see.
We're here to help! This Labor Day Weekend, enjoy another one of our Essential Classics Weekend on CPR Classical.
Listen all weekend starting at 2 p.m. Thursday for the most enduring pieces by some of history's greatest composers. We'll play music from giants like Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. We'll share favorites by American composers like Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. It’s one essential after another for over 100 straight hours!
Scroll down for a taste of what you can expect this weekend. Or, for more Labor Day listening options, try one of our podcasts. Explore the music of Mozart, Leonard Bernstein and Sergei Rachmaninoff in our Great Composers podcast, or check out an episode of Centennial Sounds, featuring Colorado performances of music by 21st-century composers.
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