Ralph Graves
@rgraves321.bsky.social
I write music and write about music. I also host a classical program on WTJU, and am PD for CharlottesvilleClassical.org internet radio.
New month, new #ClassicsaDay theme. In July, we're honoring the legacy of Nadia Boulanger, who taught over 600 pupils -- including several who became the most important composers of the 20th Century. #Boulnger
July 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
New month, new #ClassicsaDay theme. In July, we're honoring the legacy of Nadia Boulanger, who taught over 600 pupils -- including several who became the most important composers of the 20th Century. #Boulnger
New month, new #ClassicsaDay theme. In July we're honoring the legacy or Nadia Boulanger, who taught over 600 pupils -- including several who became the most important composers of the 20th Century. #Boulnger
July 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
New month, new #ClassicsaDay theme. In July we're honoring the legacy or Nadia Boulanger, who taught over 600 pupils -- including several who became the most important composers of the 20th Century. #Boulnger
#ClassicalSunrise Daniel-François-Esprit Auber's 1855 opera "Jenny Bell" was inspired by Jenny Lind. Airing the overture.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
February 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Daniel-François-Esprit Auber's 1855 opera "Jenny Bell" was inspired by Jenny Lind. Airing the overture.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a sonata by Ernst Wilhelm Wolf. He was a contemporary of Mozart and wrote (among other tings), over 60 piano sonatas.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
February 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a sonata by Ernst Wilhelm Wolf. He was a contemporary of Mozart and wrote (among other tings), over 60 piano sonatas.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a short work by Heinrich Biber. In the late 1600s, Biber was renowned both as a composer and as a violin virtuoso.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
February 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a short work by Heinrich Biber. In the late 1600s, Biber was renowned both as a composer and as a violin virtuoso.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a short piano work by Dora Pejačević. Active in the early 20th Century, she's considered Croatia's first great composer.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a short piano work by Dora Pejačević. Active in the early 20th Century, she's considered Croatia's first great composer.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Viennese composer Richard Stohr fled Nazi oppression in 1938 and rebuilt his career in the U.S. "Two Roads to Victory" was written during WWII.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Viennese composer Richard Stohr fled Nazi oppression in 1938 and rebuilt his career in the U.S. "Two Roads to Victory" was written during WWII.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Franz Danzi was a contemporary of Beethoven, and tutored Carl Marie von Weber. Airing one of his symphonies for the early 1800s.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Franz Danzi was a contemporary of Beethoven, and tutored Carl Marie von Weber. Airing one of his symphonies for the early 1800s.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a chamber sonata by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. She was a harpsichord virtuoso, serving at the court of Louis XIV as a teenager.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a chamber sonata by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. She was a harpsichord virtuoso, serving at the court of Louis XIV as a teenager.
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen now at wtju.net or charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise York Bowen was only 24 when he completed his viola concerto. It was premiered in 1908 by Lionel Tertis, the leading violist of his day.
February 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
#ClassicalSunrise York Bowen was only 24 when he completed his viola concerto. It was premiered in 1908 by Lionel Tertis, the leading violist of his day.
New month, new #ClassicsaDay challenge.
February 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
New month, new #ClassicsaDay challenge.
Albert Dietrich was a close friend of Johannes Brahms, and greatly influenced by him. An anonymous piano trio unearthed in the 1920s and attributed to Brahms later turned out to be by Dietrich. Airing one of his orchestral works. #ClassicalSunrise Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Albert Dietrich was a close friend of Johannes Brahms, and greatly influenced by him. An anonymous piano trio unearthed in the 1920s and attributed to Brahms later turned out to be by Dietrich. Airing one of his orchestral works. #ClassicalSunrise Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise #Ukraine composer Valentin Silvestrov composed "Hymn" in 2001. He describes it as "a noble song of praise," albeit one without words. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#ClassicalSunrise #Ukraine composer Valentin Silvestrov composed "Hymn" in 2001. He describes it as "a noble song of praise," albeit one without words. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Violinist and composer Mauro D'Alay had a cushy job as music master to the Queen of Spain. But his biggest moneymakers were his concert tours in the early 1700s. Airing one of his works from that period. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Violinist and composer Mauro D'Alay had a cushy job as music master to the Queen of Spain. But his biggest moneymakers were his concert tours in the early 1700s. Airing one of his works from that period. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Piano virtuoso Mortiz Moskowski was one of the popular performers at the turn of the 20th Century -- and his compositions were performed by many other artists. Airing one of his piano pieces. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Piano virtuoso Mortiz Moskowski was one of the popular performers at the turn of the 20th Century -- and his compositions were performed by many other artists. Airing one of his piano pieces. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Luka Sorkočević was a Croatian composer active in the late 1700s. He met Gluck and Haydn in Vienna, and wrote a number of symphonies himself. Airing one now. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Luka Sorkočević was a Croatian composer active in the late 1700s. He met Gluck and Haydn in Vienna, and wrote a number of symphonies himself. Airing one now. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing theorbo music by Robert Visee. This early Baroque instrument looked sort of like a lute -- with a 6-foot long neck and 38 strings, that is. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing theorbo music by Robert Visee. This early Baroque instrument looked sort of like a lute -- with a 6-foot long neck and 38 strings, that is. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Ruth Gipps worked tirelessly to promote upcoming composers -- especially female composers. She founded two orchestras devoted to new music and chaired the Composer's Guild of Great Britain. Airing one of her own works. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Ruth Gipps worked tirelessly to promote upcoming composers -- especially female composers. She founded two orchestras devoted to new music and chaired the Composer's Guild of Great Britain. Airing one of her own works. Listen at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise How could someone so talented be so completely forgotten? Georg Heinrich Backofen was a virtuoso clarinetist, composer, harpist, flutist, and painter! Airing his clarinet concertos from 1809.
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#ClassicalSunrise How could someone so talented be so completely forgotten? Georg Heinrich Backofen was a virtuoso clarinetist, composer, harpist, flutist, and painter! Airing his clarinet concertos from 1809.
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a lute song by Henry Purcell. At that time the form was considered a little old-fashioned, but hey -- it's Purcell.
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a lute song by Henry Purcell. At that time the form was considered a little old-fashioned, but hey -- it's Purcell.
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a bassoon sonata by French composer Francois Devienne. In the late 1790s Devienne was professor of flute at the Paris Conservatory (but obviously was familiar with other members of the wind family).
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a bassoon sonata by French composer Francois Devienne. In the late 1790s Devienne was professor of flute at the Paris Conservatory (but obviously was familiar with other members of the wind family).
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a selection by Dmitry Bortnyansky. This #Ukraine composer was active in the 1790s, and strove to bring a new aesthetic into Eastern Orthodox music. #NoteworthyRelease
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a selection by Dmitry Bortnyansky. This #Ukraine composer was active in the 1790s, and strove to bring a new aesthetic into Eastern Orthodox music. #NoteworthyRelease
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing the Choro Concertante for Saxophone by Brazilian composer Claudio Santoro. If you only know Brazil through Villa-Lobos, give this a listen!
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing the Choro Concertante for Saxophone by Brazilian composer Claudio Santoro. If you only know Brazil through Villa-Lobos, give this a listen!
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a piano suite by one of Croatia's greatest composers (and pianist), Dora Pejačević. This is Blumenleben from 1904.
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
January 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#ClassicalSunrise Airing a piano suite by one of Croatia's greatest composers (and pianist), Dora Pejačević. This is Blumenleben from 1904.
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org
Listen live at wtju.net and charlottesvilleclassical.org