Theme & Variations introduces a new topic each week, presenting a wide range of music associated with that theme. Drawn from a millennium of Western classical music, the selections are an eclectic mix of familiar favorites and rarities. Theme and Variations is produced locally in Discover Classical's studios by host Joe Law.
The theme for today’s program is the serenade, with examples by Samuel Barber, Johannes Brahms, Charles Gounod, W. A. Mozart, Franz Schubert, P. I. Tchaikovsky and Hugo Wolf.
Today’s program salutes Neal Gittleman as he completes thirty years as the music director of the Dayton Philharmonic. You’ll hear them together in music by William Bolcom, Edward Elgar, Ottorino Respighi, Tomás Svoboda and Richard Wagner.
For Pride Month, you'll hear a program of music that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. It’s by Aaron Copland, Jennifer Higdon, Ned Rorem and Virgil Thomson.
For Pride Month, you'll hear a program of music that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. It’s by Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Jennifer Higdon and Virgil Thomson.
