Category Archives: Playlist
Monster Music: 5 Petrifying Pieces for Halloween
Fall is finally here, and with it comes a supernatural delight for all things spooky. Fellow Halloween lovers might remember the Monster Music post on our ICAN blog. This year, we wanted to add to the fun with more surprisingly sinister songs to bring the monsters out of hiding. Read on for some ghostly recommendations, …
The Hidden Gems of Famous Composers
The composers we love have written some of the most iconic pieces in classical music. Works like Beethoven’s Für Elise and Symphony No. 5, Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, and many more are synonymous with the genre of classical music and recognized by classical music appreciators of all levels. While these composers wrote …
The Stories of Twelve Carols: 2024 Edition
Celebrating the magic of the season is one of All Classical Radio’s most beloved traditions. Each December, our Program Director, John Pitman, selects twelve pieces from our extensive Festival of Carols library for a deep dive into their origins. Since 2019, we’ve explored holiday classics on the Arts Blog, such as “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” “O Tannenbaum,” …
The Sounds of Fear: 10 Scary Horror Film Scores
As we approach Halloween, now is the perfect time to get into the fall spirit by celebrating National Horror Movie Day on October 23. The best horror movies create an eerie atmosphere, are full of tension and suspense, and most importantly, have a hauntingly good soundtrack. To celebrate, we’re sharing 10 of our favorite horror …
The Stories of Twelve Carols: 2023 Edition
Celebrating the magic of the season is one of All Classical Radio’s most beloved traditions. Each December, our Program Director, John Pitman, selects twelve carols from our extensive Festival of Carols library for a deep dive into their origins. In 2019, we explored holiday classics like Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and O Tannenbaum, while 2020’s post delved into international …
AANHPI Composers We’re Celebrating On Air
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and all year round, All Classical Portland is programming music by Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (AANHPI) composers and musicians on our playlist. We love sharing music richly and meaningfully woven with a diverse array of influences. Keep reading to learn about five phenomenal …
The Stories of Twelve Carols: 2022 Edition
Each year, All Classical Portland’s Program Director John Pitman, selects twelve carols from our extensive Festival of Carols library for a deep dive look into their origins. In 2019, we explored holiday classics like “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” and “O Tannenbaum,” while 2020’s post delved into international favorites such as Riu, riu, chiu and Noël nouvelet. In 2021’s list of …
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Edvard Grieg: The Spookiest Classical Pieces
With Halloween right around the corner, this week is the perfect time to explore haunted houses, carve pumpkins, stock up on candy for trick-or-treaters, and of course, tune into All Classical Portland at 89.9 FM! There’s no better way to enjoy autumn than by listening to a playlist of spooky classical music. Below, we’ll share …
Classical Sounds of Summer
Warmth, reflection, and adventure: summer can be a time for all of these and more, and classical music has explored the season in all its expressions. From Vivaldi’s “Summer” from The Four Seasons, to Frederick Delius’s Summer Night on the River, the literature is full of favorites perfect for summertime. In this list, we’d like to share some lesser-known romantic, modern, …
Music Exploring Queer Experiences
This Pride Month, we would like to share with you a short playlist of 20th and 21st century music exploring queer experiences. In this list, you’ll find songs, operas, and a symphony: some by LGBTQI+ composers, some exploring LGBTQI+ characters. You can also listen to a similar selection of music in this article’s companion playlist …
