Quintessential Classics: March 20th, 2026

In honor of the Vernal Equinox (the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere), enjoy a beautiful recording of the extraordinarily famous "Spring" from Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Sir Neville Marriner, and violin soloist Alan Loveday. This immortal Baroque-era Italian violin concerto is followed by an equally magnificent recording of a quintessential early Romantic-era Italian violin concerto: Niccolò Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit, and legendary violinist Salvatore Accardo.