New at Noon: May 28, 2025

Pianist Daniele Pollini reflected on his father’s love of Franz Schubert’s music: “Schubert was unquestionably one of the composers my father loved most. As a boy, I learned to appreciate the greatness of his music by listening to my father’s beautiful interpretations.” Daniele’s father, the late Maurizio Pollini, and he began a joint Schubert project in 2022. Daniele says that planning the project was a labor of love for both pianists. Included on the album, Schubert’s SIX MUSICAL MOMENTS, which Daniele says, “were probably written between 1823 and 1828, but the set is intended to be performed in full. What’s most fascinating about the SIX MUSICAL MOMENTS,” he explains, “is the emotional journey that unfolds as you listen to the six performed as a cycle, with the final piece bringing it to a conclusion in such a melancholy atmosphere.” Listen Wednesday at 12:00 to hear Schubert’s SIX MUSICAL MOMENTS during New at Noon on 90.9 WGUC and WGUC.org