My goodness, I hit 300 likes last night! Honestly, I don’t feel a day over 299. Thank you all for helping me build this little Facebook empire.

To celebrate, here’s a performance of the prolific Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu’s Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, H. 300, very well played by young performers. (Coincidentally, it looks as if the YouTube video has received a little over 300 views.)

Martinu is a sleeping giant among 20th century composers. The only reason I can imagine that his music is not better known is that there is simply so overwhelmingly much of it, and all of it is of a comparatively similar (that is to say, very high) quality.

The “H,” if you’re curious, refers to a system of cataloguing Martinu’s works that was prepared by the Belgian musicologist Harry Heilbreich, first introduced in 1968.

Have a slice of cake (it’s only 300 calories), enjoy the Martinu, and thanks again for liking Classic Ross Amico!