The American pianist and composer Edward MacDowell was born on this date in 1860. Why not cozy in for his “Fireside Tales?”

Of course, MacDowell’s best-known music would be the old chestnut “To a Wild Rose,” from his “Woodland Sketches.”

Earl Wild performs MacDowell’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The composer’s admiration for Grieg (as well as Saint-Saëns and Liszt) is evident:

Happy birthday, Eddie.