Although Edward MacDowell was an American composer, he wrote his Piano Concerto No. 2 in Germany in 1884 – and, actually, much of his musical output is more European sounding than American sounding. This is likely because MacDowell did most of his studies in Europe, and in the 19th Century, that was fairly common since no American musical conservatories existed. Hear it tonight at 7: our Evening Masterwork on Classical WSMR.