Classical Music Playlist, November 29, 2024A suite of music from the 1841 ballet “Giselle” by Adolph Adam — that tells the tale of peasant girl Giselle’s ghost who saves the man she loved in life from a terrible fate — is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 6, 2024The sole symphony by the young composer dubbed “The Spanish Mozart,” Juan Arriaga, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 5, 2024Today we’re celebrating the 1867 birthday of American composer Amy Beach with a few of her pieces throughout the day, including her Piano Quintet in F-Sharp-minor for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 4, 2024Today we celebrate the 200th birthday of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner with his monumental 80-minute Symphony #8 for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 3, 2024Russian composer Alexander Glazunov’s two-movement Piano Concerto No. 1 opens with an Allegro, and the second movement mimics additional traditional movements through a theme and variations in different styles. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 2, 2024Inspired by and written for Kentucky-born violinist Tessa Lark, the Bluegrass-inspired Violin Concerto titled “Sky” by American composer Michael Torke is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, August 30, 2024American conductor David Robertson said of Vassily Kalinnikov’s Symphony No. 1, “Anyone who likes Tchaikovsky — anyone — is going to adore this symphony on first hearing.” It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, August 29, 2024Evoking what COULD be biblical scenes in stained glass displays, “Church Windows” by Ottorino Respighi is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, August 28, 2024In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, August 27, 2024Antonin Dvorak felt a lifelong fondness for his Symphony #3. It was his first symphony performed (Smetana conducted the premiere) and Brahms awarded the young Dvorak a state financial prize for the symphony. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, August 26, 2024Tchaikovsky said that a recurring theme in each movement of his Symphony No. 5 represents fate. In the symphony's first notes it sounds funereal; in the final movement it emerges triumphant. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
