Classical Music Playlist, July 18, 2024Beethoven’s first two piano concertos are numbered by the order they were published, not composed. His second-composed “Piano Concerto No. 1" - in a live 1995 recording by, then, 12 year old pianist Helen Huang - is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 4, 2023The 1893 Piano Quintet in g-minor by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 3, 2023The Violin Concerto No. 2 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, written in 1931 for and performed by violinist Jascha Heifetz in a 1954 recording, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 1, 2023In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, March 31, 2023CapRadio Classical and Jazz celebrates women in music every weekday in March. Today's spotlight is on French composer, pianist and teacher Louise Farrenc.
Classical Music Playlist, March 30, 2023CapRadio Classical and Jazz celebrates women in music every weekday in March. Today's spotlight is on Clara Schumann.
Classical Music Playlist, March 29, 2023CapRadio Classical and Jazz celebrates women in music every weekday in March. Today's spotlight is on American composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery.
Classical Music Playlist, March 28, 2023CapRadio Classical and Jazz celebrates women in music every weekday in March. Today's spotlight is on Nadia and Lili Boulanger with Pulitzer Prize winning by one of Nadia's composition students, Virgil Thomson, for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, March 27, 2023CapRadio Classical and Jazz celebrates women in music all month long by featuring a different classical composer every weekday. Today's spotlight is on women of the 21st century, with a special focus on Dobrinka Tabakova in the 2pm hour.
Classical Music Playlist, March 24, 2023CapRadio Classical and Jazz celebrates women in music all month long by featuring a different classical composer every weekday. Today's spotlight is on composers and educators Undine Smith Moore and Zenobia Powell Perry.
Classical Music Playlist, March 23, 2023CapRadio Classical and Jazz celebrates women in music all month long by featuring a different classical composer every weekday. Today's spotlight is on Welsh composer Grace Williams.