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, February 22, 2023Violinist Hilary Hahn first learned the Violin Concerto No. 4 by Henri Vieuxtemps at age 10 in 1989. Her recording of it from 2015 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, February 21, 2023A brand new release of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 3 is your Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, February 20, 2023On this American holiday, we have Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait - narrated by James Earl Jones - at noon, and Dave & Chris Brubeck's musical portrait of American photographer Ansel Adams is your Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, February 17, 2023Carl Reinecke devoted his life to conducting and teaching, with a long list of famous students. He still found time to publish almost 300 of his own works, including the delightful Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Horn - your Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, February 16, 2023Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 5, from before he got famous, is your Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, February 15, 2023Sergei Rachmaninoff's final work for piano and orchestra, the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, February 14, 2023“Spring”, “September”, “When Falling Asleep”, and “At Sunset” - the Four Last Songs - are the final works of Richard Strauss. Through lyrics about death and acceptance, they reflect an 84-year-old composer at peace with knowing his time is up.
Classical Music Playlist, February 13, 2023Florence Price won first prize in a 1932 composition contest for her Piano Sonata in e-minor. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, February 11, 2023In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, February 10, 2023Sac State professor of guitar, Richard Savino - who on Wednesday performed at Carnegie Hall - is the soloist in the Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 9 by Luigi Boccherini for today's Midday Masterpiece.