Classical Music Playlist, July 19, 2024Released today and already receiving positive reviews, a new 66-minute recording of Anton Bruckner’s 7th Symphony from conductor Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 16, 2023“Portraits of Langston” is composer Valerie Coleman’s suite inspired by the writings of American poet Langston Hughes and features readings by actor Mahershali Ali. It’s our Midday Masterpiece this afternoon.
Classical Music Playlist, January 13, 2023Conductor 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 on CapRadio.
Classical Music Playlist, January 12, 2023One of the greatest works of all chamber music, Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 11, 2023Say Happy Birthday today to Kyiv, Ukraine-born composer Reinhold Glière with his Symphony No. 2 from 1908 for today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 10, 2023From their new release on the ECM label, the Duo Gazzana – pianist Raffaella and violinist Natascia Gazzana – perform the Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 for today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 9, 2023We mark today’s birthday (1839) of American composer John Knowles Paine with his Symphony No. 2 “In The Spring,” the first full symphony ever published in America (1880), for today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 6, 2023Contemporary pianists have described Alexander Scriabin’s only Piano Concerto as "like a dream" (Kiril Gerstein) and "unbelievably, insanely beautiful” (Nikolai Demidenko). For Scriabin's birthday, it's today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 5, 2023Featuring old Scottish folk tunes, including one going back to the 1300s, Max Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy" is your Midday Masterpiece today at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 4, 2023The Suite No. 1 of music from Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet “Cinderella” - a brief overview of the ballet’s first two acts, ending with the clock striking midnight at the ball - is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 3, 2023Written in about the late 1770s apparently for he and his sister to perform and with the orchestra scaled back to let the dialogue between the two soloists stand out, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 10 for TWO pianos is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.