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, December 6, 2022An orchestration of his sonata for piano four-hands, the "Grand Duo" Symphony by Franz Schubert is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 5, 2022A staple of the Romantic violin repertoire, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D, is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 2, 2022In a recording performed on period-instruments as would have been heard in his day, the complete Beethoven Symphony No. 5 is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 1, 2022Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, with its cheerful first and final movements and romantic second, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, November 30, 2022The product of 22 year old Franz Schubert’s happy summer spent in “inconceivably lovely” countryside with friends, his “Trout” Quintet, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, November 29, 2022Inspired by his wandering through Scotland at age 20, the "Scottish" Symphony No. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, November 28, 2022Legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz is the soloist in the Brahms Violin Concerto in D with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner in a classic recording from 1955 for today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, November 25, 2022In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, November 24, 2022In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, November 23, 2022With innovations such as writing for the strings in ten groups instead of five, and creating variety by putting themes through rhythmic variation instead of key changes, the Symphony No. 7 by Jean Sibelius is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.