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, September 27, 2022Beethoven always liked his own 8th Symphony, calling it better than his 7th, despite the 7th being more popular at the time. Listen for Beethoven’s 8th Symphony today at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, September 26, 2022In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, September 23, 2022In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, September 22, 2022With two contemplative middle movements, the Piano Trio #2 by Robert Schumann begins and ends in a cheerful mood. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, September 21, 2022The romantic-era Violin Concerto No. 2 by prolific mid-late 19th century French composer Benjamin Godard is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, September 20, 2022Max Bruch’s musical love letter to his native Rhineland area of Germany. His Symphony #3 is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, September 19, 2022The final of 12 symphonies Haydn composed for a lucrative commission from London after 30 years working for the Esterhazy family, his final Symphony #104, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, September 16, 2022Czech pianist Rudolf Firkušný performs Antonín Dvořák's only Piano Concerto in its infrequently heard (and technically difficult for the soloist) ORIGINAL version for today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, September 15, 2022Listen for a musical storm about ten minutes into the Piano Concerto #5, “Fire from the Storm,” by composer John Field for today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, September 14, 2022Coming late in life to chamber music, Tchaikovsky wrote only about a half-dozen such pieces. One of them, his masterful Piano Trio in A-minor, is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.