Classical Music Playlist, August 21, 2024For 30 years being very busy composing and conducting for the National Theater, Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen finally wrote his First Symphony in 1923 as he approached retirement. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, August 6, 2022In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, August 5, 2022Niels Gade was the most prominent Danish composer of his day. His only Violin Concerto, from 1880, is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, August 4, 2022Giving it his gift of melody and complete understanding of the newest modifications for the instrument, Carl Maria Von Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1 has remained a masterwork for over two centuries. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, August 3, 2022Unlike most French composers in the late 1800s who were focused almost exclusively on opera, Camille Saint-Saëns composed a good amount of chamber music including a Piano Quartet in B-Flat major. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, August 2, 2022To celebrate the birthday of English composer Arthur Bliss (born on this date 1891), we have his "A Colour Symphony" with each movement named for a color and his impressions of what it represents. It's today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, August 1, 2022The First Prize-winning Symphony No. 3 by American composer George Chadwick is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, July 29, 2022Beethoven is in a dark and stormy place with his Piano Sonata No. 23, “Appassionata,” today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, July 28, 2022Today is Conductor Riccardo Muti’s 81st birthday! Hear him conduct Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony for today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, July 27, 2022Claude Debussy’s only String Quartet, from 1893, shows him working toward his (r)evolutionary music of new color and relaxed form. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, July 26, 2022American composer John Knowles Paine developed the first University music curriculum in the United States and his Symphony #1 from 1875 was the first symphony ever composed by an American. It’s your Midday Masterpiece today at 2:00 pm.