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, July 25, 2022Johannes Brahms's "Rain" Violin Sonata, nicknamed for using the same melodies as his "Rain Song" for voice, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm, featuring Leonidas Kavakos and Yuja Wang.
Classical Music Playlist, July 22, 2022Take a trip to Denmark with Niels Gade's Symphony No. 1 as today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, July 21, 2022Your Midday Masterpiece is ballet music from an lesser-known opera by Tchaikovsky, (loosely) based on the story of Joan of Arc.
Classical Music Playlist, July 20, 2022Modeled on Beethoven's Septet from 24 years earlier, Franz Schubert's Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon, two violins, viola, cello, and double bass is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, July 19, 2022Robert Schumann’s masterful piano “Fantasie,” begun as a testament to his love for Clara Schumann and completed as a tribute to Beethoven, is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, July 18, 2022Written in 1921 from revived musical ideas discarded over the previous ten years, the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Prokofiev is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, July 15, 2022Prepare for this weekend's episode of "Connections" that looks at the stories behind, and links between, Beethoven's 5th and 6th Symphonies by listening to the entire 6th, the "Pastoral" Symphony, today at 2:00 pm for our Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 14, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. It's Bastille Day in France so we're celebrating with music of George Gershwin today at 2:00 pm! (Click into this playlist for the story.)
Classical Music Playlist, July 13, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio! A commission from flutist Sir James Galway, the Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by American composer Lowell Liebermann (born 1961) is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, July 12, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. A most popular work by English composer Gerald Finzi, his 1949 Clarinet Concerto, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.