Classical Music Playlist, August 22, 2024Claude Debussy’s only String Quartet, composed in 1893, shows him working toward what we would call his “impressionist” style (though he rejected that term). It’s today's Midday Masterpiece as we celebrate Debussy’s birthday today.
Classical Music Playlist, February 10, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio. Martha Argerich is the soloist in one of the great recordings of the notoriously difficult (and even feared) Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #3 for today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, February 9, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. The epic and colorful Symphony #2 by Alexander Borodin is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, February 8, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio. We celebrate the 90th birthday today of composer John Williams with music and facts about his life throughout the day. Also, today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm is Mahler's Symphony #4.
Classical Music Playlist, February 7, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio! Two brilliant musicians with famously idiosyncratic personalities come together at 2:00 pm for today’s Midday Masterpiece: pianist Glenn Gould performs the Piano Sonata #3 by Alexander Scriabin.
Classical Music Playlist, February 5, 2022In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, February 4, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. French composer Maurice Duruflé's magnificent "Requiem" is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, February 3, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio! To composer Max Bruch’s annoyance, the popularity of his Violin Concerto #1 overshadowed his other music. Hear why at 2:00pm when we play it for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, February 2, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Take a refreshing midday break to the countryside with Beethoven via his "Pastoral" Symphony #6 for your Midday Masterpiece today at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, February 1, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. The Symphony #2 by Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar, performed by the orchestra to whom he dedicated it, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 31, 2022Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app.