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, December 21, 2021Classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Tchaikovsky wrote his "Serenade for Strings" as an homage to Mozart. "This is a piece from the heart," he wrote in a letter. It's today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 20, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Johannes Brahms’ crowning achievement, his Symphony #4, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 18, 2021In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, December 17, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. The fun "Toy Symphony" (by Leopold Mozart? No one is sure!) is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 16, 2021Classical music from CapRadio over the air, on your smart speaker or on our app. Violinist Hilary Hahn first learned the Violin Concerto #4 by Henri Vieuxtemps at age 10 in 1989. Her recording of it from 2015 is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 15, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Frédéric Chopin's Third (and final) Piano Sonata is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 14, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Violinist Gil Shaham is the soloist in Edward Elgar’s epic Violin Concerto: today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm..
Classical Music Playlist, December 13, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and singers perform Handel's "Messiah" today from 2-4pm on CapRadio Music. Roderick Cox conducts.
Classical Music Playlist, December 10, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. One of many nationalist works Jean Sibelius composed in support of an independent Finland, his Symphony #1 is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 9, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. The intentionally easily-listenable Symphony #2 from 1930 by American composer Howard Hanson is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.