Classical Music Playlist, August 23, 2024Written the year after his “Rhapsody in Blue” and with its jazz-era Charleston rhythm and blues nocturne, George Gershwin’s 1925 Piano Concerto blends both classical and jazz. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 15, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. The 1945 Violin Concerto by Erich Korngold takes its themes from his film scores. It's today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm with soloist Gil Shaham.
Classical Music Playlist, October 14, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Haydn's early Cello Concerto #1, with some baroque forms still holding on, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, October 13, 2021Classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Trees located at various historic locations throughout Rome inspired the musical atmospheres in "The Pines of Rome" by Ottorino Respighi, today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, October 12, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. The 1945, Richard Strauss-approved, Concert Suite of music from his 1911 opera "Der Rosenkavalier" is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, October 11, 2021Classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Mozart's informal "background music" Serenade #4, likely performed outdoors at a Salzburg University graduation ceremony, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, October 8, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. The Violin Concerto #4 by mixed African and European descent French composer Chevalier de Meude-Monpas is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, October 7, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Today is cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s birthday and we’re celebrating with his performances throughout the day including the Brahms Cello Sonata #1 at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, October 6, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. The entire suite of the astrology-inspired "The Planets" by Gustav Holst is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, October 5, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. Mozart’s String Quintet #2 in c-minor is his own transcription of his earlier Serenade for Winds #12, and it's today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, October 4, 2021Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio on your radio, smart speaker or our mobile app. In Igor Stravinsky's early Symphony in E-flat one can hear echoes of Tchaikovsky, Glazunov and Wagner. It's today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.