Classical Music Playlist, July 7, 2026The most performed of his symphonies in his native Denmark, the Symphony #4 titled "Symphonie Majestueuse," by Danish composer Asger Hamerik is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 6, 2026In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, July 3, 2026Aaron Copland’s 1944 ballet “Appalachian Spring” (originally scored for just 13 instruments) won him the Pulitzer Prize for Music. The condensed suite for an expanded orchestra that he compiled the following year is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 2, 2026Composed as a demonstration of how American composers can create a uniquely “American” sounding classical music, in 1893 Czech composer Antonín Dvořák composed his Symphony No. 9 “From the New World.” It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 1, 2026Mozart wrote his final three symphonies in quick succession over the summer of 1788. The first of those, his Symphony No. 39, is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 30, 2026Esteemed in his day with many honors but largely forgotten since WW2, the Symphony No. 2 by Viennese composer Hans Gál is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 29, 2026The culmination of his related 2nd and 3rd symphonies, the entire Symphony No. 4 by Gustav Mahler is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 26, 2026A celebration of Czech independence after World War I, Moravian (Czech) composer Leoš Janácek’s unabashedly brassy and proud “Sinfonietta” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 25, 2026A Sinfonía Concertante is basically a concerto for multiple soloists. Violin, flute and clarinet take the spotlight in the 1808 Sinfonía Concertante by Vienna-based Czech composer Franz Krommer for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 24, 2026With challenging parts for two natural horns, the dance-music Capriccio No. 4 by baroque-era Czech composer Jan Zelenka is today's Midday Masterpiece.
