Classical Music Playlist, July 16, 2026Irish-born pianist & composer John Field wrote his Piano Concerto #4 in Russia where he settled in his adult life and became a popular composer, performer and teacher. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 15, 2026The Symphony No. 6 by Russian composer Alexander Glazunov has been called his “most Russian” symphony and “Glazunov at his very finest.” It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 14, 2026Claude 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.
Classical Music Playlist, July 13, 2026The sunny nature of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 may have been his defiant attempt to overcome depression brought on by the realization that his increasing deafness was likely permanent and incurable. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 10, 2026Sergei Rachmaninoff faced criticism for his 1926 Piano Concerto No. 4 sounding too “19th century.” So he revised it twice, finally in 1941 and that version is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 9, 2026To gain experience writing for orchestra before tackling his first symphony (at age 46) and avoiding negative comparisons to Beethoven, Brahms composed other orchestral works from his mid-20s including his Serenade No. 1, today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 8, 2026Between Mozart’s death and Beethoven’s fame, Haydn composed his final set of String Quartets in 1797, considered by many his greatest in the genre that he almost single handedly created. The first of that set is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
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.
