Classical Music Playlist, December 1, 2023After so many years of misery from battles with Napoleon, in 1813 a beleaguered Viennese audience welcomed Beethoven's optimistic 7th Symphony as a hopeful celebration for the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, November 30, 2023Written at the invitation of the Philharmonic Society of London after his wildly successful tour of England in 1884, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák returned the next year with his Symphony No. 7. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, November 29, 2023Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 that he never published (in his lifetime) so he could keep it for himself to perform exclusively, and his only Concerto to have an adagio slow movement, is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, November 28, 2023Trees located at four historic locations throughout Rome inspired the musical atmospheres in "The Pines of Rome" by Ottorino Respighi, today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, November 27, 2023One of the most popular and frequently performed violin concertos of all time — and an essential concerto for any serious violinist — the Mendelssohn e-minor Violin Concerto (with American violinist Hilary Hahn) is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, November 24, 2023“It transports us into a world where we cannot recall ever having been before.” That’s what Robert Schumann said of the Symphony No. 9 by Franz Schubert, also known as the “Great C-major” symphony. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, November 23, 2023In your car, at work or at home, listen for inspiring and relaxing classical music on Capital Public Radio!
Classical Music Playlist, November 22, 2023November 22nd (1902) was Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo’s birthday and to mark the day we’ll have his “Concierto Madrigal” for two guitarists for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, November 21, 2023The 1904 Concertpiece for Cello and Orchestra by Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher Ernst von Dohnányi is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, November 20, 2023With its musical tribute in the final movement to Johannes Brahms who had encouraged and promoted him, the Symphony #2 in B-Flat Major by Alexander Zemlinsky is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
