Classical Music Playlist, June 5, 2026Written in 1921 from revived musical ideas discarded over the previous ten years and one of the 20th century’s most popular Concertos, the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Prokofiev is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 10, 2026Well received by French composers and critics, the 1856 Symphony No. 4 by German-French composer Louis Théodore Gouvy is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 9, 2026Performed often during his lifetime — and at his funeral in 1931 and now a standard in the wind quintet repertoire — the 1922 Wind Quintet by Danish composer Carl Nielsen is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 8, 2026The cascade of notes that opens the Piano Concerto No. 3 by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns is said to have been inspired by waterfalls or a river. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 7, 202619th century Danish composer Niels Gade was the most important musician in Denmark in his day. His mature and uplifting Symphony #7 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 6, 2026Martha Argerich is the soloist in the iconic Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 3, 2026A symphony of contrasts of light and dark, lyrical and dramatic, extroverted and introspective, the Brahms Symphony No. 2 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 2, 2026The final of 12 symphonies Haydn composed for a lucrative commission from London after 30 years working for the Esterhazy family, his final Symphony #104, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 1, 2026We celebrate Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 1873 birthday with his music throughout the day including his ever-popular Piano Concerto No. 2 for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, March 31, 2026We conclude our Women’s History Month look at Women in Music through the centuries with thirteen women who are moving music forward in the 21st century. Including Anna Clyne whose work for cello and orchestra, “Dance,” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, March 30, 2026Every day in March for Women’s History Month CapRadio celebrates Women In Music who brought us to where we are today and the innovators who keep moving music forward. Today's spotlight is on French composer Fernande Decruck (1896-1954).
