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Monday through Friday, 6 am to 6 pm

Gregg Whiteside, Jack Moore and Jill Pasternak

WRTI brings you the best recordings of works from the vast world of classical music every weekday from 6 am to 6 pm. Chamber music, symphonies, choral works, violin concertos, piano sonatas, and more...engagingly presented with insight and a smile by our knowledgeable hosts.

Playlists are at the bottom of this page.

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June 18, 2013

6:06 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 6 in g Op 6

Artist : Paul Nicholson, harpsichord

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 7907 CD

Orchestra : Guildhall String Ensemble

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Label : RCA/BMG

6:23 AM

Entry March of the Boyars

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Composer : Johan Halvorsen

Catalog : 10584 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Bergen Philharmonic

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Label : Chandos

6:29 AM

Kikimora Op 63

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Composer : Anatol Liadov

Catalog : 550328 CD

Conductor : Stephen Gunzenhauser

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

6:39 AM

Flute Concerto in G

Artist : Thomas Jensen, flute

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Composer : Ignace Joseph Pleyel

Catalog : 36 CD

Conductor : Jean Pierre Wallez

Orchestra : S”nderjyllands Symphony Orch

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Label : ClassicTal

7:06 AM

Praeludium & Allegro

Artist : David Garrett, violin

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Composer : Fritz Kreisler

Catalog : 4764425 CD

Conductor : Ion Marin

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

7:14 AM

Sambre et Meuse

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Composer : Robert Planquette

Catalog : 73807 CD

Conductor : Major Roger G. Swift

Orchestra : Band of the Coldstream Guards

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Label : Denon

7:20 AM

Concerto No. 10 a cinque in B-Flat Op 7

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Composer : Tomasso Albinoni

Catalog : 610 CD

Conductor : Simon Standage

Orchestra : Collegium Musicum 90

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Label : Chandos

7:28 AM

Giselle; ballet suite

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Composer : Adolph Adam

Catalog : 46341 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:41 AM

DER FREISCHUTZ Overture Op 77

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 8766 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

7:53 AM

THE TENDER LAND: The Promise of Living

Artist : Virginia Symphony Chorus

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 26077 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Virginia Symphony

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Label : VirginiaSO

8:06 AM

Overture No. 3 in B-Flat

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 6531 CD

Conductor : Adrian Shepherd

Orchestra : Cantilena

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Label : Chandos

8:16 AM

KHOVANSHCHINA: Persian Slaves’ Dance

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Composer : Modest Moussorgsky

Catalog : 15621 CD

Conductor : Rouslan Raichev

Orchestra : Plovdiv Philharmonic

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Label : LaserLight

8:26 AM

Hungarian Pictures

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Composer : Bela Bartok

Catalog : 432005 CD

Conductor : Antal Dorati

Orchestra : Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

8:39 AM

Symphony No. 4 in F

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Composer : John Marsh

Catalog : 400 CD

Conductor : Ian Graham-Jones

Orchestra : Chichester Concert

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Label : Olympia

8:52 AM

Annie’s Song

Artist : James Galway, flute

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Composer : John Denver

Catalog : 80318 CD

Conductor : Charles Gerhardt

Orchestra : National Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : RCA/BMG

9:06 AM

The Dowie Dens o’ Yarrow

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Composer : Hamish MacCunn

Catalog : 66815 CD

Conductor : Martyn Brabbins

Orchestra : BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestr

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Label : Hyperion

9:18 AM

Symphony No.102 in B-Flat

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 4778117 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:44 AM

Ballade for piano and orchestra Op 19

Artist : John Ogdon, piano

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Composer : Gabriel Faure

Catalog : 92747 CD

Conductor : Louis Frémaux

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:00 AM

Jeux d’enfants Children’s Games Op 22

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Composer : Georges Bizet

Catalog : 6048 CD

Conductor : Enrique Batiz

Orchestra : Mexico City Philharmonic

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Label : ASV

10:11 AM

Concert Fantasy in G Op 56

Artist : Jerome Lowenthal, piano

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 9301 CD

Conductor : Sergiu Commissiona

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Bridge

10:42 AM

Recorder Sonata in d

Artist : Frans Bruggen, recorder

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 60100 CD

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:55 AM

Sinfonietta on Russian Themes

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 550812 CD

Conductor : Andre Anichanov

Orchestra : St. Petersburg State Symphony

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Label : Naxos

12:06 PM

Marosszek Dances

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Composer : Zoltan Kodaly

Catalog : 875 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : S.W. Rad. Sym Orch Baden-Baden

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Label : Bis

12:22 PM

Symphony Fragment in E

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 56165 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:37 PM

Symphony No. 9 in C

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 39382 CD

Conductor : Simon Rattle

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:37 PM

Concert No. 8 La Conference

Artist : Hille Perl, viola da gamba

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Composer : Sieur de Sainte-Colombe

Catalog : 77373 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

2:00 PM

Melpomene Overture

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Composer : George W. Chadwick

Catalog : 9439 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

2:13 PM

Symphony No. 4 in f Op 36

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 47860 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:00 PM

Quintet for guitar and strings No. 6 in G

Artist : Zoltan Tokos, guitar

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Composer : Luigi Boccherini

Catalog : 550552 CD

Orchestra : Danubius Quartet

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Label : Naxos

3:20 PM

Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 2 in b

Artist : Michala Petri, recorder

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 57130 CD

Conductor : Rainer Kussmaul

Orchestra : Berlin Baroque Soloists

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Label : RCA/BMG

3:40 PM

The Lark Ascending

Artist : Janine Jansen, violin

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 475011 CD

Conductor : Barry Wordsworth

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:06 PM

The Red Shoes Ballet

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Composer : Brian Easdale

Catalog : 1011 CD

Conductor : Kenneth Alwyn

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Silva

4:23 PM

Classical Jukebox

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Composer : Leroy Anderson

Catalog : 559313 CD

Conductor : Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra : BBC Concert Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

4:28 PM

Romeo and Juliet Incidental Music

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Composer : Edward German

Catalog : 223419 CD

Conductor : Adrian Leaper

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

4:44 PM

Concerto in g Op 4

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Composer : Charles Avison

Catalog : 557905 CD

Conductor : Pavlo Beznosiuk

Orchestra : Avison Ensemble

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Label : Naxos

4:56 PM

Octet: Scherzo in E-Flat Op 120

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 415353 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

5:06 PM

Japanese Suite Op 33

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 572914 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:18 PM

Idylle Printemps

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Composer : Frederick Delius

Catalog : 553535 CD

Conductor : David Lloyd-Jones

Orchestra : English Northern Philharmonia

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Label : Naxos

5:28 PM

Tremonisha Sampler

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Composer : Scott Joplin

Catalog : 54131 CD

Orchestra : Great American Main St. Band

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:50 PM

DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 2012611 CD

Conductor : Kurt Woss

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Gram.Loden

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Maestro Jaap van Zweden, Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev

5:10 pm

Fri May 10, 2013

The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert On WRTI: Two Popular Russian Works!

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Maestro Jaap van Zweden

Credit Amanda Hall Studios

Violinist Juliette Kang

By Gregg Whiteside

This Sunday from 2 to 4 pm, Guest Conductor Jaap van Zweden takes the podium to conduct The Philadelphia Orchestra in an all-Russian program from mid-April, which offers two major works. Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence, inspired by the sights and sounds of Italy, was originally scored for string sextet. We’ll hear it performed in an expanded version for the full strings of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

WRTI Picks from NPR Music

12:56 am

Tue April 16, 2013

Remembering Colin Davis, A Conductor Beloved Late In Life

Credit George Freston / Getty Images

The late Colin Davis conducting the last night of Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall in September 1968.

By editor

Originally published on Tue April 16, 2013 2:59 am

WRTI Picks from NPR Music

7:57 am

Tue April 9, 2013

Chopin's 'Mad Men' Cameo

Credit Michael Yarish/AMC

Dr. Arnold Rosen (Brian Markinson) and Sylvia Rosen (Linda Cardellini) celebrate New Year's Eve with Megan Draper (Jessica Pare) and Don Draper (Jon Hamm) as the sixth season of Mad Men opens.

By Mark Mobley

Originally published on Mon April 8, 2013 6:02 pm

Mad Men's music is as important as its plot and costumes. While attention has been lavished on its pop songs, the show's occasional use of classical music has gone largely unrecognized.

Happy Easter!

4:35 pm

Thu March 28, 2013

Good Friday on WRTI: Bach's St. Matthew Passion

By Jack Moore

Listen to our annual broadcast of Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 on Good Friday, March 29th, a few minutes after 12 noon.

The recording features Karl Richter conducting the Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir, and Regensburg Cathedral Choir. Edith Mathis (Soprano), Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano), Peter Schreier (Tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), and Matti Salminen (Bass).

Happy Easter from WRTI!

WRTI Picks from NPR Music

6:36 pm

Thu March 21, 2013

Remembering Risë Stevens, A Star Of Opera And Pop Culture

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Credit Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera

The late American mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens in her signature role as Carmen.

Credit Courtesy of the National Endowment for the Arts

The late mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens: opera doyenne and, at her peak, pop-culture star.

By Tom Huizenga and Anastasia Tsioulcas

Originally published on Fri March 22, 2013 10:59 am

Videos We Love!

2:07 pm

Thu March 21, 2013

Watch and Listen: J. S. Bach's St Matthew Passion

By WRTI Staff

So beautiful! Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244 is performed here under the baton of Enoch Zu Guttenberg, founder of the prestigious Neabeuern Choral Society. Vocalists include: Jard Van Nes, Hermann Prey, Claes-Hakan Ahnsjo, Margaret Marshall, and Aldo Baldin. Listen to the entire St. Matthew Passion on WRTI on Good Friday, March 29th at 12 noon, and in a Philadelphia Orchestra live, concert recording on Sunday, April 28th.

WRTI Picks from NPR Music

3:22 pm

Fri March 1, 2013

Marches Madness: John Philip Sousa's 'Washington Post'

Credit Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Circa 1910: A program advertising John Philip Sousa and his band.

By editor

Originally published on Fri March 1, 2013 3:25 pm

Gregg's Classical Thoughts

6:15 am

Tue January 15, 2013

What's So Great About Franz Schubert? Gregg Whiteside Knows...

By Gregg Whiteside

Listen

Gregg describes his awe-filled experience visiting the house where Schubert was born in Vienna.

It's so easy to find oneself attracted to the music of Franz Schubert. His unmatched gift for lyricism makes him so approachable, so comprehensible; and we feel ourselves being pulled into his musical world – in my case, at a very early age. But now, with the wisdom of my years, my appreciation for Schubert has deepened. For lying within this musical world of color and melodic beauty is a powerful undertow of mystery, of light and dark, of profundity beyond the years of a young genius who lived only until the age of 31. January 31st, 2013 marks the 215th anniversary of Schubert's birth - so I thought it was an opportune time to share my thoughts on one of my all-time favorite composers.

From Le Poisson Rouge in NYC!

8:37 am

Mon January 14, 2013

Live Webcast on WRTI.org: Daniel Barenboim & The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Jan. 29 at 8 pm

Don't miss what promises to be a fabulous concert brought to you live from the intimate Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward W. Said in 1999, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra brings together young musicians from Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt – joined by a number of musicians from Iran, Turkey and Spain – to perform music and promote mutual understanding, non-violence and reconciliation.

This will be a live webcast, right here on WRTI.org, on Tuesday, January 29th at 8 pm. Join us!

In Memoriam

12:17 pm

Wed October 17, 2012

Remembering Three Composers Who All Died At Auschwitz On This Date in 1944

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Composer Viktor Ullmann perished on October 17, 1944

Composer Pavel Haas

Composer Hans Krasa

By Jack Moore

Three of the 20th century's greatest musicians all died on October 17, 1944 - and all at the hands of the Nazis. Czech composers Viktor Ullmann, Pavel Haas, and Hans Krasa all perished at Auschwitz (see videos of their music below); they were all taken there just three days after their final concert together on October 14, 1944 at the Theresienstadt concentration camp.

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