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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.

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January 02, 2013

6:06 AM

Cello Concerto in G

Artist : Raphael Wallfisch, cello

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 550908 CD

Conductor : Nicholas Kraemer

Orchestra : City of London Sinfonia

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Label : Naxos

6:17 AM

Rondo Brilliant for piano and orchestra in E-Flat Op 29

Artist : Joshua Pierce, piano

Album :

Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 1196 CD

Conductor : Bystrik Rezucha

Orchestra : Slovak State Philh., Kosice

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Label : MSR

6:29 AM

Oboe Concerto in f

Artist : Han de Vries, oboe

Album :

Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 50905 CD

Conductor : Lucy van Dael

Orchestra : Alma Musica Amsterdam

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:39 AM

Serenade No. 6 in D

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 79633 CD

Conductor : Gidon Kremer

Orchestra : Kremerata Baltica

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Label : Nonesuch

7:06 AM

Silvana Overture

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 570296 CD

Conductor : Antoni Wit

Orchestra : New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

7:14 AM

The Squealer

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Composer : Will Huff

Catalog : 432019 CD

Conductor : Frederick Fennell

Orchestra : Eastman Wind Ensemble

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Label : Mercury

7:18 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 5 in d Op 3

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Composer : Francesco Manfredini

Catalog : 553891 CD

Conductor : Jaroslav Krcek

Orchestra : Capella Istropolitana

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Label : Naxos

7:26 AM

Four Seasons: No.3 Autumn (L’Autunno) in F Op 8

Artist : Alan Loveday, violin

Album :

Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 6627 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : London/Dec

7:40 AM

The Lady Mistress Overture

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 54056 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:49 AM

Trumpet Concerto in D

Artist : Stephen Burns, trumpet

Album :

Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 1004 CD

Orchestra : American Concerto Orchestra

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Label : DCD

8:06 AM

THIEVING MAGPIE (LA GAZZA LADRA)Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 60387 CD

Conductor : Fritz Reiner

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:17 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 3 in G Op 3

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 553457 CD

Conductor : Bradley Creswick

Orchestra : English Northern Philharmonia

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Label : Naxos

8:26 AM

Concerto for 2 guitars in G

Artist : Pepe Romero, guitar

Album :

Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 4780192 CD

Conductor : Victor Alessandro

Orchestra : San Antonio Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

8:39 AM

Symphony No. 3 in C

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 46 CD

Conductor : Antonio Janigro

Orchestra : I Solisti Zagreb

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Label : VangrdOmeg

8:46 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

9:06 AM

FLYING DUTCHMAN: Overture

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 64456 CD

Conductor : Bruno Walter

Orchestra : Columbia Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

9:19 AM

Grande Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs Op 4

Artist : Anastasia Seifetdinova, piano

Album :

Composer : Mily Balakirev

Catalog : 570396 CD

Conductor : Dmitry Yablonsky

Orchestra : Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

9:39 AM

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 423492 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:00 AM

Symphony No. 5 in A

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 5265 CD

Conductor : Adam Fischer

Orchestra : Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch

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Label : Nimbus

10:20 AM

Concerto for Fortepiano and Viola in E-Flat

Artist : Robert Hill, fortepiano

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Composer : Johann Christoph Frederic Bach

Catalog : 471579 CD

Conductor : Reinhard Goebel

Orchestra : Musica Antiqua Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:48 AM

THE DEMON: Ballet Music

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Composer : Anton Rubinstein

Catalog : 220451 CD

Conductor : Michael Halasz

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : MarcoPolo

11:05 AM

Symphony No. 1 in C

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Composer : Mily Balakirev

Catalog : 47505 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:07 PM

THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN: Suite

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Composer : Leos Janacek

Catalog : 75 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Czech State Philharmonic Brno

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Label : Reference

12:26 PM

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 414187 CD

Conductor : Christopher Hogwood

Orchestra : Academy of Ancient Music

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Label : L'Oiseau

12:47 PM

Fandangos

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Composer : Roberto Sierra

Catalog : 2005 CD

Conductor : Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra : National Sym Orch/Wash.,D.C.

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12:58 PM

Mother and child

Artist : Tenebrae

Album :

Composer : John Tavener

Catalog : 501 CD

Conductor : Nigel Short

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Label : Signum

1:14 PM

Poet and Peasant Overture

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 150127 CD

Conductor : Johannes Wildner

Orchestra : Vienna Johann Strauss Ch. Orch

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Label : Novalis

1:24 PM

Symphony No. 4 in a Op 63

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 445865 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:37 PM

Oboe Concerto in C

Artist : John Digney, oboe

Album :

Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 7124 CD

Conductor : Ronald Thomas

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Chandos

1:47 PM

H.M.S. PINAFORE: When I was a lad

Artist : Richard Stuart, baritone

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Composer : Gilbert & Sullivan

Catalog : 80374 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

1:51 PM

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in d

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 37772 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

2:06 PM

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op 43

Artist : Benno Moiseivich, piano

Album :

Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 2326 CD

Conductor : Malcolm Sargent

Orchestra : BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Guild

2:29 PM

DON CARLO: Dio che nell’alma infondere

Artist : Placido Domingo, tenor

Album :

Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 47275 CD

Conductor : Carlo Maria Giulini

Orchestra : Royal Opera, Covent Garden

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:35 PM

Amahl and the Night Visitors:Dance Suite

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Composer : Gian Carlo Menotti

Catalog : 7005 CD

Conductor : Andrew Schenck

Orchestra : New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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Label : KOCH Intl.

2:46 PM

Violin Concerto in D Op 61

Artist : Vadim Repin, violin

Album :

Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 9663 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

2:56 PM

Messiah: Let All the Angels of God

Artist : Tafelmusik Chamber Choir

Album :

Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 5247 CD

Conductor : Ivars Taurins

Orchestra : Tafelmusik

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Label : CBC(RCI)

3:00 PM

Romance Op 62

Artist : Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

Album :

Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 47622 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:08 PM

Symphony No. 2 Op 16

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Composer : Carl Nielsen

Catalog : 8880 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Royal Scottish National Orch

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Label : Chandos

3:40 PM

The Merchant of Venice Overture Op 76

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Composer : Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Catalog : 572501 CD

Conductor : Andrew Penny

Orchestra : West Australian Symphony Orch.

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Label : Naxos

4:06 PM

Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in d

Artist : Glenn Gould, piano

Album :

Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 60211 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : Columbia Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:32 PM

In the Well: Moonrise

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Composer : Vilem Blodek

Catalog : 101429 CD

Conductor : Vaclav Smetacek

Orchestra : Prague Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

4:40 PM

RUSALKA: O Lovely Moon

Artist : Anna Netrebko, soprano

Album :

Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 80403 CD

Conductor : Gianandrea Noseda

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

4:47 PM

Tintagel

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Composer : Sir Arnold Bax

Catalog : 65110 CD

Conductor : Sir John Barbirolli

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:06 PM

Banks of Green Willow

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Composer : George Butterworth

Catalog : 436401 CD

Conductor : Grant Llewellyn

Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Label : Argo

5:14 PM

La Valse

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 8903 CD

Conductor : Yan Pascal Tortelier

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

5:28 PM

Symphony No. 2 (1937-39-41/1975) in F

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Composer : Nino Rota

Catalog : 970 CD

Conductor : Ole Kristian Ruud

Orchestra : Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Bis

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Tue January 1, 2013 - 6am

Mon December 31, 2012 - 6am

Fri December 28, 2012 - 6am

Thu December 27, 2012 - 6am

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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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