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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.

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January 08, 2013

6:06 AM

Guitar Concerto in A, RV 82 (arrangement of lute and violin sonata)

Artist : Sharon Isbin, guitar

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi (arr. Emilio Pujol)

Catalog : 45312 CD

Conductor : Howard Griffiths

Orchestra : Zurich Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Warner Bro

6:18 AM

Ma Vlast: No. 3 Sarka

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 9366 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

6:30 AM

Leonore Overture No. 1 in C Op 138

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 148 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Pentatone

6:43 AM

Concerto for Oboe d’amore and strings in A, BWV 1055

Artist : Han de Vries, oboe

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 50905 CD

Orchestra : I Solisti Zagreb

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:06 AM

Les Belles Americaines

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Composer : Jacques Offenbach

Catalog : 80294 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:15 AM

The Washington Post March (1889)

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 434334 CD

Conductor : Frederick Fennell

Orchestra : Eastman Wind Ensemble

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Label : Mercury

7:19 AM

Impressions d’Italie: On the Hill-Tops

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Composer : Gustave Charpentier

Catalog : 65618 CD

Conductor : Pierre Dervaux

Orchestra : Paris Opera-Comique Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:28 AM

Sinfonia No. 2 in B-Flat, Wq. 182

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Composer : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Catalog : 3176 CD

Conductor : John Hsu

Orchestra : The Vivaldi Project

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Label : Centaur

7:40 AM

MAGIC FLUTE, K. 620: Overture

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 85060 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:49 AM

D’Kernmad’ln (Original Styrian Dance) Op 58

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Composer : Carl Michael Ziehrer

Catalog : 225172 CD

Conductor : Christian Pollack

Orchestra : Razumovsky Sinfonia

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Label : MarcoPolo

8:06 AM

Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue

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Composer : Jaromier Weinberger

Catalog : 63053 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:16 AM

Legende Op 17

Artist : Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Album :

Composer : Henryk Wieniawski

Catalog : 437544 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

8:26 AM

Concerto No. 12 in F Op 4

Artist : Adrian Chandler, violin

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Composer : Pietro Antonio Locatelli

Catalog : 2154 CD

Conductor : Adrian Chandler

Orchestra : La Serenissima

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Label : Avie

8:43 AM

Waverley Overture Op 1

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 68790 CD

Conductor : Sir Colin Davis

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:51 AM

Liebestraum No. 3

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Composer : Franz Liszt (arr. Victor Herbert)

Catalog : 62698 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

9:06 AM

L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1

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Composer : Georges Bizet

Catalog : 434321 CD

Conductor : Paul Paray

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

9:24 AM

Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Op 75

Artist : Vladimir Feltsman,piano

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 45756 CD

Conductor : Mstislav Rostropovich

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

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Label : CBS/Sony

9:42 AM

Suite No. 1 for 2 pianos in F Op 15

Artist : Brenda Lucas, piano; John Ogdon, piano

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Composer : Anton Arensky

Catalog : 69386 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:00 AM

Guitar Concerto in A Op 8

Artist : Pepe Romero, guitar

Album :

Composer : Ferdinando Carulli

Catalog : 426263 CD

Conductor : Iona Brown

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

10:18 AM

Burleske Op 11

Artist : Joshua Pierce, piano

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 1346 CD

Conductor : Paul Freeman

Orchestra : Czech National Symphony

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Label : MSR

10:42 AM

Violin Concerto (School Concerto) No. 2 Op 13

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

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Composer : Friedrich Seitz (arr. Bruce Adolphe)

Catalog : 56750 CD

Conductor : Lawrence Foster

Orchestra : Julliard Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:53 AM

Divertimento in B-Flat, K. 270

Artist : Danzi Quartet

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 60115 CD

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Label : CBS/Sony

11:06 AM

Symphony No. 6 in D Op 60

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 65775 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Warner Bro

12:06 PM

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 94615 CD

Conductor : Helmut Rilling

Orchestra : Oregon Bach Festival Chmb Orch

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Label : Hanssler

12:19 PM

Piano Quintet in E-Flat Op 44

Artist : Martha Argerich, piano; Dora Schwarzberg, violin; Renaud Capucon, violin; Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg, viola; Mark Drobinsky, cello

Album :

Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 76871 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:49 PM

Violin Concerto in d Op 47

Artist : David Oistrakh, violin

Album :

Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 47659 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

1:22 PM

Tragedy of Salome Op 50

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Composer : Florent Schmitt

Catalog : 2647 CD

Conductor : Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Orchestra : Montreal,Orch. Metropolitain

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Label : ATMA

2:00 PM

Symphony in E-Flat Op 9, No. 2

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 65733 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:15 PM

Piano Trio in B-Flat Op 97 Archduke

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 122 CD

Orchestra : Haydn Trio Eisenstadt

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Label : PhoenixEd

3:00 PM

BENVENUTO CELLINI: Overture

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 54237 CD

Conductor : Michel Plasson

Orchestra : Orch du Capitole de Toulouse

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:12 PM

Symphony No. 86 in D

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 62976 CD

Conductor : Simon Rattle

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:40 PM

Serenade in G

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Composer : E. J. Moeran

Catalog : 64721 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : Northern Sinfonia of England

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:06 PM

Symphonie Concertante for violin & Viola in D

Artist : Isaac Stern, violin; Pinchas Zukerman, viola

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Composer : Carl Stamitz

Catalog : 66472 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:29 PM

Overture on a Spanish March Theme

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Composer : Mily Balakirev

Catalog : 1000153 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

4:44 PM

Norwegian Rhapsody No. 4 Op 22

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Composer : Johan Svendsen

Catalog : 50009 CD

Conductor : Karsten Andersen

Orchestra : Bergen Symphony Orchestra

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Label : NKF

5:06 PM

Lustspiel Overture Op 38

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Composer : Ferruccio Busoni

Catalog : 572922 CD

Conductor : Francesco La Vecchia

Orchestra : Rome Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:15 PM

Capriccio Sinfonico

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 63025 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : La Scala Philaharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:30 PM

The Yellow River Concerto

Artist : Lang Lang, piano

Album :

Composer : Yin Chengzong, Chua Wanhua

Catalog : 8233 CD

Conductor : Long Yu

Orchestra : China Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

5:52 PM

Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Op 27

Artist : Lang Lang, piano

Album :

Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 10774 CD

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Label : D. Gramphn

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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

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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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