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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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January 09, 2013

6:06 AM

MACBETH: Act III: Ballet Music

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 62651 CD

Conductor : Roberto Abbado

Orchestra : Munich Radio Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

6:18 AM

Adagio and Rondo for clarinet and orch

Artist : Dieter Klocker, clarinet

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Composer : Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Catalog : 223431 CD

Conductor : Gernot Schmalfuss

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

6:29 AM

Symphony in G

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Composer : Frederick the Great

Catalog : 1003 CD

Conductor : Richard Auldon Clark

Orchestra : Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Helicon

6:40 AM

Concerto in G

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Composer : Johann David Heinichen

Catalog : 437549 CD

Conductor : Reinhard Goebel

Orchestra : Musica Antiqua Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

7:06 AM

Sonata for Trumpet and Strings in D

Artist : John Wallace, trumpet

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Composer : Henry Purcell

Catalog : 5017 CD

Conductor : Christopher Warren-Green

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Nimbus

7:14 AM

Joyce’s 71 N.Y. Regiment March

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Composer : Thornton Boyer

Catalog : 96197 CD

Conductor : Ronald Demkee

Orchestra : Allentown Band

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Label : AMP Record

7:19 AM

Distant Land

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Composer : John Rutter

Catalog : 1821 CD

Conductor : John Rutter

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

7:27 AM

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture Op 21

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 61975 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Orch of Age of Enlightenment

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

7:41 AM

Overture No. 2 in A

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Composer : Thomas Augustine Arne

Catalog : 4759117 CD

Conductor : Christopher Hogwood

Orchestra : Academy of Ancient Music

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Label : London/Dec

7:49 AM

Keyboard Concerto in d

Artist : Christophe Rousset,harpsichord

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 125 CD

Conductor : Christophe Rousset

Orchestra : Les Talens Lyriques

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Label : Ambroisie

8:06 AM

Estudiantina Op 191

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Composer : Emile Waldteufel

Catalog : 5264 CD

Conductor : Michel Swierczewski

Orchestra : Gulbenkian Foundation Orch.

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Label : Nimbus

8:14 AM

Valse-Scherzo in C Op 34

Artist : Gil Shaham, violin

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 457064 CD

Conductor : Mikhail Pletnev

Orchestra : Russian National Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

8:26 AM

Morris Dance Tunes

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 7058 CD

Conductor : Nicholas Braithwaite

Orchestra : New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

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Label : KOCH Intl.

8:39 AM

Concerto for 2 tenor recorders & strings in a

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 77367 CD

Orchestra : Camerata Koln

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Label : Deut Harmo

8:49 AM

Notturno No. 8 in G

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 999741 CD

Conductor : Dieter Klocker

Orchestra : Consortium Classicum

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Label : CPO

9:06 AM

Land of the Mountain and the Flood Op 8

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Composer : Hamish MacCunn

Catalog : 436401 CD

Conductor : Grant Llewellyn

Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Label : Argo

9:16 AM

Reflections on a Scottish Folk Song

Artist : Paul Watkins, cello

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Composer : Richard Rodney Bennett

Catalog : 10389 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

9:44 AM

Divertimento No. 2 in B-Flat

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 1035 CD

Conductor : Iona Brown

Orchestra : Norske Kammerorkester

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Label : Simax

10:00 AM

MAY NIGHT overture

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 572788 CD

Conductor : Gerard Schwarz

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

10:10 AM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-Flat Op 23

Artist : Martha Argerich, piano

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 446673 CD

Conductor : Kirill Kondrashin

Orchestra : Symphonie-Orchester des Bayeri

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Label : Philips

10:44 AM

Canzone Op 55

Artist : Ofra Harnoy, cello

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 60757 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

10:54 AM

Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Op 38

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 38468 CD

Conductor : George Szell

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

11:27 AM

Death and Transfiguration Op 24

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 7890 CD

Conductor : Lorin Maazel

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:07 PM

Carnival Overture Op 92

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 66 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Water Lily

12:17 PM

A Night on Bald Mountain

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Composer : Modest Moussorgsky

Catalog : 4776198 CD

Conductor : Esa-Pekka Salonen

Orchestra : Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:32 PM

Far from the Madding Crowd: Suite

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Composer : Richard Rodney Bennett

Catalog : 6018 CD

Conductor : Kenneth Alwyn

Orchestra : Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Silva

12:50 PM

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Final Chorus-In Deepest Grief

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 413613 CD

Conductor : Karl Richter

Orchestra : Munich Bach Choir & Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:58 PM

Introduction and Rondo Brillante in A Op 56

Artist : Joshua Pierce, piano

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Composer : Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Catalog : 1196 CD

Conductor : Bystrik Rezucha

Orchestra : Slovak State Philh., Kosice

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Label : MSR

1:14 PM

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR: Chi mi frena in tal momento - sextet

Artist : Carlo Bergonzi, Beverly Sills, Justino Diaz, Patricia Kern, Piero Capucilli, Adolf Dallapozza

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Composer : Gaetano Donizetti

Catalog : 471250 CD

Conductor : Thomas Schippers

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Westminste

1:37 PM

Piano Concerto in G

Artist : Yundi Li, piano

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 10175 CD

Conductor : Seiji Ozawa

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:45 PM

Variations on a Dublin Air

Artist : Ralph Holmes, violin

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Composer : Hamilton Harty

Catalog : 8386 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

2:01 PM

TANNHAUSER: Entry of the Guests

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 47296 CD

Conductor : Bernard Haitink

Orchestra : Bavarian Radio Symphony & Chorus

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:11 PM

Vespers: Psalm 113

Artist : The Crossing

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Composer : Kile Smith

Catalog : 5809 CD

Conductor : Donald Nally

Orchestra : Piffaro Renaissance Band

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Label : Navona

2:21 PM

Suite No. 1 in E-Flat Op 28

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 11161 CD

Conductor : (Colonel) Lowell E. Graham

Orchestra : US Air Force Band

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Label : Klavier

2:32 PM

Pavane Op 50

Artist : Tanglewood Festival Chorus

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Composer : Gabriel Faure

Catalog : 423089 CD

Conductor : Seiji Ozawa

Orchestra : Boston Symphony Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

2:40 PM

Musica proibita

Artist : Placido Domingo, tenor

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Composer : Stanislao Gastaldon

Catalog : 44942 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

2:46 PM

Cello Concerto in A

Artist : Balazs Mate, cello

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Composer : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Catalog : 31337 CD

Orchestra : Concerto Armonico Budapest

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Label : Hungaroton

3:00 PM

Prelude to Oedipus Tyrannus

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Composer : John Knowles Paine

Catalog : 49263 CD

Conductor : Kenneth Klein

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:11 PM

Symphony No. 3 in D

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 412176 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

3:39 PM

Othello Overture Op 93

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 91144 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

4:06 PM

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1in F

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 69877 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:29 PM

Concert Fantasy on Gounod’s Op 5

Artist : Tianwa Yang, violin

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Composer : Pablo Sarasate

Catalog : 572216 CD

Conductor : Ernest Martinez Izquierdo

Orchestra : Navarra Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

4:43 PM

FAUST: Jewel Song: Air des bijoux

Artist : Maria Callas, soprano

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Composer : Charles Gounod

Catalog : 96341 CD

Conductor : Georges Pretre

Orchestra : Orch. of Soc. of Cons. Conc.

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:50 PM

Finnish Rhapsody No. 1

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Composer : Robert Kajanus

Catalog : 9501 CD

Conductor : Leif Segerstam

Orchestra : Finnish Radio Symphony Orch

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Label : YLE

5:06 PM

Concert Overture in d Op 31

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Composer : Alexander Kopylov

Catalog : 1013 CD

Conductor : Antonio de Almeida

Orchestra : Moscow Symphony Orchestra

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Label : ASV

5:20 PM

From the Bohemian Forest: Silent Woods Op 68

Artist : Han-na Chang, cello

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 57052 CD

Conductor : Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:29 PM

Valse-Caprice

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Composer : Anton Rubinstein

Catalog : 1000179 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

5:37 PM

From the Middle Ages in E Op 79

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 8804 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Scottish National Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

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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 Mark Mobley

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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