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Classical Weekdays

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 14, 2013

6:06 AM

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

6:17 AM

Sinfonia a 16 in D

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Composer : Johann Adolphe Scheibe

Catalog : 550 CD

Conductor : Andrew Manze

Orchestra : Concerto Copenhagen

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Label : Chandos

6:30 AM

OBERON Overture

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 62698 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

6:40 AM

Intro. & Variations on a Swedish Air Op 12

Artist : Anna-M. Korsimaa-Hursti, clarinet

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Composer : Bernhard Henrik Crusell

Catalog : 4 CD

Conductor : Osmo Vanska

Orchestra : Finnish Radio Symphony Orch

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Label : YLE

6:53 AM

IVAN SUSANIN: Mazurka

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Composer : Mikhail Glinka

Catalog : 1000166 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

7:06 AM

La Seccia Rapita (The Stolen Bucket)

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Composer : Antonio Salieri

Catalog : 223381 CD

Conductor : Michael Dittrich

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

7:14 AM

Tabasco

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Composer : George W. Chadwick

Catalog : 80266 CD

Conductor : Ainslee Cox

Orchestra : The Goldman Band

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Label : New World

7:18 AM

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring-Medley

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Composer : Howard Shore

Catalog : 80664 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:27 AM

Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in c

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Composer : Alessandro Scarlatti

Catalog : 470650 CD

Conductor : Ottavio Dantone

Orchestra : Accademia Bizantina

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Label : London/Dec

7:40 AM

Four Scottish Dances Op 59

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Composer : Malcolm Arnold

Catalog : 68901 CD

Conductor : Keith Lockhart

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

7:51 AM

Sinfonia in D

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Composer : Antonio Sacchini

Catalog : 2020 CD

Conductor : Enzo Amato

Orchestra : Chamber Orchestra of Naples

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Label : Concerto

8:06 AM

Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 70047 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:14 AM

I Got Rhythm Variations

Artist : Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

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Composer : George Gershwin

Catalog : 14091 CD

Conductor : Marin Alsop

Orchestra : Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

8:26 AM

Concerto a quattro No. 1 in g

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Composer : Baldassare Galuppi

Catalog : 2116 CD

Conductor : Gianluca Capuano

Orchestra : Il Canto di Orfeo

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Label : Avie

8:39 AM

Bizzarie Universali: Alla Turinese

Artist : Andrew Manze, violin

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Composer : William Corbett

Catalog : 1391 CD

Conductor : Roy Goodman

Orchestra : European Community Baroque Orc

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Label : Channel

8:48 AM

Six German Dances

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 416484 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

9:06 AM

DIE MEISTERSINGER Overture Prelude

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 41 CD

Conductor : Yakov Kreizberg

Orchestra : Netherlands Philharmonic Orch

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Label : Pentatone

9:19 AM

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D

Artist : Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 69865 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

9:45 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 5 in B-Flat Op 6

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Composer : Archangelo Corelli

Catalog : 434110 CD

Orchestra : I Musici

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Label : Philips

10:00 AM

Don Juan Op 20

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 56364 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:18 AM

Violin Concerto No. 2 in d Op 44

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 49071 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:44 AM

Concerto in G Op 3

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Composer : Charles Avison

Catalog : 557905 CD

Conductor : Pavlo Beznosiuk

Orchestra : Avison Ensemble

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Label : Naxos

10:56 AM

In the Fen Country

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 56762 CD

Conductor : Bernard Haitink

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

11:12 AM

Symphony No. 5 in e Op 64

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 64 CD

Conductor : Vladimir Jurowski

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : LondonPhil

12:06 PM

THE VIRTUOUS WIFE Suite

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Composer : Henry Purcell

Catalog : 2857 CD

Conductor : Jon Ceander Mitchell

Orchestra : Philharmonia Bulgarica

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Label : Centaur

12:21 PM

Concerto fantasia for Piano & Orchestra

Artist : Margaret Fingerhut, piano

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Composer : Edgar Bainton

Catalog : 10460 CD

Conductor : Paul Daniel

Orchestra : BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:55 PM

Polonaise No. 7 in A-Flat Op 61

Artist : Maurizio Pollini, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 14190 CD

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:10 PM

Symphony No. 7

Artist : London Philharmonic Choir

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 47216 CD

Conductor : Adrian Boult

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:00 PM

Clarinet Concerto in E-Flat Op 36

Artist : Dimitri Ashkenazy, clarinet

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Composer : Franz Krommer

Catalog : 25 CD

Conductor : Howard Griffiths

Orchestra : Northern Sinfonia of England

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2:23 PM

Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Op 38

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Composer : Zdenek Fibich

Catalog : 9328 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

3:00 PM

Bourree Fantasque

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Composer : Emmanuel Chabrier

Catalog : 88018 CD

Conductor : Armin Jordan

Orchestra : National Orchestra of France

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Label : Erato

3:08 PM

Eternal Songs Op 10

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Composer : Mieczyslaw Karlowicz

Catalog : 570295 CD

Conductor : Antoni Wit

Orchestra : New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

3:38 PM

En Blanc et Noir

Artist : Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

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Composer : Claude Debussy

Catalog : 4781090 CD

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Label : London/Dec

4:06 PM

Sinfonia Piccola

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Composer : Heikki Suolahti

Catalog : 9506 CD

Conductor : Kari Tikka

Orchestra : Finnish Radio Symphony Orch

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Label : YLE

4:29 PM

Roman Carnival Overture Op 9

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 2 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : PhilOrch.

4:40 PM

Pines of Rome

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Composer : Ottorino Respighi

Catalog : 2368 CD

Conductor : Arturo Toscanini

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : Guild

5:06 PM

Mississippi Suite

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Composer : Ferde Grofe

Catalog : 66387 CD

Conductor : Felix Slatkin

Orchestra : Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orches

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:20 PM

Soirees de Vienne: Valse-Caprice No. 6in A

Artist : Gabriela Imreh, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 4225 CD

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Label : Conn Soc

5:30 PM

Waltz Fantasyin b

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Composer : Mikhail Glinka

Catalog : 2391 CD

Conductor : Anatole Fistoulari

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Guild

5:40 PM

Flute and Harp Concerto Op 48

Artist : James Galway, flute

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Composer : Lowell Liebermann

Catalog : 63235 CD

Conductor : Lowell Liebermann

Orchestra : London Mozart Players

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Label : RCA/BMG

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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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