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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 18, 2013

6:06 AM

School for Scandal Overture

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Composer : Samuel Barber

Catalog : 49463 CD

Conductor : Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra : St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:16 AM

Overture in F

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 439892 CD

Conductor : Mikhail Pletnev

Orchestra : Russian National Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

6:29 AM

Sonata

Artist : John Wallace, trumpet

Album :

Composer : Tomasso Albinoni

Catalog : 5017 CD

Conductor : Christopher Warren-Green

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Nimbus

6:39 AM

Flute Concerto in G

Artist : Jiri Valek, flute

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Composer : Johann (Jan Vaclav) Stamitz

Catalog : 1871 CD

Conductor : Vladimir Valek

Orchestra : Dvorak Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

7:06 AM

Jota de Pablo Op 52

Artist : Tianwa Yang, violin

Album :

Composer : Pablo Sarasate

Catalog : 572216 CD

Conductor : Ernest Martinez Izquierdo

Orchestra : Navarra Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

7:14 AM

Hail to the Spirit of Liberty

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 1998 CD

Conductor : Dale Harpham

Orchestra : United States Marine Band

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Label : USMC

7:19 AM

AIDA: Ballet music

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 52489 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:26 AM

Bassoon Concerto in a

Artist : Martin Gatt, bassoon

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

Imperial March Op 32

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 16 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : LondonPhil

7:47 AM

Le Dieu et la bayadere: Ballet Music

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Composer : Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber

Catalog : 1039 CD

Conductor : B. Tommy Andersson

Orchestra : Gothenburg Opera Orchestra

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Label : Sterling

8:06 AM

MIGNON: Overture

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Composer : Ambroise Thomas

Catalog : 37240 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:16 AM

SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Op 47

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 63412 CD

Conductor : Sir Thomas Beecham

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:26 AM

Symphony in D

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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

8:39 AM

Deux Morceaux Op 36

Artist : Steven Isserlis, cello

Album :

Composer : Cesar Cui

Catalog : 91134 CD

Conductor : John Elliot Gardiner

Orchestra : Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

8:50 AM

Paganini Etude No. 2 La Capricciosa in E-Flat

Artist : Andre Watts, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 64599 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

9:06 AM

ALI BABA: Overture

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Composer : Giovanni Bottesini

Catalog : 570398 CD

Conductor : Franco Petracchi

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

9:13 AM

Nights In the Gardens of Spain

Artist : Artur Rubinstein, piano

Album :

Composer : Manuel De Falla

Catalog : 63070 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

9:36 AM

Symphony No. 33 in B-Flat

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 6579 CD

Conductor : Emmanuel Krivine

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Denon

10:00 AM

Brigg Fair

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Composer : Frederick Delius

Catalog : 62645 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:16 AM

Kaleydoskop: Orientale Op 50

Artist : Richard Naill, cello

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Composer : Cesar Cui

Catalog : 1 CD

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Label : Bard

10:21 AM

Orchestral Suite No. 2 in E Op 38

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Composer : Cesar Cui

Catalog : 223400 CD

Conductor : Robert Stankovsky

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

11:02 AM

Symphony No. 1 in d Op 13

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 75510 CD

Conductor : Mariss Jansons

Orchestra : St. Petersburg Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:06 PM

Joyeuse Marche

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Composer : Emmanuel Chabrier

Catalog : 421527 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

12:11 PM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in c Op 56

Artist : Seta Tanyel, piano

Album :

Composer : Franz Xaver Scharwenka

Catalog : 67365 CD

Conductor : Tadeusz Strugala

Orchestra : Radio Philharm. Hannover NDR

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Label : Hyperion

12:54 PM

Passioni amorose for 2 dbl basses & orch

Artist : Thomas Martin, double bass

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Composer : Giovanni Bottesini

Catalog : 570398 CD

Conductor : Matthew Gibson

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

1:07 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 7 in D Op 6

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Composer : Archangelo Corelli

Catalog : 423626 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:19 PM

Petrouchka

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Composer : Igor Stravinsky

Catalog : 74305 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:00 PM

The Water Goblin (Symphonic Poem) Vodnik Op 107

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 9391 CD

Conductor : Jiri Belohlavek

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

2:23 PM

Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat

Artist : John O’Conor, piano

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Composer : John Field

Catalog : 80370 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Scottish Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

3:00 PM

Fantasy for clarinet and orchestra on

Artist : Sabine Meyer, clarinet

Album :

Composer : Franz Danzi

Catalog : 61976 CD

Conductor : Jorg Faerber

Orchestra : Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

3:12 PM

Piano Quintet in E-Flat Op 16

Artist : James Levine, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 419785 CD

Orchestra : Ensemble Wien-Berlin

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:40 PM

Harp (or Organ)Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Op 4

Artist : Marie-Claire Jamet, harp

Album :

Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 3019 CD

Conductor : Paul Kuentz

Orchestra : Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

4:06 PM

Suite Pastorale

Artist :

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Composer : Emmanuel Chabrier

Catalog : 8852 CD

Conductor : Yan Pascal Tortelier

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

4:27 PM

LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX Overture

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Composer : Gaetano Donizetti

Catalog : 27333 CD

Conductor : Tullio Serafin

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:36 PM

MARIA STUARDA: Ah! dal ciel discenda un

Artist : Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano

Album :

Composer : Gaetano Donizetti

Catalog : 12818 CD

Conductor : Roberto Abbado

Orchestra : Orch del Teatro Com di Bologna

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:42 PM

Poeme for Violin & Orchestra Op 25

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

Album :

Composer : Ernest Chausson

Catalog : 47725 CD

Conductor : Jean Martinon

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:06 PM

Flemish Rhapsody (1931)

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Composer : Maurice Schoemaker

Catalog : 920101 CD

Conductor : Alexander Rahbari

Orchestra : BRT Philharmonic, Brussels

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Label : Discover

5:17 PM

Drapa for large orchestra (1908)

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Composer : Hugo Alfven

Catalog : 395 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Stockholm Philharmonic Orchest

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Label : Bis

5:30 PM

MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Un bel di vedremo

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 49552 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:36 PM

MADAMA BUTTERFLY Portrait

Artist : Yvar Mikhashoff, piano

Album :

Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 154 CD

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Label : Mode

5:52 PM

Miss Saigon Suite

Artist : and others

Album :

Composer : Claude-Michel Schonberg

Catalog : 80498 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

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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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