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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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February 04, 2013

6:06 AM

Violin Concerto (School Concerto) No. 2 Op 13

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

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Composer : Friedrich Seitz

Catalog : 56750 CD

Conductor : Lawrence Foster

Orchestra : Julliard Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:17 AM

Flute Quartet in A, K. 298

Artist : Sharon Bezaly, flute

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 1044 CD

Orchestra : Salzburger Solisten

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Label : Bis

6:30 AM

Symphony No. 32 in D, P. 23

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Composer : J. Michael Haydn

Catalog : 999179 CD

Conductor : Johannes Goritzki

Orchestra : Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss

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Label : CPO

6:40 AM

Lira Concerto No. 4 in F

Artist : Hugo Ruf, lira

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 1049 CD

Orchestra : Stuttgart Soloists

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Label : Tuxedo

7:06 AM

Ruler of the Spirits Overture

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 8766 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

7:14 AM

The Naval Reserve

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 559247 CD

Conductor : Keith Brion

Orchestra : Royal Artillery Band

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Label : Naxos

7:18 AM

KHOVANSHCHINA: Prelude

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Composer : Modest Moussorgsky

Catalog : 432147 CD

Conductor : Valery Gergiev

Orchestra : Kirov Orchestra

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Label : Philips

7:26 AM

Scherzo capriccioso Op 66

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 794 CD

Conductor : John Farrer

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : ASV

7:40 AM

Guitar Concerto in g, RV439

Artist : Pepe Romero, guitar

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi (arr. Romero)

Catalog : 4780219 CD

Orchestra : I Musici

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Label : London/Dec

7:53 AM

Spanish Dance Op 12

Artist : Mela Tenenbaum, violin; Richard Kapp, piano

Album :

Composer : Moritz Moszkowski

Catalog : 1081 CD

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Label : ESS.A.Y

8:06 AM

Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March Op 58

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Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 5959 CD

Conductor : Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra : National Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:16 AM

Norwegian Air Op 7

Artist : Marianne Thorsen, violin

Album :

Composer : Johan Halvorsen

Catalog : 10614 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Bergen Philharmonic

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Label : Chandos

8:26 AM

Fair Melusina Overture Op 32

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 417541 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

8:39 AM

THE KISS: Overture

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 3163 CD

Conductor : Vaclav Neumann

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

8:47 AM

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 14131 CD

Conductor : Helmut Winschermann

Orchestra : German Bach Soloists

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Label : LaserLight

9:06 AM

St. Paul’s Suite Op 29

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 550823 CD

Conductor : Richard Studt

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Naxos

9:20 AM

Danse- Tarantelle Styrienne

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Composer : Claude Debussy (arr. Ravel)

Catalog : 1024 CD

Conductor : Geoffrey Simon

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Cala

9:27 AM

Symphony No. 1 in C Op 21

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 2007 CD

Conductor : Frans Bruggen

Orchestra : Netherlands Radio Chamber Phil

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Label : Nederland

10:00 AM

Symphony in d, P. 220

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Composer : Franz Danzi

Catalog : 777351 CD

Conductor : Howard Griffiths

Orchestra : Orch. della Svizzera Italiana

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Label : CPO

10:19 AM

Symphony No. 4 in A Op 90 "Italian"

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 37760 CD

Conductor : George Szell

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:48 AM

Romanze Op 85

Artist : Janine Jansen, violin

Album :

Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 7260 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : London/Dec

10:58 AM

Autumn Legend

Artist : Nicholas Daniel, English horn

Album :

Composer : William Alwyn

Catalog : 9065 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : London Sinfonia

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Label : Chandos

11:12 AM

Symphony No. 1in g

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Composer : Vassili Kalinnikov

Catalog : 8611 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Scottish National Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:06 PM

Symphony in E-Flat

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 999487 CD

Conductor : Anthony Halstead

Orchestra : Hanover Band

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Label : CPO

12:19 PM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in f Op 21

Artist : Claudio Arrau, piano

Album :

Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 4780113 CD

Conductor : Eliahu Inbal

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

12:56 PM

I VESPRI SICILIANI: Le quattro stagioni

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 62651 CD

Conductor : Roberto Abbado

Orchestra : Munich Radio Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

1:28 PM

Feste Romane-Roman Festivals

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Composer : Ottorino Respighi

Catalog : 47316 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:00 PM

Prometheus Bound Overture Op 38

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Composer : Carl Goldmark

Catalog : 56955 CD

Conductor : James Conlon

Orchestra : Gurzenich Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:19 PM

String Quartet No. 14 in d, D. 810

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 6687 CD

Orchestra : Guarneri Quartet

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Label : Arabesque

3:00 PM

Three Japanese Dances

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Composer : Bernard Rogers

Catalog : 432754 CD

Conductor : Frederick Fennell

Orchestra : Eastman Wind Ensemble

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Label : Mercury

3:13 PM

Bold Island Suite

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Composer : Howard Hanson

Catalog : 80649 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

3:38 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F Op 6

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 75517 CD

Conductor : Yehudi Menuhin

Orchestra : Bath Festival Chamber Orch.

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:06 PM

Waltz Fantasy in b

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Composer : Mikhail Glinka

Catalog : 45609 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : Phil Orch of Radio France

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

4:16 PM

Capriccio Italien Op 45

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 434360 CD

Conductor : Antal Dorati

Orchestra : Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

4:33 PM

COUNTESS MARITZA: Overture

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Composer : Emmerich Kalman

Catalog : 80547 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

4:39 PM

COUNTESS MARITZA: Czardas, Come Gypsy

Artist : Fritz Wunderlich, tenor

Album :

Composer : Emmerich Kalman

Catalog : 75915 CD

Conductor : Hans Moltkau

Orchestra : Bavarian State Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:46 PM

Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Tunes

Artist : Philippe Entremont, piano

Album :

Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 48167 CD

Conductor : Seiji Ozawa

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:06 PM

ITALIAN IN ALGIERS Overture:

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 400071 CD

Conductor : John Williams

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : Philips

5:16 PM

Nursery Suite

Artist :

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 8318 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

5:43 PM

Suite Antique

Artist :

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Composer : John Rutter

Catalog : 1821 CD

Conductor : John Rutter

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

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Fri January 18, 2013 - 6am

Thu January 17, 2013 - 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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