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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 08, 2013

6:06 AM

Pelleas et Melisande Op 80

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Composer : Gabriel Faure

Catalog : 38471 CD

Conductor : Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

6:24 AM

Rondo in C Op 51, No. 1

Artist : Sviatoslav Richter, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 4758613 CD

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Label : London/Dec

6:32 AM

Remeniscences from the Norwegian Mts.

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Composer : Franz Berwald

Catalog : 920 CD

Conductor : Ulf Bjorlin

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:43 AM

Symphonic Minutes Op 36

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Composer : Ernst von Dohnanyi

Catalog : 572303 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Buffalo Philharmonic

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Label : Naxos

7:06 AM

Danzon Cubano

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 37257 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:14 AM

Die Regimentskinder March

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Composer : Julius Fucik

Catalog : 4 CD

Conductor : Colonel John R. Bourgeois

Orchestra : United States Marine Band

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Label : USMC

7:20 AM

Symphony No. 6 in F

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 46 CD

Conductor : Antonio Janigro

Orchestra : I Solisti Zagreb

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Label : VangrdOmeg

7:27 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 2in B-Flat Op 3

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 2065 CD

Conductor : Christopher Hogwood

Orchestra : Handel & Haydn Society

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Label : Avie

7:41 AM

LA MUETTE DE PORTICI: 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

7:50 AM

Valse de Concert No. 1 in D Op 47

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 27 CD

Conductor : Lawrence Leighton Smith

Orchestra : Moscow Philharmonic

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Label : Sheffield

8:06 AM

Hussite Overture Husitska Op 67

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 59285 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

8:21 AM

Hungarian Dance No. 20 in e

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 3433 CD

Conductor : Yoav Talmi

Orchestra : San Diego Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Pro Arte

8:26 AM

Symphony in D Op 9

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Composer : Chevalier de Saint-George

Catalog : 9985 CD

Conductor : Frantisek Preisler, Jr.

Orchestra : Pilsen Radio Orchestra

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Label : Avenira

8:40 AM

EURYANTHE Overture Op 81

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 63053 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:50 AM

Adagio in g

Artist : Oxford New College Choir

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Composer : Tomasso Albinoni

Catalog : 21659 CD

Conductor : Edward Higginbottom

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Label : Erato

9:06 AM

Judith: Overture

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Composer : Thomas Augustine Arne

Catalog : 3072 CD

Conductor : Mary Terey-Smith

Orchestra : Capella Savaria

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Label : Centaur

9:16 AM

Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 50917 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

9:46 AM

Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Op 3

Artist : Antony Cooke, cello

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 2956 CD

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Label : Centaur

10:00 AM

Sinfonia Le campane di Roma

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Composer : Giuseppe Demachi

Catalog : 63430 CD

Conductor : Fabio Biondi

Orchestra : Europa Galante

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

10:18 AM

Violin Concerto in d Op 47

Artist : Adele Anthony, violin

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 9 CD

Conductor : Arvo Volmer

Orchestra : Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CanaryClas

10:51 AM

La Valse

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 8903 CD

Conductor : Yan Pascal Tortelier

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

11:05 AM

Marche Fantaisie

Artist : Franz Hauk, organ

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Composer : Alexandre Guilmant

Catalog : 7215 CD

Conductor : Olaf Koch

Orchestra : Philharmonic Ingolstadt

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Label : Guild

11:16 AM

Le Rouet d’Omphale: Op 31

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 550138 CD

Conductor : Stephen Gunzenhauser

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Naxos

11:26 AM

Symphony in d

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Composer : Cesar Franck

Catalog : 87 CD

Conductor : Georges Pretre

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chesky Rec

12:06 PM

Symphony No. 6 in F

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 139 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Pentatone

12:21 PM

Piano Concerto in E-Flat Op 42

Artist : Christopher Hinterhuber, piano

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Composer : Ferdinand Ries

Catalog : 572742 CD

Conductor : Uwe Grodd

Orchestra : New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

12:53 PM

Sinfonia in A Op 3

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Composer : Anton Wilhelm Solnitz

Catalog : 92037 CD

Orchestra : Musica Ad Rhenum

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Label : Nederland

1:07 PM

Clarinet and Viola Concerto in e Op 88

Artist : Ludmila Peterkova, clarinet

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 3554 CD

Conductor : Jiri Belohlavek

Orchestra : Prague Philharmonia

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Label : Supraphon

1:27 PM

Symphony No. 7 Op 24

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Composer : Nikolai Miaskovsky

Catalog : 223113 CD

Conductor : Michael Halasz

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : MarcoPolo

2:00 PM

Nocturne for Cello and Orchestra (1888)

Artist : Han-na Chang, cello

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 57052 CD

Conductor : Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:07 PM

BORIS GODUNOV: Symphonic Synthesis

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Composer : Modest Moussorgsky

Catalog : 557645 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

2:33 PM

Tamara

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Composer : Mily Balakirev

Catalog : 550792 CD

Conductor : Igor Golovschin

Orchestra : Russian Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

3:00 PM

Poem for Flute & Orchestra

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Composer : Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Catalog : 434307 CD

Conductor : Howard Hanson

Orchestra : Eastman-Rochester Sym. Orch.

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Label : Mercury

3:11 PM

Piano Concerto No. 3

Artist : Helene Grimaud, piano

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Composer : Bela Bartok

Catalog : 3885 CD

Conductor : Pierre Boulez

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:38 PM

Polyeucte

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Composer : Paul Dukas

Catalog : 9225 CD

Conductor : Yan Pascal Tortelier

Orchestra : BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

4:06 PM

Isle of the Dead, The Op 29

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 436283 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:29 PM

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR: Harp solo

Artist : Elizabeth Hainen, harp

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Composer : Gaetano Donizetti

Catalog : 555791 CD

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Label : Naxos

4:35 PM

L’ELISIR D’AMORE: Una furtiva lagrima

Artist : Chorus of the Roy. Opera House

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Composer : Gaetano Donizetti

Catalog : 92845 CD

Conductor : John Pritchard

Orchestra : Royal Opera, Covent Garden

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:42 PM

Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat

Artist : George Vosburgh, trumpet

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Composer : Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Catalog : 6509 CD

Conductor : Gerard Schwarz

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : JVC

5:06 PM

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-Flat

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 4783566 CD

Conductor : Antal Dorati

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

5:16 PM

The Oak

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Composer : Florence Price

Catalog : 7518 CD

Conductor : Apo Hsu

Orchestra : The Women's Philharmonic

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Label : KOCH Intl.

5:31 PM

Famous tenor arias

Artist : Doc Severinsen, trumpet

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 80223 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

5:43 PM

Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 62645 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

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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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