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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 13, 2013

6:06 AM

Children’s Corner

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Composer : Claude Debussy (arr. Caplet)

Catalog : 444386 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

6:25 AM

La Calinda

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Composer : Frederick Delius

Catalog : 47610 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : Northern Sinfonia of England

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:31 AM

Gwendoline Overture

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Composer : Emmanuel Chabrier

Catalog : 447751 CD

Conductor : John Elliot Gardiner

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

6:42 AM

Karelia Suite Op 11

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 80320 CD

Conductor : Yoel Levi

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:06 AM

Vienna Jubilation

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 54056 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:15 AM

March of the Belgian Paratroopers

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Composer : Pierre Leemans

Catalog : 80099 CD

Conductor : Frederick Fennell

Orchestra : Cleveland Symphonic Winds

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Label : Telarc

7:20 AM

Military Symphony

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Composer : Francois Joseph Gossec

Catalog : 5175 CD

Conductor : John Wallace

Orchestra : The Wallace Collection

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Label : Nimbus

7:28 AM

El Salon Mexico

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 440639 CD

Conductor : David Zinman

Orchestra : Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Argo

7:41 AM

English Dances: Second Set Op 53

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Composer : Malcolm Arnold

Catalog : 8867 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

7:52 AM

Polonaise de concert for violin & orch. in D Op 4

Artist : Leila Josefowicz, violin

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Composer : Henryk Wieniawski

Catalog : 472207 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : D. Gramphn

8:06 AM

Anna Magdalena Notebook: Little Suite

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Thos. Frost)

Catalog : 39431 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:15 AM

Sinfonia in B-Flat

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Composer : Johann (Jan Vaclav) Stamitz

Catalog : 553194 CD

Conductor : Richard Armstrong

Orchestra : New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

8:26 AM

Ma Vlast: No. 2 Vltava (The Moldau)

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 59285 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

8:39 AM

My Home Overture Op 62

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 45127 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

8:52 AM

Bryllupsmarsj Wedding March Op 32

Artist : Stephan Barratt-Due jr.,violin

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Composer : Johan Halvorsen

Catalog : 50013 CD

Conductor : Karsten Andersen

Orchestra : Bergen Symphony Orchestra

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Label : NKF

9:06 AM

Blue Danube Waltz Op 314

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 45564 CD

Conductor : Carlos Kleiber

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

9:17 AM

Symphony No. 2 in D Op 36

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 416274 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Philips

10:00 AM

Two English Idylls

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Composer : George Butterworth

Catalog : 47945 CD

Conductor : Jeffrey Tate

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:13 AM

Suite for Orchestra in f-Sharp Op 19

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Composer : Ernst von Dohnanyi

Catalog : 9733 CD

Conductor : Matthias Bamert

Orchestra : BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

10:44 AM

Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Op 74

Artist : Sabine Meyer, clarinet

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 47351 CD

Conductor : Herbert Blomstedt

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : Angel/EMI

11:08 AM

Symphony in C

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 9408 CD

Conductor : Heinz Rogner

Orchestra : Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.

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Label : Berlin

12:08 PM

The Planets Op 32: Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 62400 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:17 PM

Old Folks at Home

Artist : ...and various soloists

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Composer : Stephen Foster (arr. Antonin Dvorak)

Catalog : 926 CD

Conductor : Steven Richman

Orchestra : New York Harmonie Ensemble

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Label : Music&Arts

12:28 PM

La Foret enchantée Op 8

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Composer : Vincent d'Indy

Catalog : 10464 CD

Conductor : Rumon Gamba

Orchestra : Iceland Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:46 PM

Piano Concerto

Artist : Aaron Copland, piano

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 60177 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

1:05 PM

String Quartet Op 11: Adagio

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Composer : Samuel Barber

Catalog : 435864 CD

Orchestra : Emerson String Quartet

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:14 PM

The Lark Ascending

Artist : Tasmin Little, violin

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 73127 CD

Conductor : Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra : BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Teldec

1:30 PM

Canon and Gigue

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Composer : Johann Pachelbel

Catalog : 4758075 CD

Conductor : Karl Munchinger

Orchestra : Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

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Label : London/Dec

1:38 PM

Schindler’s List: Selections

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

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Composer : John Williams

Catalog : 10969 CD

Conductor : John Williams

Orchestra : Studio Orchestra

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Label : MCA

1:56 PM

Children’s Corner: 6 Golliwog’s Cakewalk

Artist : Larissa Dedova, piano

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Composer : Claude Debussy

Catalog : 3094 CD

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Label : Centaur

2:04 PM

In the Steppes of Central Asia

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Composer : Alexander Borodin

Catalog : 412552 CD

Conductor : Esa-Pekka Salonen

Orchestra : Bavarian Radio Symphony

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Label : Philips

2:15 PM

I PURITANI: A te, o cara

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor; Joan Sutherland, sop.; Nicolai Ghiarov, bass

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Composer : Vincenzo Bellini

Catalog : 417011 CD

Conductor : Richard Bonynge

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

2:23 PM

Passion Symphony Op 23

Artist : Peter Richard Conte at the Wanamaker Organ

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Composer : Marcel Dupre

Catalog : 49240 CD

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Label : Gothic

2:41 PM

Declaration

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Composer : Morton Gould

Catalog : 61651 CD

Conductor : Howard Mitchell

Orchestra : National Sym Orch/Wash.,D.C.

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Label : RCA/BMG

3:00 PM

Wind Quintet No. 3 in F

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Composer : Giovanni Giuseppe Cambini

Catalog : 1063 CD

Orchestra : Philadephia Woodwind Quintet

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Label : Boston

3:16 PM

Symphonic Poem No. 2: Tasso, lament and triumph

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 4780239 CD

Conductor : Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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Label : London/Dec

3:39 PM

Tragic Overture Op 81

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 60118 CD

Conductor : Sir Colin Davis

Orchestra : Bavarian Radio Symphony

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Label : RCA/BMG

4:06 PM

Piano Concerto for left hand in D

Artist : Joao Carlos Martins, piano

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 7033 CD

Conductor : Boris Spassov

Orchestra : Bulgarian National Symphony

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Label : Labor

4:28 PM

Concerto for 2 violins in a

Artist : Viktoria Mullova, violin; Giovanni Carmignola, violin

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 4777466 CD

Conductor : Andrea Marcon

Orchestra : Venice Baroque Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:39 PM

DON CARLO: 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

5:06 PM

Rhapsodie espagnole

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 63683 CD

Conductor : Jean Martinon

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:22 PM

Les Adieux Op 21

Artist : Marco Sartor, guitar

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Composer : Fernando Sor

Catalog : 57998 CD

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Label : FleurdeSon

5:30 PM

La Romanesca

Artist : Simon Wynberg, guitar

Album :

Composer : Fernando Sor

Catalog : 6581 CD

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Label : Chandos

5:34 PM

West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

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Composer : Leonard Bernstein

Catalog : 45295 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

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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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