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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 15, 2013

6:06 AM

Lyric Suite Op 54

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Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 86513 CD

Conductor : Sir John Barbirolli

Orchestra : Halle Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:26 AM

Ciaccona

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Composer : Alessandro Piccinini arr. Bryan Johanson)

Catalog : 602 CD

Orchestra : Oregon Guitar Quartet

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6:30 AM

Das Liebesverbot: Overture

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 56165 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:42 AM

Lady Radnor’s Suite

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Composer : Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry

Catalog : 550331 CD

Conductor : Adrian Leaper

Orchestra : Capella Istropolitana

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Label : Naxos

7:06 AM

Symphony No. 4 in F

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 419631 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

7:15 AM

Right-Left

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 305 CD

Conductor : Leonard B. Smith

Orchestra : Detroit Concert band

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Label : WalkingFro

7:18 AM

Lustspiel Overture Op 38

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Composer : Ferruccio Busoni

Catalog : 572922 CD

Conductor : Francesco La Vecchia

Orchestra : Rome Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

7:28 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D Op 6

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Composer : Archangelo Corelli

Catalog : 31 CD

Conductor : Simon Murphy

Orchestra : New Dutch Academy Chamber Orch

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Label : Pentatone

7:41 AM

Octet: Scherzo in E-Flat Op 120

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 935 CD

Conductor : Lev Markiz

Orchestra : Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam

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Label : Bis

7:47 AM

Six Old Netherlandish Dances Op 46

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Composer : Julius Rontgen

Catalog : 777255 CD

Conductor : David Porcelijn

Orchestra : NDR Radiophilharmonie

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Label : CPO

8:06 AM

In Ireland Fantasy for flute,harp & orch

Artist : Colin Fleming, flute

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Composer : Hamilton Harty

Catalog : 8321 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

8:17 AM

Concerto for trpt, 2 ob,str,co in D

Artist : George Vosburgh, trumpet

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Composer : Johann Friedrich Fasch

Catalog : 3024 CD

Conductor : Arnie Roth

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Cham. Orch.

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Label : FourWinds

8:28 AM

RIENZI: Overture

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 11004 CD

Conductor : Mariss Jansons

Orchestra : Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Label : Nederland

8:43 AM

Vardar, a Bulgarian Rhapsody Op 16

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Composer : Pantscho Vladigerov

Catalog : 777125 CD

Conductor : Horia Andreescu

Orchestra : Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.

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Label : CPO

8:51 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 5 in d

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Composer : Alessandro Scarlatti

Catalog : 45495 CD

Conductor : Fabio Biondi

Orchestra : Europa Galante

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

9:06 AM

Roman Carnival Overture Op 9

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 4783566 CD

Conductor : Paul Paray

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

9:16 AM

Symphony No. 6 in D Le Matin

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 2908610 CD

Conductor : Petra Mullejans

Orchestra : Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

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Label : Harm Mundi

9:41 AM

Fountains of Rome

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Composer : Ottorino Respighi

Catalog : 37676 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:00 AM

Patrie- Overture Op 19

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Composer : Georges Bizet

Catalog : 64869 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:13 AM

Variations and Capriccio on Marlborough, s’e, va-t-en guerre

Artist : Felicia Blumenthal, piano

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Composer : Georg Joseph Vogler

Catalog : 24 CD

Conductor : Alberto Zedda

Orchestra : Prague New Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Brana

10:37 AM

Concerto for 2 flutes, bassoon, strings in D

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 1113 CD

Orchestra : Hanoverian Ensemble

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Label : MSR

10:49 AM

Sheherazade: Overture de Feerie

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 572887 CD

Conductor : Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra : National Orchestra of Lyon

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Label : Naxos

11:04 AM

Symphony No. 1 in g Op 13 Winter Daydreams

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 97033 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Label : Nederland

12:06 PM

GIOVANNA D’ARCO Overture JOAN OF ARC

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 68468 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:15 PM

Piano Concerto in E Op 59

Artist : Markus Pawlik, piano

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Composer : Moritz Moszkowski

Catalog : 553989 CD

Conductor : Antoni Wit

Orchestra : Polish National Radio Orchestr

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Label : Naxos

12:56 PM

Allegro for Piano-4 Hands in a Op 144, D. 947 Lebensturme

Artist : Christoph Eschenbach, piano; Justus Frantz, piano

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 385853 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:15 PM

Symphony Concertante in E-Flat Op 7

Artist : Jiri Zilak, violin; Jan Motlik, viola

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Composer : Chevalier de Saint-George

Catalog : 9987 CD

Conductor : Frantisek Preisler, Jr.

Orchestra : Pilsen Radio Orchestra

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Label : Avenira

1:31 PM

Negro Folk Symphony

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Composer : William Dawson

Catalog : 4776502 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : American Symphony Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

2:00 PM

Symphony No. 2 Op 35

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Composer : Paul Creston

Catalog : 7036 CD

Conductor : David Amos

Orchestra : Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : KOCH Intl.

2:24 PM

Piano Concerto in F

Artist : Andre Previn, piano

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Composer : George Gershwin

Catalog : 47161 CD

Conductor : Andre Previn

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:00 PM

Concerto No. 3 for oboe or trumpet & stin B-Flat Op 7

Artist : Heinz Holliger, oboe

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Composer : Tomasso Albinoni

Catalog : 4757757 CD

Orchestra : I Musici

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Label : Philips

3:10 PM

Symphony No.104 in D

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 5200 CD

Conductor : Adam Fischer

Orchestra : Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch

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Label : Nimbus

3:41 PM

Concerto for 2 violins (Double Concerto, BWV 1043) in d

Artist : Lara St. John, violin; Scott St. John, violin

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 131 CD

Orchestra : New York Bach Ensemble

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Label : Ancalagon

4:06 PM

Symphony in C, P. 221

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Composer : Franz Danzi

Catalog : 777351 CD

Conductor : Howard Griffiths

Orchestra : Orch. della Svizzera Italiana

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Label : CPO

4:29 PM

RIGOLETTO: La donna e mobile

Artist : Alfredo Kraus, tenor

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 61440 CD

Conductor : Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra : RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

4:33 PM

RIGOLETTO: Gualtier Malde...Caro Nome

Artist : Beverly Sills, soprano

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 86317 CD

Conductor : Julius Rudel

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:42 PM

Don Juan Op 20

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 64342 CD

Conductor : Rudolph Kempe

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:06 PM

Ruy Blas Overture Op 95

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 81788 CD

Conductor : Moshe Atzmon

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:15 PM

Piano Concerto in a Op 10, No. 1

Artist : Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

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Composer : Charles-Valentin Alkan

Catalog : 66717 CD

Conductor : Martyn Brabbins

Orchestra : BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestr

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Label : Hyperion

5:31 PM

Sursum Corda Op 11

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 6544 CD

Conductor : Norman Del Mar

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Chandos

5:40 PM

Five Meditations for Orchestra

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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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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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