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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 19, 2013

6:06 AM

Symphony No. 3 (Incomplete) in a

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Composer : Alexander Borodin

Catalog : 572786 CD

Conductor : Gerard Schwarz

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

6:25 AM

Dance of the Shepherd Girl

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Composer : Hugo Alfven

Catalog : 46668 CD

Conductor : Esa-Pekka Salonen

Orchestra : Swedish Radio Symphony Orchest

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Label : CBS/Sony

6:31 AM

Concerto for 2 violins in c, RV 509

Artist : Viktoria Mullova, violin; Giuliano 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

6:42 AM

Symphony in G

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Composer : J. Michael Haydn

Catalog : 225 CD

Conductor : Rudolf Barshai

Orchestra : Moscow Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

7:06 AM

Flute Concerto No. 4 P 104 in G Op 10, RV 435

Artist : Robert Stallman, flute

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 733 CD

Conductor : John Lubbock

Orchestra : Orchestra of St Johns Smith Sq

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Label : ASV

7:15 AM

Bombasto March

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Composer : Orion R. Farrar

Catalog : 432019 CD

Conductor : Frederick Fennell

Orchestra : Eastman Wind Ensemble

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Label : Mercury

7:18 AM

NABUCCO Overture (Sinfonia)

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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

7:28 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 3 in e Op 6

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 410897 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

7:41 AM

Suite for Trumpet & strings in C

Artist : Joachim Sch„fer, trumpet

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Composer : Theodor Schwartzkopf

Catalog : 77210 CD

Conductor : Anton Popovic

Orchestra : Bratislava Chamber Soloists

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Label : Christopho

7:50 AM

LE CID: Ballet Music

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Composer : Jules Massenet

Catalog : 2661

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:06 AM

LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours

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Composer : Amilcare Ponchielli

Catalog : 412236 CD

Conductor : Silvio Varviso

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : Philips

8:17 AM

Piano Concerto in c-Sharp Op 10, No. 2

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

8:27 AM

The Ship o’ the Fiend

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Composer : Hamish MacCunn

Catalog : 66815 CD

Conductor : Martyn Brabbins

Orchestra : BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestr

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Label : Hyperion

8:40 AM

ROMEO AND JULIET: Queen Mab Scherzo Op 17

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 6004 CD

Conductor : Carlo Maria Giulini

Orchestra : Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Label : Nederland

8:51 AM

Song for Athene for violin and strings

Artist : Nicola Benedetti, violin

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Composer : John Tavener

Catalog : 476619 CD

Conductor : Andrew Litton

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:06 AM

Dance Overture

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Composer : Paul Creston

Catalog : 441 CD

Conductor : David Alan Miller

Orchestra : Albany Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Albany

9:19 AM

Spirituals for Strings

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Composer : Morton Gould

Catalog : 49462 CD

Conductor : Kenneth Klein

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

9:41 AM

Harvest Dance

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Composer : Ilmari Hannikainen

Catalog : 9703 CD

Conductor : Petri Sakari

Orchestra : Finnish Radio Symphony Orch

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Label : YLE

10:00 AM

Suite on Jewish Themes

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Composer : Louis Gesensway

Catalog : 403 CD

Orchestra : The New Philadelphia Quartet

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Label : Weston Snd

10:16 AM

Concerto for violin & cello in a Op 102

Artist : David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 64744 CD

Conductor : George Szell

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:51 AM

Symphony No. 4 in d Op 12 La Casa del Diavolo

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Composer : Luigi Boccherini

Catalog : 2908609 CD

Conductor : Chiara Banchini

Orchestra : Ensemble 415

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Label : Harm Mundi

11:18 AM

Soirees de Vienne: Valse-Caprice No. 1 in A-Flat after Schubert

Artist : Gabriela Imreh, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 4225 CD

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Label : Conn Soc

11:27 AM

Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 2012 CD

Conductor : Dirk Brossé

Orchestra : Chamber Orchestra of Phila.

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Label : Weston Snd

12:06 PM

Overture, Scherzo & Finale in E Op 52

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 550608 CD

Conductor : Johannes Wildner

Orchestra : Polish National Radio Orchestr

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Label : Naxos

12:25 PM

Piano Quintet in D Op 51

Artist : Adam Neiman, piano

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Composer : Anton Arensky

Catalog : 92143 CD

Orchestra : Ying Quartet

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12:54 PM

Introduction & Variations Brillantes Op 170

Artist : Christopher Hinterhuber, piano

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Composer : Ferdinand Ries

Catalog : 570440 CD

Conductor : Uwe Grodd

Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Label : Naxos

1:11 PM

THE CAPTURE OF KARS: Solemn March

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Composer : Modest Moussorgsky (arr. Lake)

Catalog : 3402 CD

Conductor : James Stobart

Orchestra : Locke Brass Consort

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Label : CRD

1:19 PM

Suite No. 2 Suite Characteristique in C Op 53

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 93980 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Radio Symph Orch of Stuttgart

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2:00 PM

Symphony No. 6 in d Op 104

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 753 CD

Conductor : Simon Rattle

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:31 PM

Aladdin Suite for Orchestra Op 34

Artist : Swedish Radio Choir

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Composer : Carl Nielsen

Catalog : 44934 CD

Conductor : Esa-Pekka Salonen

Orchestra : Swedish Radio Symphony Orchest

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Label : CBS/Sony

3:00 PM

Orb & Sceptre

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Composer : Sir William Walton

Catalog : 80125 CD

Conductor : Andre Previn

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

3:09 PM

Violin Concertoin A Op 8

Artist : Nigel Kennedy,violin

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Composer : Mieczyslaw Karlowicz

Catalog : 79934 CD

Conductor : Jacek Kaspszyk

Orchestra : Polish Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:41 PM

Piano Trio No. 39 HOB XV:25in G

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 2131 CD

Orchestra : Czech Trio

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Label : BM

4:06 PM

Five Russian Pieces

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Composer : Louis Gesensway

Catalog : 403 CD

Orchestra : The New Philadelphia Quartet

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Label : Weston Snd

4:17 PM

Quintet for guitar and strings No. 4 in G

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Composer : Luigi Boccherini

Catalog : 126 CD

Conductor : Ophélie Gaillard

Orchestra : Pulcinella

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Label : Ambroisie

4:33 PM

Poeme for Violin & Orchestra Op 25

Artist : Zino Francescatti, violin

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Composer : Ernest Chausson

Catalog : 62339 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:51 PM

Preludio Sinfonico

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 63025 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : La Scala Philaharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:06 PM

BEATRICE AND BENEDICT Overture

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 550999 CD

Conductor : Yoav Talmi

Orchestra : San Diego Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:15 PM

Five Russian Pieces

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Composer : Louis Gesensway

Catalog : 403 CD

Orchestra : The New Philadelphia Quartet

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Label : Weston Snd

5:27 PM

Skyscrapers (1926)

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Composer : John Alden Carpenter

Catalog : 49263 CD

Conductor : Kenneth Klein

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:49 PM

Mark Twain - Portrait for Orchestra

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Composer : Jerome Kern

Catalog : 68786 CD

Conductor : Keith Lockhart

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

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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

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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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