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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 21, 2013

6:06 AM

Symphony No. 2 in C

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 5265 CD

Conductor : Adam Fischer

Orchestra : Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch

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Label : Nimbus

6:17 AM

Rapsodia Argentina for piano and orch.

Artist : Thomas Tirino, piano

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Composer : Ernesto Lecuona

Catalog : 774 CD

Conductor : Michael Bartos

Orchestra : Polish National Radio Orchestr

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Label : Bis

6:30 AM

Concerto for 2 trumpets in C

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 414588 CD

Conductor : Christopher Hogwood

Orchestra : Academy of Ancient Music

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Label : L'Oiseau

6:41 AM

Octet No. 1 for winds in E-Flat

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Composer : Josef Myslivecek

Catalog : 777377 CD

Conductor : Carin van Heerden

Orchestra : L'Orfeo Wind Ensemble

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Label : CPO

7:06 AM

LA SCALA DI SETA Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 60387 CD

Conductor : Fritz Reiner

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

7:14 AM

Cyrus the Great

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Composer : Karl King

Catalog : 5 CD

Conductor : (Colonel) Lowell E. Graham

Orchestra : US Air Force Band

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Label : USAF

7:18 AM

BORIS GODUNOV: Polonaise

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Composer : Modest Moussorgsky

Catalog : 1000179 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

7:27 AM

String Symphony No. 2 in D

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 69524 CD

Conductor : Jerzy Maksymiuk

Orchestra : Polish Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:40 AM

MAGIC FLUTE Overture

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 4775789 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

7:48 AM

Four Seasons: No.4 Winter (L’Inverno) in f Op 8

Artist : Isaac Stern, violin

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 66472 CD

Conductor : Isaac Stern

Orchestra : Jerusalem Music Centre Ch.Orch

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:06 AM

Concert Overture No. 17 in f Op 242

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Composer : Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda

Catalog : 777469 CD

Conductor : Michael Alexander Willens

Orchestra : The Cologne Academy

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Label : CPO

8:15 AM

Invitation to the Dance Op 65

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 430201 CD

Conductor : Christoph Von Dohnanyi

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

8:26 AM

Coppelia: Ballet Suite

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Composer : Leo Delibes

Catalog : 75221 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:39 AM

Concerto for trumpet and 2 oboes in D

Artist : Albert Calvayrac, trumpet

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 67425 CD

Conductor : Louis Auriacombe

Orchestra : Orch du Capitole de Toulouse

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:49 AM

KHOVANSHCHINA: Persian Slaves’ Dance

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Composer : Modest Moussorgsky

Catalog : 15621 CD

Conductor : Rouslan Raichev

Orchestra : Plovdiv Philharmonic

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Label : LaserLight

9:06 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D Op 3

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 907415 CD

Conductor : Richard Egarr

Orchestra : Academy of Ancient Music

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Label : Harm Mundi

9:16 AM

Concertone for 2 violins in C

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 5740 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:47 AM

Elfenspiel

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Composer : Franz Berwald

Catalog : 920 CD

Conductor : Ulf Bjorlin

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:00 AM

OBERON Overture

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 504 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : OehmsCl

10:11 AM

Violin Concerto in e Op 64

Artist : Zino Francescatti, violin

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 62339 CD

Conductor : Dimitri Mitropoulos

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:39 AM

Symphony No. 7 in A Op 92

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 49176 CD

Conductor : Joshua Bell

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : CBS/Sony

11:20 AM

Todtenfeier- Symphonic Poem

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Composer : Gustav Mahler

Catalog : 8956 CD

Conductor : Leif Segerstam

Orchestra : Danish Radio Symph Orch

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Label : Chandos

12:06 PM

Sinfonia in G

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Composer : Josef Myslivecek

Catalog : 4776418 CD

Conductor : Werner Erhardt

Orchestra : Concerto Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:16 PM

Concierto del Sur (1941)

Artist : Andres Segovia, guitar

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Composer : Manuel Ponce

Catalog : 2130 CD

Conductor : Enrique Jorda

Orchestra : Symphony of the Air

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:43 PM

Organ Concerto No. 1 in F Op 137

Artist : Michael Murray, organ

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Composer : Josef Rheinberger

Catalog : 80136 CD

Conductor : Jahja Ling

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

1:08 PM

Rustic Wedding Symphony in E-Flat Op 26

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Composer : Carl Goldmark

Catalog : 10 CD

Conductor : Maurice Abravanel

Orchestra : Utah Symphony Orchestra

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Label : VangrdOmeg

2:00 PM

The Enchanted Lake Op 62

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Composer : Anatol Liadov

Catalog : 777174 CD

Conductor : Kirill Petrenko

Orchestra : Berlin Comic Opera Orchestra

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Label : CPO

2:11 PM

Symphony No. 6 in c Op 58

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 1000026 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

2:51 PM

String Quartet No. 1: Andante Cantabile Op 11

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 64107 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:00 PM

Flute Concerto in G

Artist : William Bennett, flute

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Composer : Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Catalog : 391378 CD

Conductor : Ian Watson

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

3:13 PM

Symphony No. 8 in b

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 4775324 CD

Conductor : Carlos Kleiber

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:39 PM

Valses Nobles et Sentimentales

Artist : Artur Rubinstein, piano

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 63043 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

4:06 PM

Symphony No. 33 in B-Flat

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 6579 CD

Conductor : Emmanuel Krivine

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Denon

4:28 PM

LA SOURCE: Suite No. 2

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Composer : Leo Delibes

Catalog : 553356 CD

Conductor : Andrew Mogrelia

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Naxos

4:44 PM

LAKME: Viens, Malika...Dome epais

Artist : Anna Netrebko, soprano

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Composer : Leo Delibes

Catalog : 4777177 CD

Conductor : Marco Armiliato

Orchestra : S.W. Rad. Sym Orch Baden-Baden

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:53 PM

Suite Algerienne: Op 60

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 1015 CD

Conductor : Geoffrey Simon

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Cala

5:06 PM

Danzas espanolas No. 5in e Op 37

Artist : Andres Segovia, guitar

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Composer : Enrique Granados

Catalog : 2130 CD

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Label : D. Gramphn

5:13 PM

Serenade in G

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Composer : E. J. Moeran

Catalog : 64721 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : Northern Sinfonia of England

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:29 PM

Le Boeuf sur le Toit Op 58

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Composer : Darius Milhaud

Catalog : 45809 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : National Orchestra of France

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:51 PM

Jack-in-the-box

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Composer : Erik Satie

Catalog : 421395 CD

Conductor : Bernard Herrmann

Orchestra : London Festival Players

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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

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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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