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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 22, 2013

6:06 AM

Symphony No. 5 in D

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 5345 CD

Conductor : William Boughton

Orchestra : English String Orchestra

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Label : Nimbus

6:15 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 6 (after Scarlatti) in D

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Composer : Charles Avison

Catalog : 31 CD

Orchestra : Café Zimmermann

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Label : Alpha

6:30 AM

Sinfonia in D

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Composer : Johann Adolphe Scheibe

Catalog : 550 CD

Conductor : Andrew Manze

Orchestra : Concerto Copenhagen

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Label : Chandos

6:41 AM

Don Quichotte Suite

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 1006 CD

Conductor : Leonard Friedman

Orchestra : Camerata of St. Andrew

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Label : Omega

7:06 AM

Espana

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Composer : Emmanuel Chabrier

Catalog : 63304 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

7:15 AM

High School Cadets

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 97188 CD

Conductor : Ronald Demkee

Orchestra : Allentown Band

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Label : AMP Record

7:18 AM

Violin Concerto in D

Artist : Daniel Hope, violin

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 4777463 CD

Orchestra : Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Label : D. Gramphn

7:27 AM

Hamlet Overture Op 37

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Composer : Niels Wilhelm Gade

Catalog : 999362 CD

Conductor : Ole Schmidt

Orchestra : Rheinland-Pfalz State Phil.

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Label : CPO

7:40 AM

Terpsichore: Dances

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Composer : Michael Praetorius

Catalog : 7673 CD

Conductor : Jeannette Sorrell

Orchestra : Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchest

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Label : KOCH Intl.

7:47 AM

Trumpet Concerto in D

Artist : Maurice Andre, trumpet

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Composer : J. Michael Haydn

Catalog : 5042 CD

Conductor : Hans Stadlmair

Orchestra : Munchener Kammerorchester

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Label : D. Gramphn

8:06 AM

Concerto Grosso in A Op 2

Artist : Sigiswald Kuijken, violin

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Composer : Francesco Geminiani

Catalog : 77010 CD

Orchestra : La Petite Bande

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Label : Deut Harmo

8:15 AM

Polonaise No. 2 in e-Flat Op 26

Artist : Maurizio Pollini, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 413795 CD

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Label : D. Gramphn

8:26 AM

Carmen Suite No. 1

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Composer : Georges Bizet

Catalog : 3208 CD

Conductor : James DePreist

Orchestra : Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orch

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Label : Delos

8:40 AM

LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 47274 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:49 AM

Scherzando No. 4 in g

Artist : Emmanuel Pahud, flute

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 56577 CD

Orchestra : Haydn-Ensemble Berlin

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Label : Angel/EMI

9:06 AM

Rob Roy 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

9:21 AM

Scottish Fantasy Op 46

Artist : Salvatore Accardo, violin

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 4784614 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Philips

10:00 AM

Symphonic Poem in Memory of Chopin in b Op 37

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Composer : Sergey Liapunov

Catalog : 32105 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR State Academy Symph Orch

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Label : MCA

10:16 AM

Nocturne No. 1 in b-Flat Op 9

Artist : Robert Silverman, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 15032 CD

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Label : Marquis

10:25 AM

Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise Op 22

Artist : Garrick Ohlsson, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 6702 CD

Conductor : Kazimierz Kord

Orchestra : Warsaw Philharmonic

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Label : Arabesque

10:41 AM

Symphony No. 1 in c Op 5

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Composer : Niels Wilhelm Gade

Catalog : 339 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Stockholm Sinfonietta

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Label : Bis

11:14 AM

ORFEO: Suite

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Composer : Claudio Monteverdi

Catalog : 7380 CD

Orchestra : Canadian Brass

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Label : OpeningDay

11:39 AM

Slavonic Rhapsody No. 1 in D Op 45

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 416623 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Philips

12:06 PM

Concerto Grosso in D Op 3

Artist : Andrew Manze, violin

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Composer : Pieter Hellendaal

Catalog : 3492 CD

Conductor : Roy Goodman

Orchestra : European Community Baroque Orc

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Label : Channel

12:24 PM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in e Op 11

Artist : Lang Lang, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 11654 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:06 PM

Symphony No. 4 in f Op 36

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 64 CD

Conductor : Vladimir Jurowski

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : LondonPhil

2:00 PM

Introduction and Allegro

Artist : Edward Druzinsky, harp

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 63683 CD

Conductor : Jean Martinon

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

2:11 PM

Aus Italien-Symphonic fantasy Op 16

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 64350 CD

Conductor : Rudolph Kempe

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:00 PM

Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Op 28

Artist : Grigory Sokolov, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 30336 CD

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Label : Naive

3:09 PM

Les Sylphides

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 63532 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

3:38 PM

Soir de Fete Op 32

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Composer : Ernest Chausson

Catalog : 64686 CD

Conductor : Michel Plasson

Orchestra : Orch du Capitole de Toulouse

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:06 PM

Latin American Symphonette

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Composer : Morton Gould

Catalog : 9 CD

Conductor : Maurice Abravanel

Orchestra : Utah Symphony Orchestra

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Label : VangrdOmeg

4:28 PM

THE TSAR’S BRIDE Overture

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 572788 CD

Conductor : Gerard Schwarz

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

4:36 PM

Concerto for 2 pianos in d

Artist : Katia & Marielle Labeque,piano

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Composer : Francis Poulenc

Catalog : 426284 CD

Conductor : Seiji Ozawa

Orchestra : Boston Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Philips

5:06 PM

THIEVING MAGPIE (LA GAZZA LADRA)Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 412236 CD

Conductor : Silvio Varviso

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : Philips

5:18 PM

Allegro de concert in A Op 46

Artist : Michael Ponti, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 5064 CD

Conductor : Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach

Orchestra : Berlin Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

5:32 PM

Colas Breugnon Selections

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Composer : Dmitri Kabalevsky

Catalog : 553411 CD

Conductor : Vasily Jelvakov

Orchestra : Moscow Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:55 PM

The Gadfly: Romance

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Composer : Dmitri Shostakovich

Catalog : 6603 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Belgian Radio & TV Symph Orch

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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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