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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 25, 2013

6:06 AM

Violin Concerto in b

Artist : Giuliano Carmignola, violin

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 87733 CD

Conductor : Andrea Marcon

Orchestra : Venice Baroque Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

6:19 AM

Concerto a 6 - Trumpet in C

Artist : John Wallace, trumpet

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Composer : Tomasso Albinoni

Catalog : 5017 CD

Conductor : Christopher Warren-Green

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Nimbus

6:29 AM

Leonore Overture No. 1 in C Op 138

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 11 CD

Conductor : Eduard van Beinum

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : LondonPhil

6:41 AM

Theme and Variations in G

Artist : Karl-Otto Hartmann,bassoon

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Composer : Antonin Reicha

Catalog : 170021 CD

Conductor : Milan Lajc¡k

Orchestra : Prague Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Orfeo

7:06 AM

Polonaise in C Op 49

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Composer : Anatol Liadov

Catalog : 47505 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:15 AM

Boy Scouts of America

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 30082 CD

Conductor : Jack T. Kline

Orchestra : United States Marine Band

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7:19 AM

Suite Espanola: No. 5 Asturias Op 47

Artist : Xuefei Yang, guitar

Album :

Composer : Isaac Albeniz

Catalog : 70714 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:27 AM

Suite No. 2 in F Op 28

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 40471 CD

Conductor : Imogen Holst

Orchestra : Central Band of the Royal A.F.

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:40 AM

Caprice Basque Op 24

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Composer : Pablo Sarasate

Catalog : 1226 CD

Orchestra : American String Project

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Label : MSR

7:48 AM

Marcha Triunfal y Final de Opera

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Composer : Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Catalog : 5009 CD

Conductor : Samuel Adler

Orchestra : Vienna State Opera Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

8:06 AM

Finlandia Op 26

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 572705 CD

Conductor : Pietari Inkinen

Orchestra : New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

8:16 AM

Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in B-Flat

Artist : Wolfgang Meyer, clarinet

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Composer : Gaetano Donizetti

Catalog : 45 CD

Conductor : Wojciech Rajski

Orchestra : Polish Radio Symphony Orchestr

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Label : ClassicTal

8:26 AM

Overture on Russian Themes Op 28

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 46013 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : ZYX Music

8:39 AM

LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Overture

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 5149 CD

Conductor : Mario Bernardi

Orchestra : Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : CBC(RCI)

8:47 AM

Bergensiana:Rococo Variations on an old

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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

Sinfonia in C

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Composer : Josef Myslivecek

Catalog : 4776418 CD

Conductor : Werner Erhardt

Orchestra : Concerto Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:16 AM

Guitar Concerto in e Op 56

Artist : Pepe Romero, guitar

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Composer : Francesco Molino

Catalog : 426263 CD

Conductor : Iona Brown

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

9:42 AM

Symphony (No. 2) in D

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Composer : Simon Le Duc

Catalog : 777219 CD

Conductor : Michael Schneider

Orchestra : La Stagione Frankfurt

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Label : CPO

10:00 AM

Historic Scenes Suite II Op 66

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 6591 CD

Conductor : Sir Alexander Gibson

Orchestra : Scottish National Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

10:20 AM

Symphony No. 1 in C

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 550928 CD

Conductor : John Georgiadis

Orchestra : The Queensland Symphony Orch.

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Label : Naxos

10:47 AM

Wind Quintet No. 14 in f Op 99

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Composer : Antonin Reicha

Catalog : 267 CD

Orchestra : Westwood Wind Quintet

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Label : Crystal

11:30 AM

Le Tombeau de Couperin

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 75526 CD

Conductor : Jean Martinon

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:06 PM

Scenes Italiennes

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Composer : Benjamin Godard

Catalog : 550087 CD

Conductor : Ondrej Lenard

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Naxos

12:21 PM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in c Op 18

Artist : Yuja Wang, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 15338 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:55 PM

Francesca da Rimini Op 32

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 9037 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Stadium SO of New York

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Label : Everest

1:21 PM

Symphony in D

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Composer : Luigi Cherubini

Catalog : 557908 CD

Conductor : Piero Bellugi

Orchestra : Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo

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Label : Naxos

2:00 PM

Beni Mora (Oriental Suite) Op 29

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 5086 CD

Conductor : Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra : BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

2:18 PM

Symphony No. 2 Op 16

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Composer : Carl Nielsen

Catalog : 220623 CD

Conductor : Alan Gilbert

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : Da Capo

3:00 PM

Egmont Overture Op 84

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 42103 CD

Conductor : Sir Colin Davis

Orchestra : Bavarian Radio Symphony

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Label : CBS/Sony

3:11 PM

Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Op 103

Artist : Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 4758764 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : L'Orchestre delaSuisse Romande

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Label : London/Dec

3:40 PM

Variations on a theme in Ancient Style Op 30

Artist : Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

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Composer : Carlos Salzedo

Catalog : 80581 CD

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Label : Telarc

4:06 PM

Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2

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Composer : Ottorino Respighi

Catalog : 1007 CD

Conductor : Christopher Lyndon Gee

Orchestra : Australian Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Omega

4:28 PM

JEANNE D’ARC, MAID OF ORLEANS: 3 Dances

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 11169 CD

Conductor : Thomas G. Leslie

Orchestra : UNLV Wind Orchestra

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Label : Klavier

4:43 PM

JEANNE D’ARC, MAID OF ORLEANS: Joan’s

Artist : Dolora Zajick, mezzo-soprano

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 80557 CD

Conductor : Charles Rosekrans

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

4:51 PM

Waltz from Delibe’s Naila

Artist : Ilona Prunyi, piano

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Composer : Ernst von Dohnanyi

Catalog : 31910 CD

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Label : Hungaroton

5:06 PM

HMS Pinafore: Overture

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Composer : Sir Arthur Sullivan

Catalog : 80374 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

5:12 PM

Natoma: Selections

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Composer : Victor Herbert

Catalog : 559027 CD

Conductor : Keith Brion

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Naxos

5:29 PM

Carnival of the Animals

Artist : Hugh Downs, narrator

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 68131 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

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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