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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 28, 2013

6:06 AM

String Sonata No. 3 in C

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 69524 CD

Conductor : Jerzy Maksymiuk

Orchestra : Polish Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:18 AM

Fantasy on Verdi’s Rigoletto Op 38

Artist : Patrick Gallois, flute; Kazunori Seo, flute

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Composer : Franz & Karl Doppler

Catalog : 570378 CD

Conductor : Patrick Gallois

Orchestra : Sinfonia Finlandia

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Label : Naxos

6:30 AM

Romance for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G Op 40

Artist : Maxim Vengerov, violin

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 36403 CD

Conductor : Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:40 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 12 in F 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

7:06 AM

SI J’ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture

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Composer : Adolph Adam

Catalog : 434332 CD

Conductor : Paul Paray

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

7:15 AM

Grandioso

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Composer : Roland Forrest Seitz

Catalog : 80266 CD

Conductor : Ainslee Cox

Orchestra : The Goldman Band

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Label : New World

7:18 AM

Intermezzo in A Op 118, No. 2

Artist : Van Cliburn, piano

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 60419 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

7:27 AM

Ma Vlast: No. 5 Tabor

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 46 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Lotos

7:41 AM

Boccaccio Overture

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 400071 CD

Conductor : John Williams

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : Philips

7:50 AM

Concerto for 4 Recorders,oboes, strings in C

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Composer : Johann David Heinichen

Catalog : 437549 CD

Conductor : Reinhard Goebel

Orchestra : Musica Antiqua Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

8:06 AM

La vergine del sole - Overture

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Composer : Domenico Cimarosa

Catalog : 225181 CD

Conductor : Allesandro Amoretti

Orchestra : Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

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Label : MarcoPolo

8:13 AM

Sinfonia No. 2 in B-Flat, Wq. 182

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Composer : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Catalog : 73326 CD

Conductor : Thomas Fueri

Orchestra : Bern Camerata

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Label : Denon

8:26 AM

WILLIAM TELL Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 62653 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:40 AM

Sentimental Romance No. 1 in A Op 28

Artist : Ulf Wallin, violin

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Composer : Wilhelm Stenhammar

Catalog : 550 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : Malmo Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Bis

8:48 AM

Sinfonia for strings & continuo in G

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Composer : Johann Friedrich Fasch

Catalog : 191 CD

Conductor : Gunther Wich

Orchestra : Cappella Coloniensis

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Label : PhoenixEd

9:06 AM

Le Corsaire Overture Op 21

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 4783566 CD

Conductor : Paul Paray

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

9:15 AM

Prelude in c-Sharp Op 3, No. 2

Artist : Van Cliburn, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 63612 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

9:22 AM

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op 43

Artist : Van Cliburn, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 62695 CD

Conductor : Kirill Kondrashin

Orchestra : Moscow Philharmonic

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Label : RCA/BMG

9:49 AM

Years of Pilgrimage: 2nd year: Sonetto No. 123 del Petrarca

Artist : Van Cliburn, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 63613 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

10:00 AM

Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 2 in b, BWV 1067

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 80619 CD

Conductor : Martin Pearlman

Orchestra : Boston Baroque

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Label : Telarc

10:19 AM

Violin Concerto No. 2 in d Op 44

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

10:47 AM

Nocturne (Notturno) for piano trio in E-Flat Op 148, D. 897

Artist : Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 385853 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:59 AM

Pohjola’s Daughter Op 49

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 80320 CD

Conductor : Yoel Levi

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

11:15 AM

Symphony No. 3 in F Op 90

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 308 CD

Conductor : Marek Janowski

Orchestra : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Pentatone

12:06 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 4a in F Op 3

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 4758673 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : London/Dec

12:19 PM

Piano Concerto No. 3 in c Op 37

Artist : Van Cliburn, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 60419 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

12:58 PM

Symphonic Poem No. 5: Prometheus

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 68595 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:13 PM

Symphony No. 2 in A

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Composer : Vassili Kalinnikov

Catalog : 1000170 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

2:00 PM

Concertino for Harp and Piano in d

Artist : Marielle Nordmann, harp; Francois-Rene Duchable, piano

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Composer : Elias Parish-Alvars

Catalog : 592266 CD

Conductor : Theodore Guschlbaur

Orchestra : Strasbourg Philharmonic Orch

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Label : FnacViaCla

2:23 PM

Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Op 35

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Composer : Carl Goldmark

Catalog : 7007 CD

Conductor : Michael Halasz

Orchestra : Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : RecordsInt

3:00 PM

Piano Sonata No. 8 in c Op 13 Pathetique

Artist : Van Cliburn, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 60356 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

3:21 PM

Symphony No. 27 in G, K. 199

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 69818 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:39 PM

Marouf, Savetier du Caire

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Composer : Henri Benjamin Rabaud

Catalog : 71 CD

Conductor : Eiji Oue

Orchestra : Minnesota Orchestra

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Label : Reference

4:06 PM

Violin Concerto in a Op 82

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 62593 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:27 PM

Tzigane: Rhapsodie de concert

Artist : Janine Jansen, violin

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 475011 CD

Conductor : Barry Wordsworth

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:39 PM

L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1

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Composer : Georges Bizet

Catalog : 434321 CD

Conductor : Paul Paray

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

5:06 PM

Pezzo Capriccioso Op 62

Artist : Sol Gabetta, cello

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 75951 CD

Conductor : Ari Rasilainen

Orchestra : Munich Radio Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:15 PM

Ulalume Poem for Orchestra Op 35

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Composer : Joseph Holbrooke

Catalog : 777442 CD

Conductor : Howard Griffiths

Orchestra : Brandenburg St Orch/Frankfurt

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Label : CPO

5:29 PM

The Prince and the Pauper: Suite

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Composer : Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Catalog : 471347 CD

Conductor : Andre Previn

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

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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

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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