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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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March 01, 2013

6:06 AM

Symphony No. 24 in B-Flat, K. 182

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 412954 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

6:18 AM

Horn Concerto Concerto da Caccia in D

Artist : Bruce Atwell, horn

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 3221 CD

Conductor : Jeffery Meyer

Orchestra : St Petersburg Chamber Phil

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Label : Centaur

6:30 AM

Serenade in E-Flat Op 7

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 438748 CD

Conductor : Edo de Waart

Orchestra : Netherlands Wind Ensemble

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Label : Philips

6:43 AM

Concerto in F

Artist : Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Pierre Pierlot, oboe

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 39772 CD

Conductor : Janos Rolla

Orchestra : Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:06 AM

Overture No. 7 in D

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Composer : Thomas Augustine Arne

Catalog : 4759117 CD

Conductor : Christopher Hogwood

Orchestra : Academy of Ancient Music

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Label : London/Dec

7:15 AM

Jack Tar

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 1 CD

Conductor : (Colonel) Lowell E. Graham

Orchestra : ACC Heritage of America Band

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Label : USAF

7:19 AM

Symphony in B-Flat Op 6, No. 4

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 999298 CD

Conductor : Anthony Halstead

Orchestra : Hanover Band

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Label : CPO

7:28 AM

Spanish Lady Suite

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 7761 CD

Orchestra : Guildhall String Ensemble

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Label : RCA/BMG

7:43 AM

Concertino Op 107

Artist : Susan Milan, flute

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Composer : Cecile Chaminade

Catalog : 8840 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : City of London Sinfonia

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Label : Chandos

7:50 AM

Rondo for Violin & Orchestra in B-Flat, K. 269

Artist : Christian Tetzlaff, violin

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 61842 CD

Conductor : Stephan Tetzlaff

Orchestra : Deutsche Kammerphil. Bremen

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

8:06 AM

DER FREISCHUTZ Overture Op 77

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 65617 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:17 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 5 in d Op 3

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Composer : Francesco Manfredini

Catalog : 553891 CD

Conductor : Jaroslav Krcek

Orchestra : Capella Istropolitana

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Label : Naxos

8:28 AM

Swedish Dances Op 63

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 777385 CD

Conductor : Werner Andreas Albert

Orchestra : S.W. German Radio Symph. Orch.

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Label : CPO

8:42 AM

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 in a Rakoczy March

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 61497 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:48 AM

Song of the Nightingale Op 29

Artist : Tianwa Yang, violin

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Composer : Pablo Sarasate

Catalog : 572216 CD

Conductor : Ernest Martinez Izquierdo

Orchestra : Navarra Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

9:06 AM

LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX Overture

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Composer : Gaetano Donizetti

Catalog : 8 CD

Conductor : Tullio Serafin

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Medici

9:15 AM

Symphony No.103 in E-Flat Drum Roll

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 60022 CD

Conductor : Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : WienerPhil

9:50 AM

Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 66870 CD

Conductor : David Honeyball

Orchestra : London Brass Virtuosi

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Label : Hyperion

10:00 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D Op 6

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 6584 CD

Conductor : Karl Richter

Orchestra : Munich Bach Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:18 AM

Cello Concerto in e Op 85

Artist : Paul Watkins, cello

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 4777352 CD

Conductor : Jiri Belohlavek

Orchestra : BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:47 AM

Symphony No. 8 in d

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 46 CD

Conductor : Antonio Janigro

Orchestra : I Solisti Zagreb

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Label : VangrdOmeg

10:58 AM

Pastoral Suite Op 19

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Composer : Lars-Erik Larsson

Catalog : 570 CD

Conductor : James DePreist

Orchestra : Malmo Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Bis

11:23 AM

Symphonic Dances Op 64

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Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 9113 CD

Conductor : Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Orchestra : Stockholm Philharmonic Orchest

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Label : Chandos

12:06 PM

Hebrides Overture in D Op 26

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 391372 CD

Conductor : Barry Wordsworth

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

12:17 PM

Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Symphony of a Thousand

Artist : Christine Brewer, soprano; Birgit Remmer, contralto; Jon Villars, tenor; David Wilson-Johnson, baritone Birmingham Sym. Orch.Chorus

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Composer : Gustav Mahler

Catalog : 721 CD

Conductor : Simon Rattle

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:37 PM

Fantasia in c, K. 475

Artist : Alicia de Larrocha, piano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 417372 CD

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Label : London/Dec

2:00 PM

Concerto in E

Artist : Elizabeth Mann, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Louise Schulman, viola

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 60210 CD

Orchestra : Orchestra of St. Luke's

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Label : MusicMaste

2:17 PM

Florida Suite

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Composer : Frederick Delius

Catalog : 553535 CD

Conductor : David Lloyd-Jones

Orchestra : English Northern Philharmonia

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Label : Naxos

3:00 PM

Hungarian Rhapsody in D Op 68

Artist : Matthew Allen, cello

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Composer : David Popper

Catalog : 80745 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

3:10 PM

Petrouchka

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Composer : Igor Stravinsky

Catalog : 64139 CD

Conductor : Igor Stravinsky

Orchestra : Columbia Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

3:44 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 3 for woodwinds, brass and strings

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Composer : William Alwyn

Catalog : 570145 CD

Conductor : David Lloyd-Jones

Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Label : Naxos

4:06 PM

PARSIFAL: Act III Synthesis

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Composer : Richard Wagner (arr. Stokowski)

Catalog : 9024 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Houston Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Everest

4:25 PM

PARSIFAL: Good Friday Spell

Artist : Peter Hofmann, tenor; Hans Sotin, bass

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 4780234 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:31 PM

Andante and Hungarian Rondo Op 35

Artist : Gerard Causse, viola

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 54817 CD

Conductor : Gerard Causse

Orchestra : Solistes de Montpellier-Moscou

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:42 PM

In Nature’s Realm Overture Op 91

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 66 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Water Lily

5:06 PM

L’Enfant Prodigue: Cortege, Air de Danse

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Composer : Claude Debussy

Catalog : 572297 CD

Conductor : Jun Markl

Orchestra : National Orchestra of Lyon

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Label : Naxos

5:12 PM

Interplay - American Concertette for piano and orchestra

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Composer : Morton Gould

Catalog : 61651 CD

Conductor : Morton Gould

Orchestra : Morton Gould Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:29 PM

Palladio

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Composer : Karl Jenkins

Catalog : 62276 CD

Conductor : Karl Jenkins

Orchestra : London Philharmnic Strings

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:48 PM

Cinema Paradiso film score

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Composer : Ennio Morricone

Catalog : 60706 CD

Conductor : Henry Mancini

Orchestra : Henry Mancini's 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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