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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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September 11, 2012

6:06 AM

Outdoor Overture

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 70047 CD

Conductor : Aaron Copland

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

6:15 AM

Piano Concertino No. 13 in G

Artist : Sabine Vatin, fortepiano

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 557660 CD

Orchestra : Ensemble d'arco

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Label : Naxos

6:30 AM

Hereinspaziert! Op 518

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Composer : Carl Michael Ziehrer

Catalog : 150127 CD

Conductor : Johannes Wildner

Orchestra : Vienna Johann Strauss Ch. Orch

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Label : Novalis

6:43 AM

Carnival in Paris- episode for orchestra Op 9

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Composer : Johan Svendsen

Catalog : 45128 CD

Conductor : Ole Kristian Ruud

Orchestra : Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

7:06 AM

Concerto (with 2 hunting horns) in F

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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

7:15 AM

Stars and Stripes Forever

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 1998 CD

Conductor : Albert F. Schoepper

Orchestra : United States Marine Band

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Label : USMC

7:19 AM

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Artist : Mormon Tabernacle Choir

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Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 80606 CD

Conductor : Craig Jessop

Orchestra : Orchestra at Temple Square

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Label : Telarc

7:28 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 5 in B-Flat Op 6

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Composer : Archangelo Corelli

Catalog : 434110 CD

Orchestra : I Musici

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Label : Philips

7:43 AM

Scherzo capriccioso Op 66

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 49995 CD

Conductor : Mariss Jansons

Orchestra : Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:06 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

8:20 AM

Wilde Rosen Waltz

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Composer : Franz Lehar

Catalog : 999891 CD

Conductor : Michail Jurowski

Orchestra : Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.

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Label : CPO

8:28 AM

Divertimento No. 3 in F, K. 136

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 412740 CD

Orchestra : Academy Chamber Ensemble

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Label : Philips

8:43 AM

Fanfare for the Common Man

Artist : Members of...

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 63888 CD

Conductor : Michael Tilson Thomas

Orchestra : San Francisco Symphony

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:47 AM

Adagio for Strings from String Quartet Op 11

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Composer : Samuel Barber

Catalog : 80673 CD

Conductor : Robert Spano

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

9:06 AM

Concerto in c

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 77367 CD

Orchestra : Camerata Koln

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Label : Deut Harmo

9:16 AM

Piano Quintet in E-Flat Op 44

Artist : Christian Zacharias, piano

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 50819 CD

Orchestra : Cherubini Quartet

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Label : Angel/EMI

9:49 AM

Rhapsody in b Op 79

Artist : Van Cliburn, piano

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 60419 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

10:00 AM

Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 Op 1

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 1014 CD

Conductor : Raymond Leppard

Orchestra : Indianapolis Symphony Orch.

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Label : Koss Class

10:19 AM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Op 17

Artist : Philippe Entremont, piano

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 45624 CD

Conductor : Michel Plasson

Orchestra : Orch du Capitole de Toulouse

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:49 AM

Concerto No. 9 in a

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Composer : Alessandro Scarlatti

Catalog : 768 CD

Orchestra : Tempesta di Mare Chmb Players

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Label : Chandos

11:02 AM

blue cathedral

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Composer : Jennifer Higdon

Catalog : 80596 CD

Conductor : Robert Spano

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

11:17 AM

Appalachian Spring

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 70047 CD

Conductor : Michael Tilson Thomas

Orchestra : San Francisco Symphony

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:06 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F Op 6

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 362 CD

Conductor : Pavlo Beznosiuk

Orchestra : Avison Ensemble

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Label : Linn

12:23 PM

Skogsraet The Wood Nymph Op 15

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 1147 CD

Conductor : John Storgards

Orchestra : Helsinki Philharmonic

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Label : Ondine

12:50 PM

Poem for Flute & Orchestra

Artist : Joseph Mariano, flute

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Composer : Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Catalog : 434307 CD

Conductor : Howard Hanson

Orchestra : Eastman-Rochester Sym. Orch.

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Label : Mercury

1:02 PM

Mass No. 2 in G

Artist : Vienna State Opera Chorus

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 4783640 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Label : London/Dec

1:26 PM

Symphony No. 38 in D "Prague"

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 343 CD

Conductor : Ivor Bolton

Orchestra : Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

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Label : OehmsCl

2:00 PM

Trinity Requiem

Artist : Trinity Choir; Trinity Youth Choir

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Composer : Robert Moran

Catalog : 244 CD

Conductor : Robert Ridgell

Orchestra : Trinity Wall Street

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2:32 PM

An American Concerto

Artist : Melissa White, violin

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Composer : Gwyneth Walker

Catalog : 356 CD

Conductor : Paul Freeman

Orchestra : Czech National Symphony Orches

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Label : Albany

3:00 PM

Fountains of Rome

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Composer : Ottorino Respighi

Catalog : 47316 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:18 PM

Piano Concerto No. 3 in e

Artist : Roberto Prosseda, piano

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 4781525 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : London/Dec

3:42 PM

Bajka (The Fairy Tale)

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Composer : Stanislaw Moniuszko

Catalog : 369 CD

Conductor : Grzegorz Nowak

Orchestra : Sinfonia Varsovia

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Label : Accord

4:06 PM

Piano Concerto in f-Sharp Op 69

Artist : Michael Ponti, piano

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Composer : Ferdinand Hiller

Catalog : 5065 CD

Conductor : Louis de Froment

Orchestra : Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg

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Label : Vox/MMG

4:28 PM

Choral Fantasy in c Op 80

Artist : RIAS Chamber Chorus

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 4776162 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:48 PM

Memorials

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Composer : Morton Gould

Catalog : 559005 CD

Conductor : Theodore Kuchar

Orchestra : Ukrainian National Symphony Or

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Label : Naxos

5:06 PM

ITALIAN IN ALGIERS Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 400071 CD

Conductor : John Williams

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : Philips

5:17 PM

String Quartet No. 1: Andante Cantabile Op 11

Artist : Yo Yo Ma, cello

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 93927 CD

Conductor : Lorin Maazel

Orchestra : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:28 PM

On the Transmigration of Souls

Artist : Atlanta Symphony Chorus

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Composer : John Adams

Catalog : 80673 CD

Conductor : Robert Spano

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

5:54 PM

Meditation and Elegy (2002)

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Composer : Romeo Cascarino

Catalog : 559266 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Philadelphia Philharmonia

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Label : Naxos

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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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