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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 12, 2012

6:06 AM

Concerto Armonico No. 2 in G

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Composer : Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer

Catalog : 410205 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Argo

6:19 AM

Valse di Bravura Op 33

Artist : Patrick Gallois, 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

Carnaval de Venise variations

Artist : John Wallace, trumpet

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Composer : Jean-Baptiste Arban

Catalog : 4113 CD

Conductor : Geoffrey Simon

Orchestra : London Trumpet Orchestra

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Label : Cala

6:43 AM

Symphony in F

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Composer : Jose Nono

Catalog : 10488 CD

Orchestra : Concerto Koln

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Label : Capriccio

7:06 AM

Julius Caesar Overture Op 128

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 8649 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

7:15 AM

Daughters of Texas

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 87107 CD

Conductor : Ronald Demkee

Orchestra : Allentown Band

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Label : AMP Record

7:20 AM

Pomp & Circumstance March No. 3 in c Op 39

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 47206 CD

Conductor : Adrian Boult

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:28 AM

Symphony in D Op 18

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 540 CD

Conductor : Simon Standage

Orchestra : Academy of Ancient Music

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Label : Chandos

7:44 AM

Harpsichord Concerto in G

Artist : Andreas Staier, harpsichord

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Composer : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Catalog : 2908606 CD

Conductor : Petra Mullejans

Orchestra : Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

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Label : Harm Mundi

8:06 AM

Festive Overture

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 223705 CD

Conductor : Robert Stankovsky

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

8:17 AM

Prague Waltzes

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 3166 CD

Conductor : Jiri Belohlavek

Orchestra : Prague Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

8:28 AM

Federal Overture (1794)

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Composer : Carr, Benjamin

Catalog : 559654 CD

Conductor : Patrick Gallois

Orchestra : Sinfonia Finlandia

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Label : Naxos

8:43 AM

Russian Easter Festival Overture Op 36

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 68132 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

9:06 AM

In the Fen Country

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 442427 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

9:23 AM

Piano Concerto No. 3 in c Op 37

Artist : Richard Goode, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 480508 CD

Conductor : Ivan Fischer

Orchestra : Budapest Festival Orchestra

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Label : Nonesuch

10:00 AM

Holberg Suite Op 40

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Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 44722 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : Estonian National Symph Orch

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

10:23 AM

Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in d

Artist : Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 47429 CD

Conductor : Gerd Albrecht

Orchestra : Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:49 AM

A Song of Summer

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Composer : Frederick Delius

Catalog : 65119 CD

Conductor : Sir John Barbirolli

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

11:04 AM

Grand Duo Concertante for vln.& dbl.bassin A

Artist : Joshua Bell, violin

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Composer : Giovanni Bottesini

Catalog : 60956 CD

Conductor : Hugh Wolff

Orchestra : Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

11:21 AM

Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 340 CD

Conductor : Gordan Nikolic

Orchestra : Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Pentatone

12:06 PM

SEMIRAMIDE Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 47118 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:19 PM

North Sea Pictures Waltz Op 390

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 52 CD

Conductor : Yakov Kreizberg

Orchestra : Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Pentatone

12:30 PM

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Love Music

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 1 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : PhilOrch.

1:00 PM

Zadok the Priest

Artist : Vienna Choir Boys

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 462778 CD

Conductor : Peter Marschik

Orchestra : Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orch.

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Label : Philips

1:06 PM

Manfred Overture Op 115

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 2003 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : PhilOrch.

1:19 PM

TALES OF HOFFMANN: Barcarolle

Artist : Joan Sutherland, soprano

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Composer : Jacques Offenbach

Catalog : 467632 CD

Conductor : Richard Bonynge

Orchestra : L'Orchestre delaSuisse Romande

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Label : London/Dec

1:23 PM

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Imperial March

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Composer : John Williams

Catalog : 80664 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

1:26 PM

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Yoda’s Theme

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Composer : John Williams

Catalog : 80664 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

1:30 PM

Sonata for Viola and Piano

Artist : Alexander Besa, viola

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Composer : Rebecca Clarke

Catalog : 1 CD

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Label : Artimus

1:43 PM

Blades of Grass (1945)

Artist : Geoffrey Deemer, English Horn

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Composer : Romeo Cascarino

Catalog : 559266 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Philadelphia Philharmonia

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Label : Naxos

1:55 PM

Freikugeln (Magic Bullets) Polka Op 326

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 223233 CD

Conductor : Johannes Wildner

Orchestra : CSSR State Phil. (Kosice)

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Label : MarcoPolo

2:01 PM

The Lark Ascending

Artist : Tasmin Little, violin

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 73127 CD

Conductor : Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra : BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Teldec

2:17 PM

In the Steppes of Central Asia

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Composer : Alexander Borodin

Catalog : 412552 CD

Conductor : Esa-Pekka Salonen

Orchestra : Bavarian Radio Symphony

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Label : Philips

2:25 PM

Prelude No. 1 in F Op 2

Artist : Alessio Bax, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 264 CD

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Label : Signum

2:29 PM

Exsultate, Jubilate: Exsultate, jubilate

Artist : Judith Blegen, soprano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 87771 CD

Conductor : Pinchas Zukerman

Orchestra : Mostly Mozart Festival Orch

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Label : CBS/Sony

2:35 PM

Lawrence of Arabia: Overture

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Composer : Maurice Jarre

Catalog : 80168 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

2:40 PM

O Sole Mio

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

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Composer : Eduardo Di Capua

Catalog : 10010 CD

Conductor : Giancarlo Chiaramello

Orchestra : National Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : London/Dec

2:45 PM

Requiem

Artist : Choir of Clare Coll.,Cambridge

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Composer : John Rutter

Catalog : 557130 CD

Conductor : Timothy Brown

Orchestra : City of London Sinfonia

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Label : Naxos

3:00 PM

Suite Provencale Op 152

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Composer : Darius Milhaud

Catalog : 9072 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

3:17 PM

Variations on a Rococo Theme Op 33

Artist : Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 434106 CD

Conductor : Maxim Shostakovich

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Philips

3:43 PM

Malediction

Artist : Joshua Pierce, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 1210 CD

Conductor : Paul Freeman

Orchestra : Moscow State Philharmonic Orch

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Label : MSR

4:06 PM

Andante Grazioso and Capriccio Op 63

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Composer : Robert Fuchs

Catalog : 2260 CD

Conductor : Manfred Mssauer

Orchestra : Moravian Philharmonic Orch

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Label : Thorophon

4:28 PM

LUISA MILLER: Overture

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 68468 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:35 PM

LUISA MILLER: Quando le sere al placido

Artist : Placido Domingo, tenor

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 92845 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:42 PM

LES FEES DU RHIN: Suite

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Composer : Jacques Offenbach

Catalog : 4776403 CD

Conductor : Marc Minkowski

Orchestra : Musicians of the Louvre

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Label : D. Gramphn

5:06 PM

Lustspiel Overture Op 38

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Composer : Ferruccio Busoni

Catalog : 572922 CD

Conductor : Francesco La Vecchia

Orchestra : Rome Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:16 PM

Two Symphonic Sketches

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Composer : Joaquim Serra

Catalog : 555871 CD

Conductor : Salvador Brotons

Orchestra : El Valles Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:28 PM

Show Boat: Scenario for Orchestra

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Composer : Jerome Kern

Catalog : 446404 CD

Conductor : John Mauceri

Orchestra : Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orches

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Label : Philips

5:51 PM

Prelude for Piano No. 2

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Composer : George Gershwin

Catalog : 57319 CD

Orchestra : Cellists of the Berlin Phil.

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Label : Angel/EMI

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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 Mark Mobley

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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