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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 13, 2012

6:06 AM

Pan’s Anniversary: Dances and Folk Song

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 2857 CD

Conductor : Jon Ceander Mitchell

Orchestra : Philharmonia Bulgarica

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Label : Centaur

6:18 AM

MACBETH: Act III: Ballet Music

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 62651 CD

Conductor : Roberto Abbado

Orchestra : Munich Radio Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

6:30 AM

Overture No. 6 in d

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 6531 CD

Conductor : Adrian Shepherd

Orchestra : Cantilena

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Label : Chandos

6:44 AM

Organ Concerto No. 13 in F

Artist : Simon Preston, organ

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 469358 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

7:06 AM

MIGNON: Overture

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Composer : Ambroise Thomas

Catalog : 37240 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:15 AM

Them Basses

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Composer : Getty H. Huffine

Catalog : 7 CD

Conductor : (Colonel) Lowell E. Graham

Orchestra : US Air Force Band

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Label : USAF

7:19 AM

ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO Overture

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 85060 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:28 AM

Concerto for oboe, cello, strings & b.c. in g

Artist : Paolo Pollastri, oboe

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 30480 CD

Conductor : Federico Maria Sardelli

Orchestra : Modo Antiquo

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Label : Naive

7:43 AM

Tarantelle for flute, clarinet & orch Op 6

Artist : Marc Grauwels, flute

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 555977 CD

Conductor : Andre Vandernoot

Orchestra : Belgian Radio & TV Symph Orch

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Label : Naxos

7:54 AM

The Tale of Honza (Simple Johnny) Valse

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Composer : Oskar Nedbal

Catalog : 3163 CD

Conductor : Vaclav Neumann

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

8:06 AM

Concerto No. 12 in D Op 9

Artist : Anthony Camden, oboe

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Composer : Tomasso Albinoni

Catalog : 553035 CD

Conductor : John Georgiadis

Orchestra : London Virtuosi

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Label : Naxos

8:16 AM

Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Op 112

Artist : Ambrosian Singers

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 33509 CD

Conductor : Michael Tilson Thomas

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:28 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

8:44 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 10 in d Op 6

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 80688 CD

Conductor : Martin Pearlman

Orchestra : Boston Baroque

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Label : Telarc

9:06 AM

Le Corsaire Overture Op 21

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 550999 CD

Conductor : Yoav Talmi

Orchestra : San Diego Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

9:17 AM

Scottish Fantasy Op 46

Artist : Michael Ludwig, violin

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 5 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Virginia Symphony

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Label : HamptonRds

9:49 AM

Highland Memories Op 30

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Composer : Hamish MacCunn

Catalog : 2123 CD

Conductor : John Wilson

Orchestra : Royal Ballet Sinfonia /Birming

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Label : ASV

10:00 AM

Symphony No. 70 in D

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 5000 CD

Conductor : David Blum

Orchestra : Esterhazy Orchestra

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Label : VangrdOmeg

10:22 AM

Piano Concerto in a Op 7

Artist : Angela Cheng, piano

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Composer : Clara Schumann

Catalog : 7169 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : The Women's Philharmonic

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Label : KOCH Intl.

10:47 AM

Novelette No. 8 in f-Sharp Op 21

Artist : Andras Schiff, piano

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 1806 CD

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Label : ECM

11:01 AM

Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 2 in b

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 7037 CD

Conductor : William Malloch

Orchestra : Boston Early Music Soloists

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Label : KOCH Intl.

11:23 AM

Symphony No. 4 in A Op 90

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 39498 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : National Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:06 PM

GUNTRAM: prelude act 1 Op 25

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 449571 CD

Conductor : Christian Thielemann

Orchestra : Orchester der Deutschen Oper

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:20 PM

Guitar Concerto in e Op 140

Artist : Pepe Romero, guitar

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Composer : Ferdinando Carulli

Catalog : 426263 CD

Conductor : Iona Brown

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

12:39 PM

Verklarte Nacht Op 4

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Composer : Arnold Schoenberg

Catalog : 71492 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:13 PM

Piano Quartet No. 1 in g Op 25

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 71492 CD

Conductor : Simon Rattle

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:00 PM

Concertpiece for 4 horns & orchestra Op 86

Artist : Dale Clevenger, horn

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 472798 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

2:21 PM

Romance in b

Artist : Susanne Grutzmann, piano

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Composer : Clara Schumann

Catalog : 7065 CD

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Label : Profil

2:30 PM

Piano Trio in g Op 17

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Composer : Clara Schumann

Catalog : 5029 CD

Orchestra : The Macalester Trio

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Label : Vox/MMG

3:00 PM

The Nightingale

Artist : Moscow Academy of Choral Art

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 93980 CD

Conductor : Viktor Popov

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3:06 PM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-Flat Op 23

Artist : Martha Argerich, piano

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 446673 CD

Conductor : Kirill Kondrashin

Orchestra : Symphonie-Orchester des Bayeri

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Label : Philips

3:42 PM

Suite hébraique for Viola and Orchestra

Artist : Tabea Zimmermann, viola

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Composer : Ernest Bloch

Catalog : 5001 CD

Conductor : Steven Sloane

Orchestra : Deutsches Symph.-Orch, Berlin

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Label : Capriccio

4:06 PM

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

4:28 PM

WALZERTRAUME (Waltz Dreams)

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Composer : Oscar Straus

Catalog : 80547 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

4:36 PM

THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER: My Hero

Artist : Robert Shaw Chorale

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Composer : Oscar Straus

Catalog : 7023 LP

Conductor : Robert Shaw

Orchestra : RCA Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

4:43 PM

Fantastic Scherzo Op 25

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Composer : Josef Suk

Catalog : 572323 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Buffalo Philharmonic

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Label : Naxos

5:06 PM

Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 65653 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:16 PM

Fantasy on Verdi’s Rigoletto Op 38

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

5:28 PM

Dr. Zhivago: Prelude and Lara’s Theme

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Composer : Maurice Jarre

Catalog : 77086 CD

Conductor : Maurice Jarre

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:38 PM

Red Sun: Suite

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Composer : Maurice Jarre

Catalog : 1061 CD

Conductor : Paul Bateman

Orchestra : City of Prague Philharmonic

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Label : Silva

5:46 PM

My Geisha Suite

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Composer : Franz Waxman

Catalog : 2283 CD

Conductor : Franz Waxman

Orchestra : 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

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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