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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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October 09, 2012

6:06 AM

Oboe Concerto in d

Artist : Han de Vries, oboe

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 50905 CD

Conductor : Lucy van Dael

Orchestra : Alma Musica Amsterdam

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:17 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 8 (after Scarlatti) in e

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Composer : Charles Avison

Catalog : 438806 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

6:30 AM

Capriol Suite

Artist : Christopher Parkening, guitar

Album :

Composer : Peter Warlock

Catalog : 55052 CD

Conductor : Iona Brown

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:44 AM

Impressions of Italy: Naples

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Composer : Gustave Charpentier

Catalog : 550087 CD

Conductor : Ondrej Lenard

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Naxos

7:06 AM

The Mikado: Overture

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Composer : Sir Arthur Sullivan

Catalog : 554165 CD

Conductor : Andrew Penny

Orchestra : Royal Ballet Sinfonia /Birming

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Label : Naxos

7:17 AM

Purple Pageant

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Composer : Karl King

Catalog : 1998 CD

Conductor : Albert F. Schoepper

Orchestra : United States Marine Band

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Label : USMC

7:23 AM

Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des

Artist : Michael Murray, organ

Album :

Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 80438 CD

Conductor : Robert Woods

Orchestra : Empire Brass

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Label : Telarc

7:32 AM

Carmen Fantasy Op 25

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

Album :

Composer : Pablo Sarasate

Catalog : 47101 CD

Conductor : Lawrence Foster

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:46 AM

Divertimento No. 2 in B-Flat

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 45471 CD

Conductor : Ton Koopman

Orchestra : Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

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Label : Erato

8:06 AM

Russia, a Symphonic Poem

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Composer : Mily Balakirev

Catalog : 65619 CD

Conductor : Lovro von Matacic

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:22 AM

Danse- Tarantelle Styrienne

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Composer : Claude Debussy

Catalog : 9129 CD

Conductor : Yan Pascal Tortelier

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

8:31 AM

Havanaise Op 83

Artist : Renaud Capucon, violin

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 45482 CD

Conductor : Daniel Harding

Orchestra : German Ch. Phil., Bremen

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

8:44 AM

SIEGE OF CORINTH Overture (Sinfonia)

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 47118 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:56 AM

Serenata Op 57

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Composer : Giuseppe Martucci

Catalog : 691 CD

Conductor : Francesco d'Avalos

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : ASV

9:06 AM

Slavonic Rhapsody No. 3 in A-Flat Op 45

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 9002 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Scottish National Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

9:21 AM

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C

Artist : Annie Fischer, piano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 31492 CD

Conductor : Ervin Lukacs

Orchestra : Budapest Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Hungaroton

9:54 AM

Two Swedish Folk Tunes Op 27

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Composer : Johan Svendsen

Catalog : 18132 CD

Conductor : Andrew Penny

Orchestra : Orchestra of the Mill

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Label : Lydian

10:00 AM

Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Op 28

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 504 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : OehmsCl

10:19 AM

Concerto No. 2 for 2 Pianos & Orchestra in A-Flat

Artist : Joshua Pierce & Dorothy Jonas

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 1330 CD

Conductor : Bystrik Rezucha

Orchestra : Slovak State Philh., Kosice

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Label : MSR

11:03 AM

Rondo for horn & orchin E-Flat

Artist : David Jolley, horn

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 6780 CD

Conductor : Uri Mayer

Orchestra : The Israel Sinfonietta

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Label : Arabesque

11:12 AM

Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Op 20

Artist : Susanne Grutzmann, piano

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Composer : Clara Schumann

Catalog : 7065 CD

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Label : Profil

11:27 AM

Symphony No. 92 in G

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 94237 CD

Conductor : Simon Rattle

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:06 PM

Concerto for trumpet and 2 oboes in D

Artist : David Bilger, trumpet

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 1035 CD

Conductor : Richard Kapp

Orchestra : Philharmonia Virtuosi

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Label : ESS.A.Y

12:19 PM

Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Op 2

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 94360 CD

Conductor : Jean Martinon

Orchestra : Orchestre National de O.R.T.F.

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12:52 PM

Two English Idylls

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Composer : George Butterworth

Catalog : 47945 CD

Conductor : Jeffrey Tate

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:07 PM

Quintet for piano & winds in E-Flat

Artist : James Levine, piano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 419785 CD

Orchestra : Ensemble Wien-Berlin

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:35 PM

In The South (Alassio) overture Op 50

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 619 CD

Conductor : Yondani Butt

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : ASV

2:00 PM

Carnival of the Animals

Artist : Renaud Capucon, violin

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 45603 CD

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

2:25 PM

Jour d’Ete a la Montagne Op 61

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Composer : Vincent d'Indy

Catalog : 10464 CD

Conductor : Rumon Gamba

Orchestra : Iceland Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

3:00 PM

Ma Vlast: No. 2 Vltava (The Moldau)

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 65 CD

Conductor : Sir Alexander Gibson

Orchestra : New Symphony Orch. of London

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Label : Chesky Rec

3:15 PM

Taras Bulba

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Composer : Leos Janacek

Catalog : 2417 CD

Conductor : Jiri Belohlavek

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

3:41 PM

Petite Suite

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Composer : Claude Debussy

Catalog : 1025 CD

Conductor : Geoffrey Simon

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Cala

4:06 PM

Cello Concerto No. 1 in a Op 33

Artist : Paul Tortelier, cello

Album :

Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 69386 CD

Conductor : Louis Frémaux

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:27 PM

LE PRE AUX CLERCS: Overture

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Composer : Louis Joseph F. Herold

Catalog : 282 CD

Conductor : Wolf-Dieter Hauschild

Orchestra : Orch. della Svizzera Italiana

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Label : Dynamic

4:37 PM

Piano Concerto for left hand in D

Artist : Aldo Ciccolini, piano

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 75526 CD

Conductor : Jean Martinon

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:06 PM

A VILLAGE ROMEO AND JULIET: The Walk to

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Composer : Frederick Delius

Catalog : 9355 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

5:19 PM

Huapango

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Composer : Jose Pablo Moncayo

Catalog : 775555 CD

Conductor : Alondra de la Parra

Orchestra : Philharmonic Orch of Americas

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:30 PM

Piano Concerto (Concerto Soiree)

Artist : Benedetto Lupo, piano

Album :

Composer : Nino Rota

Catalog : 901864 CD

Conductor : Josep Pons

Orchestra : City of Granada Orchestra

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Label : Harm Mundi

5:54 PM

8 1/2: La Passerella di addio

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Composer : Nino Rota

Catalog : 63359 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

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Label : CBS/Sony

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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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