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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 12, 2012

6:06 AM

IL TURCO IN ITALIA Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 37859 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : National Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : CBS/Sony

6:17 AM

Concerto Armonico No. 1in 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

6:32 AM

Valse de Concert No. 1in D Op 47

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 2391 CD

Conductor : Anatole Fistoulari

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Guild

6:44 AM

String Sonata No. 5in E-Flat

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 69524 CD

Conductor : Jerzy Maksymiuk

Orchestra : Polish Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:06 AM

Waltz Fantasyin b

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Composer : Mikhail Glinka

Catalog : 45609 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : Phil Orch of Radio France

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

7:17 AM

THE MUSIC MAN: Seventy-Six Trombones

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Composer : Meredith Willson

Catalog : 62 CD

Conductor : Frederick Fennell

Orchestra : Dallas Wind Symphony

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Label : Reference

7:23 AM

Sailors’ Dances

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Composer : Paul Gilson

Catalog : 223418 CD

Conductor : Alexander Rahbari

Orchestra : BRT Philharmonic, Brussels

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Label : MarcoPolo

7:32 AM

Symphonyin D

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Composer : Frederick the Great

Catalog : 1003 CD

Conductor : Richard Auldon Clark

Orchestra : Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Helicon

7:46 AM

Symphony No. 39in C

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Composer : J. Michael Haydn

Catalog : 481 CD

Conductor : Hans-Peter Frank

Orchestra : Helsingborgs Symph. Orchestra

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Label : Bis

8:06 AM

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

8:16 AM

Le Dieu et la bayadere: Overture

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Composer : Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber

Catalog : 1039 CD

Conductor : B. Tommy Andersson

Orchestra : Gothenburg Opera Orchestra

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Label : Sterling

8:26 AM

RIGOLETTO: La Donna e Mobile

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 89209 CD

Conductor : Emerson Buckley

Orchestra : Symphonic Orch. of Emilia Roma

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:31 AM

Bassoon Concerto No. 6in e

Artist : Klaus Thunemann, bassoon

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 154 CD

Orchestra : I Musici

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Label : Pentatone

8:46 AM

Sinfoniain C

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Composer : Josef Myslivecek

Catalog : 4776418 CD

Conductor : Werner Erhardt

Orchestra : Concerto Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

8:57 AM

Piano Sonata No. 11: Rondo alla Turcain A

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 9349 CD

Conductor : Matthias Bamert

Orchestra : BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

9:06 AM

Concertoin F

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 453451 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:19 AM

Harp Concertoin A

Artist : Claudia Antonelli, harp

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Composer : Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf

Catalog : 350246 CD

Conductor : Hans Ludwig Hirsch

Orchestra : Innsbruck Chamber Ens.

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Label : EuropaMusi

9:41 AM

Adagio on Celtic Themesin e Op 56

Artist : Julius Berger, cello

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 6060 CD

Conductor : Antoni Wit

Orchestra : Polish Radio Symphony Orchestr

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Label : EBS

9:52 AM

Great Mass:in c

Artist : ASMF Chorus

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 416273 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

10:00 AM

Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 414595 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Argo

10:18 AM

Violin Concerto No. 1in g Op 26

Artist : Nicola Benedetti, violin

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 4764092 CD

Conductor : Jakub Hrusa

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

10:45 AM

Harpsichord Suite No. 4in e

Artist : Lisa Smirnova, piano

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 2213 CD

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Label : ECM

11:02 AM

Symphonic Poem No. 4: Orpheus

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 66834 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

11:16 AM

Symphony No. 3in E-Flat Op 10

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 90797 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

12:06 PM

Concerto for lute and flutein F

Artist : Richard Stone, lute

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Composer : Silvius Leopold Weiss

Catalog : 707 CD

Orchestra : Tempesta di Mare

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Label : Chandos

12:20 PM

Piano Concertoin a Op 17

Artist : Felicia Blumenthal, piano

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Composer : Ignace Jan Paderewski

Catalog : 28 CD

Conductor : Helmuth Froschauer

Orchestra : Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Brana

12:57 PM

Trumpet Voluntary

Artist : Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

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Composer : John Stanley

Catalog : 66244 CD

Conductor : Anthony Newman

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:57 PM

A Tribute Op 56

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Composer : Edmund Rubbra

Catalog : 6599 CD

Conductor : Hans-Hubert Schonzeler

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Chandos

12:57 PM

Symphony No. 2

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 47213 CD

Conductor : Adrian Boult

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:00 PM

Hymn of the Nations

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 4758177 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

2:16 PM

Symphony No. 4in e Op 98

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 400037 CD

Conductor : Carlos Kleiber

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:00 PM

Duet Concertino

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 5186060 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : German Ch. Phil., Bremen

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Label : Pentatone

3:21 PM

Variations on a theme of Corelli Op 42

Artist : Xiayin Wang, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 10724 CD

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Label : Chandos

3:42 PM

Serenade No. 6in D

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 91122 CD

Conductor : Yehudi Menuhin

Orchestra : Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

4:06 PM

Prometheus Bound Overture Op 38

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Composer : Carl Goldmark

Catalog : 56955 CD

Conductor : James Conlon

Orchestra : Gurzenich Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:26 PM

La Grotta di Tronofrio Overture

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Composer : Antonio Salieri

Catalog : 223381 CD

Conductor : Michael Dittrich

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

4:34 PM

CARMEN: Flower Song; La fleur que tu m’

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

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Composer : Georges Bizet

Catalog : 10170 CD

Conductor : Leone Magiera

Orchestra : Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:42 PM

TURANDOT: Nessun dorma

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 10014 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:48 PM

Catari, Catari. Core Ingrato

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

Album :

Composer : Salvatore Cardillo

Catalog : 4758177 CD

Conductor : Giancarlo Chiaramello

Orchestra : Orch del Teatro Com di Bologna

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Label : London/Dec

4:48 PM

DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT:

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

Album :

Composer : Gaetano Donizetti

Catalog : 417011 CD

Conductor : Richard Bonynge

Orchestra : Royal Opera, Covent Garden

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Label : London/Dec

5:06 PM

Le Dieu et la bayadere: Ballet

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Composer : Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber

Catalog : 1039 CD

Conductor : B. Tommy Andersson

Orchestra : Gothenburg Opera Orchestra

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Label : Sterling

5:18 PM

Hungarian Rhapsodyin D Op 68

Artist : Maria Kliegel, cello

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Composer : David Popper

Catalog : 554657 CD

Conductor : Gerhard Markson

Orchestra : Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

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Label : Naxos

5:29 PM

Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra

Artist : Christopher Parkening, guitar

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Composer : Elmer Bernstein

Catalog : 56859 CD

Conductor : Elmer Bernstein

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:54 PM

La maja de Goya

Artist : Christopher Parkening, guitar

Album :

Composer : Enrique Granados

Catalog : 56730 CD

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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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