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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.

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October 31, 2012

6:06 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 1 in B-Flat Op 3

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 411482 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

6:17 AM

Ma Vlast: No. 5 Tabor

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 46 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Lotos

6:32 AM

Overture in the Italian Style in D

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 385853 CD

Conductor : Yehudi Menuhin

Orchestra : Menuhin Festival Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:44 AM

Concertoin E

Artist : Elizabeth Mann, flute

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 60210 CD

Orchestra : Orchestra of St. Luke's

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Label : MusicMaste

7:06 AM

Danse Macabre Op 40

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

7:15 AM

Right-Left

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 305 CD

Conductor : Leonard B. Smith

Orchestra : Detroit Concert band

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Label : WalkingFro

7:20 AM

Romance for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G Op 40

Artist : Daniel Muller-Schott, cello

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 80031 CD

Conductor : Richard Tognetti

Orchestra : Australian Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Orfeo

7:29 AM

Concerto for 2 flutes, oboes, vn, string in G

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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

7:41 AM

Konig Stephan Overture Op 117

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 148 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Pentatone

7:50 AM

Concertino Op 107

Artist : Susan Milan, flute

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Composer : Cecile Chaminade

Catalog : 8840 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : City of London Sinfonia

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Label : Chandos

8:06 AM

Coronation March for Alex III

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 80541 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

8:13 AM

Petite Suite

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Composer : Claude Debussy

Catalog : 572583 CD

Conductor : Jun Markl

Orchestra : National Orchestra of Lyon

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Label : Naxos

8:29 AM

Concerto IX - Victoria Maesta in c

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Composer : Georg Muffat

Catalog : 555743 CD

Conductor : Peter Zajicek

Orchestra : Musica Aeterna Bratislava

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Label : Naxos

8:44 AM

INDIGO UND DIE VIERZIG RAUBER: Overture

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 438493 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Philips

8:54 AM

Fantasie and variations for clarinet Op 81

Artist : Jon Manasse, clarinet

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Composer : Louis Spohr

Catalog : 18009 CD

Orchestra : Shanghai String Quartet

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Label : XLNT Music

9:06 AM

Konzertstuck for piano & orch in f Op 79

Artist : Benjamin Frith, piano

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 550959 CD

Conductor : Proinnsias O Duinn

Orchestra : RTE Sinfonietta, Dublin

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Label : Naxos

9:25 AM

Symphony No. 6 in C

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 412176 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

10:00 AM

Petite Suite

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Composer : Alexander Borodin

Catalog : 1029 CD

Conductor : Geoffrey Simon

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Cala

10:26 AM

Fantasia appassionata Op 35

Artist : Misha Keylin, violin

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Composer : Henri Vieuxtemps

Catalog : 570974 CD

Conductor : Andrew Mogrelia

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Naxos

10:47 AM

Toccata & Fugue in d

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 98555 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Stokowski Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

11:00 AM

Symphonie Fantastique Op 14

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 80578 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

12:07 PM

A Night on Bald Mountain

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Composer : Modest Moussorgsky (arr. stokowski)

Catalog : 557645 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

12:19 PM

MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Sull’aria..Che soave

Artist : Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 67830 CD

Conductor : Carlo Maria Giulini

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:24 PM

String Quartet No. 1 in e

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 3740 CD

Orchestra : Skampa Quartet

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Label : Supraphon

12:31 PM

Piano Sonata No. 14 in c-Sharp Op 27

Artist : Alfred Brendel, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 4757555 CD

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Label : Philips

12:51 PM

BARTERED BRIDE: Overture

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 3163 CD

Conductor : Vaclav Neumann

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

12:59 PM

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Prelude & Liebestod

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 65208 CD

Conductor : Erich Leinsdorf

Orchestra : Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:15 PM

GOTTERDAMMERUNG: Immolation of the Gods

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 410137 CD

Conductor : Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

1:29 PM

Sensemaya

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Composer : Silvestre Revueltas

Catalog : 11340 CD

Conductor : Gustavo Dudamel

Orchestra : S. Bolivar Youth Orch of Venz.

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:33 PM

DIE FLEDERMAUS: excerpt

Artist : Bavarian State Opera Chorus

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 415646 CD

Conductor : Carlos Kleiber

Orchestra : Bavarian State Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:36 PM

Phaeton - Symphonic Poem Op 39

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 53979 CD

Conductor : Lorin Maazel

Orchestra : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

1:48 PM

Requiem: Excerpts

Artist : Atlanta Symphony Chorus

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 80397 CD

Conductor : Robert Shaw

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

2:01 PM

Psycho Selections

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Composer : Bernard Herrmann

Catalog : 35643 CD

Conductor : Elmer Bernstein

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Milan

2:09 PM

Hermit Songs Op 29

Artist : Barbara Bonney, soprano

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Composer : Samuel Barber

Catalog : 455511 CD

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Label : London/Dec

2:11 PM

Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese

Artist : Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano

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Composer : William Bolcom

Catalog : 55830 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

2:16 PM

Perpetual Motion-Moto Perpetuo Op 11

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

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Composer : Nicolo Paganini

Catalog : 56602 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:23 PM

The Barber of Seville Goes to the Devil

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Composer : Gordon Jacob

Catalog : 2116 CD

Conductor : Gavin Sutherland

Orchestra : Royal Ballet Sinfonia /Birming

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Label : ASV

2:30 PM

Symphonie Fantastique Op 14: Witches’ Sabbath

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 432151 CD

Conductor : Sir Colin Davis

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Philips

2:41 PM

Vespers: Psalm 113

Artist : The Crossing

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Composer : Kile Smith

Catalog : 5809 CD

Conductor : Donald Nally

Orchestra : Piffaro Renaissance Band

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Label : Navona

2:51 PM

Pavane Op 50

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Composer : Gabriel Faure

Catalog : 61890 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : City of London Sinfonia

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

3:00 PM

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

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Composer : Paul Dukas

Catalog : 46329 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

3:13 PM

Francesca da Rimini Op 32

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 421814 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

3:41 PM

Concertino for oboe & orchestrain g

Artist : Alex Klein, oboe

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Composer : Wilhelm Bernhard Molique

Catalog : 80 CD

Conductor : Paul Freeman

Orchestra : Czech National Symphony

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Label : Cedille

4:06 PM

Nights In the Gardens of Spain

Artist : Artur Rubinstein, piano

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Composer : Manuel De Falla

Catalog : 63070 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

4:30 PM

L’AMICO FRITZ: Intermezzo

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Composer : Pietro Mascagni

Catalog : 4777163 CD

Conductor : Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:38 PM

L’AMICO FRITZ: Suzel, buon di

Artist : Placido Domingo, tenor

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Composer : Pietro Mascagni

Catalog : 44942 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:49 PM

Escales

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Composer : Jacques Ibert

Catalog : 98555 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Phil Orch of Radio France

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:06 PM

English Dances: Second Set Op 53

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Composer : Malcolm Arnold

Catalog : 8867 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

5:18 PM

Ballade for Violin and Orchestra

Artist : Stefan Ruha, violin

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Composer : Cipran Porumbescu

Catalog : 5033 CD

Conductor : Emil Simon

Orchestra : Cluj-Napoca Phil. Orch.

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Label : Tuxedo

5:32 PM

Symphony No. 2 Op 132

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Composer : Alan Hovhaness

Catalog : 90224 CD

Conductor : Andrew Litton

Orchestra : Dallas Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Dorian

5:52 PM

LE VILLI: Intermezzo & Witches Sabbath

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 63025 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : La Scala Philaharmonic

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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 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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