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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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November 01, 2012

6:06 AM

Concerto Grosso in D Op 2

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Composer : John Stanley

Catalog : 638 CD

Conductor : Simon Standage

Orchestra : Collegium Musicum 90

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Label : Chandos

6:17 AM

Concerto for 2 celli and strings in g

Artist : Jane Coe, cello

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 528 CD

Conductor : Simon Standage

Orchestra : Collegium Musicum

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Label : Chandos

6:30 AM

Rondo for piano & orch in A

Artist : John O’Conor, piano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 80285 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Scottish National Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

6:44 AM

King Lear Overture Op 4

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 550999 CD

Conductor : Yoav Talmi

Orchestra : San Diego Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

7:06 AM

Light Cavalry Overture

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 434309 CD

Conductor : Paul Paray

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

7:15 AM

The Mad Major

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Composer : Kenneth J. Alford

Catalog : 432019 CD

Conductor : Frederick Fennell

Orchestra : Eastman Wind Ensemble

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Label : Mercury

7:19 AM

La Rondes des Lutins Op 25

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin; Janet Goodman-Guggenheim, piano

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Composer : Antonio Bazzini

Catalog : 54108 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:28 AM

WILLIAM TELL Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 62653 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:44 AM

Variations on Casta Diva from NORMA

Artist : Alison Balsom, trumpet

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Composer : Jean-Baptiste Arban

Catalog : 53255 CD

Conductor : Edward Gardner

Orchestra : Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:50 AM

Symphony No. 32 in D

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Composer : J. Michael Haydn

Catalog : 999179 CD

Conductor : Johannes Goritzki

Orchestra : Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss

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Label : CPO

8:06 AM

Entry March of the Boyars

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Composer : Johan Halvorsen

Catalog : 43 CD

Conductor : Frederick Fennell

Orchestra : Dallas Wind Symphony

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Label : Reference

8:13 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 1 (after Scarlatti) in A

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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

8:28 AM

Concerto No. 2 in D Op 1

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Composer : Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri

Catalog : 77352 CD

Conductor : Gottfried von der Goltz

Orchestra : Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

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Label : Deut Harmo

8:43 AM

FIDELIO Overture Op 72

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 42103 CD

Conductor : Sir Colin Davis

Orchestra : Bavarian Radio Symphony

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:50 AM

Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat

Artist : Malcolm Bilson,fortepiano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 67116 CD

Conductor : Thomas Crawford

Orchestra : Old Fairfield Academy Orch

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Label : MusicMaste

9:06 AM

My Home Overture Op 62

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 45127 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

9:19 AM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in f-Sharp Op 1

Artist : Byron Janis, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 68762 CD

Conductor : Fritz Reiner

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

9:47 AM

Orchestral Trio in g Op 2

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Composer : Simon Le Duc

Catalog : 777219 CD

Conductor : Michael Schneider

Orchestra : La Stagione Frankfurt

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Label : CPO

10:00 AM

Concerto No. 1 a due cori in B-Flat

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 75517 CD

Conductor : Yehudi Menuhin

Orchestra : Menuhin Festival Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:20 AM

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A

Artist : Giuliano Carmignola, violin

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 4777371 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Orchestra Mozart

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:47 AM

Three English Dances

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Composer : Roger Quilter

Catalog : 49933 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : Northern Sinfonia of England

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:58 AM

Fantasie in f Op 49

Artist : Daniel Barenboim, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 15384 CD

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Label : D. Gramphn

11:14 AM

Symphony No. 1 in d Op 21

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Composer : Christian Sinding

Catalog : 50016 CD

Conductor : Oivin Fjeldstad

Orchestra : Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : NKF

12:06 PM

Cyrano de Bergerac Overture Op 23

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Composer : Johan Wagenaar

Catalog : 8 CD

Conductor : Willem Mengelberg

Orchestra : Concertgebouw Orch. Amsterdam

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Label : Pav/Pearl

12:22 PM

Piano Quartet

Artist : Members of...

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Composer : Conradin Kreutzer

Catalog : 512991 CD

Orchestra : Consortium Classicum

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Label : Orfeo

12:52 PM

The Lark Ascending

Artist : Nicola Benedetti, violin

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 476619 CD

Conductor : Andrew Litton

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:11 PM

Barcarolle in F-Sharp Op 60

Artist : Sviatoslav Richter, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 4758637 CD

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Label : London/Dec

1:22 PM

Suite No. 2 Suite Characteristiquein C Op 53

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 93980 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Radio Symph Orch of Stuttgart

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2:00 PM

The Red Pony - Suite

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 70047 CD

Conductor : Aaron Copland

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

2:28 PM

Aphrodite a Symphonic Poem

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Composer : George W. Chadwick

Catalog : 74 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Czech State Philharmonic Brno

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Label : Reference

3:00 PM

Spring Song Op 16

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 469376 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:10 PM

Symphony No. 2 in b

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Composer : Alexander Borodin

Catalog : 273 CD

Conductor : Simon Rattle

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:41 PM

Diptyque Mediterraneen Op 87

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Composer : Vincent d'Indy

Catalog : 2 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Buffalo Philharmonic

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Label : BuffaloPO

4:06 PM

Piano Concerto No. 11 in D

Artist : Mikhail Pletnev, piano

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 45196 CD

Orchestra : Deutsche Kammerphil. Bremen

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

4:30 PM

MEDEA Overture

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Composer : Luigi Cherubini

Catalog : 3429 CD

Conductor : Igor Markevitch

Orchestra : Prague Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

4:41 PM

LES ABENCERAGES: Suspendez … ces murs...

Artist : Roberto Alagna, tenor

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Composer : Luigi Cherubini

Catalog : 57012 CD

Conductor : Bertrand de Billy

Orchestra : Royal Opera, Covent Garden

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:48 PM

Where the Rainbow Ends

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Composer : Roger Quilter

Catalog : 49933 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : Northern Sinfonia of England

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:06 PM

PETER SCHMOLL Overture Op 8

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 570296 CD

Conductor : Antoni Wit

Orchestra : New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:19 PM

Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise Op 22

Artist : Emanuel Ax, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 63371 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Orch of Age of Enlightenment

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:30 PM

Piano Concerto in f Op 16

Artist : Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

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Composer : Adolph von Henselt

Catalog : 66717 CD

Conductor : Martyn Brabbins

Orchestra : BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestr

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Label : Hyperion

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Tue October 30, 2012 - 6am

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Fri October 26, 2012 - 6am

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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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