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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 05, 2012

6:06 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F Op 6

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Composer : Archangelo Corelli

Catalog : 74168 CD

Orchestra : I Solisti Italiani

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Label : Denon

6:15 AM

Flute Quartet in A, K. 298

Artist : Susan Milan, flute

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 8872 CD

Orchestra : Chilingirian Quartet

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Label : Chandos

6:30 AM

Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) Op 20

Artist : Gil Shaham, violin

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Composer : Pablo Sarasate

Catalog : 7 CD

Conductor : Alejandro Posada

Orchestra : Orchestra of Castille & Leon

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Label : CanaryClas

6:43 AM

Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042

Artist : Pablo Valetti, violin

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 13 CD

Orchestra : Café Zimmermann

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Label : Alpha

7:06 AM

Tantalus’s Torment Overture

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 223648 CD

Conductor : Alfred Walter

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : MarcoPolo

7:15 AM

Bonnie Annie Laurie

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 301 CD

Conductor : Leonard B. Smith

Orchestra : Detroit Concert band

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Label : WalkingFro

7:18 AM

Pezzo Capriccioso Op 62

Artist : Ofra Harnoy, cello

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 60758 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

7:28 AM

Manfred Overture Op 115

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 62349 CD

Conductor : George Szell

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:42 AM

DIE MEISTERSINGER Overture

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 38914 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:50 AM

Symphony No. 2 in A

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 5345 CD

Conductor : William Boughton

Orchestra : English String Orchestra

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Label : Nimbus

8:06 AM

Prague Waltzes

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 414370 CD

Conductor : Antal Dorati

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

8:17 AM

Violin Concerto No. 6 in a Op 3, RV 356

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 423094 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

8:28 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 3 in e Op 6

Artist : Paul Nicholson, harpsichord

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 7895 CD

Orchestra : Guildhall String Ensemble

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:42 AM

Sinfonia in D

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Composer : Giovanni Battista Sammartini

Catalog : 2908609 CD

Conductor : Chiara Banchini

Orchestra : Ensemble 415

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Label : Harm Mundi

8:51 AM

Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso Op 28

Artist : Janine Jansen, violin

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 475011 CD

Conductor : Barry Wordsworth

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

9:06 AM

Genoveva Overture Op 81

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 4758352 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : London/Dec

9:17 AM

Piano Concerto for left hand in D

Artist : Louis Lortie, piano

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 8773 CD

Conductor : Rafael Fruhbeck-de Burgos

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

9:40 AM

Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297 "Paris"

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 416490 CD

Conductor : Frans Bruggen

Orchestra : Orchestra of the 18th Century

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Label : Philips

10:00 AM

Antony and Cleopatra Overture Op 134

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Composer : Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Catalog : 572500 CD

Conductor : Andrew Penny

Orchestra : West Australian Symphony Orch.

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Label : Naxos

10:20 AM

Symphony No. 43 in E-Flat "Mercury"

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 554767 CD

Conductor : Helmut Muller-Bruhl

Orchestra : Cologne Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

10:47 AM

Concerto No. 9 in a

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Composer : Alessandro Scarlatti

Catalog : 768 CD

Orchestra : Tempesta di Mare Chmb Players

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Label : Chandos

10:59 AM

Violin Sonatina No. 1 in D Op 137, D. 384

Artist : Arnold Steinhardt, violin; Seymour Lipkin, piano

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 60174 CD

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Label : Newport

11:16 AM

Symphony No. 2 in C Op 61

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 2003 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : PhilOrch.

12:06 PM

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 69877 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:22 PM

Totentanz-Danse macabre

Artist : Georges Cziffra, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 74736 CD

Conductor : Gyorgy Cziffra, Jr.

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:40 PM

Scottish Fantasy Op 46

Artist : Rachel Barton Pine, violin

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 83 CD

Conductor : Alexander Platt

Orchestra : Scottish Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Cedille

1:14 PM

Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Op 100

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Composer : Sergei Prokofiev

Catalog : 4783566 CD

Conductor : Antal Dorati

Orchestra : Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

2:00 PM

Piano Concerto for the left hand in c-Sharp Op 17

Artist : Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

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Composer : Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Catalog : 66990 CD

Conductor : Osmo Vanska

Orchestra : BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestr

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Label : Hyperion

2:30 PM

Psyche: Four Orchestral Excerpts

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Composer : Cesar Franck

Catalog : 3 CD

Conductor : Jan Latham-Koenig

Orchestra : Strasbourg Philharmonic Orch

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Label : Avie

3:00 PM

Symphony No. 4 in F

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 419631 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:09 PM

Flute & Harp Concerto in C, K. 299

Artist : Wolfgang Schulz, flute

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 5741 CD

Conductor : Karl Bohm

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:42 PM

Marouf, Savetier du Caire

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Composer : Henri Benjamin Rabaud

Catalog : 71 CD

Conductor : Eiji Oue

Orchestra : Minnesota Orchestra

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Label : Reference

4:06 PM

Sinfonietta Op 60

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Composer : Leos Janacek

Catalog : 2417 CD

Conductor : Jiri Belohlavek

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

4:30 PM

Isabella Overture

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 223648 CD

Conductor : Alfred Walter

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : MarcoPolo

4:40 PM

Kinderszenen Op 15

Artist : Vladimir Horowitz, piano

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 11458 CD

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:54 PM

Carmen Variations

Artist : Vladimir Horowitz, piano

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Composer : Vladimir Horowitz

Catalog : 42305 CD

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:06 PM

Voices of Spring (Fruhlingsstimmen) Op 410

Artist : Natalie Dessay, soprano

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 363332 CD

Conductor : Michael Schonwandt

Orchestra : Berlin Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

5:18 PM

Fountains of Rome

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Composer : Ottorino Respighi

Catalog : 37676 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:33 PM

Danzon Cubano

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 4783566 CD

Conductor : Antal Dorati

Orchestra : Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

5:43 PM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in A

Artist : Georges Cziffra, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 74736 CD

Conductor : Gyorgy Cziffra, Jr.

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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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 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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