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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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November 08, 2012

6:06 AM

Hebrides Overturein D Op 26

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 391372 CD

Conductor : Barry Wordsworth

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

6:18 AM

Overturein F

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 439892 CD

Conductor : Mikhail Pletnev

Orchestra : Russian National Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

6:32 AM

Concertino a 7

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Composer : Archangelo Corelli

Catalog : 1808 CD

Conductor : Ottavio Dantone

Orchestra : Accademia Bizantina

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Label : London/Dec

6:44 AM

Symphonie Concertante for fl, oboe & bsnin E-Flat

Artist : Rachel Brown, flute

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 999627 CD

Conductor : Anthony Halstead

Orchestra : Hanover Band

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Label : CPO

7:06 AM

Brook Green Suite Op 190

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 40471 CD

Conductor : Norman Del Mar

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:15 AM

The Gladiator

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 7 CD

Conductor : (Colonel) Lowell E. Graham

Orchestra : US Air Force Band

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Label : USAF

7:21 AM

MACBETH: Act IV: Chorus of Scots

Artist : Atlanta Symphony Chorus

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 80152 CD

Conductor : Robert Shaw

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:29 AM

La Caza del Joven Enrique -Gran overture

Artist : John Contiguglia, piano

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Composer : Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Catalog : 559320 CD

Conductor : Richard Rosenberg

Orchestra : Hot Springs Festival Sym Orch

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Label : Naxos

7:43 AM

L’ETOILE Overture

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Composer : Emmanuel Chabrier

Catalog : 27333 CD

Conductor : John Elliot Gardiner

Orchestra : Lyon Opera Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:52 AM

Concerto No. 2in g Op 3

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 412128 CD

Orchestra : I Musici

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Label : Philips

8:06 AM

Miroirs: 4. Alborada del gracioso

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 46274 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:15 AM

Violin Concerto (School Concerto) No. 2 Op 13

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

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Composer : Friedrich Seitz

Catalog : 56750 CD

Conductor : Lawrence Foster

Orchestra : Julliard Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:28 AM

Coppelia: Ballet Suite

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Composer : Leo Delibes

Catalog : 62530 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:43 AM

LA CENERENTOLA Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 62653 CD

Conductor : Gabriele Ferro

Orchestra : Cappella Coloniensis

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:54 AM

Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestrain B-Flat

Artist : Wolfgang Meyer, clarinet

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Composer : Gaetano Donizetti

Catalog : 45 CD

Conductor : Wojciech Rajski

Orchestra : Polish Radio Symphony Orchestr

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Label : ClassicTal

9:06 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 7in D Op 6

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Composer : Archangelo Corelli

Catalog : 423626 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:18 AM

Symphony No. 5in B-Flat

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 49968 CD

Conductor : Roger Norrington

Orchestra : London Classical Players

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Label : Angel/EMI

9:48 AM

Polonaise No. 2in e-Flat Op 26

Artist : Maurizio Pollini, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 413795 CD

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:00 AM

Symphony No. 22in E-Flat

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 45972 CD

Conductor : Esa-Pekka Salonen

Orchestra : Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:19 AM

Violin Concertoin D Op 35

Artist : David Oistrakh, violin

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 46339 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:57 AM

Concerto Grossoin F Op 3

Artist : Andrew Manze, violin

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Composer : Pieter Hellendaal

Catalog : 3492 CD

Conductor : Roy Goodman

Orchestra : European Community Baroque Orc

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Label : Channel

11:13 AM

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14in f

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 4780237 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : London/Dec

11:27 AM

Hungarian Folkdance Suite Op 18

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Composer : Leo Weiner

Catalog : 9029 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:06 PM

Tragic Overture Op 81

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 557428 CD

Conductor : Marin Alsop

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

12:23 PM

String Quartet No. 22in B-Flat

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 3454 CD

Orchestra : Hagen Quartet

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:49 PM

Scherzo fantastique Op 3

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Composer : Igor Stravinsky

Catalog : 43703 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

1:04 PM

Symphony No. 6in b Op 74

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 1131 CD

Conductor : Christoph Eschenbach

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Ondine

2:00 PM

Orchestral Trioin D 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

2:15 PM

Piano Concerto No. 3in d Op 30

Artist : Martha Argerich, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 446673 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.

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Label : Philips

3:00 PM

Festive Symphony: Scherzo

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 223120 CD

Conductor : Lothar Zagrosek

Orchestra : ORF Symphony Orchestra

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Label : MarcoPolo

3:12 PM

Praga Op 26

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Composer : Josef Suk

Catalog : 59318 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

3:41 PM

Introduction & Allegro appassionatoin G Op 92

Artist : Sequeira Costa, piano

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 220306 CD

Conductor : Stephen Gunzenhauser

Orchestra : Gulbenkian Foundation Orch.

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Label : MarcoPolo

4:06 PM

Concertstuck Op 113

Artist : Joseph Banowetz, piano

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Composer : Anton Rubinstein

Catalog : 223190 CD

Conductor : Oliver Dohnanyi

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

4:33 PM

Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1 Op 17

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Composer : Johan Svendsen

Catalog : 50009 CD

Conductor : Karsten Andersen

Orchestra : Bergen Symphony Orchestra

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Label : NKF

4:46 PM

Norwegian Dances Op 35

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Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 44722 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : Estonian National Symph Orch

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

5:06 PM

Three Pieces for Orchestra

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Composer : Kent Kennan

Catalog : 434307 CD

Conductor : Howard Hanson

Orchestra : Eastman-Rochester Sym. Orch.

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Label : Mercury

5:17 PM

Suite No. 1 Op 42

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Composer : Edward MacDowell

Catalog : 559075 CD

Conductor : Takuo Yuasa

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:40 PM

Casablanca Suite

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Composer : Max Steiner

Catalog : 17 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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5:52 PM

Ocean’s Kingdom: Ocean’s Kingdom

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Composer : Paul McCartney

Catalog : 33250 CD

Conductor : John Wilson

Orchestra : London Classical Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

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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

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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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