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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 13, 2012

6:06 AM

Oboe Concerto in a, RV 461

Artist : Alex Klein, oboe

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 7003 CD

Conductor : Anthony Newman

Orchestra : New Brandenberg Collegium

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Label : Cedille

6:16 AM

Sinfonia in A

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Composer : Johann (Jan Vaclav) Stamitz

Catalog : 553194 CD

Conductor : Richard Armstrong

Orchestra : New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

6:30 AM

Knight Templar Overture

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Composer : Otto Nicolai

Catalog : 91079 CD

Conductor : Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Orchestra : Bamberg Symphony

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

6:44 AM

Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A, BWV 1055

Artist : David Fray, piano

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 213064 CD

Conductor : David Fray

Orchestra : German Ch. Phil., Bremen

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

7:06 AM

Saltarello

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Composer : Charles Gounod

Catalog : 550087 CD

Conductor : Ondrej Lenard

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Naxos

7:15 AM

The Directorate

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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

7:18 AM

Roumanian Folk Dances

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Composer : Bela Bartok

Catalog : 432005 CD

Conductor : Antal Dorati

Orchestra : Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

7:28 AM

Suite No. 2 in F Op 28

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 40471 CD

Conductor : Imogen Holst

Orchestra : Central Band of the Royal A.F.

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:42 AM

ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO, K. 384: Overture

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 27333 CD

Conductor : Sir Colin Davis

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:50 AM

Concerto No. 11 in d Op 3, RV565

Artist : Kristina Mascher, horn; Kerry Turner, horn

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 1181 CD

Conductor : Dariusz Wisniewski

Orchestra : Sinfonietta Cracovia

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Label : MSR

8:06 AM

BEATRICE AND BENEDICT Overture

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 550999 CD

Conductor : Yoav Talmi

Orchestra : San Diego Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

8:16 AM

Marien-Walzer (Maria Waltz) Op 143

Artist : Willi Boskovsky, violin

Album :

Composer : Joseph Lanner

Catalog : 8015 CD

Conductor : Willi Boskovsky

Orchestra : Boskovsky Ensemble

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Label : VangrdOmeg

8:28 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G Op 6

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 410897 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

8:42 AM

Symphonyin A

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Composer : Leopold Mozart

Catalog : 570499 CD

Conductor : Kevin Mallon

Orchestra : Toronto Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

8:50 AM

Romance for violin and orchestra No. 2in F Op 50

Artist : Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 471349 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:06 AM

FLYING DUTCHMAN: Overture

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 64456 CD

Conductor : Bruno Walter

Orchestra : Columbia Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

9:20 AM

Piano Concerto No. 7 in F, K. 242 Lodron

Artist : Leonard Bernstein, Gold & Fizdale, pians

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 60598 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

9:46 AM

El Salon Mexico

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 60571 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:00 AM

Karelia Overture Op 10

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 85785 CD

Conductor : Sir Alexander Gibson

Orchestra : Scottish National Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:10 AM

Karelia Suite Op 11

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 39785 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:28 AM

Symphony in A

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Composer : Friedrich Witt

Catalog : 572089 CD

Conductor : Patrick Gallois

Orchestra : Sinfonia Finlandia

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Label : Naxos

10:53 AM

Piano Concerto No. 4 in g Op 40

Artist : Earl Wild, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 41 CD

Conductor : Jascha Horenstein

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chesky Rec

11:20 AM

Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Op 21

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Composer : George W. Chadwick

Catalog : 9334 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:06 PM

Adagio in g

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Composer : Tomasso Albinoni

Catalog : 45557 CD

Conductor : Karl Ristenpart

Orchestra : Saar Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Erato

12:18 PM

Piano Trio No. 2 in c Op 66

Artist : Nicholas Angelich, piano; Renaud Capucon, violin; Gautier Capucon, cello

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 58472 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:52 PM

Violin Sonata in a Op 4

Artist : Fabio Biondi, violin

Album :

Composer : Francesco Geminiani

Catalog : 45588 CD

Orchestra : Europa Galante

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

1:05 PM

In Nature’s Realm Overture Op 91

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 66 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Water Lily

1:22 PM

Symphony No. 6 in F Op 68 Pastoral

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 429036 CD

Conductor : Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : D. Gramphn

2:00 PM

Holberg Suite Op 40

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Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 60105 CD

Conductor : Scott Yoo

Orchestra : Metamorphosen

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2:19 PM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in f Op 21

Artist : Lang Lang, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 11654 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:00 PM

ORFEO ED EURIDICE: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

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Composer : Christoph Willibald Gluck

Catalog : 2392 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Stokowski Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Guild

3:11 PM

Symphony No. 3 in C

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Composer : Johan Halvorsen

Catalog : 1062 CD

Conductor : Ole Kristian Ruud

Orchestra : Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Simax

3:43 PM

Intro and Dance of Salome Op 90

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 220445 CD

Conductor : Antonio de Almeida

Orchestra : Hong Kong Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : MarcoPolo

4:06 PM

Piano Concerto in C

Artist : Felicia Blumenthal, piano

Album :

Composer : Muzio Clementi

Catalog : 5111 CD

Conductor : Alberto Zedda

Orchestra : Prague New Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

4:28 PM

Navarra (Danza Espagnole) Op 33

Artist : Gil Shaham, violin

Album :

Composer : Pablo Sarasate

Catalog : 7 CD

Conductor : Alejandro Posada

Orchestra : Orchestra of Castille & Leon

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Label : CanaryClas

4:39 PM

La Rosa y el Sauce

Artist : Anna Netrebko, soprano

Album :

Composer : Carlos Guastavino

Catalog : 12217 CD

Conductor : Emmanuel Villaume

Orchestra : Prague Philharmonia

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:45 PM

Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite Op 57

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 550726 CD

Conductor : Enrique Batiz

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:06 PM

Roumanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D Op 11

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Composer : Georges Enesco

Catalog : 10 CD

Conductor : Vladimir Golschmann

Orchestra : Vienna State Opera Orchestra

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Label : VangrdOmeg

5:19 PM

Rondo Brilliant for piano and orchestrain E-Flat Op 29

Artist : Ian Hobson, piano

Album :

Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 6688 CD

Conductor : Ian Hobson

Orchestra : Sinfonia da Camera

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Label : Arabesque

5:28 PM

London Calling- March

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Composer : Eric Coates

Catalog : 2112 CD

Conductor : John Wilson

Orchestra : BBC Concert Orchestra

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Label : ASV

5:33 PM

The Woman in White Suite

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Composer : Andrew Lloyd Webber (arr. Laurence Roman)

Catalog : 58043 CD

Conductor : Simon Lee

Orchestra : The London Orchestra

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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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