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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 23, 2012

6:06 AM

Symphony in G Op 8

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 999383 CD

Conductor : Anthony Halstead

Orchestra : Hanover Band

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Label : CPO

6:15 AM

Sinfonie in F

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Composer : Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Catalog : 2908609 CD

Conductor : Stephen Mai

Orchestra : Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

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Label : Harm Mundi

6:33 AM

Keyboard Concerto in d

Artist : Christophe Rousset,harpsichord

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 125 CD

Conductor : Christophe Rousset

Orchestra : Les Talens Lyriques

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Label : Ambroisie

6:45 AM

Divertimento No. 1 in D

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 9045 CD

Conductor : Yuli Turovsky

Orchestra : I Musici de Montreal

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Label : Chandos

7:06 AM

Concerto for 2 Flutes in C

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 150074 CD

Conductor : Martin Haselbock

Orchestra : Wiener Akademie

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Label : Novalis

7:15 AM

Jack Tar

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 96197 CD

Conductor : Ronald Demkee

Orchestra : Allentown Band

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Label : AMP Record

7:20 AM

DIE SCHONE GALATEA: 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

7:30 AM

Norwegian Rhapsody No. 3 Op 21

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Composer : Johan Svendsen

Catalog : 1085 CD

Conductor : Ole Kristian Ruud

Orchestra : Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Simax

7:43 AM

THE FAIRY PRINCE Overture

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Composer : Thomas Augustine Arne

Catalog : 3072 CD

Conductor : Mary Terey-Smith

Orchestra : Capella Savaria

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Label : Centaur

7:53 AM

Rosamunde: Intermezzo

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 15689 CD

Conductor : Janos Kovacs

Orchestra : Budapest Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : LaserLight

8:06 AM

FAUST Overture Op 60

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Composer : Louis Spohr

Catalog : 223122 CD

Conductor : Alfred Walter

Orchestra : Budapest Symphony Orchestra

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Label : MarcoPolo

8:15 AM

Havanaise Op 83

Artist : Howard Zhang, violin

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 555093 CD

Conductor : Takuo Yuasa

Orchestra : Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

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Label : Naxos

8:28 AM

Rondo for piano and orchestra Op 13

Artist : Horst Gobel, piano

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Composer : Louis Ferdinand of Prussia

Catalog : 2088 CD

Conductor : Takao Ukigaya

Orchestra : Filharmonia Pomorska

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Label : Thorophon

8:42 AM

Polonaise in D Op 55

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Composer : Anatol Liadov

Catalog : 555242 CD

Conductor : Stephen Gunzenhauser

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

8:49 AM

EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz & Polonaise Op 24

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 10071 CD

Conductor : Hans Vonk

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : Capriccio

9:06 AM

Sinfonia No. 10in G

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Composer : Georg (Jiri Antonin) Benda

Catalog : 553409 CD

Conductor : Christian Benda

Orchestra : Prague Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

9:13 AM

Violin Concerto in D

Artist : Gabriela Demeterova, violin

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Composer : Franz Benda

Catalog : 31 CD

Orchestra : Prague Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

9:38 AM

Sinfonia Concertante for Two Flutes in G

Artist : James Galway, flute

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Composer : Domenico Cimarosa

Catalog : 63701 CD

Conductor : James Galway

Orchestra : London Mozart Players

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Label : RCA/BMG

10:00 AM

Symphony No. 21 in A

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 412954 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

10:23 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 1 in f

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Composer : Alessandro Scarlatti

Catalog : 45495 CD

Conductor : Fabio Biondi

Orchestra : Europa Galante

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

10:33 AM

Sonata in E

Artist : Vladimir Horowitz, piano

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Composer : Domenico Scarlatti

Catalog : 63314 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

10:38 AM

Sonata in A

Artist : Vladimir Horowitz, piano

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Composer : Domenico Scarlatti

Catalog : 63314 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

10:44 AM

Sonata in b

Artist : Vladimir Horowitz, piano

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Composer : Domenico Scarlatti

Catalog : 63314 CD

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Label : RCA/BMG

10:50 AM

Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Op 34

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Composer : Benjamin Britten

Catalog : 62638 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

11:10 AM

Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day 1692

Artist : Gabrieli Consort and Players

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Composer : Henry Purcell

Catalog : 4783640 CD

Conductor : Paul McCreesh

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Label : London/Dec

12:06 PM

Bolero

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 39439 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:23 PM

Piano Concerto in a Op 54

Artist : Martha Argerich, piano

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 57773 CD

Conductor : Alexandre Rabinovitch

Orchestra : Orch. della Svizzera Italiana

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:55 PM

Sinfonia: Adagio and fuguein d

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Composer : Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Catalog : 62345 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

1:08 PM

Piano Concerto in A

Artist : Susan Alexander-Max,fortepiano

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Composer : Johann Christoph Frederic Bach

Catalog : 570474 CD

Conductor : Susan Alexander-Max

Orchestra : The Music Collection

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Label : Naxos

1:32 PM

Symphony No. 40 in g

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 50922 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:00 PM

Symphony No. 5 (Lenore) in E Op 177

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Composer : Joachim Raff

Catalog : 223455 CD

Conductor : Urs Schneider

Orchestra : Slovak State Philh., Kosice

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Label : MarcoPolo

3:00 PM

Monbar

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Composer : Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski

Catalog : 369 CD

Conductor : Grzegorz Nowak

Orchestra : Sinfonia Varsovia

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Label : Accord

3:15 PM

A Pagan Poem Op 14

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Composer : Charles Martin Loeffler

Catalog : 98555 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Stokowski Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:41 PM

Concertstucke for harp & orch in G-Sharp Op 39

Artist : Lily Laskine, harp

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Composer : Gabriel Pierne

Catalog : 88069 CD

Conductor : Jean Martinon

Orchestra : Orchestre National de O.R.T.F.

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Label : Erato

4:06 PM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat

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

4:27 PM

DON CARLO: Tu che la vanita

Artist : Mirella Freni, soprano

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 4244 CD

Conductor : Giuseppi Sinopoli

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:43 PM

DON CARLO: Ballet Music

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 572818 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:06 PM

ALCESTE Overture

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Composer : Christoph Willibald Gluck

Catalog : 7011 CD

Conductor : Willem Mengelberg

Orchestra : Concertgebouw Orch. Amsterdam

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Label : KOCH Intl.

5:17 PM

Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat

Artist : George Vosburgh, trumpet

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 6509 CD

Conductor : Gerard Schwarz

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : JVC

5:35 PM

Hymn to St. Cecilia Op 27

Artist : Robert Shaw Festival Singers

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Composer : Benjamin Britten

Catalog : 80408 CD

Conductor : Robert Shaw

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Label : Telarc

5:51 PM

Simple Symphony Op 4

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Composer : Benjamin Britten

Catalog : 6592 CD

Conductor : Ronald Thomas

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Chandos

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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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