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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 27, 2012

6:06 AM

Concerto for Flute in g, BWV 1056

Artist : William Bennett, flute

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 443848 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : London/Dec

6:16 AM

Piano Concertino No. 13 in G

Artist : Sabine Vatin, fortepiano

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 557660 CD

Orchestra : Ensemble d'arco

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Label : Naxos

6:30 AM

The Shopkeeper and his Assistant 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

6:44 AM

Lyric Pieces: VIII-6 Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op 65, No. 6

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Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 550140 CD

Conductor : Stephen Gunzenhauser

Orchestra : CSSR State Phil. (Kosice)

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Label : Naxos

7:08 AM

Espana Rhapsody

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Composer : Emmanuel Chabrier

Catalog : 15934

Conductor : Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : EMI Classics

7:15 AM

March of the Belgian Paratroopers

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Composer : Pierre Leemans

Catalog : 4 CD

Conductor : Colonel John R. Bourgeois

Orchestra : United States Marine Band

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Label : USMC

7:21 AM

Waltz No. 1 in A Op 54

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak (arr. Jarolmil Burghauser)

Catalog : 3166 CD

Conductor : Jiri Belohlavek

Orchestra : Prague Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

7:28 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 1 in 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

7:42 AM

Kamarinskaia

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Composer : Mikhail Glinka

Catalog : 65204 CD

Conductor : William Steinberg

Orchestra : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:50 AM

Violin Concerto No. 7 in d Op 8, RV 242

Artist : Ronald Thomas,violin

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 7124 CD

Conductor : Ronald Thomas

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Chandos

8:06 AM

PRINCE IGOR Overture

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Composer : Alexander Borodin

Catalog : 68132 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:18 AM

Sentimental Romance No. 1 in A Op 28

Artist : Ulf Wallin, violin

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Composer : Wilhelm Stenhammar

Catalog : 550 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : Malmo Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Bis

8:28 AM

Carmen-Fantasie

Artist : Rachel Kolly d’Alba, violin

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Composer : Franz Waxman

Catalog : 65765 CD

Conductor : John Axelrod

Orchestra : Nat Orch des Pays de la Loire

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Label : Warner Bro

8:42 AM

String Symphony No. 10 in b

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 5142 CD

Conductor : William Boughton

Orchestra : English String Orchestra

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Label : Nimbus

8:50 AM

Preludio Sinfonico

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 57159 CD

Conductor : Antonio Pappano

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

9:06 AM

Clarinet Concerto in B-Flat

Artist : Philippe Cuper, clarinet

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Composer : Franz-Xaver Pokorny

Catalog : 30 CD

Conductor : Philippe Cuper

Orchestra : Les Virtuoses de l'Opera

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Label : Clarinet

9:18 AM

Symphony No. 2 in D Op 40

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Composer : Franz Krommer

Catalog : 10628 CD

Conductor : Matthias Bamert

Orchestra : London Mozart Players

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Label : Chandos

9:49 AM

Sinfonia in C

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Composer : Josef Myslivecek

Catalog : 4776418 CD

Conductor : Werner Erhardt

Orchestra : Concerto Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:00 AM

Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op 56

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 307 CD

Conductor : Marek Janowski

Orchestra : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Pentatone

10:19 AM

Violin Concerto No. 5 in a Op 37

Artist : Viktoria Mullova, violin

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Composer : Henri Vieuxtemps

Catalog : 422332 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

10:41 AM

Symphonic Poem No. 5: Prometheus

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 9 CD

Conductor : Zsolt Hamar

Orchestra : Hungarian Natl. Philharmonic

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Label : BudapestMu

10:58 AM

Rhapsody Overture - An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands

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Composer : Carl Nielsen

Catalog : 81503 CD

Conductor : Herbert Blomstedt

Orchestra : Danish Radio Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

11:11 AM

Symphony No. 1 in e Op 39

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 753 CD

Conductor : Simon Rattle

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:06 PM

Overture on a Spanish March Theme

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Composer : Mily Balakirev

Catalog : 1000153 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

12:22 PM

Death and Transfiguration Op 24

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 7890 CD

Conductor : Lorin Maazel

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:50 PM

Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971

Artist : Sviatoslav Richter, piano

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 402 CD

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Label : Live Class

1:06 PM

Symphony in F-Sharp Op 40

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Composer : Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Catalog : 56169 CD

Conductor : Franz Welser-Most

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:00 PM

Die Nacht (Four Little Symphonic Poems)

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Composer : George Templeton Strong

Catalog : 559048 CD

Conductor : Adriano

Orchestra : Moscow Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

2:29 PM

Violin Concerto No. 2 in g Op 63

Artist : Nikolaj Znaider, violin

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Composer : Sergei Prokofiev

Catalog : 87454 CD

Conductor : Mariss Jansons

Orchestra : Bavarian Radio Symphony

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Label : RCA/BMG

3:00 PM

Voyevode Op 78

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 570568 CD

Conductor : Vasily Petrenko

Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Label : Naxos

3:14 PM

The Fairy’s Kiss: Divertimento

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Composer : Igor Stravinsky

Catalog : 11004 CD

Conductor : Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Orchestra : Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Label : Nederland

3:41 PM

Nocturnal Procession after Lenau’s Faust

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 68595 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:06 PM

Symphony No. 87 in A

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 71477 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:30 PM

THE BOHEMIAN GIRL: Overture

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Composer : Michael W. Balfe

Catalog : 68793 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

4:38 PM

THE BOHEMIAN GIRL: I dreamed I dwelt in Marble Halls

Artist : Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano

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Composer : Michael W. Balfe

Catalog : 14777 CD

Conductor : Karel Mark Chichon

Orchestra : Orchestra Sinfonica RAI, Rome

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:48 PM

ROMEO AND JULIET: Love Scene Op 17

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 80578 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

5:06 PM

LA DAMA BOBA Overture

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Composer : Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Catalog : 65618 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:17 PM

Piano Concerto in a Op 10, No. 1

Artist : Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

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Composer : Charles-Valentin Alkan

Catalog : 66717 CD

Conductor : Martyn Brabbins

Orchestra : BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestr

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Label : Hyperion

5:30 PM

London Again Suite

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Composer : Eric Coates

Catalog : 223445 CD

Conductor : Adrian Leaper

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

5:49 PM

GIGI - medley

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Composer : Frederick Loewe (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)

Catalog : 416499 CD

Conductor : John Williams

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : Philips

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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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