Classical Weekdays

Monday through Friday, 6 am to 6 pm

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.

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November 30, 2012

6:06 AM
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D
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Composer : George Friederich Handel
Catalog : 80594 CD
Conductor : Martin Pearlman
Orchestra : Boston Baroque
Label : Telarc
6:16 AM
Symphony in E-Flat Op 6, No. 3
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Composer : Johann Christian Bach
Catalog : 999298 CD
Conductor : Anthony Halstead
Orchestra : Hanover Band
Label : CPO
6:30 AM
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412
Artist : Jacek Muzyk, horn
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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Catalog : 570419 CD
Conductor : Agnieszka Duczmal
Orchestra : Amadeus Chmb Orch/Polish Radio
Label : Naxos
6:43 AM
Russian Easter Festival Overture Op 36
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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Catalog : 572788 CD
Conductor : Gerard Schwarz
Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Label : Naxos
7:06 AM
Cello concerto in D, RV 403
Artist : Han-na Chang, cello
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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi
Catalog : 34791 CD
Conductor : Christopher Warren-Green
Orchestra : London Chamber Orchestra
Label : Angel/EMI
7:15 AM
The Washington Post March (1889)
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Composer : John Philip Sousa
Catalog : 87107 CD
Conductor : Ronald Demkee
Orchestra : Allentown Band
Label : AMP Record
7:18 AM
Crown Imperial
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Composer : Sir William Walton (arr. Joseph Kreines)
Catalog : 9011101 CD
Conductor : Jay Friedman
Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orch Brass
Label : CSOR
7:28 AM
Hebrides Overture in D Op 26
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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn
Catalog : 4781525 CD
Conductor : Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Label : London/Dec
7:43 AM
IL VIAGGIO A REIMS Overture
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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini
Catalog : 47118 CD
Conductor : Riccardo Muti
Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra
Label : Angel/EMI
7:50 AM
Elfenspiel
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Composer : Franz Berwald
Catalog : 920 CD
Conductor : Ulf Bjorlin
Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Label : Angel/EMI
8:06 AM
Concerto for 2 flutes and 2 oboes in B
Artist : Elizabeth Mann, flute
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Composer : George Phillip Telemann
Catalog : 60210 CD
Orchestra : Orchestra of St. Luke's
Label : MusicMaste
8:18 AM
Balletti a cinque: Introduzione Prima
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Composer : Tomasso Albinoni
Catalog : 32006 CD
Conductor : Pal Nemeth
Orchestra : Savaria Baroque Orchestra
Label : Hungaroton
8:28 AM
Indigo und die 40 Rauber: Ballet Music
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Composer : Johann Strauss II
Catalog : 223247 CD
Conductor : Johannes Wildner
Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.
Label : MarcoPolo
8:42 AM
Catalonia - Suite Populaire
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Composer : Isaac Albeniz
Catalog : 1607 CD
Conductor : Enrique Batiz
Orchestra : Mexico City Philharmonic
Label : IMG-Pickwi
8:50 AM
Danzon No. 2
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Composer : Arturo Marquez
Catalog : 775555 CD
Conductor : Alondra de la Parra
Orchestra : Philharmonic Orch of Americas
Label : CBS/Sony
9:06 AM
Sarabande et Rigaudon Op 93
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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens
Catalog : 1015 CD
Conductor : Geoffrey Simon
Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra
Label : Cala
9:17 AM
Piano Quintet in A Op 114, D. 667 "Trout"
Artist : Frank Braley, piano; Renaud Capucon, violin; Gerard Causse, viola; Gautier Capucon, cello; Alois Posch, Bass
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Composer : Franz Schubert
Catalog : 45563 CD
Label : Vrgn Clscs
10:00 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in A Op 6
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Composer : George Friederich Handel
Catalog : 80688 CD
Conductor : Martin Pearlman
Orchestra : Boston Baroque
Label : Telarc
10:19 AM
Piano Concerto Pastoral in D Op 120
Artist : Christopher Hinterhuber, piano
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Composer : Ferdinand Ries
Catalog : 572088 CD
Conductor : Uwe Grodd
Orchestra : Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Label : Naxos
10:50 AM
Sonata No. 13 for violin and Guitar in E
Artist : Moshe Hammer, violin
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Composer : Nicolo Paganini
Catalog : 553143 CD
Label : Naxos
11:04 AM
Concerto for 2 Oboes in d, RV 535
Artist : Neil Black, oboe; Celia Nicklin, oboe
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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi
Catalog : 6627 CD
Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields
Label : London/Dec
11:15 AM
Symphony No. 1 in b Op 12
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Composer : Sergey Liapunov
Catalog : 172 CD
Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov
Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra
Label : Melodya
12:06 PM
Sinfonia No. 4 in A, Wq. 182
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Composer : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Catalog : 73326 CD
Conductor : Thomas Fueri
Orchestra : Bern Camerata
Label : Denon
12:20 PM
Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat
Artist : Leonard Bernstein, piano
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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Catalog : 60734 CD
Conductor : Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra : Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Label : CBS/Sony
12:51 PM
Symphony No. 3 in d
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Composer : Anton Bruckner
Catalog : 11004 CD
Conductor : Kurt Sanderling
Orchestra : Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label : Nederland
2:00 PM
Un Chapeau de paille: Divertissment
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Composer : Jacques Ibert
Catalog : 62644 CD
Conductor : Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra
Label : CBS/Sony
2:18 PM
Symphony No. 8 in G Op 88
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Composer : Antonin Dvorak
Catalog : 65 CD
Conductor : Yakov Kreizberg
Orchestra : Netherlands Philharmonic Orch
Label : Pentatone
3:00 PM
Serenade for Violin and Orchestra Op 6, No. 2
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Composer : Oskar Nedbal
Catalog : 192 CD
Conductor : Douglas Bostock
Orchestra : Carlsbad Symphony Orchestra
Label : Classico
3:08 PM
Symphony No. 4
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Composer : Bohuslav Martinu
Catalog : 3 CD
Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra
Label : PhilOrch.
3:42 PM
Poeme for Violin & Orchestra Op 25
Artist : Philippe Graffin, violin
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Composer : Ernest Chausson
Catalog : 2091 CD
Conductor : Vernon Handley
Orchestra : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Label : Avie
4:06 PM
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Op 74
Artist : Sabine Meyer, clarinet
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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber
Catalog : 67989 CD
Conductor : Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden
Label : Angel/EMI
4:30 PM
DON PASQUALE Overture
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Composer : Gaetano Donizetti
Catalog : 791631 CD
Conductor : Arturo Toscanini
Orchestra : NBC Symphony Orchestra
Label : RCA/BMG
4:38 PM
MARIA STUARDA: O nube
Artist : Beverly Sills, soprano
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Composer : Gaetano Donizetti
Catalog : 471766 CD
Conductor : Aldo Ceccato
Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra
Label : D. Gramphn
4:47 PM
Symphonie Concertante for 2 flutes,in G
Artist : Rachel Brown, flute
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Composer : Johann Christian Bach
Catalog : 999628 CD
Conductor : Anthony Halstead
Orchestra : Hanover Band
Label : CPO
5:06 PM
Le Corsaire Overture Op 21
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Composer : Hector Berlioz
Catalog : 550999 CD
Conductor : Yoav Talmi
Orchestra : San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Label : Naxos
5:17 PM
Romeo and Juliet Incidental Music
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Composer : Edward German
Catalog : 223419 CD
Conductor : Adrian Leaper
Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.
Label : MarcoPolo
5:30 PM
Harp Concerto (2004)
Artist : Jacquelyn Bartlett, harp
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Composer : Dan Locklair
Catalog : 559337 CD
Conductor : Kirk Trevor
Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.
Label : Naxos
5:50 PM
Bouquet for Harp Solo (Medley of songs)
Artist : Sylvia Kowalczuk, harp
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Composer : George Gershwin
Catalog : 31550 CD
Label : Hungaroton

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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!

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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Happy Easter!
4:35 pm
Thu March 28, 2013

Good Friday on WRTI: Bach's St. Matthew Passion

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

Originally published on Fri March 22, 2013 10:59 am

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2:07 pm
Thu March 21, 2013

Watch and Listen: J. S. Bach's St Matthew Passion

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.

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...

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.

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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!

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In Memoriam
12:17 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Remembering Three Composers Who All Died At Auschwitz On This Date in 1944

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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