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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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December 03, 2012

6:06 AM

Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Op 3

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 999268 CD

Conductor : Anthony Halstead

Orchestra : Hanover Band

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Label : CPO

6:16 AM

Suite from Studentenmusik in C

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Composer : Johann Rosenmuller

Catalog : 907179 CD

Conductor : David Douglass

Orchestra : The King's Noyse

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Label : Harm Mundi

6:30 AM

Phaeton - Symphonic Poem Op 39

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 53979 CD

Conductor : Lorin Maazel

Orchestra : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

6:43 AM

Symphony No. 30 in D

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Composer : J. Michael Haydn

Catalog : 999179 CD

Conductor : Johannes Goritzki

Orchestra : Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss

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Label : CPO

7:06 AM

Sinfonia for 2 horns, strings and bass in D

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Composer : Johann Philipp Kirnberger

Catalog : 61903 CD

Conductor : Roy Goodman

Orchestra : Hanover Band

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Label : RCA/BMG

7:15 AM

New York Hippodrome

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 559092 CD

Conductor : Keith Brion

Orchestra : Royal Artillery Band

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Label : Naxos

7:18 AM

Grand choeur dialogue

Artist : Michael Murray, organ

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Composer : Eugene Gigout

Catalog : 80218 CD

Orchestra : Empire Brass

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Label : Telarc

7:28 AM

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 94615 CD

Conductor : Helmut Rilling

Orchestra : Oregon Bach Festival Chmb Orch

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Label : Hanssler

7:43 AM

AIDA: 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

7:50 AM

THAIS: Meditation

Artist : Michael Ludwig, violin

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Composer : Jules Massenet

Catalog : 5 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Virginia Symphony

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Label : HamptonRds

8:06 AM

EURYANTHE Overture Op 81

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 63053 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:15 AM

Two Icelandic melodies

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Composer : Johan Svendsen

Catalog : 9028 CD

Conductor : Petri Sakari

Orchestra : Iceland State Symphony Orch.

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Label : Chandos

8:28 AM

RIENZI: Overture

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 36699 CD

Conductor : Lorin Maazel

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:42 AM

Trumpet Sonata in D

Artist : David Bilger, trumpet

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 1035 CD

Conductor : Richard Kapp

Orchestra : Philharmonia Virtuosi

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Label : ESS.A.Y

8:53 AM

Adagio in g

Artist : Oxford New College Choir

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Composer : Tomasso Albinoni

Catalog : 21659 CD

Conductor : Edward Higginbottom

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Label : Erato

9:06 AM

Overture No. 4 in D

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 6531 CD

Conductor : Adrian Shepherd

Orchestra : Cantilena

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Label : Chandos

9:15 AM

Octet in E-Flat Op 20

Artist : Gil Shaham, violin

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 8 CD

Orchestra : Sejong Soloists

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Label : CanaryClas

9:47 AM

Andante and Rondo Op 25

Artist : Patrick Gallois, flute; Kazunori Seo, flute

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Composer : Albert Franz Doppler

Catalog : 570378 CD

Conductor : Patrick Gallois

Orchestra : Sinfonia Finlandia

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Label : Naxos

10:00 AM

Symphony No. 78 in c

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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

10:20 AM

Guitar Concerto No. 3 in F Op 70

Artist : Pepe Romero, guitar

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Composer : Mauro Giuliani

Catalog : 4780220 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : London/Dec

10:51 AM

Danzas Fantasticas Op 22

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Composer : Joaquin Turina

Catalog : 555955 CD

Conductor : Max Bragado Darman

Orchestra : Orchestra of Castille & Leon

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Label : Naxos

11:10 AM

Fantasia for piano in g Op 77

Artist : Jonathan Biss, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 85894 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

11:22 AM

Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Op 55

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 61434 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Royal Scottish National Orch

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Label : Warner Bro

12:06 PM

Ramuntcho Suite No. 2

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Composer : Gabriel Pierne

Catalog : 10633 CD

Conductor : Juanjo Mena

Orchestra : BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:23 PM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in c Op 18

Artist : Lang Lang, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 3902 CD

Conductor : Valery Gergiev

Orchestra : Orch. of the Mariinsky Theatre

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Label : D. Gramphn

1:03 PM

Hymn to Apollo

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Composer : Sir Arthur Bliss

Catalog : 8818 CD

Conductor : Vernon Handley

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

1:17 PM

Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 "Prague"

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 426231 CD

Conductor : Frans Bruggen

Orchestra : Orchestra of the 18th Century

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Label : Philips

2:00 PM

The Poisoned Kiss Overture

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 6545 CD

Conductor : George Hurst

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Chandos

2:09 PM

Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Op 55

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 46 CD

Conductor : Vernon Handley

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : LondonPhil

3:00 PM

Cassation in E-Flat

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Composer : Leopold Anton¡n Kozeluch

Catalog : 442981 CD

Orchestra : Consortium Classicum

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Label : Orfeo

3:12 PM

Sonata Arpeggione in a

Artist : Matt Haimovitz, cello; Itamar Golan, piano

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 2002 CD

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Label : Oxingale

3:43 PM

Swanwhite Suite Op 54

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 97689 CD

Conductor : Paavo Berglund

Orchestra : Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:06 PM

Iberia: Book III

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Composer : Isaac Albeniz

Catalog : 80470 CD

Conductor : Jesus Lopez-Cobos

Orchestra : Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

4:30 PM

Minuetto I in A

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 73871 CD

Conductor : Jean Jacques Kantorow

Orchestra : Orchestre D'Auvergne

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Label : Denon

4:36 PM

Minuetto II in A

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 73871 CD

Conductor : Jean Jacques Kantorow

Orchestra : Orchestre D'Auvergne

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Label : Denon

4:38 PM

Minuetto III

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 73871 CD

Conductor : Jean Jacques Kantorow

Orchestra : Orchestre D'Auvergne

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Label : Denon

4:42 PM

TOSCA: Vissi D’Arte

Artist : Maria Callas, soprano

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 70879 CD

Conductor : Georges Pretre

Orchestra : Orch. of Soc. of Cons. Conc.

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:45 PM

Poema Autunnale for violin and

Artist : Julia Fischer, violin

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Composer : Ottorino Respighi

Catalog : 15535 CD

Conductor : Yakov Kreizberg

Orchestra : Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orch

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Label : London/Dec

5:06 PM

Overture on a Street Vendor’s Ditty

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Composer : A. Louis Scarmolin

Catalog : 2620 CD

Conductor : Joel Eric Suben

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Centaur

5:17 PM

Siegfried Idyll

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 65208 CD

Conductor : William Steinberg

Orchestra : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:30 PM

Two Waltzes in C

Artist : Katia & Marielle Labeque,piano

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Composer : George Gershwin

Catalog : 74729 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:39 PM

On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite

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Composer : Leonard Bernstein

Catalog : 415253 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

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Thu November 29, 2012 - 6am

Wed November 28, 2012 - 6am

Tue November 27, 2012 - 6am

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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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