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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 04, 2012

6:06 AM

Oboe Concerto No. 3 in g

Artist : Marc Schachman, baroque oboe

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 3108 CD

Conductor : Thomas Crawford

Orchestra : American Classical Orchestra

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Label : Centaur

6:15 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 5 (after Scarlatti) in d

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Composer : Charles Avison

Catalog : 31 CD

Orchestra : Café Zimmermann

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Label : Alpha

6:30 AM

Miroirs: 4. Alborada del gracioso

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 5031 CD

Conductor : Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

Orchestra : Minnesota Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

6:42 AM

Introduction and Rondo Brillante in b-Flat Op 255

Artist : Joshua Pierce, piano

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Composer : Carl Czerny

Catalog : 1196 CD

Conductor : Bystrik Rezucha

Orchestra : Slovak State Philh., Kosice

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Label : MSR

7:06 AM

Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D Op 39

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 80122 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:15 AM

Invercargill

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Composer : Alexander Frame Lithgow

Catalog : 1 CD

Conductor : Colonel John R. Bourgeois

Orchestra : United States Marine Band

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Label : USMC

7:18 AM

The Londonderry Air

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Composer : Hamilton Harty

Catalog : 6583 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

7:28 AM

Violin Concerto in C, RV 177

Artist : Giuliano Carmignola, violin

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 89362 CD

Conductor : Andrea Marcon

Orchestra : Venice Baroque Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:43 AM

Overture in D

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 2260 CD

Conductor : Stephen Stubbs

Orchestra : L'Ensemble Arion

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Label : ATMA

7:50 AM

Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in f, BWV 1056

Artist : Hilda Huang, piano

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 80745 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

8:06 AM

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in f

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 4780237 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : London/Dec

8:18 AM

Florentiner Op 214

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Composer : Julius Fucik

Catalog : 42337 CD

Conductor : Vaclav Neumann

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Teldec

8:28 AM

Divertimento No. 3 in F, K. 138

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 412740 CD

Orchestra : Academy Chamber Ensemble

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Label : Philips

8:42 AM

Symphony No. 4 in G, Wq. 183

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Composer : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Catalog : 553289 CD

Conductor : Yoon K. Lee

Orchestra : Salzburg Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

8:50 AM

Lemminkainen’s Return Op 22, No. 4

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 22055 CD

Conductor : Paavo Jarvi

Orchestra : Stockholm Philharmonic Orchest

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

9:06 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F Op 6

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 410899 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:23 AM

Piano Sonata in E-Flat Op 1

Artist : John O’Conor, piano

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Composer : John Field

Catalog : 80290 CD

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Label : Telarc

9:38 AM

John Field Suite

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Composer : Hamilton Harty

Catalog : 6583 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

10:00 AM

Concerto No. 2 a due cori in F

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 447280 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:19 AM

Symphony No. 1 in c Op 11

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 741 CD

Conductor : Theodore Kuchar

Orchestra : The Queensland Symphony Orch.

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Label : Ondine

10:55 AM

Rhapsodie d’Auvergne Op 73

Artist : Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 49757 CD

Conductor : Andre Previn

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

11:08 AM

Elegy

Artist : Daniel Hope, violin; Simon Mulligan, piano

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Composer : Gerald Finzi

Catalog : 5666 CD

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Label : Nimbus

11:19 AM

Images for Orchestra

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Composer : Claude Debussy

Catalog : 68327 CD

Conductor : Pierre Boulez

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:06 PM

Overture di Ballo

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Composer : Sir Arthur Sullivan

Catalog : 4776118 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:20 PM

Violin concerto in d

Artist : Ralph Holmes, violin

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Composer : Hamilton Harty

Catalog : 8386 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:56 PM

Concerto Grosso in g Op 3, No. 1

Artist : Andrew Manze, violin

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Composer : Pieter Hellendaal

Catalog : 3492 CD

Conductor : Roy Goodman

Orchestra : European Community Baroque Orc

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Label : Channel

1:09 PM

Scheherazade Op 35

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 470840 CD

Conductor : Valery Gergiev

Orchestra : Kirov Orchestra

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Label : Philips

2:00 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 12 La Follia in d

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Composer : Francesco Geminiani (arr. Michi Wianko)

Catalog : 7784 CD

Orchestra : East Coast Chamber Orchestra

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Label : E1 Music

2:15 PM

Violin Concerto in D Op 35

Artist : Viktor Tretyakov, violin

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 93980 CD

Conductor : Mariss Jansons

Orchestra : USSR State Sym. Orch.

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2:53 PM

Polka peu dansante Op 51, No. 2

Artist : Oxana Yablonskaya, piano

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 553063 CD

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Label : Naxos

3:00 PM

Selma Sedlak: Overture Op 37

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 7013 CD

Conductor : Stephen Gunzenhauser

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : RecordsInt

3:10 PM

Concierto Madrigal for 2 guitars & orch.

Artist : Pepe Romero, guitar; Angel Romero, guitar

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Composer : Joaquin Rodrigo

Catalog : 4780192 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : London/Dec

3:43 PM

Fantasy on Polish Airs in A Op 13

Artist : Emanuel Ax, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 63371 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Orch of Age of Enlightenment

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:06 PM

COX AND BOX Overture

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Composer : Sir Arthur Sullivan

Catalog : 27333 CD

Conductor : Malcolm Sargent

Orchestra : Pro Arte Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:10 PM

With the Wild Geese (1910)

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Composer : Hamilton Harty

Catalog : 8321 CD

Conductor : Bryden Thomson

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

4:32 PM

Summer Night on the River

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Composer : Frederick Delius

Catalog : 47610 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : Northern Sinfonia of England

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:40 PM

Variations on theme by Tchaikovsky Op 35

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Composer : Anton Arensky

Catalog : 1100301 CD

Conductor : Saulius Sondeckis

Orchestra : Chmb Orch of the Hermitage The

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Label : Melodya

4:48 PM

GYPSY BARON: Treasure waltz Op 418

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 12569 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

5:06 PM

MAY NIGHT overture

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 554843 CD

Conductor : Theodore Kuchar

Orchestra : Ukrainian National Symphony Or

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Label : Naxos

5:17 PM

Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Op 11

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Composer : Georges Enesco

Catalog : 8947 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Royal Scottish National Orch

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Label : Chandos

5:30 PM

Malediction

Artist : Joshua Pierce, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 1210 CD

Conductor : Paul Freeman

Orchestra : Moscow State Philharmonic Orch

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Label : MSR

5:43 PM

Peyton Place Suite

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Composer : Franz Waxman

Catalog : 2283 CD

Conductor : Franz Waxman

Orchestra : Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

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Thu November 29, 2012 - 6am

Wed November 28, 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

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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