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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 05, 2012

6:06 AM

Symphony in D

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 139 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Pentatone

6:17 AM

Variations on a Russian Theme

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Composer : Various

Catalog : 553928 CD

Conductor : Dmitry Yablonsky

Orchestra : Moscow Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

6:33 AM

Henry VIII (Shakespeare) Incidental

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Composer : Edward German

Catalog : 223419 CD

Conductor : Adrian Leaper

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

6:44 AM

Horn Concerto in E

Artist : Sarah Willis, horn

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Composer : Franz Anton Rosler-Rosetti

Catalog : 777288 CD

Conductor : Johannes Moesus

Orchestra : Chamber Orch of the Palatinate

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Label : CPO

7:06 AM

Overture No. 7in D

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Composer : Thomas Augustine Arne

Catalog : 4759117 CD

Conductor : Christopher Hogwood

Orchestra : Academy of Ancient Music

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Label : London/Dec

7:15 AM

Colonel Bogey

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Composer : Kenneth J. Alford

Catalog : 557545 CD

Conductor : Jerker Johansson

Orchestra : Royal Swedish Air Force Band

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Label : Naxos

7:21 AM

ZOROASTRE Overture

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Composer : Jean-Philippe Rameau

Catalog : 4759107 CD

Conductor : Christophe Rousset

Orchestra : Les Talens Lyriques

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Label : London/Dec

7:29 AM

Mephisto Waltz No. 1

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 37772 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:43 AM

LA VIE PARISIENNE: Overture

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Composer : Jacques Offenbach

Catalog : 27333 CD

Conductor : Louis Frémaux

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:51 AM

Introduction and Variations on Schubert Op 8

Artist : Dieter Klocker, clarinet

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Composer : Ferdinand David

Catalog : 223431 CD

Conductor : Gernot Schmalfuss

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

8:06 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 12 in b Op 6

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 362 CD

Conductor : Pavlo Beznosiuk

Orchestra : Avison Ensemble

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Label : Linn

8:20 AM

Rondo for Violin & Orchestra in C

Artist : Isaac Stern, violin

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 62693 CD

Conductor : Janos Rolla

Orchestra : Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:28 AM

SEMIRAMIDE Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 62653 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:43 AM

Horn Concerto in D

Artist : Barry Tuckwell, horn

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Composer : Johann Knechtl

Catalog : 6249 CD

Conductor : Iona Brown

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : London/Dec

8:53 AM

Concerto for 4 Recorders,oboes, strings in C

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Composer : Johann David Heinichen

Catalog : 437549 CD

Conductor : Reinhard Goebel

Orchestra : Musica Antiqua Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:06 AM

Serenada

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Composer : Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky

Catalog : 920243 CD

Conductor : Oldrich Vlcek

Orchestra : Virtuosi of Prague

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Label : Discover

9:20 AM

Slovak Suite Op 32

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Composer : Vitezslav Novak

Catalog : 3372 CD

Conductor : Jiri Belohlavek

Orchestra : Prague Chamber Philharmonic

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Label : Supraphon

9:51 AM

Mazurek in e Op 49

Artist : Akiko Suwanai, violin

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 464531 CD

Conductor : Ivan Fischer

Orchestra : Budapest Festival Orchestra

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Label : Philips

10:00 AM

THE MARRIED BEAU Suite

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Composer : Henry Purcell

Catalog : 2857 CD

Conductor : Jon Ceander Mitchell

Orchestra : Philharmonia Bulgarica

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Label : Centaur

10:20 AM

Variations on a Nursery Song Op 25

Artist : Andras Schiff, piano

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Composer : Ernst von Dohnanyi

Catalog : 417294 CD

Conductor : Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

10:47 AM

A Hero’s Life

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Composer : Christian Frederik Horneman

Catalog : 9373 CD

Conductor : Michael Schonwandt

Orchestra : Danish Radio Symph Orch

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Label : Chandos

11:04 AM

Cello Concerto No. 2 in d Op 119

Artist : Steven Isserlis, cello

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 63518 CD

Conductor : Christoph Eschenbach

Orchestra : Sym Orch N. D. R. Hamburg

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Label : RCA/BMG

11:30 AM

Symphony No. 4 in F Op 110

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Composer : Ferdinand Ries

Catalog : 999836 CD

Conductor : Howard Griffiths

Orchestra : Zurich Chamber Orchestra

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Label : CPO

12:07 PM

Leonore Overture No. 3 Op 72

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 429762 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:22 PM

Conga del Fuego

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Composer : Arturo Marquez

Catalog : 13458 CD

Conductor : Gustavo Dudamel

Orchestra : S. Bolivar Youth Orch of Venz.

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:32 PM

Wind Quintet Op 34

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Composer : Johan Kvandal

Catalog : 553050 CD

Orchestra : Oslo Wind Ensemble

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Label : Naxos

1:05 PM

Stabat Mater

Artist : Anna Caterina Antonacci, mezzo

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Composer : Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Catalog : 56174 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : La Scala Philaharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:11 PM

Requiem Mass in d

Artist : ASMF Chorus

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 4783640 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : London/Dec

1:26 PM

String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Op 12

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 857 CD

Orchestra : Cherubini Quartet

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:51 PM

Tromba Lantana

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Composer : John Adams

Catalog : 55051 CD

Conductor : Simon Rattle

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:02 PM

Moto perpetuo

Artist : Maxim Vengerov, violin

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Composer : Ottokar Novacek

Catalog : 57164 CD

Orchestra : Virtuosi

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:05 PM

Waltz in A-Flat Op 38

Artist : Albert Tiu, piano

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Composer : Alexander Scriabin

Catalog : 3093 CD

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Label : Centaur

2:13 PM

The Snow

Artist : American Boychoir

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 67076 CD

Conductor : James Litton

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Label : MusicMaste

2:20 PM

Symphony No. 1 in D Op 25

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Composer : Sergei Prokofiev

Catalog : 39783 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

2:34 PM

Donna Diana: Overture

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Composer : Emil von Reznicek

Catalog : 63053 CD

Conductor : Zubin Mehta

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

2:39 PM

LA BOHEME: Musetta’s Waltz

Artist : Elizabeth Harwood, soprano

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 4758369 CD

Conductor : Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : London/Dec

2:43 PM

Eclogue for piano and string orchestra Op 10

Artist : Martin Jones, piano

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Composer : Gerald Finzi

Catalog : 5366 CD

Conductor : William Boughton

Orchestra : English String Orchestra

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Label : Nimbus

2:55 PM

Saint Nicholas Op 42

Artist : Indianapolis Men/Boys Choir

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Composer : Benjamin Britten

Catalog : 3023 CD

Conductor : Frederick Burgomaster

Orchestra : Indianapolis Festival Orchestr

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Label : FourWinds

3:00 PM

DIE MEISTERSINGER Prelude to Act III

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 59689 CD

Conductor : Marek Janowski

Orchestra : Phil Orch of Radio France

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

3:09 PM

Gluck

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Composer : Siegfried Wagner

Catalog : 999366 CD

Conductor : Werner Andreas Albert

Orchestra : Hamburg Philharmonic

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Label : CPO

3:39 PM

Symphonic Poem in Memory of Chopin in b Op 37

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Composer : Sergey Liapunov

Catalog : 173 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

4:06 PM

Firebird Suite (1919)

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Composer : Igor Stravinsky

Catalog : 98555 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:30 PM

Sebastian: Barcarolle

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Composer : Gian Carlo Menotti

Catalog : 62517 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : NBC Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

4:36 PM

TURANDOT: In questa Reggia

Artist : Montserrat Caballe, soprano

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 64845 CD

Conductor : Alain Lombard

Orchestra : Strasbourg Philharmonic Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:46 PM

Misa Criolla: Gloria

Artist : Sociedad Coral de Bilbao

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Composer : Ariel Ramirez

Catalog : 420955 CD

Conductor : Jose Luis Ocejo

Orchestra : Coral Salv‚ de Laredo

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Label : Philips

4:56 PM

Introduction and Allegro

Artist : Ransom Wilson, flute

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 47520 CD

Orchestra : Tokyo String Quartet

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:06 PM

Cuban Overture

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Composer : George Gershwin

Catalog : 62698 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:18 PM

Andalucia Suite: 1. Cordoba

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Composer : Ernesto Lecuona

Catalog : 68173 CD

Conductor : Morton Gould

Orchestra : Morton Gould Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:24 PM

Andalucia Suite: 2. Andalucia

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Composer : Ernesto Lecuona

Catalog : 68173 CD

Conductor : Morton Gould

Orchestra : Morton Gould Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:30 PM

Andalusia Suite: 6. Malaguena

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Composer : Ernesto Lecuona

Catalog : 68173 CD

Conductor : Morton Gould

Orchestra : Morton Gould Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:38 PM

The Gadfly: Selections Op 97

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Composer : Dmitri Shostakovich

Catalog : 452597 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

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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 editor

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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