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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 06, 2012

6:06 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D Op 3

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 2065 CD

Conductor : Christopher Hogwood

Orchestra : Handel & Haydn Society

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Label : Avie

6:15 AM

Tragic Overture Op 81

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 75502 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:31 AM

Roman Carnival Overture Op 9

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 54479 CD

Conductor : Mariss Jansons

Orchestra : Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:42 AM

Piano Concerto No. 7 in F

Artist : Mikhail Pletnev, piano

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 61881 CD

Conductor : Mikhail Pletnev

Orchestra : Deutsche Kammerphil. Bremen

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

7:06 AM

DON GIOVANNI Overture

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 911 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Prague Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

7:15 AM

Washington Grays

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Composer : Claudio Grafulla

Catalog : 67641 CD

Conductor : Richard Franko Goldman

Orchestra : The Goldman Band

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:21 AM

Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat

Artist : Maurice Andre, trumpet

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 66961 CD

Conductor : Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:30 AM

Carmen Suite No. 1

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Composer : Georges Bizet

Catalog : 64869 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:45 AM

Festival March in C Op 54

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 3166 CD

Conductor : Jiri Belohlavek

Orchestra : Prague Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

7:53 AM

Valse de Concert No. 2 Op 51

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 47847 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:06 AM

THE GONDOLIERS Overture

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Composer : Sir Arthur Sullivan

Catalog : 554165 CD

Conductor : Andrew Penny

Orchestra : Royal Ballet Sinfonia /Birming

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Label : Naxos

8:15 AM

THE GONDOLIERS: Dance a Cachucha

Artist : ...and various soloists

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Composer : Gilbert & Sullivan

Catalog : 89248 CD

Conductor : John Owen Edwards

Orchestra : D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:20 AM

Symphony No. 7 in B-Flat

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Composer : William Boyce

Catalog : 1171 CD

Conductor : Jorg Faerber

Orchestra : Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

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8:30 AM

Recorder Concerto in C

Artist : William Heim, flute/piccolo

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 60211 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:45 AM

Banks of Green Willow

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Composer : George Butterworth

Catalog : 65615 CD

Conductor : Neville Dilkes

Orchestra : English Sinfonia

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:54 AM

Green Bushes

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Composer : Percy Aldridge Grainger

Catalog : 6542 CD

Conductor : Kenneth Montgomery

Orchestra : Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Label : Chandos

9:06 AM

OBERON Overture

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 504 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : OehmsCl

9:18 AM

Symphony No. 5 in c Op 67

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 6899 CD

Conductor : Gustavo Dudamel

Orchestra : S. Bolivar Youth Orch of Venz.

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:54 AM

Canzon in the 12th tone

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Composer : Giovanni Gabrieli

Catalog : 62353 CD

Orchestra : Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:00 AM

Pelleas et Melisande Op 80

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Composer : Gabriel Faure

Catalog : 38471 CD

Conductor : Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:19 AM

Symphony No. 99 in E-Flat

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 62979 CD

Conductor : George Szell

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:47 AM

Elegy

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Composer : Howard Hanson

Catalog : 434302 CD

Conductor : Howard Hanson

Orchestra : Eastman-Rochester Sym. Orch.

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Label : Mercury

11:01 AM

Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Op 81

Artist : Alfred Brendel, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 4757555 CD

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Label : Philips

11:21 AM

Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Op 82

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 9055 CD

Conductor : Leif Segerstam

Orchestra : Danish Radio Symph Orch

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Label : Chandos

12:06 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 3 in c Op 6

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Composer : Archangelo Corelli

Catalog : 74168 CD

Orchestra : I Solisti Italiani

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Label : Denon

12:19 PM

String Quartet in E-Flat Op 71

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 12246 CD

Orchestra : Tatrai Quartet

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Label : Hungaroton

12:46 PM

Piano Sonata No. 8 in c Op 13

Artist : Seymour Lipkin, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 60171 CD

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Label : Newport

1:07 PM

Symphony No. 4 in c

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 385853 CD

Conductor : Yehudi Menuhin

Orchestra : Menuhin Festival Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:37 PM

Le Chant du Rossignol

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Composer : Igor Stravinsky

Catalog : 8005 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Label : Nederland

2:00 PM

Symphony No. 3 Op 36

Artist : Dawn Upshaw, soprano

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Composer : Henryk Gorecki

Catalog : 79282 CD

Conductor : David Zinman

Orchestra : London Sinfonietta

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Label : Nonesuch

3:00 PM

The Bouquet: Idyll

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Composer : Bohuslav Martinu

Catalog : 3163 CD

Conductor : Vaclav Neumann

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

3:09 PM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in d Op 23

Artist : Janos Solyom, piano

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Composer : Wilhelm Stenhammar

Catalog : 65081 CD

Conductor : Stig Westerberg

Orchestra : Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:41 PM

Fantastic Scherzo Op 25

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Composer : Josef Suk

Catalog : 572323 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Buffalo Philharmonic

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Label : Naxos

4:06 PM

Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Op 30

Artist : Pepe Romero, guitar

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Composer : Mauro Giuliani

Catalog : 3326 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

4:31 PM

The Winegrower’s Bride

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Composer : Oskar Nedbal

Catalog : 192 CD

Conductor : Douglas Bostock

Orchestra : Carlsbad Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Classico

4:42 PM

Eternal Longing

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Composer : Vitezslav Novak

Catalog : 3049 CD

Conductor : Frantisek Jilek

Orchestra : Brno State Phil. Orch.

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Label : Supraphon

5:06 PM

Miroirs: 3. Une Barque sur l’Ocean

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 9129 CD

Conductor : Yan Pascal Tortelier

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

5:17 PM

Invocation and Dance

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Composer : Paul Creston

Catalog : 3114 CD

Conductor : Gerard Schwarz

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Delos

5:33 PM

Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

Artist : Gil Shaham, violin

Album :

Composer : Ho Zhan Hao & Chen Kang

Catalog : 4 CD

Conductor : Lan Shui

Orchestra : Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CanaryClas

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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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