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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 11, 2012

6:06 AM

Concerto in d, RV 566

Artist : Matthias Maute, Sophie Lariviere, recorders; Matthew Jennejohn, Kathryn Montoya, baroque oboes; Olivier Brault, baroque violin

Album :

Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 9995 CD

Conductor : Matthias Maute

Orchestra : Ensemble Caprice

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Label : Analekta

6:15 AM

Soirees Musicales (after Rossini) Op 9

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Composer : Benjamin Britten

Catalog : 87062 CD

Conductor : Patrick Peire

Orchestra : New Flemish Symphony Orchestra

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Label : R. Gailly

6:30 AM

Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 65653 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:42 AM

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G,BWV 1049

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 423492 CD

Conductor : Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra : The English Concert

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Label : D. Gramphn

7:06 AM

Nocturnes: No. 2 Fetes

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Composer : Claude Debussy

Catalog : 58952 CD

Conductor : Esa-Pekka Salonen

Orchestra : Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:15 AM

The Liberty Bell (1893)

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 88115 CD

Conductor : Ronald Demkee

Orchestra : Allentown Band

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Label : AMP Record

7:18 AM

Konig Jerome: Overture

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Composer : Carl Michael Ziehrer

Catalog : 225332 CD

Conductor : Christian Pollack

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : MarcoPolo

7:28 AM

Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1

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Composer : Johan Halvorsen

Catalog : 50013 CD

Conductor : Karsten Andersen

Orchestra : Bergen Symphony Orchestra

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Label : NKF

7:43 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 7 in G Op 3

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Composer : Francesco Manfredini

Catalog : 553891 CD

Conductor : Jaroslav Krcek

Orchestra : Capella Istropolitana

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Label : Naxos

7:50 AM

Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat, WoO 6

Artist : Boris Berezovsky, piano

Album :

Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 1181 CD

Conductor : Thomas Dausgaard

Orchestra : Swedish Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Simax

8:06 AM

BEATRICE AND BENEDICT Overture

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 1188 CD

Conductor : Vladimir Ashkenazy

Orchestra : Helsinki Philharmonic

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Label : Ondine

8:15 AM

Artist’s Life Op 316

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 74311 CD

Conductor : Willi Boskovsky

Orchestra : Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestr

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:28 AM

Concert Overture in E Op 12

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Composer : Karol Szymanowski

Catalog : 62 CD

Conductor : Witold Rowicki

Orchestra : Warsaw National Phil. Orch.

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Label : PolskieNag

8:42 AM

Concerto in c

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 77367 CD

Orchestra : Camerata Koln

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Label : Deut Harmo

8:50 AM

KHOVANSHCHINA: Persian Slaves’ Dance

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Composer : Modest Moussorgsky

Catalog : 432147 CD

Conductor : Valery Gergiev

Orchestra : Kirov Orchestra

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Label : Philips

9:06 AM

Swedish Festival Music

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Composer : August Soderman

Catalog : 1040 CD

Conductor : Roy Goodman

Orchestra : Umea Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Sterling

9:16 AM

Violin Concerto in e Op 64

Artist : Janine Jansen, violin

Album :

Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 7260 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : London/Dec

9:46 AM

Variations on a March by Cherubini Op 110

Artist : Ricardo Gallen, guitar

Album :

Composer : Mauro Giuliani

Catalog : 555284 CD

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Label : Naxos

10:00 AM

Jeux d’enfants Children’s Games Op 22

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Composer : Georges Bizet

Catalog : 64869 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:15 AM

Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622

Artist : Peter Schmidt, clarinet

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 429221 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:47 AM

La Valse

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Composer : Maurice Ravel

Catalog : 13133 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : Teldec

11:04 AM

Ballade & Serenade for cello and piano Op 3

Artist : Stefan Heinemeyer, cello; Thomas Hoppe, piano

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Composer : Josef Suk

Catalog : 777470 CD

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Label : CPO

11:18 AM

Symphony No. 5 in F Op 76

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 49995 CD

Conductor : Mariss Jansons

Orchestra : Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:06 PM

Academic Festival Overture Op 80

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 65617 CD

Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:18 PM

Piano Quartet No. 1 in c Op 1

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 91183 CD

Orchestra : Domus

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

12:47 PM

Dance Rhapsody No. 2

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Composer : Frederick Delius

Catalog : 62645 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:58 PM

Symphonie Fantastique Op 14

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 572886 CD

Conductor : Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra : National Orchestra of Lyon

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Label : Naxos

2:00 PM

St. Paul’s Suite Op 29

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 7058 CD

Conductor : Nicholas Braithwaite

Orchestra : New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

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Label : KOCH Intl.

2:16 PM

Symphony No. 2 in D Op 73

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 37776 CD

Conductor : George Szell

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

3:00 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F Op 6

Artist : Paul Nicholson, harpsichord

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 7895 CD

Orchestra : Guildhall String Ensemble

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Label : RCA/BMG

3:14 PM

Piano Concerto in a Op 7

Artist : Francesco Nicolosi, piano

Album :

Composer : Clara Schumann

Catalog : 557552 CD

Conductor : Stefania Rinaldi

Orchestra : Alma Mahler Sinfonietta

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Label : Naxos

3:40 PM

The Mountain King Bergakungen Op 37

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Composer : Hugo Alfven

Catalog : 585 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Stockholm Philharmonic Orchest

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Label : Bis

4:06 PM

Symphony No. 88 in G

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 64485 CD

Conductor : Bruno Walter

Orchestra : Columbia Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:30 PM

THE TROJANS: Royal Hunt & Storm

Artist : San Diego Women’s Chorus

Album :

Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 5003 CD

Conductor : Yoav Talmi

Orchestra : San Diego Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naive

4:42 PM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in g Op 25

Artist : Andras Schiff, piano

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 4780105 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Bavarian Radio Symphony

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Label : London/Dec

5:06 PM

Dreams Op 6

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Composer : Sergei Prokofiev

Catalog : 10481 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Scottish National Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

5:20 PM

Suite of Three Pieces Op 116

Artist : Susan Milan, flute

Album :

Composer : Benjamin Godard

Catalog : 8840 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : City of London Sinfonia

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Label : Chandos

5:30 PM

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: The Garden Scene

Artist : Josef Sakonov, violin

Album :

Composer : Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Catalog : 444786 CD

Conductor : Josef Sakonov

Orchestra : London Festival Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

5:41 PM

The Prince and the Pauper: Suite

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Composer : Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Catalog : 471347 CD

Conductor : Andre Previn

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

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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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