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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 12, 2012

6:06 AM

Die Furstensteiner Waltzes Op 28

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Composer : Benjamin Bilse

Catalog : 777341 CD

Conductor : Christian Simonis

Orchestra : West German Radio Symphony

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Label : CPO

6:16 AM

Capriol Suite

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Composer : Peter Warlock

Catalog : 623 CD

Conductor : Jeremy Barlow

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : ASV

6:30 AM

Sinfonia in G

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Composer : Josef Myslivecek

Catalog : 4776418 CD

Conductor : Werner Erhardt

Orchestra : Concerto Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

6:44 AM

Lute Concerto in d

Artist : Richard Stone, lute

Album :

Composer : Silvius Leopold Weiss

Catalog : 707 CD

Orchestra : Tempesta di Mare

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Label : Chandos

7:06 AM

Ruler of the Spirits Overture

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 8766 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

7:15 AM

A Warrior Bold

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Composer : Frank Panella

Catalog : 7 CD

Conductor : (Colonel) Lowell E. Graham

Orchestra : US Air Force Band

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Label : USAF

7:18 AM

Caprice espagnole Op 37

Artist : Stephen Hough, piano

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Composer : Moritz Moszkowski

Catalog : 59509 CD

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

7:28 AM

String Symphony No. 2 in D

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 69524 CD

Conductor : Jerzy Maksymiuk

Orchestra : Polish Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:42 AM

IL FANATICO PER GLI ANTICHI ROMANI

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Composer : Domenico Cimarosa

Catalog : 570279 CD

Conductor : Kevin Mallon

Orchestra : Toronto Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

7:50 AM

LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours

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Composer : Amilcare Ponchielli

Catalog : 47600 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:06 AM

FATINITZA: Overture

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 5479 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:14 AM

CENDRILLON: Suite

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Composer : Jules Massenet

Catalog : 555986 CD

Conductor : Kenneth Jean

Orchestra : Hong Kong Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : Naxos

8:28 AM

Violin Concerto in d

Artist : Giuliano Carmignola, violin

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 87733 CD

Conductor : Andrea Marcon

Orchestra : Venice Baroque Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:42 AM

Coronation March for Alex III

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 80122 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

8:47 AM

Concerto for Trombone

Artist : Eric Carlson, trombone

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 271 CD

Conductor : Arthur Chodoroff

Orchestra : Temple University Wind Symph.

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Label : Albany

9:06 AM

Kikimora Op 63

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Composer : Anatol Liadov

Catalog : 442011 CD

Conductor : Valery Gergiev

Orchestra : Kirov Orchestra

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Label : Philips

9:16 AM

Piano Concerto No. 4 in d Op 70

Artist : Joseph Banowetz, piano

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Composer : Anton Rubinstein

Catalog : 223382 CD

Conductor : Robert Stankovsky

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : MarcoPolo

9:53 AM

Chant du Menestrel Op 71

Artist : Wen-Sinn Yang, cello

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 68025 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Russian National Orchestra

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Label : Warner Bro

10:00 AM

Fantasy on a Hymn Tune

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Composer : Thomas Canning

Catalog : 9004 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Houston Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Everest

10:14 AM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in a Op 9

Artist : Michael Korstick, piano

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Composer : Dmitri Kabalevsky

Catalog : 777658 CD

Conductor : Alun Francis

Orchestra : NDR Radiophilharmonie

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Label : CPO

10:49 AM

Symphonic Poem No. 7: Festklange

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 33 CD

Conductor : Mark Ermler

Orchestra : USSR Ministry of Culture Symph

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Label : Melodya

11:11 AM

Notturno Op 133

Artist : David Shostac, flute

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Composer : Salomon Jadassohn

Catalog : 3002 CD

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Label : Resort

11:20 AM

Symphony in c

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Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 557991 CD

Conductor : Bjarte Engeset

Orchestra : Malmo Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

12:07 PM

Festive Overture Op 96

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Composer : Dmitri Shostakovich

Catalog : 27 CD

Conductor : Lawrence Leighton Smith

Orchestra : Moscow Philharmonic

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Label : Sheffield

12:16 PM

Alleluia & Fugue for string orchestra

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Composer : Alan Hovhaness

Catalog : 3157 CD

Conductor : Gerard Schwarz

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Delos

12:27 PM

Romeo & Juliet - excerpts

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Composer : Sergei Prokofiev

Catalog : 464726 CD

Conductor : Valery Gergiev

Orchestra : Kirov Orchestra

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Label : Philips

12:45 PM

Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat, K. 16

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 2018 CD

Conductor : Tamas Veto

Orchestra : Odense Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Unicorn

12:57 PM

Symphony No. 2

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Composer : Sir William Walton

Catalog : 553402 CD

Conductor : Paul Daniel

Orchestra : English Northern Philharmonia

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Label : Naxos

1:30 PM

Athalia: War March of the Priests Op 74

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 63304 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

1:38 PM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Op 10

Artist : Martha Argerich, piano

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Composer : Sergei Prokofiev

Catalog : 56654 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:54 PM

LA BOHEME: D’onde lieta usci

Artist : Renata Tebaldi, soprano

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 475397 CD

Conductor : Tullio Serafin

Orchestra : Saint Cecilia Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

2:01 PM

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Artist : Jessye Norman, mezzo

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Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 432731 CD

Conductor : Lawrence Foster

Orchestra : Lyon Opera Orchestra

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Label : Philips

2:07 PM

Scottish Fantasy Op 46 excerpts

Artist : Michael Ludwig, violin

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 5 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Virginia Symphony

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Label : HamptonRds

2:25 PM

Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat, K. 447

Artist : Barry Tuckwell, horn

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 5737 CD

Conductor : Barry Tuckwell

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

2:42 PM

BARBER OF SEVILLE Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 431653 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Label : D. Gramphn

2:50 PM

Intro & Variations on Trockne Blumen in e Op 160

Artist : Barthold Kuijken, transv. flute; Luc Devos, fortepiano

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 97125 CD

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Label : Accent

3:00 PM

Symphonie Concertante for violin & cello in A

Artist : Eleonora Turovsky, violin; Yuli Turovsky, cello

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 8470 CD

Conductor : Yuli Turovsky

Orchestra : I Musici de Montreal

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Label : Chandos

3:17 PM

Symphony No. 4 in g Op 14 Sinfonia Piccola

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Composer : Kurt Atterberg

Catalog : 999639 CD

Conductor : Ari Rasilainen

Orchestra : Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orch

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Label : CPO

3:41 PM

Violin Concerto No. 5 in D Op 55

Artist : Philippe Quint, violin

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Composer : Charles Auguste de Beriot

Catalog : 570360 CD

Conductor : Kirk Trevor

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Naxos

4:06 PM

RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Dances

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Composer : Mikhail Glinka

Catalog : 1000166 CD

Conductor : Evgeny Svetlanov

Orchestra : USSR Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

4:31 PM

The Hollow Men (1948) Op 25

Artist : Guy Few, trumpet

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Composer : Vincent Persichetti

Catalog : 1201 CD

Conductor : Kevin Mallon

Orchestra : Toronto Chamber Orchestra

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Label : MSR

4:42 PM

Prospice (1948)

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Composer : Romeo Cascarino

Catalog : 559266 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Philadelphia Philharmonia

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Label : Naxos

5:06 PM

Don Juan Op 20

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 68170 CD

Conductor : Fritz Reiner

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:25 PM

A Varmland Rhapsody

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Composer : Kurt Atterberg

Catalog : 553 CD

Conductor : Jun'ichi Hirokami

Orchestra : Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Bis

5:36 PM

Spartacus: Ballet Suite No. 1

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Composer : Aram Khachaturian

Catalog : 949 CD

Conductor : Loris Tjeknavorian

Orchestra : Armenian Philharmonic Orchestr

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Label : ASV

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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

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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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