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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.

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December 14, 2012

6:06 AM

Young Henry’s Hunt Overture

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Composer : Etienne-Nicolas Mehul

Catalog : 5184 CD

Conductor : Michel Swierczewski

Orchestra : Gulbenkian Foundation Orch.

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Label : Nimbus

6:17 AM

Concerto for 4 Harpsichords and Strings in a, BWV 1065

Artist : John Butt, Phebe Craig, Jonathon Dimmock, Jeffrey Thomas - harpsichords

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 7237 CD

Conductor : Jeffrey Thomas

Orchestra : American Bach Soloists

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Label : KOCH Intl.

6:30 AM

Scenes from Faust: Overture

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 550608 CD

Conductor : Johannes Wildner

Orchestra : Polish National Radio Orchestr

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Label : Naxos

6:44 AM

Grand Duo Concertante for vln.& dbl.bass in A

Artist : Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Francesco Petracchi, Doublebass

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Composer : Giovanni Bottesini

Catalog : 47661 CD

Conductor : Piero Bellugi

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:06 AM

BARTERED BRIDE: Overture

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 63151 CD

Conductor : George Szell

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:15 AM

The Thunderer (1889)

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 30082 CD

Conductor : Jack T. Kline

Orchestra : United States Marine Band

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7:18 AM

Czardas

Artist : Maxim Vengerov, violin

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Composer : Vittorio Monti

Catalog : 57164 CD

Orchestra : Virtuosi

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:28 AM

Serenade for string orchestra in e Op 20

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 80192 CD

Conductor : David Zinman

Orchestra : Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:43 AM

Spring Overture (Yar-Khmel) Op 1

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Composer : Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

Catalog : 223629 CD

Conductor : Donald Johanos

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

7:54 AM

Bizzarie Universali: Alla Paduana

Artist : Andrew Manze, violin

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Composer : William Corbett

Catalog : 1391 CD

Conductor : Roy Goodman

Orchestra : European Community Baroque Orc

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Label : Channel

8:06 AM

Savannah River Holiday

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Composer : Ron Nelson

Catalog : 434324 CD

Conductor : Howard Hanson

Orchestra : Eastman Philharmonia

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Label : Mercury

8:17 AM

Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 63511 CD

Conductor : Michael Tilson Thomas

Orchestra : San Francisco Symphony

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:28 AM

Sinfonia No. 3 in C, Wq. 182

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Composer : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Catalog : 553285 CD

Conductor : Christian Benda

Orchestra : Capella Istropolitana

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Label : Naxos

8:42 AM

SCHERZ, LIST UND RACHE Overture Op 1

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 7338 CD

Conductor : Thomas Rosner

Orchestra : Bienne Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Guild

8:52 AM

Oboe Concerto in D, RV 253

Artist : Lajos Lencses, oboe

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 83114 CD

Conductor : Paul Angerer

Orchestra : S.W.German Ch.Or. of Pforzeim

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Label : Carus

9:06 AM

Zur Namensfeier Overture in C Op 115

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 148 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Pentatone

9:15 AM

Triptyque for Orchestra Op 103

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Composer : Joseph Jongen

Catalog : 1635 CD

Conductor : Pierre Bartholomee

Orchestra : Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orch

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Label : Cypres

9:42 AM

A Winter’s Tale Op 9

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Composer : Josef Suk

Catalog : 553703 CD

Conductor : Andrew Mogrelia

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : Naxos

10:00 AM

Violin Concerto No. 11 in D Op 8, RV 210

Artist : Fabio Biondi, violin

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 45465 CD

Conductor : Fabio Biondi

Orchestra : Europa Galante

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

10:13 AM

Fantasia para un gentilhombre

Artist : Christopher Parkening, guitar

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Composer : Joaquin Rodrigo

Catalog : 54665 CD

Conductor : Andrew Litton

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:37 AM

Two Pieces for Viola and Cello (1918)

Artist : Sheila Browne, viola; Wesley Baldwin, cello

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Composer : Rebecca Clarke

Catalog : 2798 CD

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Label : Centaur

10:48 AM

Pines of Rome

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Composer : Ottorino Respighi

Catalog : 2 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Phil Orch.

11:14 AM

Harold in Italy Op 16

Artist : David Aaron Carpenter, viola

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 1188 CD

Conductor : Vladimir Ashkenazy

Orchestra : Helsinki Philharmonic

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Label : Ondine

12:06 PM

Overture in g

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Composer : Anton Bruckner

Catalog : 91206 CD

Conductor : Marek Janowski

Orchestra : Phil Orch of Radio France

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

12:18 PM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in f-Sharp Op 1

Artist : Nikolai Lugansky, piano

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Composer : Sergei Rachmaninoff

Catalog : 47941 CD

Conductor : Sakari Oramo

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Warner Bro

12:48 PM

Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 "The Great"

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 42316 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

2:00 PM

Concerto for Oboe d’amore and strings, BWV 1055 in A

Artist : Antoine Torunczyk,oboe d’amore

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 13 CD

Orchestra : Café Zimmermann

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Label : Alpha

2:15 PM

Symphonie Concertante Op 81

Artist : Peter Richard Conte, organ

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Composer : Joseph Jongen

Catalog : 49270 CD

Conductor : Rossen Milanov

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Gothic

3:00 PM

Sarabande: For Katharine in April

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Composer : Ron Nelson

Catalog : 434347 CD

Conductor : Howard Hanson

Orchestra : Eastman-Rochester Sym. Orch.

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Label : Mercury

3:07 PM

Piano Trio No. 4 in e Op 90 "Dumky"

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 416297 CD

Orchestra : Beaux Arts Trio

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Label : Philips

3:43 PM

Soir de Fete Op 32

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Composer : Ernest Chausson

Catalog : 64686 CD

Conductor : Michel Plasson

Orchestra : Orch du Capitole de Toulouse

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:06 PM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Op 32

Artist : Dana Protopopescu, piano

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 920222 CD

Conductor : Alexander Rahbari

Orchestra : BRTN Phil. Orchestra Brussels

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Label : Discover

4:30 PM

IL TABARRO: Hai ben ragione

Artist : Jose Cura, tenor

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 18838 CD

Conductor : Placido Domingo

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Erato

4:36 PM

SUOR ANGELICA: Intermezzo

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 65618 CD

Conductor : Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:44 PM

GIANNI SCHICCHI: O Mio Babbino Caro

Artist : Diana Damrau, soprano

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 19313 CD

Conductor : Dan Ettinger

Orchestra : Munich Radio Orchestra

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

4:50 PM

AIDA: Sinfonia (1872 version)

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 1090 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Chailly

Orchestra : Orch. Sinf. di Milano G. Verdi

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Label : London/Dec

4:56 PM

AIDA: Celeste Aida

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 4758177 CD

Conductor : Lorin Maazel

Orchestra : Orchestra of La Scala

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Label : London/Dec

5:06 PM

Arabesques

Artist : Nancy Allen, harp

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Composer : Claude Debussy (arr. Nancy Allen)

Catalog : 47520 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:17 PM

La Vega

Artist : Christopher Parkening, guitar

Album :

Composer : Isaac Albeniz (arr. Jack Marshall)

Catalog : 56859 CD

Conductor : Elmer Bernstein

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:30 PM

Intro.& Variations on a theme from The Magic Flute, by Mozart Op 9

Artist : Christopher Parkening, guitar

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Composer : Fernando Sor (arr. Parkening)

Catalog : 56730 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:39 PM

Suite for Orchestra and Solo Viola

Artist : Marcus Thompson, viola

Album :

Composer : Joseph Jongen

Catalog : 2788 CD

Conductor : Paul Freeman

Orchestra : Czech National Symphony

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Label : Centaur

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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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