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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 18, 2012

6:06 AM

String Symphony No. 3 in e

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 5141 CD

Conductor : William Boughton

Orchestra : English String Orchestra

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Label : Nimbus

6:15 AM

Violin Concerto in g, BWV 1056

Artist : Itzhak Perlman, violin

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 47073 CD

Conductor : Itzhak Perlman

Orchestra : Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:30 AM

Coronation March Op 65

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 553564 CD

Conductor : George Hurst

Orchestra : Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

6:43 AM

Overture in the Italian Style in D, D. 590

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 385853 CD

Conductor : Yehudi Menuhin

Orchestra : Menuhin Festival Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:51 AM

Caroling Fun

Artist : Sch. Creative & Perf. Arts chr

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Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 80538 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:06 AM

Three German Dances, K. 605

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 416484 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

7:15 AM

Sound Off

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 95163 CD

Conductor : Ronald Demkee

Orchestra : Allentown Band

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Label : AMP Record

7:18 AM

THE TSAR’S BRIDE Overture

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 572788 CD

Conductor : Gerard Schwarz

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

7:28 AM

Tales From Vienna Woods Op 325

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 48164 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:44 AM

Christmas Overture

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Composer : Otto Nicolai

Catalog : 91079 CD

Conductor : Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Orchestra : Bamberg Symphony

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

7:52 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 5 in d

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Composer : Alessandro Scarlatti

Catalog : 45495 CD

Conductor : Fabio Biondi

Orchestra : Europa Galante

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

8:06 AM

Capriccio Italien Op 45

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 907393 CD

Conductor : Daniele Gatti

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Harm Mundi

8:22 AM

Nutcracker: Arabian Dance (coffee) Op 71

Artist : Malinova Sisters, piano duo

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 7172 CD

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Label : KOCH Intl.

8:28 AM

Africa Fantasie Op 89

Artist : Gwendoline Mok, piano

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 1015 CD

Conductor : Geoffrey Simon

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Cala

8:43 AM

Symphony No. 34 in E-Flat, P. 26

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Composer : J. Michael Haydn

Catalog : 481 CD

Conductor : Hans-Peter Frank

Orchestra : Helsingborgs Symph. Orchestra

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Label : Bis

8:51 AM

Ave Maria

Artist : Shaw Chamber Singers

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Composer : Franz Biebl

Catalog : 80461 CD

Conductor : Robert Shaw

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Label : Telarc

9:06 AM

Marche Ecossaise

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Composer : Claude Debussy (arr. Kocsis)

Catalog : 32106 CD

Conductor : Zoltan Kocsis

Orchestra : Hungarian Natl. Philharmonic

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Label : Hungaroton

9:14 AM

Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Artist : Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Cambridge Singers

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Composer : Ralph Vaughan Williams

Catalog : 121 CD

Conductor : John Rutter

Orchestra : London Sinfonia

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Label : Collegium

9:29 AM

Serenade for Strings in E Op 22

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 60105 CD

Conductor : Scott Yoo

Orchestra : Metamorphosen

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10:00 AM

En Saga (Symphonic Poem) Op 9

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 80320 CD

Conductor : Yoel Levi

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

10:20 AM

Cello Concerto in a Op 129

Artist : Jacqueline DuPre, cello

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 74755 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:49 AM

Concerto for flute and lute in F

Artist : Richard Stone, lute

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Composer : Silvius Leopold Weiss

Catalog : 707 CD

Orchestra : Tempesta di Mare

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Label : Chandos

11:07 AM

A Christmas Flourish

Artist : Turtle Creek Chorale

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Composer : Randol Alan Bass

Catalog : 10602 CD

Conductor : Timothy Seelig

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Label : TCC

11:24 AM

Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Op 2

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 94360 CD

Conductor : Jean Martinon

Orchestra : Orchestre National de O.R.T.F.

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Label : Brilliant

12:06 PM

In the Bleak Midwinter

Artist : ASMF Chorus

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Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 442141 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

12:13 PM

Rondo for Violin & Orchestra in B-Flat, K. 269

Artist : Christian Tetzlaff, violin

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 61842 CD

Conductor : Stephan Tetzlaff

Orchestra : Deutsche Kammerphil. Bremen

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

12:24 PM

Symphony No. 8 in c

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Composer : Anton Bruckner

Catalog : 2513 CD

Conductor : Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Orchestra : Montreal,Orch. Metropolitain

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Label : ATMA

2:00 PM

Slavonic Rhapsody No. 2 in g Op 45

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 416624 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Philips

2:17 PM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in e Op 11

Artist : Olga Kern, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 907402 CD

Conductor : Antoni Wit

Orchestra : Warsaw Philharmonic

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Label : Harm Mundi

3:00 PM

Egmont Overture Op 84

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 148 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Pentatone

3:11 PM

Symphony No. 2 Op 9 Antar

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 72019 CD

Conductor : Maurice Abravanel

Orchestra : Utah Symphony Orchestra

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Label : VangrdWelk

3:43 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 8 in g Op 6 Christmas Concerto

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Composer : Archangelo Corelli

Catalog : 412739 CD

Orchestra : I Musici

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Label : Philips

4:06 PM

Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 412954 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

4:30 PM

Gloria

Artist : Choir Kings College, Cambridge

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Composer : John Rutter

Catalog : 57952 CD

Conductor : Stephen Cleobury

Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symph Orch

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:51 PM

Nocturne (Notturno) for piano trio in E-Flat Op 148, D. 897

Artist : Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 74197 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:06 PM

Two Fragments After the Song of Roland Op 30

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Composer : Edward MacDowell

Catalog : 104 CD

Conductor : Karl Krueger

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Lib Cong

5:18 PM

Violin Concerto No. 1 in a, BWV 1041

Artist : Lara St. John, violin

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 131 CD

Orchestra : New York Bach Ensemble

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Label : Ancalagon

5:31 PM

Scenes de Ballet Op 52

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 80347 CD

Conductor : Edo de Waart

Orchestra : Minnesota Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

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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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