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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 19, 2012

6:06 AM

Symphonies for Christmas

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Composer : Michel Richard Delalande

Catalog : 9908 CD

Conductor : Olivier Fortin

Orchestra : Masques

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Label : Analekta

6:17 AM

BABES IN TOYLAND: March of the Toys

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Composer : Victor Herbert

Catalog : 117 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Bowie Grp

6:23 AM

The Marriage of Camacho Op 10

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 7905 CD

Conductor : Claus Peter Flor

Orchestra : Bamberg Symphony

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Label : RCA/BMG

6:30 AM

Fantasy on Serbian Themes Op 6

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 553513 CD

Conductor : Igor Golovchin

Orchestra : Moscow Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

6:44 AM

Messiah: For unto us a child

Artist : and Chorus

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 6918 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : London/Dec

6:50 AM

Four Seasons: No.1 Spring (La Primavera) in E Op 8

Artist : Isaac Stern, violin

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 66472 CD

Conductor : Isaac Stern

Orchestra : Jerusalem Music Centre Ch.Orch

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:06 AM

Overture in C Op 170

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 2221 CD

Conductor : Raymond Leppard

Orchestra : Indianapolis Symphony Orch.

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Label : Koss Class

7:15 AM

Punchinello

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Composer : William Rimmer

Catalog : 6565 CD

Conductor : Michael Antrobus

Orchestra : Black Dyke Mills Band

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Label : Chandos

7:20 AM

L’Enfance du Christ: Shepherd’s Farewell

Artist : Atlanta Symphony Chorus

Album :

Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 10033 CD

Conductor : Robert Shaw

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

7:28 AM

Ma Vlast: No. 2 Vltava (The Moldau)

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 80327 CD

Conductor : Zdenek Macal

Orchestra : Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:43 AM

BERENICE: Overture

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 4758075 CD

Conductor : Karl Munchinger

Orchestra : Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

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Label : London/Dec

7:48 AM

A Christmas Festival

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Composer : Leroy Anderson

Catalog : 61685 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:06 AM

GOTTERDAMMERUNG: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey

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Composer : Richard Wagner

Catalog : 74762 CD

Conductor : Klaus Tennstedt

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:19 AM

Sonata for 8 trumpets & orchestra in A

Artist : Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

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Composer : Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

Catalog : 42478 CD

Conductor : Raymond Leppard

Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:28 AM

O magnum mysterium

Artist : Handel & Haydn Society Chorus

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Composer : Jennifer Higdon

Catalog : 2078 CD

Conductor : Grant Llewellyn

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Label : Avie

8:35 AM

PAQUITA: Polonaise & Mazurka

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Composer : Leon Minkus

Catalog : 10544 CD

Conductor : Boris Spassov

Orchestra : Sofia National Opera Orchestra

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Label : Capriccio

8:43 AM

La Princesse Jaune overture Op 30

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 1016 CD

Conductor : Geoffrey Simon

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Cala

8:51 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 2 in c

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Composer : Alessandro Scarlatti

Catalog : 45495 CD

Conductor : Fabio Biondi

Orchestra : Europa Galante

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

9:06 AM

Melodie Op 20

Artist : Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 2334 CD

Conductor : James Judd

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

9:15 AM

The Tempest Op 18

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 39359 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

9:40 AM

Sinfonia Concertante

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Composer : Dmitri S. Bortnyansky

Catalog : 10370 CD

Orchestra : Moscow Phil. Chamber Ensemble

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Label : MCA

10:00 AM

Carol Symphony

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Composer : Victor Hely-Hutchinson

Catalog : 64131 CD

Conductor : Barry Rose

Orchestra : Pro Arte Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:27 AM

The Comedians

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Composer : Dmitri Kabalevsky

Catalog : 63302 CD

Conductor : Kirill Kondrashin

Orchestra : RCA Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

10:45 AM

Symphony in D La Chasse

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Composer : Carl Stamitz

Catalog : 10628 CD

Conductor : Matthias Bamert

Orchestra : London Mozart Players

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Label : Chandos

11:04 AM

Piano Concerto in a Op 16

Artist : Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Album :

Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 57562 CD

Conductor : Mariss Jansons

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : Angel/EMI

11:36 AM

Three Botticelli Pictures

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Composer : Ottorino Respighi

Catalog : 37676 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:07 PM

Tragic Overture Op 81

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 61846 CD

Conductor : Leonard Bernstein

Orchestra : New York Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:22 PM

Messiah (excerpts)

Artist : Choir of Clare Coll.,Cambridge

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 901928 CD

Conductor : Rene Jacobs

Orchestra : Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

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Label : Harmonia Mundi

12:41 PM

Seemorgh

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Composer : Behzad Ranjbaran

Catalog : 3336 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Delos

12:48 PM

German Requiem: Wie lieblich sind deine

Artist : Vienna State Opera Chorus

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 6918 CD

Conductor : Bernard Haitink

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

12:55 PM

L’Enfance du Christ (excerpt)

Artist : Montreal Symphony Chorus

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 4783640 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

1:12 PM

Gesu Bambino

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

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Composer : Pietro A. Yon

Catalog : 4759177 CD

Conductor : Kurt Herbert Adler

Orchestra : National Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : London/Dec

1:17 PM

’Twas the Night Before Christmas

Artist : Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Album :

Composer : Ken Darby

Catalog : 2 CD

Conductor : Keith Lockhart

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : BosPops

1:26 PM

Misa Criolla: Gloria

Artist : Sociedad Coral de Bilbao

Album :

Composer : Ariel Ramirez

Catalog : 420955 CD

Conductor : Jose Luis Ocejo

Orchestra : Coral Salve de Laredo

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Label : Philips

1:35 PM

Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Op 23

Artist : Silke-Thora Matthies, piano; Chrstian Kohn, piano

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 553139 CD

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Label : Naxos

1:54 PM

Cantata No.208: Sheep May Safely Graze:

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 62683 CD

Orchestra : Canadian Brass

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Label : RCA/BMG

2:01 PM

Magnificat (excerpt)

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

2:10 PM

Nocturne (Notturno) for piano trio in E-Flat Op 148

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 412620 CD

Orchestra : Beaux Arts Trio

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Label : Philips

2:22 PM

Frostiana (excerpts)

Artist : New York Choral Society

Album :

Composer : Randall Thompson

Catalog : 7283 CD

Conductor : Richard Auldon Clark

Orchestra : Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

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Label : KOCH Intl.

2:35 PM

Ave Maria Op 52

Artist : Renata Tebaldi, soprano

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Composer : Franz Schubert (arr. Gamley)

Catalog : 4758134 CD

Conductor : Anton Guadagno

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

2:43 PM

Cantata No. 140 Sleepers awake:

Artist : Sir David Willcocks, organ

Album :

Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 86052 CD

Conductor : David Willcocks

Orchestra : Choir of King's College, Camb.

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:53 PM

Ashokan Farewell: from Civil War film

Artist : Jay Ungar, fiddle

Album :

Composer : Jay Ungar

Catalog : 56720 CD

Conductor : Paul Gambill

Orchestra : Nashville Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:00 PM

Four Christmas Motets

Artist : St. John’s College Choir

Album :

Composer : Francis Poulenc

Catalog : 8658 CD

Conductor : George Guest

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Label : Chandos

3:13 PM

MEFISTOFELE

Artist : Westminster College Choir

Album :

Composer : Arrigo Boito

Catalog : 791631 CD

Conductor : Arturo Toscanini

Orchestra : NBC Symphony

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Label : RCA

3:41 PM

Escales

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Composer : Jacques Ibert

Catalog : 62644 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:06 PM

A Christmas Carol

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Composer : Carl Davis

Catalog : 553495 CD

Conductor : John Pryce-Jones

Orchestra : Northern Ballet Theatre Orch.

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Label : Naxos

4:26 PM

The White Peacock

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Composer : Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Catalog : 3099 CD

Conductor : Gerard Schwarz

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Delos

4:35 PM

I VESPRI SICILIANI: Overture

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 2 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : PhilOrch.

4:47 PM

I VESPRI SICILIANI: Bolero

Artist : Sondra Radvanofsky, soprano

Album :

Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 3404 CD

Conductor : Constantine Orbelian

Orchestra : Philharmonia of Russia

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Label : Delos

4:54 PM

Fantaisie sur deux noëls wallons Op 24

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Composer : Joseph Jongen

Catalog : 1634 CD

Conductor : Roman Kofman

Orchestra : Orchestra National de Belgique

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Label : Cypres

5:06 PM

A Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

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Composer : Leroy Anderson

Catalog : 3552 CD

Conductor : Leroy Anderson

Orchestra : ...and His Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

5:19 PM

LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE: Ballet of the Snowflakes

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Composer : Jacques Offenbach

Catalog : 4776403 CD

Conductor : Marc Minkowski

Orchestra : Musicians of the Louvre

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Label : D. Gramphn

5:34 PM

Sospiri Op 70

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 8788 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

5:41 PM

Dancing Day

Artist : Etherea Vocal Ensemble

Album :

Composer : John Rutter

Catalog : 3422 CD

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Label : Delos

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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

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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 Mark Mobley

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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