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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 20, 2012

6:06 AM

The First Nowell

Artist : Choir Kings College, Cambridge

Album :

Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 4759177 CD

Conductor : David Willcocks

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Label : London/Dec

6:09 AM

Artaserse: Overture

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 999963 CD

Conductor : Anthony Halstead

Orchestra : Hanover Band

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Label : CPO

6:18 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D Op 3

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Composer : Francesco Manfredini

Catalog : 553891 CD

Conductor : Jaroslav Krcek

Orchestra : Capella Istropolitana

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Label : Naxos

6:30 AM

Christmas Night Medley

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Composer : Angela Morley

Catalog : 48232 CD

Conductor : John Williams

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

6:43 AM

Konig Stephan Overture Op 117

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 148 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Pentatone

6:50 AM

The First Nowell

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Composer : TRADITIONAL (arr. Arthur Harris)

Catalog : 87771 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

6:56 AM

Suite No. 1: Marche Miniature Op 43

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 2391 CD

Conductor : Anatole Fistoulari

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Guild

7:06 AM

Gloria, Rv 589: Et in Terra Pax

Artist : Atlanta Symphony Chorus

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 80458 CD

Conductor : Robert Shaw

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:15 AM

The White Rose (1917)

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 301 CD

Conductor : Leonard B. Smith

Orchestra : Detroit Concert band

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Label : WalkingFro

7:19 AM

Fanfare and Elegy

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Composer : Francis D'Amico

Catalog : 464892 CD

Conductor : William Scheible

Orchestra : Ocean City Pops Orchestra

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Label : Weston Snd

7:28 AM

Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in c

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Composer : Alessandro Scarlatti

Catalog : 470650 CD

Conductor : Ottavio Dantone

Orchestra : Accademia Bizantina

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Label : London/Dec

7:43 AM

Light Cavalry Overture

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Composer : Franz Von Suppe

Catalog : 434309 CD

Conductor : Paul Paray

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

7:50 AM

Violin concerto in E, RV 270 Per il santissimo natale

Artist : Angele Dubeau, violin

Album :

Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 8730 CD

Conductor : Angele Dubeau

Orchestra : La Pieta

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Label : Analekta

8:06 AM

American Eagle Waltz

Artist : Philip Collins, trumpet

Album :

Composer : Jacques Offenbach

Catalog : 9011 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

8:15 AM

Mysteres de Noel: Angel, San José y Nuestra Senora

Artist : Escolania/S.Cruz/los Caidos

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Composer : Antonio Soler

Catalog : 35780 CD

Conductor : Jean-Michel Hasler

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Label : Milan

8:28 AM

Soleriana, Suite for orchestra: Pastoral and Passepied

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Composer : Joaquin Rodrigo

Catalog : 67435 CD

Conductor : Enrique Batiz

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:38 AM

Joy to the World

Artist : Bach Choir

Album :

Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 16092 CD

Conductor : John Rutter

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

8:43 AM

IL SIGNOR BRUSCHINO Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 60387 CD

Conductor : Fritz Reiner

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

8:51 AM

Riu, riu, chiu

Artist : José Lemos, countertenor

Album :

Composer : Anonymous

Catalog : 90901 CD

Orchestra : The Baltimore Consort

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Label : Dorian

8:54 AM

Rondo for piano & orch in A, K. 386

Artist : John O’Conor, piano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 80285 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Scottish National Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

9:06 AM

FLORIDANTE: Overture

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 5247 CD

Conductor : Jeanne Lamon

Orchestra : Tafelmusik

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Label : CBC(RCI)

9:08 AM

FLORIDANTE: March

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 5247 CD

Conductor : Jeanne Lamon

Orchestra : Tafelmusik

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Label : CBC(RCI)

9:16 AM

Noels sur les Instruments

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Composer : Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Catalog : 90180 CD

Conductor : Bernard Labadie

Orchestra : Les Violons du Roy, Quebec

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Label : Dorian

9:33 AM

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 Turkish

Artist : Pamela Frank, violin

Album :

Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 72104 CD

Conductor : David Zinman

Orchestra : Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

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Label : ArteNova

10:00 AM

Amahl and the Night Visitors:Dance Suite

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Composer : Gian Carlo Menotti

Catalog : 6 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Buffalo Philharmonic

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Label : BuffaloPO

10:09 AM

Piano Concerto No. 3 in c Op 37

Artist : Annie Fischer, piano

Album :

Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 31493 CD

Conductor : Herbert Esser

Orchestra : Budapest Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Hungaroton

10:47 AM

Symphony in D Op 18, No. 6

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 553367 CD

Conductor : Hanspeter Gmur

Orchestra : Failoni Cham. Orch. Budapest

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Label : Naxos

11:02 AM

The Many Moods of Christmas- Suite No. 1

Artist : Robert Shaw Chorale

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Composer : Robert Russell Bennett

Catalog : 68805 CD

Conductor : Robert Shaw

Orchestra : RCA Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

11:12 AM

Symphony No. 2 in f-sharp, Op. 16

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 68904 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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Label : Warner Classics

12:06 PM

Rosamunde, D. 797 - incidental muisic

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 42489 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : Berlin Philharmonic

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:33 PM

Gruss an die heilige Nacht Op 62

Artist : Berlin Philharmonic Choir

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Composer : Max Bruch

Catalog : 313013 CD

Conductor : Uwe Gronostay

Orchestra : Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.

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Label : KOCHSchwan

12:53 PM

Piano Trio No. 1 (1923) Op 8

Artist : Lily Maisky, piano; Alissa Margulis, violin; Mischa Maisky, cello

Album :

Composer : Dmitri Shostakovich

Catalog : 67051 CD

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:08 PM

Symphony No. 2 ’The Four Seasons’ in f

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Composer : Henry Hadley

Catalog : 9124 CD

Conductor : Karl Krueger

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Bridge

2:00 PM

Concerto Pastorale in F

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Composer : Johann Christoph Pez

Catalog : 90180 CD

Conductor : Bernard Labadie

Orchestra : Les Violons du Roy, Quebec

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Label : Dorian

2:19 PM

Triple Concerto in C Op 56

Artist : Maurizio Pollini, piano

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 4777244 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : S. Bolivar Youth Orch of Venz.

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:00 PM

What Sweeter Music

Artist : Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Album :

Composer : John Rutter

Catalog : 1063 CD

Conductor : Craig Jessop

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Label : MTC

3:08 PM

Firebird Suite (1945)

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Composer : Igor Stravinsky

Catalog : 64139 CD

Conductor : Igor Stravinsky

Orchestra : Columbia Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

3:40 PM

O magnum mysterium

Artist : Polyphony

Album :

Composer : Morten Lauridsen

Catalog : 11116 CD

Conductor : Stephen Layton

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Label : HeartSpace

3:47 PM

A Winter Idyll

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Composer : Gustav Holst

Catalog : 572914 CD

Conductor : JoAnn Falletta

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

4:06 PM

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

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Composer : Leon Jessel (arr. Morton Gould)

Catalog : 61685 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

4:12 PM

Five Carols

Artist : Cambridge Singers

Album :

Composer : Richard Rodney Bennett

Catalog : 901 CD

Conductor : John Rutter

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Label : Collegium

4:22 PM

Andante Religioso

Artist : Stephan Barratt-Due Jr.,violin

Album :

Composer : Johan Halvorsen

Catalog : 50013 CD

Conductor : Karsten Andersen

Orchestra : Bergen Symphony Orchestra

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Label : NKF

4:30 PM

Solemn Overture Op 73

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 439892 CD

Conductor : Mikhail Pletnev

Orchestra : Russian National Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:45 PM

Cherubic Hymn

Artist :

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Composer : Dmitri S. Bortnyansky

Catalog : 11109 CD

Conductor : Vladislav Chernushenko

Orchestra : Leningrad Glinka St. Acad. Ch.

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Label : HeartSpace

4:50 PM

Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Tunes

Artist : Jorges Bolet, piano

Album :

Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 414079 CD

Conductor : Ivan Fischer

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

5:06 PM

Canon in D

Artist : Benita Valente, soprano; Tatiana Troyanos, soprano

Album :

Composer : Johann Pachelbel (arr. Rudel)

Catalog : 67080 CD

Conductor : Julius Rudel

Orchestra : New York City Opera Orchestra

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Label : MusicMaste

5:14 PM

Children’s Corner

Artist :

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Composer : Claude Debussy (orch. Andre Caplet)

Catalog : 444386 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

5:30 PM

L’Enfance du Christ: Shepherd’s Farewell

Artist : St.Anthony Singers

Album :

Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 443401 CD

Conductor : Sir Colin Davis

Orchestra : Goldsborough Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

5:42 PM

Silent Night

Artist : Vienna Choir Boys

Album :

Composer : Franz Gruber

Catalog : 5160 CD

Conductor : Peter Marschik

Orchestra : Vienna Studio Ensemble

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Label : Capriccio

5:46 PM

Brother Heinrich’s Christmas

Artist : Cambridge Singers; Bryan Kay, narrator

Album :

Composer : John Rutter

Catalog : 115 CD

Conductor : John Rutter

Orchestra : London Sinfonia

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Label : Collegium

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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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