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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 21, 2012

6:06 AM

Ruy Blas Overture Op 95

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 417541 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

6:15 AM

Once in Royal David’s City

Artist : Choir Kings College, Cambridge

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Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 4759177 CD

Conductor : Stephen Cleobury

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Label : London/Dec

6:21 AM

Horn Sonata No. 2

Artist : Barry Tuckwell, horn

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Composer : Luigi Cherubini

Catalog : 86558 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

6:30 AM

Balletti a cinque: Introduzione Seconda

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Composer : Tomasso Albinoni

Catalog : 32006 CD

Conductor : Pal Nemeth

Orchestra : Savaria Baroque Orchestra

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Label : Hungaroton

6:37 AM

Winter Wonderland

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Composer : Felix Bernard

Catalog : 61685 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

6:42 AM

Danish Folk Music Suite: Jutish Melody

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Composer : Percy Aldridge Grainger

Catalog : 7003 CD

Conductor : Geoffrey Simon

Orchestra : Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Label : KOCH Intl.

6:52 AM

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Artist : Philadelphia Chorus

Album :

Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 6430 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

6:55 AM

Te Deum: Prelude

Artist : William Kuhlman, organ

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Composer : Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Catalog : 80614 CD

Conductor : Rolf Smedvig

Orchestra : Empire Brass

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Label : Telarc

7:06 AM

MAGIC FLUTE Overture

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 4775789 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

7:15 AM

The Black Horse Troop

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 1998 CD

Conductor : Frederick Fennell

Orchestra : United States Marine Band

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Label : USMC

7:19 AM

Slavonic Dance No. 2 in e Op 46

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 430171 CD

Conductor : Christoph Von Dohnanyi

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

7:28 AM

THE GORDIAN KNOT UNTIED Suite No. 2

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Composer : Henry Purcell

Catalog : 2857 CD

Conductor : Jon Ceander Mitchell

Orchestra : Philharmonia Bulgarica

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Label : Centaur

7:34 AM

Mille cherubini in coro

Artist : Gumpoldskirchner Kinder Chor

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 53358 CD

Conductor : Vjekoslav Sutej

Orchestra : Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:42 AM

Sones de Mariachi

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Composer : Blas Galindo

Catalog : 550838 CD

Conductor : Enrique Batiz

Orchestra : Festival Orchestra of Mexico

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Label : Naxos

7:49 AM

Good King Wenceslas

Artist : Shaw Chamber Singers

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Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 80377 CD

Conductor : Robert Shaw

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Label : Telarc

7:53 AM

Entry March of the Boyars

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Composer : Johan Halvorsen

Catalog : 10584 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Bergen Philharmonic

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Label : Chandos

8:06 AM

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka Chit-Chat Polka Op 214

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 1045 CD

Conductor : Janos Ferencsik

Orchestra : Budapest Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Hungaroton

8:10 AM

Oboe Concerto in d

Artist : Christian Hommel, oboe

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 554169 CD

Conductor : Helmut Muller-Bruhl

Orchestra : Cologne Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

8:28 AM

A Christmas Bouquet

Artist : Tanglewood Festival Chorus

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Composer : Alfred Burt

Catalog : 48232 CD

Conductor : John Williams

Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:32 AM

Twelve Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je maman in C

Artist : John Novacek, piano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 3013 CD

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Label : FourWinds

8:48 AM

Lieutenant Kije Suite: Troika Op 60

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Composer : Sergei Prokofiev

Catalog : 64249 CD

Conductor : Klaus Tennstedt

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

8:53 AM

Sleigh Ride

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Composer : Leroy Anderson

Catalog : 6430 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

9:06 AM

Punch and Judy overture

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Composer : Leroy Robertson

Catalog : 8155 CD

Conductor : Maurice Abravanel

Orchestra : Utah Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

9:15 AM

String Sextet in C Op 140

Artist : Sandor Papp, viola

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Composer : Louis Spohr

Catalog : 555968 CD

Orchestra : New Haydn Quartet

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Label : Naxos

9:41 AM

Introduction and Rondo Brillant in A Op 56

Artist : Joshua Pierce, piano

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Composer : Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Catalog : 1196 CD

Conductor : Bystrik Rezucha

Orchestra : Slovak State Philh., Kosice

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Label : MSR

10:00 AM

Christnacht Cantata for chorus,

Artist : Berlin Philharmonic Choir

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Composer : Hugo Wolf

Catalog : 313013 CD

Conductor : Uwe Gronostay

Orchestra : Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.

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Label : KOCHSchwan

10:21 AM

Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 3in D

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 69879 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

10:44 AM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in d Op 40

Artist : Andras Schiff, piano

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 4780105 CD

Conductor : Charles Dutoit

Orchestra : Bavarian Radio Symphony

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Label : London/Dec

11:08 AM

Symphony No. 3 in e Op 53

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Composer : Zdenek Fibich

Catalog : 9328 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:06 PM

A Suite of Carols for Brass Choir

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Composer : Leroy Anderson

Catalog : 559621 CD

Conductor : Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra : BBC Concert Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

12:19 PM

Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orch. in D

Artist : Christoph Eschenbach, piano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 89488 CD

Conductor : Christoph Eschenbach

Orchestra : Sym Orch N. D. R. Hamburg

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:49 PM

Pohjola’s Daughter Op 49

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Composer : Jean Sibelius

Catalog : 80320 CD

Conductor : Yoel Levi

Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

1:05 PM

Rosenkranz Sonata No. 3 The Nativity

Artist : Leah Gale Nelson, violin

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Composer : Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

Catalog : 8079 CD

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Label : Lyrichord

1:13 PM

Romantic Symphony

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Composer : Carlo Giorgio Garofalo

Catalog : 225183 CD

Conductor : Joel Spiegelman

Orchestra : New Moscow Symphony Orchestra

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Label : MarcoPolo

2:00 PM

Concert No. 2

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Composer : Jean-Philippe Rameau

Catalog : 1845 CD

Conductor : Christophe Rousset

Orchestra : Les Talens Lyriques

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Label : London/Dec

2:16 PM

Christmas Oratorio

Artist : Edith Wiens, soprano

Album :

Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 50512 CD

Conductor : Dieter Hellmann

Orchestra : Mainz Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Calig

3:00 PM

O Tannenbaum O Christmas Tree

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Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 66087 CD

Conductor : Carmen Dragon

Orchestra : Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orches

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:04 PM

Concerto for violin & cello in a Op 102

Artist : Julia Fischer, violin

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 66 CD

Conductor : Yakov Kreizberg

Orchestra : Netherlands Philharmonic Orch

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Label : Pentatone

3:43 PM

Variations Symphoniques

Artist : Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano

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Composer : Cesar Franck

Catalog : 553472 CD

Conductor : Roberto Benzi

Orchestra : Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

4:06 PM

O Holy Night Cantique de Noel

Artist : Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

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Composer : Adolph Adam

Catalog : 443401 CD

Conductor : Kurt Herbert Adler

Orchestra : National Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : London/Dec

4:12 PM

Ave Maria Op 52

Artist : Renata Tebaldi, soprano

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Composer : Franz Schubert

Catalog : 4758134 CD

Conductor : Anton Guadagno

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:18 PM

Il est ne le divin enfant

Artist : Roberto Alagna, tenor

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Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 57017 CD

Conductor : Robin Smith

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:23 PM

White Christmas

Artist : Bryn Terfel, baritone

Album :

Composer : Irving Berlin

Catalog : 449965 CD

Conductor : Paul Daniel

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:30 PM

Panis Angelicus

Artist : Placido Domingo, tenor

Album :

Composer : Cesar Franck

Catalog : 471575 CD

Conductor : Marcello Viotti

Orchestra : Orch. Sinf. di Milano G. Verdi

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Label : D. Gramphn

4:36 PM

Twelve Days of Christmas

Artist : Ambrosian Singers

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Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 4759177 CD

Conductor : Richard Bonynge

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:41 PM

Sleigh Ride

Artist : Placido Domingo, tenor

Album :

Composer : Leroy Anderson

Catalog : 89131 CD

Conductor : Steven Mercurio

Orchestra : Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:45 PM

O Come, All Ye Faithful

Artist : Gumpoldskirchner Kinder Chor

Album :

Composer : TRADITIONAL

Catalog : 30821 CD

Conductor : Paul Angerer

Orchestra : Austrian Radio Symphony Orch.

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Label : Orfeo

4:50 PM

A Christmas Garland

Artist : Jessye Norman, soprano

Album :

Composer : Bruce Saylor

Catalog : 454640 CD

Conductor : David Robertson

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Label : Philips

4:56 PM

The Virgin’s Slumber Song

Artist : Mario Lanza, tenor

Album :

Composer : Max Reger

Catalog : 6427 CD

Conductor : Constantine Callinicos

Orchestra : Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:06 PM

Chaste Barbara Overture

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Composer : Oskar Nedbal

Catalog : 192 CD

Conductor : Douglas Bostock

Orchestra : Carlsbad Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Classico

5:14 PM

At Twilight Op 39

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Composer : Zdenek Fibich

Catalog : 3197 CD

Conductor : Frantisek Vajnar

Orchestra : Prague Radio Symphony

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Label : Supraphon

5:32 PM

LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours

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Composer : Amilcare Ponchielli

Catalog : 791631 CD

Conductor : Arturo Toscanini

Orchestra : NBC Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:44 PM

LA GIOCONDA: Suicidio!

Artist : Renata Tebaldi, soprano

Album :

Composer : Amilcare Ponchielli

Catalog : 4758134 CD

Conductor : Oliviero de Fabritiis

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

5:50 PM

Concerto Grosso No. 8 in f Op 1 Christmas Concerto

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Composer : Pietro Antonio Locatelli

Catalog : 550567 CD

Conductor : Jaroslav Krcek

Orchestra : Capella Istropolitana

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Label : Naxos

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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'

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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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