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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 26, 2012

6:06 AM

Symphony No. 6 in D La Matin

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 9612 CD

Conductor : Jesus Lopez-Cobos

Orchestra : Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Denon

6:25 AM

Diplomaten-Polka Op 448

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Composer : Johann Strauss II

Catalog : 438493 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Philips

6:31 AM

Waltz Fantasy in b

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Composer : Mikhail Glinka

Catalog : 2391 CD

Conductor : Anatole Fistoulari

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Guild

6:41 AM

Concerto 3 Hpschds/strings in C, BWV 1064

Artist : Soloists

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 554605 CD

Conductor : Helmut Muller-Bruhl

Orchestra : Cologne Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

7:06 AM

Sinfonia in G, RV 149

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 3171 CD

Conductor : Jeanne Lamon

Orchestra : Tafelmusik

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Label : Analekta

7:14 AM

Sabre and Spurs

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 3102 CD

Conductor : Keith Brion

Orchestra : New Sousa Band

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Label : Delos

7:19 AM

EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz

Artist : Eleonor Bindman, piano

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Eleonor Bindman)

Catalog : 1131 CD

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Label : MSR

7:27 AM

PRINCE IGOR: Polovtsian Dances

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Composer : Alexander Borodin

Catalog : 89 CD

Conductor : Alexander Vedernikov

Orchestra : The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra and Chorus

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Label : Pentatone

7:41 AM

King Lear Overture Op 4

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Composer : Hector Berlioz

Catalog : 550999 CD

Conductor : Yoav Talmi

Orchestra : San Diego Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

8:06 AM

Crown Imperial

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Composer : Sir William Walton

Catalog : 9011101 CD

Conductor : Jay Friedman

Orchestra : Chicago Symphony Orch Brass

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Label : CSOR

8:14 AM

MACBETH: Act III: Ballet Music

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Composer : Giuseppe Verdi

Catalog : 52489 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:26 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B-Flat Op 3

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Composer : George Friederich Handel

Catalog : 2065 CD

Conductor : Christopher Hogwood

Orchestra : Handel & Haydn Society

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Label : Avie

8:39 AM

Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat

Artist : Maurice Andre, trumpet

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 62947 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

9:06 AM

Coriolan Overture in c Op 62

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 416274 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Philips

9:16 AM

Sinfonia Concertante (oboe,horn,bassoon) in E-Flat K. 297b

Artist : John de Lancie, oboe; Anthony Gigliotti, clarinet; Mason Jones, horn; Bernard Garfield, bassoon

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 47215 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

9:50 AM

Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 66870 CD

Conductor : David Honeyball

Orchestra : London Brass Virtuosi

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Label : Hyperion

10:00 AM

Sakuntala Overture Op 13

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Composer : Carl Goldmark

Catalog : 12552 CD

Conductor : Andras Korodi

Orchestra : Budapest Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : Hungaroton

10:18 AM

Cello Concerto in C

Artist : Reiner Hochmuth, cello

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Composer : Georg Christoph Wagenseil

Catalog : 2007 CD

Conductor : Jack Martin Handler

Orchestra : Dall'Arco Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Thorophon

10:44 AM

Concerto a Cinque

Artist : John Wilbraham, trumpet

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Composer : Johan Georg Albrechtsberger

Catalog : 5042 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:59 AM

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in e

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 4780237 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : London/Dec

11:11 AM

Symphony No. 3 in a Op 56 Scottish

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 5048 CD

Conductor : Sir Colin Davis

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : Profil

11:56 AM

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Imperial March

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Composer : John Williams

Catalog : 80664 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

12:07 PM

LA BELLE HELENE Overture

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Composer : Jacques Offenbach

Catalog : 434332 CD

Conductor : Paul Paray

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Mercury

12:17 PM

Symphony No. 4 in e Op 98: excerpt

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Composer : Johannes Brahms

Catalog : 4775324 CD

Conductor : Carlos Kleiber

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

12:29 PM

Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564

Artist : Virgil Fox, organ

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 107 CD

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Label : Reference

12:46 PM

HANSEL UND GRETEL: Children’s Prayer

Artist : Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano; Heidi-Grant Murphy, soprano

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Composer : Engelbert Humperdinck

Catalog : 50 CD

Conductor : Andreas Delfs

Orchestra : Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Avie

12:49 PM

HANSEL UND GRETEL: Dream Pantomime

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Composer : Engelbert Humperdinck

Catalog : 50 CD

Conductor : Andreas Delfs

Orchestra : Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Avie

12:56 PM

The Seasons Ballet Op 67: Winter

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Composer : Alexander Glazunov

Catalog : 61434 CD

Conductor : Jose Serebrier

Orchestra : Royal Scottish National Orch

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Label : Warner Bro

1:08 PM

Gloria for soprano, chorus, & orchestra: excerpt

Artist : Chorus of Radio France

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Composer : Francis Poulenc

Catalog : 55689 CD

Conductor : Georges Pretre

Orchestra : National Orchestra of France

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Label : Angel/EMI

1:16 PM

Symphony No. 3 Op 36: excerpt

Artist : Dawn Upshaw, soprano

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Composer : Henryk Gorecki

Catalog : 79282 CD

Conductor : David Zinman

Orchestra : London Sinfonietta

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Label : Nonesuch

1:36 PM

ZAIDE: Ruhe sanft, mein holdes leben

Artist : Renee Fleming, soprano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 452602 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Orchestra of St. Luke's

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Label : London/Dec

2:01 PM

BARBER OF SEVILLE Overture

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Composer : Gioacchino Rossini

Catalog : 47118 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:09 PM

Canon and Gigue

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Composer : Johann Pachelbel

Catalog : 98610 CD

Conductor : Michael Hofstetter

Orchestra : Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

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Label : Hanssler

2:16 PM

Love Song Op 7

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Composer : Josef Suk

Catalog : 101429 CD

Conductor : Vaclav Smetacek

Orchestra : Prague Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

2:25 PM

Warsaw Concerto

Artist : William Tritt, piano

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Composer : Richard Addinsell

Catalog : 80175 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

2:35 PM

This Christmastide (Jessye’s Carol)

Artist : New York Choral Society

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Composer : Donald Fraser

Catalog : 420180 CD

Conductor : Robert DeCormier

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Label : Philips

2:43 PM

12 Gifts of Christmas

Artist : Tonio DiPaolo, tenor

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Composer : Jeff Tyzik

Catalog : 2006 CD

Conductor : Jeff Tyzik

Orchestra : Rochester Philharmonic

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Label : RPO

2:51 PM

Symphony No. 9 in e Op 95: excerpt

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 46331 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

3:00 PM

Christmas Oratorio Part 2

Artist : Monika Frimmer, soprano; Yoshikazu Mera, counter-tenor; Gerd Turk, tenor; Peter Kooij, bass

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Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach

Catalog : 941 CD

Conductor : Masaaki Suzuki

Orchestra : Bach Collegium Japan

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Label : Bis

3:30 PM

A Winter’s Tale Op 18

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Composer : Lars-Erik Larsson

Catalog : 5157 CD

Conductor : Mario Bernardi

Orchestra : CBC Orchestra

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Label : CBC(RCI)

3:42 PM

Wallenstein’s Camp, Symphonic poem Op 14

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 1915 CD

Conductor : Karel Sejna

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

4:06 PM

LA JOLIE FILLE DE PERTH Suite

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Composer : Georges Bizet

Catalog : 64869 CD

Conductor : Daniel Barenboim

Orchestra : Orchestre de Paris

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:20 PM

Variations on the name ABEGG Op 1

Artist : Florian Uhlig, piano

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Composer : Robert Schumann

Catalog : 93264 CD

Conductor : Christoph Poppen

Orchestra : German Radio Philharmonic

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Label : Hanssler

4:32 PM

NORMA: Overture (Sinfonia)

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Composer : Vincenzo Bellini

Catalog : 4609 CD

Conductor : James Levine

Orchestra : Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

4:39 PM

NORMA: Mira, o Norma

Artist : Maria Callas, soprano

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Composer : Vincenzo Bellini

Catalog : 70879 CD

Conductor : Tullio Serafin

Orchestra : Orchestra of La Scala

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:49 PM

Le Chasseur Maudit

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Composer : Cesar Franck

Catalog : 47849 CD

Conductor : Riccardo Muti

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

5:06 PM

Four Seasons: No.4 Winter (L’Inverno) in f Op 8

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

5:15 PM

Memories of My Childhood

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Composer : Charles Martin Loeffler

Catalog : 2256 CD

Conductor : Arturo Toscanini

Orchestra : NBC Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Guild

5:30 PM

Sadko (Musical Picture) Op 5

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 5082 CD

Conductor : Milton Katims

Orchestra : Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

5:43 PM

Concertino for Piano & Orchestra Op 15

Artist : Lajos Hernadi, piano

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Composer : Leo Weiner

Catalog : 31992 CD

Conductor : Tibor Polgar

Orchestra : Hungarian State Orchestra

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Label : Hungaroton

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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

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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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