Classical Albums of the Week
Every week, WRTI features a different album on the air. Learn more about them here.
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Classical Album of the Week: Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Performs Vaughan Williams and RachmaninoffSeptember 3, 2019. With the start of the 2019-2020 season just around the corner, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization will soon be celebrating a… -
August 26, 2019. In this week’s Classical Album of the Week, Russian-British violinist Alina Ibragimova continues her long-standing musical collaboration…
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August 19, 2019. Women and their emotions have been subjects of literature for centuries. In Reason and Madness, soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist…
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August 12, 2019. Summer nights feel especially precious now that we’re well into August, and summer twilights seem magical. The "blue hour"—that last…
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August 5, 2019. It’s not every day we have an opportunity to mark a 400th anniversary, even in classical music circles. This week, we’re excited to…
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August 12, 2019. Summer nights feel especially precious now that we’re well into August, and summer twilights seem especially magical. The "blue…
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Classical Album of the Week: Evgeny Kissin and Emerson Quartet's Memorable Carnegie Hall PerformanceJuly 29, 2019. When Evgeny Kissin made a rare chamber music appearance with the Emerson Quartet in April 2017, Carnegie Hall quickly sold out. The veteran…
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July 22, 2019. Two musical forces of nature join together in a live performance of fantasy, adventure and romance. Our WRTI Classical Album of the Week…
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July 15, 2019. At age 21, if your last name has already been transformed into an “ism," then it’s fair to say you’ve arrived. So it is with British…
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July 1, 2019. The hope in the "American Dream" is heard in the 2016 album, America Again, by pianist Lara Downes. WRTI’s Susan Lewis has the story.Radio…
