LindaClassical
@lindaclassical.bsky.social
Host, WETA Classical in Washington, DC
It's Apple Cider Day, a nice accompaniment to music
@WETAClassical this morning, including Classical Sunrise at 6:54am, a harp concerto by Handel 7:14am, Rimsky-Korsakov's ode to Spain 7:22am, Mozart flute concerto 8:18am and JS Bach mandolin concerto 8:46am. Enjoy!
@WETAClassical this morning, including Classical Sunrise at 6:54am, a harp concerto by Handel 7:14am, Rimsky-Korsakov's ode to Spain 7:22am, Mozart flute concerto 8:18am and JS Bach mandolin concerto 8:46am. Enjoy!
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
It's Apple Cider Day, a nice accompaniment to music
@WETAClassical this morning, including Classical Sunrise at 6:54am, a harp concerto by Handel 7:14am, Rimsky-Korsakov's ode to Spain 7:22am, Mozart flute concerto 8:18am and JS Bach mandolin concerto 8:46am. Enjoy!
@WETAClassical this morning, including Classical Sunrise at 6:54am, a harp concerto by Handel 7:14am, Rimsky-Korsakov's ode to Spain 7:22am, Mozart flute concerto 8:18am and JS Bach mandolin concerto 8:46am. Enjoy!
A fine list of musician birthdays today (Nov 14): Leopold Mozart (1719), Johann Nepomuk Humel (1778) and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805). And Aaron Copland (1900), whose Buckaroo Holiday we'll hear 9:48am @WETAClassical. Bring coffee and join us.
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A fine list of musician birthdays today (Nov 14): Leopold Mozart (1719), Johann Nepomuk Humel (1778) and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805). And Aaron Copland (1900), whose Buckaroo Holiday we'll hear 9:48am @WETAClassical. Bring coffee and join us.
Highlights this Veteran's Day @WETAClassical include Chopin for Classical Sunrise 6:47am, a charming violin concerto by Haydn 7:00am and an 18th century viola concerto 7:36am, plus Scriabin's late-Romantic piano concerto 9:17am (contemporary of Rachmaninoff). And you, I hope.
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Highlights this Veteran's Day @WETAClassical include Chopin for Classical Sunrise 6:47am, a charming violin concerto by Haydn 7:00am and an 18th century viola concerto 7:36am, plus Scriabin's late-Romantic piano concerto 9:17am (contemporary of Rachmaninoff). And you, I hope.
A large, bright, low moon in DC skies this morning, not yet the full supermoon scheduled for Tuesday-Wednesday, but beautiful! Then the sun rises 6:38am with a cello sonata for Classical Sunrise on WETA Classical. Plus Scriabin and Bruch during 8:00am hour. Enjoy with us.
November 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
A large, bright, low moon in DC skies this morning, not yet the full supermoon scheduled for Tuesday-Wednesday, but beautiful! Then the sun rises 6:38am with a cello sonata for Classical Sunrise on WETA Classical. Plus Scriabin and Bruch during 8:00am hour. Enjoy with us.
Spotlight on piano this morning @WETAClassical! Litolff's delightful confection, Concerto symphonique, at 7:47am; Brahms 1st Piano Concerto at 8:20am; Beethoven Piano Sonata #28 at 8:49am and Liszt's 2nd Piano Concerto at 9:18am. Plus Tchaikovsky does Classical Sunrise 7:31am!
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Spotlight on piano this morning @WETAClassical! Litolff's delightful confection, Concerto symphonique, at 7:47am; Brahms 1st Piano Concerto at 8:20am; Beethoven Piano Sonata #28 at 8:49am and Liszt's 2nd Piano Concerto at 9:18am. Plus Tchaikovsky does Classical Sunrise 7:31am!
National Chocolate Day today! The history of chocolate dates to when cacao tree was domesticated in Mexico, more than 5,000 years ago. Enjoy it with delicious Classical music this morning on WETA Classical, including a piano caprice for Classical Sunrise 7:31am.
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
National Chocolate Day today! The history of chocolate dates to when cacao tree was domesticated in Mexico, more than 5,000 years ago. Enjoy it with delicious Classical music this morning on WETA Classical, including a piano caprice for Classical Sunrise 7:31am.
Baroque instruments on tap this morning @WETAClassical! Classical Sunrise greets the sun at 7:24AM with viola da gamba, violone (like a double bass) and 2 oboes. Plus, Baroque solo lute at 8:43am and solo guitar at 8:57am. Bring a beverage and join us.
October 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Baroque instruments on tap this morning @WETAClassical! Classical Sunrise greets the sun at 7:24AM with viola da gamba, violone (like a double bass) and 2 oboes. Plus, Baroque solo lute at 8:43am and solo guitar at 8:57am. Bring a beverage and join us.
A clarinet trio welcomes this morning's (Oct. 15) sun for Classical Sunrise at 7:17am @WETAClassical. Plus, the opening movement of Beethoven's masterful Kreutzer violin sonata at 8:01am and Chausson's piece for piano, violin & string quartet at 8:28am. You're always invited.
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A clarinet trio welcomes this morning's (Oct. 15) sun for Classical Sunrise at 7:17am @WETAClassical. Plus, the opening movement of Beethoven's masterful Kreutzer violin sonata at 8:01am and Chausson's piece for piano, violin & string quartet at 8:28am. You're always invited.
Giuseppe Verdi incorporated ballet segments within his great opera, Otello, for the Paris stage, featured today 7:54am @WETAClassical in honor of his birthday (b. 1813, Italy). And a birthday nod to pianist Evgeny Kissen (b. 1971, Moscow) -- he plays Schubert at 8:39am.
October 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Giuseppe Verdi incorporated ballet segments within his great opera, Otello, for the Paris stage, featured today 7:54am @WETAClassical in honor of his birthday (b. 1813, Italy). And a birthday nod to pianist Evgeny Kissen (b. 1971, Moscow) -- he plays Schubert at 8:39am.
Happy birthday to Camille Saint-Saëns (b. 1835, Paris), brilliant pianist, organist, composer, avid traveler, student of astronomy and archaeology. Hear his Third Piano Concerto 9:18am today @WETAClassical.
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Happy birthday to Camille Saint-Saëns (b. 1835, Paris), brilliant pianist, organist, composer, avid traveler, student of astronomy and archaeology. Hear his Third Piano Concerto 9:18am today @WETAClassical.
Highlights this morning @WETAClassical include a violin & piano concerto of Mozart at 6:50am, incomplete at his death but reconstructed in the 20th century; Classical Sunrise spotlighting horns at 7:11am; and Chopin's variations on a Polish song, for piano & orchestra, 8:16am. 🎵
October 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Highlights this morning @WETAClassical include a violin & piano concerto of Mozart at 6:50am, incomplete at his death but reconstructed in the 20th century; Classical Sunrise spotlighting horns at 7:11am; and Chopin's variations on a Polish song, for piano & orchestra, 8:16am. 🎵
It's interesting to see and hear the progress of Johannes Brahms during his career. Today's Classical Sunrise 7:09am @WETAClassical is the graceful 3rd movement of his Symphony #2, composed when he looked like this, before he cultivated his famous beard and avuncular style.
October 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It's interesting to see and hear the progress of Johannes Brahms during his career. Today's Classical Sunrise 7:09am @WETAClassical is the graceful 3rd movement of his Symphony #2, composed when he looked like this, before he cultivated his famous beard and avuncular style.
I second John Banther's post below -- thank you to all who contributed to WETA Classical's Fall Pledge Drive to keep us strong and always available. 🙏
I’m getting better at least posting something that happened day of 🎶🎶
Thank you to everyone who listened and donated today during our fall pledge drive, your support means everything 💜 to us at WETA Classical
It was fun spending a few hours on air listening to music 🙂
Thank you to everyone who listened and donated today during our fall pledge drive, your support means everything 💜 to us at WETA Classical
It was fun spending a few hours on air listening to music 🙂
October 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I second John Banther's post below -- thank you to all who contributed to WETA Classical's Fall Pledge Drive to keep us strong and always available. 🙏
Three reasons to celebrate today: 1st Day of October, International Coffee Day and International Music Day. And WETA Classical greets the sun with Classical Sunrise at 7:04am. Four reasons.
October 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Three reasons to celebrate today: 1st Day of October, International Coffee Day and International Music Day. And WETA Classical greets the sun with Classical Sunrise at 7:04am. Four reasons.
National Coffee Day today! The history of coffee is traced to 15th century Yemen, and thanks to the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and Britain's tax on tea to the colonies, Americans might have not traded tea for coffee. It's also National Biscotti Day . . . Join us at WETAClassical.
September 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
National Coffee Day today! The history of coffee is traced to 15th century Yemen, and thanks to the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and Britain's tax on tea to the colonies, Americans might have not traded tea for coffee. It's also National Biscotti Day . . . Join us at WETAClassical.
Significant musician birthdays today (Sept 25): composer Jean-Philippe Rameau (b. 1683), composer Dmitri Shostakovich (b. 1906), conductor Sir Colin Davis (b. 1927) and pianist Glenn Gould (b. 1932).
September 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Significant musician birthdays today (Sept 25): composer Jean-Philippe Rameau (b. 1683), composer Dmitri Shostakovich (b. 1906), conductor Sir Colin Davis (b. 1927) and pianist Glenn Gould (b. 1932).
Chamber music showpieces this morning @WETAClassical! Beethoven flute duo 6:44am, Brahms piano quartet 7:16am, Gatti's serenade for oboe, bassoon, two horns and string quintet 7:54am, Mendelssohn Piano Trio 8:43am and von Dohnanyi's Piano Quintet (liked by Brahms) 9:24am. You're invited.
September 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Chamber music showpieces this morning @WETAClassical! Beethoven flute duo 6:44am, Brahms piano quartet 7:16am, Gatti's serenade for oboe, bassoon, two horns and string quintet 7:54am, Mendelssohn Piano Trio 8:43am and von Dohnanyi's Piano Quintet (liked by Brahms) 9:24am. You're invited.
Classical Sunrise on WETA Classical greets the sun with a Baroque oboe/harpsichord/cello combo at 6:49am. Plus, George Gershwin's 1932 Cuban Overture at 7:16am, Rachmaninoff himself playing his own transcription of a Bach violin partita at 8:17am, and a Brahms piano rhapsody at 9:53am.
September 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Classical Sunrise on WETA Classical greets the sun with a Baroque oboe/harpsichord/cello combo at 6:49am. Plus, George Gershwin's 1932 Cuban Overture at 7:16am, Rachmaninoff himself playing his own transcription of a Bach violin partita at 8:17am, and a Brahms piano rhapsody at 9:53am.
Musician birthdays of note today (Sept. 16) from opposite spectrums: 12th century German Benedictine nun and composer Hildegard von Bingen (b. 1098) and Nadia Boulanger, acclaimed French composer and teacher of major 20th century composers (b. 1887).
September 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Musician birthdays of note today (Sept. 16) from opposite spectrums: 12th century German Benedictine nun and composer Hildegard von Bingen (b. 1098) and Nadia Boulanger, acclaimed French composer and teacher of major 20th century composers (b. 1887).
Peter Warlock's 1926 Sword Dance based on Renaissance dance greets this morning's sun for Classical Sunrise, 6:47am
on WETA Classical, plus the finale of Mozart's Piano Concerto #20, admired by Beethoven, at 7:33am. And Dvorak's lovely Song to the Moon, performed on cello, 9:53am. Join us.
on WETA Classical, plus the finale of Mozart's Piano Concerto #20, admired by Beethoven, at 7:33am. And Dvorak's lovely Song to the Moon, performed on cello, 9:53am. Join us.
September 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Peter Warlock's 1926 Sword Dance based on Renaissance dance greets this morning's sun for Classical Sunrise, 6:47am
on WETA Classical, plus the finale of Mozart's Piano Concerto #20, admired by Beethoven, at 7:33am. And Dvorak's lovely Song to the Moon, performed on cello, 9:53am. Join us.
on WETA Classical, plus the finale of Mozart's Piano Concerto #20, admired by Beethoven, at 7:33am. And Dvorak's lovely Song to the Moon, performed on cello, 9:53am. Join us.
Birthday of English Baroque composer Henry Purcell (b. 1659), heard this AM @WETAClassical. Plus, the finale of Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, based on Scottish themes, at 7:40am, and American composer Edward McDowell's virtuosic polonaise at 8:56am. You're always invited to start the day with us.
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Birthday of English Baroque composer Henry Purcell (b. 1659), heard this AM @WETAClassical. Plus, the finale of Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, based on Scottish themes, at 7:40am, and American composer Edward McDowell's virtuosic polonaise at 8:56am. You're always invited to start the day with us.
Birthday today of Antonín Dvořák (b. 1841), composer of rich, rhythmic, vibrant music, exemplified by his Carnival Overture, 8:05am today @WETAClassical.
September 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Birthday today of Antonín Dvořák (b. 1841), composer of rich, rhythmic, vibrant music, exemplified by his Carnival Overture, 8:05am today @WETAClassical.
Classical Sunrise 6:38 this morning @WETAClassical is an 18th century French string trio. Other highlights: Rodrigo's guitar concerto at 6:44am, inspired by the Spanish gardens of Aranjuez, and the glorious harpsichord solo in Bach's 5th Brandenburg Concerto at 7:20am. Join us.
September 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Classical Sunrise 6:38 this morning @WETAClassical is an 18th century French string trio. Other highlights: Rodrigo's guitar concerto at 6:44am, inspired by the Spanish gardens of Aranjuez, and the glorious harpsichord solo in Bach's 5th Brandenburg Concerto at 7:20am. Join us.
Opera scholar and musician Saul Lilienstein gives us insights into Wagner's Die Walküre, the second opera in Wagner's Ring cycle, in this Classical Score blog with audio excerpts! And it's broadcast tomorrow (Aug 30) on WETA Classical 1pm ET.
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A Listening Guide to Wagner's Die Walküre
Ahead of the broadcast of Die Walküre on Opera Matinee, Linda Carducci and opera scholar Saul Lilienstein share a listening guide with audio examples.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Opera scholar and musician Saul Lilienstein gives us insights into Wagner's Die Walküre, the second opera in Wagner's Ring cycle, in this Classical Score blog with audio excerpts! And it's broadcast tomorrow (Aug 30) on WETA Classical 1pm ET.
weta.org/fm/classical...
weta.org/fm/classical...
Join us for an array of chamber music this morning on WETA Classical: Brahms cello sonata (6:55am), Gatti Serenade for winds, horns and string quartet by Luigi Gatti (7:11am), Schumann Piano Quintet (8:20am), Piano Trio by Niels Gade (8:49am) and a Baroque flute/lute combo (8:55am).
August 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Join us for an array of chamber music this morning on WETA Classical: Brahms cello sonata (6:55am), Gatti Serenade for winds, horns and string quartet by Luigi Gatti (7:11am), Schumann Piano Quintet (8:20am), Piano Trio by Niels Gade (8:49am) and a Baroque flute/lute combo (8:55am).