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Two musician birthdays of note today, June 18: Ignaz Pleyel (b. 1757), Austrian composer and piano builder, and Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), English singer and songwriter and former 🐞. Happy birthday to all.

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A trio sonata by influential Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli is tomorrow (June 17)'s Classical Sunrise at 5:42am on WETA Classical, followed by a lovely piano tone poem about aspen trees composed by American George Chadwick. Early, yes, but I think worth it. Hope you'll join us.

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Highlights on WETA Classical for this warm Washington DC morning include a mandolin performance of a JS Bach concerto 6:23am; Brahms cello sonata 8:29am; a Baroque lute & flute concerto 8:55am; and Vaughn Williams's Lark Ascending 9:35am. Hope you'll spend some time with us.

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Viola da gamba, a member of the viol family, was widely used during Renaissance and Baroque eras; a fretted, stringed instrument held between the legs but slightly different from the cello. Hear it this morning in a work from the 18th century at 7:47am on WETA Classical.

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Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, a sober story of an obsession with gambling, the supernatural and a powerful secret that leads to madness. This season's finale of live Metropolitan Opera broadcasts -- recorded operas to follow until next Met season starts December 2025. Today 1pm WETA Classical.

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Major birthdays on this June 6 include writer Alexander Pushkin (1799), whose work inspired great opera like Eugene Onegin; Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann (1875); conductor Klaus Tennstedt (1926); and tennis great Björn Borg (1956). 🎂🎉

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Of Robert Schumann, renowned pianist Martha Argerich said she's drawn to his honesty, spontaneity and touching soul. In honor of her 84th birthday today, her performance of the finale of Schumann's Piano Concerto at 7:29am on WETA Classical. ¡Feliz cumpleaños!🎂🎹

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We follow the sun at WETA Classical each weekday morning to determine the time of the Classical Sunrise feature. A wise philosopher once said "The sunrise holds many secrets" so greet it with us. Tomorrow (June 4) it's a 20th century piano quintet for Classical Sunrise at 5:44am.

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Chamber music you may enjoy this morning on WETA Classical includes Brahms Piano Quintet (1960 performance with Leon Fleisher) at 6:36am; Mozart piano/violin/cello trio at 8:05am; Fauré Piano Trio 8:35am. And Beethoven cello music for early Classical Sunrise at 5:46am. Join us!

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For International Tea Day today, to honor this beloved international beverage, WETA Classical offers Itzhak Perlman performing the finale of Brahms's Violin Concerto 6:47am; a lute concerto of Vivaldi 8:24am; Saint-Saens's charming Gavotte 8:55am; and Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnole 9:05am.

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Salome, the opera by Richard Strauss, is a powerful setting of the Biblical story of Salome, John the Baptist and Herod. Today's live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera, 1pm ET on WETA Classical, and led by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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Widmung (Dedication) is a beautiful song written by Robert Schumann for Clara for their wedding, and we hear it tomorrow (May 16) in piano version to greet the sun at 5:55am for Classical Sunrise on WETA Classical. And during 8am hour, works for JS Bach and Mendelssohn for two pianos.

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Highlights this morning on WETA Classical include a Mendelssohn violin/piano sonata 6:50am; finale of Dvorak's Cello Concerto 7:05am; finale of Rachmaninoff's 1st Piano Concerto 7:25am; Schubert's great Unfinished Symphony 9:05am; and Ravel's ode to the 18th century, Tombeau de Couperin 9:43am.🎵

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The Metropolitan Opera Listener's Choice today! The Met's 1966 performance of Puccini's grand and final opera, Turandot, a tale of a cold princess who subjects her suitors to a deadly game. With legendary singers Birgit Nilsson & Franco Corelli. Today 1pm ET WETA Classical.

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Birthday today of two musical titans from Romantic era: Johannes Brahms (1833) and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840). Their violin concertos featured this evening on WETA Classical. See our blog weta.org/fm/classical...

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Hats off to teachers on this National Teacher's Day, started in 1953 by Eleanor Roosevelt to recognize the important contributions of teachers who instruct, inspire and influence.🍎🙏

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Today is National Tuba Day! WETA Classical fetes this formidable instrument this morning with the finale of Saint-Saëns's grand Organ Symphony at 7:05am and again during Rimsky-Korsakov's 3rd Symphony at 9:05am. A tip o'the hat to WETA Classical's John Banther, a professional tuba player!

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Highlights this morning on WETA Classical -- a march for Classical Sunrise to greet the DC sun at 6:10am; the March to the Scaffolds from Berlioz's creative Symphonie fantastique at 7:19am; a piano Elfin Dance by American Edward MacDowell, plus piano music of Brahms and Hummel 8-9am.

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The Metropolitan Opera presents Mozart’s comedic masterpiece, Le Nozze di Figaro, a brilliant Beaumarchais comedy in which cleverness, tricks and mistaken identity combine to outsmart a Count in his amorous pursuit. Today 1pm ET at WETA Classical.

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Henry James said, “There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” Enjoy National Tea Day today with WETA Classical: Classical Sunrise greets the sun 6:23am, Debussy's Cello Sonata 7:24am and Mozart's piano concerto for 3 pianos 8:40am.

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The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the 50th anniversary of Beverly Sills’s Met debut with a performance from this day in 1975 of Rossini's dramatic L'assedio di Corinto (The Siege of Corinth), conducted by Thomas Schippers. Today 1pm ET on WETA Classical.

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Baroque cello greets this morning's sun for Classical Sunrise, 6:33am at WETA Classical. Also on the program: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at 7:41am and the finale of Schubert's charming Piano Trio #2 at 8:05am. And happy B-day to Leonardo da Vinci and Sir Neville Marriner.

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Mozart's delightful and allegorical opera, The Magic Flute, beautifully depicts a rescue from darkness to light and enlightenment -- with the famous fiery Queen of the Night aria! A live Metropolitan Opera performance led by Evan Rogister. Today at 1pm ET on WETA Classical.

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This morning's sunrise announced with a charming piano piece by American composer Amy Beach for Classical Sunrise today 6:42am. Later: a concert piece for 4 French horns by R. Schumann at 7:49am and chamber music of Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (sister of Felix) at 8:28am. Hope you'll join us.

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The Metropolitan Opera premiere of Jake Heggie's Mody Dick, his 2010 adaptation of Herman Melville’s sea-drenched epic on board the Pequod with the monomaniacal Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale, is today's opera, 1pm ET at WETA Classical.

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Classical Sunrise -- experience the DC sunrise musically -- @WETAClassical this morning 7:05am showcases cello and piano in cheerful Baroque music, performed by master cellist and frequent DC performer Amit Peled. Join us and enjoy.

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Cherry Blossoms at Tidal Basin in Washington, DC are peak bloom. EarthCam and the Trust for the National Mall in Washington D.C. present a live bloom camera, a real-time view of the Tidal Basin and cherry blossoms surrounding it. View it www.earthcam.com/usa/dc/cherr....

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We greet today's sunrise at 7:05am on WETA Classical with Classical Sunrise -- French Baroque dance for flute, cello and piano composed 1952 by Jean-Michel Damase, followed by Haydn's flute/oboe concerto. And Chopin's Fantasy on Polish tunes for piano/orchestra at 8:05am. You're always invited.

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A French double bill today when the Metropolitan Opera commemorates the 100th anniversary of Ravel's fantastical L'enfant et les sortilèges in a 1981 performance, paired with Poulenc's fanciful comedy, Les Mamelles de Tirésias. Today 1pm ET on WETA Classical.

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The great master of high Baroque, Johann Sebastian Bach, is feted today on WETAClassical for his birthday. Bach musik showcased throughout the day, including Classical Sunrise 7:11am. And his major choral works today on our all-vocal channel VivaLaVoce.

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The sonnet accompanying Vivaldi's Spring Concerto from his Four Seasons cycle tells of birds celebrating the season with festive song and murmuring streams caressed by breezes. The Concerto is today's Classical Sunrise at 7:12am on this first full day of Spring at WETAClassical.

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The infectious finale of Symphony in A, composed by a 15-year-old Saint-Saëns, greets the sun for Classical Sunrise, 7:16am today at WETA Classical. And piano music, including a 1960s-era recording of Chopin by Van Cliburn 8:41am and virtuosic American Edward McDowell 8:55am.

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A piano concerto morning at WETA Classical, with the finale of Mozart's PC#25 at 8:16am and Saint-Saëns's PC#1 at 9:05am. And Classical Sunrise at 7:23am greets this morning's sun with chamber music of Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel in honor of Women's History Month. Bring coffee.

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Join us as WETA Classical celebrates Women's History Month. All Classical Sunrise features during 7am hour this week were written by female composers, including Florence Price, Lili Boulanger, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Dora Pejačević and Germaine Tailleferre.

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Puccini’s sensitive portrayal of young bohemian artists in 19th century Paris, La bohème, has captured audiences for generations with some of the most memorable and moving music in opera. A Metropolitan Opera broadcast, 1pm ET on WETA Classical.

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Inventive, innovative, refined, gorgeous -- describes the music of the French master Maurice Ravel, whose birthday we celebrate tomorrow (March 7) on WETA Classical, starting with his morning song, Alborada, for Classical Sunrise at 6:31am and during the morning. Joyeux 150th anniversaire 🎉

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Festive music at WETA Classical for Mardi Gras today, starting with a Carnival waltz to greet the sun for Classical Sunrise at 6:36am. And Baroque master Antonio Vivaldi's birthday, and for this Ravel 150 year, his Le Tombeau de Couperin, based on Baroque dance suite, at 9:35am. Enjoy.

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The Metropolitan Opera commemorates the 150th anniversary of Georges Bizet's immortal opera, Carmen, in a 2010 production with Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna as Don Jose. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. Today 1pm WETA Classical.

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Hope you'll tune in for morning treasures today at WETA Classical on this National Pancake Day. Classical Sunrise at 6:42am celebrates Black History Month. And piano quintets by a young Ernst von Dohnanyi at 7:21am and 20th century American Arthur Foote at 8:21. Enjoy.

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Not a music note, but I must pay tribute to one of the greatest actors of all time, the late Gene Hackman. My favorite actor. A true stand-out. Deserving of every Oscar nom and win he got. Stellar work in The French Connection. Bravo and adios, sir.

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A charming segment of William Grant Still's innovative vignettes for bassoon, oboe and piano from 1962 greets this morning's sun at 6:45am for Classical Sunrise on WETA Classical for Black History Month. And Beethoven's quintet for piano and winds at 9:05am. A nice start to the day.

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Each Classical Sunrise piece this week at WETA Classical welcomes the sun with music by Black composers in honor of Black History Month. Timing is based on the arrival of the D.C. sun, starting this morning at 6:49am with 18th century violin music of Joseph Bologne.

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A 1964 Metropolitan Opera production of Verdi's final, and comedic, opera, Falstaff, based on Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, is today's broadcast 1pm ET at WETA Classical. An archival performance conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Today 1pm ET WETA Classical.

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Friday morning music today at WETA Classical includes double bass to greet the sun for Classical Sunrise 6:52am; Respighi's orchestral takes on Renaissance & Baroque music 7:32am; and a horn trio of Brahms at 8:48am. Bring a morning beverage and enjoy with us.

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