Ep. 864, A Wagner Matinee, by Willa Cather
The Classic Tales Podcast
B.J. Harrison
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Have 30 years dimmed the memory of music in Clark's aunt? What will happen if it's awakened? Willa Cather, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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Today's story is about a gifted musician who fell in love, and eloped to the frontier, forsaking her promising career as a professional musician. It's interesting to think of this time when her life was wholly unconnected. Talk about off the grid. No internet, television, movies, or even a band concert. Hymns in church – that's entertainment.
Beautifully written by the great Willa Cather, A Wagner Matinee takes us to a simpler time, while still capturing much of the darker complexities we don't want to talk about.
And now, A Wagner Matinee, by Willa Cather.
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| 0:00.0 | Have 30 years dimmed the memory of music in Clark's Aunt? |
| 0:05.0 | What will happen if it's awakened? |
| 0:08.0 | Will a cathart today on the Classic Tales Podcast? |
| 0:21.0 | Welcome to the Classic Tales Podcast. |
| 0:24.0 | Thank you for listening. |
| 0:26.0 | The vintage episodes of the Classic Tales Podcast just keep coming. |
| 0:30.0 | How do you like them? |
| 0:32.0 | Are you looking for more? |
| 0:33.0 | Please let us know by going to ClassicTalesAudioBooks.com. |
| 0:38.0 | Pick up an audiobook, become a supporter, |
| 0:41.0 | leave a review, or send us an email. |
| 0:44.0 | Please let us know if you'd like more. |
| 0:46.0 | Monday will have Theodore Dreiser's incredible story, |
| 0:50.0 | The Lost Phoebe, and on Wednesday, |
| 0:53.0 | pose the pit and the pendulum. |
| 0:56.0 | Believe it or not, when the episode of The Pit and the Pendulum |
| 0:59.0 | was originally released 16 years ago, |
| 1:02.0 | the Classic Tales Podcast was the number three podcast in all of iTunes, |
| 1:07.0 | not just fiction, but in all podcasts, |
| 1:11.0 | in between this American life and car talk. |
| 1:14.0 | Things have changed, and I'm glad we've kept up to some extent. |
| 1:18.0 | If you'd like more vintage episodes, |
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