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Sticky Notes is a classical music podcast for everyone, whether you are just getting interested in classical music for the first time, or if you've been listening to it and loving it all your life. Interviews with great artists, in depth looks at pieces in the repertoire, and both basic and deep dives into every era of music. Classical music is absolutely for everyone, so let's start listening! Note - Seasons 1-5 will be returning over the next year. They have been taken down in order to be re-recorded in improved sound quality!
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- Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (Live with the Aalborg Symphony) · 1 h 5 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 296Rachmaninoff's relationship with the symphony as a genre was famously complicated. The catastrophic premiere of his First Symphony is legendary: a badly prepared orchestra, a…
- Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 (The One With the Funeral March) · 53 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 295When the great pianist and composer Frederic Chopin decided to write a piano sonata in 1837, fashions had turned against the genre itself. Perhaps it was a feeling that Beethoven…
- Gerald Finzi: Dies Natalis · 52 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 294As I've often said, I love doing Patreon-sponsored episodes in part because they allow me to discover music I might never have encountered otherwise. Today's episode is one of…
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 6 · 1 h 2 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 293Dmitri Shostakovich: "I have set myself a task fraught with tremendous responsibility, to express in sound the immortal image of Lenin as a great son of the Russian people and as…
- Grieg: Peer Gynt · 1 h 7 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 292Grieg's Peer Gynt suites are among the best-known and best-loved works of classical music in the world. They are practically embedded into popular culture, being used in a…
- Mozart Clarinet Concerto · 52 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 291When it comes to a piece like the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, a few words or phrases regularly come up: the concerto is described as "mellow" or Mozart's "swan song," but most…
- Bohuslav Martinu Symphony No. 1 · 1 h 1 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 290It took a lot to make the composer and critic Virgil Thomson happy. He was famous for savaging new works he didn't like, and the truth is, he didn't like very many new works at…
- Scriabin Poem of Ecstasy · 51 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 289Thence the universe resounds With a joyful cry I AM. These are the final lines of Alexander Scriabin's epic Poem of Ecstasy, a 300-line poem that takes nearly 10 minutes to read…
- Sibelius Tapiola · 47 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 288Ancient, mysterious, brooding savage dreams; Within them dwells the Forest's mighty God, And wood-sprites in the gloom weave magic secrets. These lines are affixed to the first…
- Arthur Honneger, Symphony No. 3, "Liturgique" · 53 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 287In the aftermath of World War II, the Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, who had been living in occupied Paris throughout the war, wrote a new symphony entitled "Liturgical." He…
- Dvorak Piano Quintet, Op. 81 · 50 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 286In 1872, at the age of 31, Dvořák wrote a Piano Quintet designated as Opus 5. Dvořák was not a prodigy like some other famous composers; instead, his development as a composer…
- Mozart String Quartet, K. 465, "Dissonance" · 49 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 285You might be wondering: why on earth would I choose a piece that is literally called "Dissonance" when I was looking for something a bit simpler or cleaner to talk about on the…
- Bonus Episode: Beethoven 5 en français! · 43 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 284Bienvenue dans cette édition spéciale du podcast Sticky Notes en français ! Aujourd'hui, nous parlons de la symphonie la plus célèbre du monde, et de la symphonie que nous allons…
- Liszt Faust Symphony · 1 h 3 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 283Thank you to Jerry for sponsoring today's episode on Patreon! Goethe's Faust is considered to be the greatest work of German literature. This sprawling, 2-part play occupied…
- Schubert: Die Schöne Mullerin Mini-Episode No. 1 (Free Preview) · 7 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 1This is a free preview of my new series of mini-episodes over on Patreon all about Schubert's Die Schöne Mullerin, one of the great masterpieces of the 19th century. Each week…
- Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde w/Case Scaglione · 51 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 282This is a continuation of my new series where I learn about a new piece from a great friend/musician. This week I'm thrilled to welcome Case Scaglione, the Music Director of the…
- Lili Boulanger: Psalm 130 · 46 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 281The story of Lili Boulanger's life is one of the most fascinating and tragic in all of musical history. A remarkably precocious talent, Boulanger learned to read sheet music…
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Part 2) · 48 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 280In a letter to Tchaikovsky's nephew Vladimir Davydov, Tchaikovsky wrote: "I'm very pleased with its content, but dissatisfied, or rather not completely satisfied, with the…
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Part 1) · 51 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 279The great and somewhat controversial conductor Leopold Stokowski said this about Tchaikovsky: "His musical utterance comes directly from the heart and is a spontaneous expression…
- Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 59, No.2 · 57 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 278I'm always tickled by composer trivia questions, like which standard canon works begin in a major key and end in a minor key? I'll give you one, but please comment others below…
- Brahms Symphony No. 2 LIVE w/ The Aalborg Symphony · 59 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 277Brahms spent much of his adult life battling with his ambition to write the next great symphony and his terror at the shadow of Beethoven standing behind him. Brahms tortured…
- Zemlinsky: The Mermaid · 1 h 1 min · Řada 11 Epizoda 276The story of Alexander von Zemlinsky's The Mermaid begins with a passionate love affair and ends in heartbreak of the most unabashedly big-R Romantic kind. In 1900, the young…
- Pergolesi Stabat Mater · 59 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 275Many aspects of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's life seem relatively normal when it comes to composers of the Baroque era. He was prolific, died young, and his music became very…
- Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 · 53 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 274We humans seem to love comeback stories, and there is no comeback quite as compelling in the classical music world as Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto. It was written three…
- Handel Messiah w/ Aram Demirjian · 1 h 9 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 273A piece that I have been asked to cover probably a dozen times is Handel's Messiah. It's a piece I love, but a piece that I've never conducted or played, and so therefore I don't…
- Gustav Holst: The Planets · 1 h 2 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 272Mr. Holst, wherever you are, I apologize in advance for what I'm about to say. From my research, I know you resented this fact, but unfortunately, I think it's true. Here it is…
- Franck Symphony in D Minor · 60 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 271In the 1960s, Leonard Bernstein famously helped to popularize the music of a then relatively obscure composer, Gustav Mahler. His work, as well as the work of other conductors…
- Ravel and Falla: Echoes of Spain · 58 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 270Nowadays it's hard to imagine Maurice Ravel as a "bad-boy" revolutionary, a member of a group whose name can be loosely translated as The Hooligans. To most listeners today…
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 LIVE w/ The Aalborg Symphony · 60 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 269Longtime listeners of Sticky Notes know that Shostakovich's 10 symphony was the inaugural piece covered on the show. It's been 8 years(!) since that show, so I've totally…
- Barber Violin Concerto · 47 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 268There are so many great apocryphal stories in the long history of classical music, from the reason Tchaikovsky wrote his Sixth Symphony to what famous composers supposedly said…
- 100 Years of Beethoven's Eroica (recordings) · 56 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 267One of my favorite things about having Patreon sponsors is that they often suggest the most fascinating pieces and topics for shows. Adrian, who sponsored a show last year, gave…
- The Life and Music of Grazyna Bacewicz · 58 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 266The great Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski said this after the premature death of his contemporary Grazyna Bacewicz: "She was born with an incredible wealth of musical talent…
- Sticky Notes meets You'll Hear It · 1 h 10 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 265I had such a wonderful time joining the jazz podcast You'll Hear It! We talked about the meeting of jazz and classical music, a topic I've explored before, but never in this much…
- Impressions in Blue: Ravel & Gershwin · 45 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 264In the mid-1920s, Maurice Ravel wrote a letter to the legendary composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. Boulanger's class was a mecca for composers, both young and old, and…
- Beethoven Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" - Part 2 · 53 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 263There is a special category when it comes to Beethoven; a catalogue that doesn't include complete symphonies, sonatas, concerti, string quartets, etc., but just single movements…
- Beethoven Piano Sonata in B♭ major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" - Part 1 · 44 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 262Beethoven once wrote to his publisher: "What is difficult, is also beautiful, good, great, and so forth. Hence everyone will realize that this is the most lavish praise that can…
- Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins · 1 h 0 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 261The collaboration between Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht is rightly legendary. The two men could not have been more different from each other, and like the Brahms/Joachim…
- The Ravel Sound with Norbert Müllemann and Stefan Knüpfer · 46 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 260I so enjoyed making this latest episode in my collaboration with G Henle Publishers. I talked with two absolute experts in their fields, Norbert Mülleman and Stefan Knüpfer, all…
- Dvorak Violin Concerto · 49 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 259Admit it: if you're a fan of classical music—or even just a regular concertgoer—you might have glanced at the title of this episode and done a double take. The Dvořák Violin…
- Brahms Double Concerto · 58 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 258It's entirely possible that we would not know the name of Johannes Brahms very well if Brahms hadn't met Joseph Joachim as a very young man. Joachim, who was one of the greatest…
- Copland Clarinet Concerto · 48 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 257The commission for a new Clarinet Concerto from the great American composer Aaron Copland came from a rather unlikely source: Benny Goodman, the man known as the King of Swing…
- Steve Reich: Different Trains · 53 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 256Steve Reich, the great American contemporary composer, provided this program note about his work Different Trains: "The idea for the piece came from my childhood. When I was one…
- Best of Frenemies: Debussy and Ravel · 52 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 255Debussy and Ravel are often described as the prototypical musical impressionists. It is often said that the two composers are the closest equivalents to the artistic world of…
- Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 · 50 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 254It's hard to overstate the depth of the connection between Dmitri Shostakovich and the legendary cellist Mstistlav Rostropovich. Shostakovich and Rostropovich were extremely…
- Ravel, Ravel, Ravel, w/Boris Giltburg and G. Henle Verlag! · 59 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 251Magician, Swiss Watchmaker, Aloof, Elegant, Precise, Soulful, Childlike, Naive, Warm: these are all words that have been used to describe Maurice Ravel, a man of elegant…
- Amy Beach, "Gaelic" Symphony · 1 h 0 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 253Amy Beach is a name that might not be familiar to you. She was born in 1867 and died in 1944, and her life was one of the most fascinating and varied in musical history. She was…
- Sticky Notes en Français! Shostakovich Symphonie No. 13 (Bonus Episode) · 1 h 10 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 252Voici un épisode bonus spécial de Sticky Notes en français, en avant-première de mes concerts avec l'Orchestre National de Lille, présentant la 13e symphonie de Shostakovich. Si…
- Smetana: Ma Vlast · 1 h 5 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 250Nationalism, patriotism, cultural identity, a sense of home; these are concepts and ideas whose popularity have ebbed and flowed throughout history. Nationalism has been seen as…
- Berg Violin Concerto · 49 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 249In the early 1930s, at the height of the atonal and twelve tone movement in music, the American violinist Louis Krasner commissioned a concerto from the Viennese Composer Alban…
- Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 135 · 58 min · Řada 10 Epizoda 248There is nothing like hearing a Late Beethoven String Quartet for the first time. Beethoven's late string quartets, Op. 127, Op. 130, Op. 131, Op. 132, and Op. 135, are among the…
