Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Fast, Furious, Fortissimo

Very often, when I tell people that I’m a classical musician, I am told, “wow, I love classical...

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Copland Symphony No. 3

There has always been a debate about “The Great American Symphony.” By the time most prominent...

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An Exploration of Klezmer Music w/ Abigale Reisman

Klezmer music has always been very close to my heart, even as a classical violinist. During the...

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Schumann Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish"

In 1850, Robert Schumann accepted a position as the new Music Director in Dusseldorf. This job...

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Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 59, No. 1

In 1806, the 36 year old Beethoven received a commission from the Russian ambassador in Vienna,...

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Ethel Smyth Serenade in D

I’ve mentioned Ethel Smyth a few times in the past on this show. This is partly because of her...

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Dvorak Cello Concerto

When you think of the genre of the concerto, you might be thinking of something like this:...

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Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from Westside Story

We're back! Welcome to Season 10! Leonard Bernstein to his wife: "These days have flown so -- I...

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Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" - LIVE with the Aalborg Symphony!

I had the great joy to do my first ever live edition of Sticky Notes last month with the Aalborg...

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Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra

Throughout the history of Western Classical Music, folk music has imprinted itself as an...

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R. Schumann Piano Concerto

In January of 1839, Clara Wieck, Robert's future wife, wrote to Robert, “Don’t take it amiss if I...

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Brahms Violin Concerto

Brahms’ violin concerto is one of the most difficult works for any violinist to tackle. It is as...

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What Does Music Mean?

Today is a bit of an unusual episode. Last month I was invited by the British Society of...

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William Grant Still Symphony No. 1., "Afro-American"

On October 29th, 1931, The Rochester Philharmonic presented the world premiere of a new symphony...

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(Part 2) - The Music of World War II and the Holocaust with "Time's Echo" writer Jeremy Eichler

This is another episode where I highly recommend listening to Part 1 from last week before...

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The Music of World War II and the Holocaust with "Time's Echo" writer Jeremy Eichler (Part 1)

I had the great pleasure and honor this week(and next week) to speak with the author of the new...

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Mahler Symphony No. 4, Part 2

If you haven’t listened to Part 1 of this episode about Mahler's 4th symphony, I highly recommend...

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Mahler Symphony No. 4, Part 1

After the truly heavenly slow movement of Mahler’s 4th symphony, a soprano emerges and sings a...

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Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 132, Part 2

If you joined me last week, you heard about the severe intestinal illness that Beethoven suffered...

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Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 132, Part 1

I had long hesitated to write a show about any of Beethoven’s late string quartets.  These are...

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