Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Mahler Symphony No. 1, Part 2

This week, on part 2 of this look at Mahler 1, we're going to take a deep dive into the third and...

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Mahler Symphony No. 1, Part 1

No one makes a grand statement quite like Gustav Mahler, and his first symphony, nearly an hour...

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Mahler Symphony No. 1, Part 1

No one makes a grand statement quite like Gustav Mahler, and his first symphony, nearly an hour...

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The Music of Heinrich Schutz (and Brahms!)

There are composers whose influence outstrips their popularity. The Baroque composer Heinrich...

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Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste

Bartok’s Music for Strings Percussion and Celeste is a perfect encapsulation of Bartok’s musical...

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Bach Transformed

Arrangements of Bach's music have been happening essentially since his music was “rediscovered”...

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Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"

Mendelssohn was only 20 years old when he wrote to his friend Karl Klingemann: "...I am going to...

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Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Rachmaninoff’s music is often described as many different kinds of chocolate cake, but this...

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Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905"

In 1956, Dmitri Shostakovich wrote: “I am now writing my 11th symphony, dedicated to the First...

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Sticky Notes Vs. Wagner w/ Rafael Payare

Wagner is probably the most admired AND the most reviled composer in Western Classical Music...

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Elgar: Enigma Variations

Elgar told us all about how the inspiration for his first great success: “I began to play, and...

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Fantasia 2021: 7 Pieces to Get You Started with Classical Music

Almost everyone classical music fan has a memory of the first time they saw Fantasia. The...

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Debussy La Mer

It's 1905 and you've just come to the premiere of Debussy's La Mer. The orchestra begins playing,...

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Mozart Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"

Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony is a piece that can practically define the classical era symphony....

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Schumann Symphony No. 2

Schumann’s life was marked with severe mental health issues. In 1844, Schumann suffered one of...

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Brahms Symphony No. 2

Brahms spent much of his life battling with his ambition to write great symphonies and his terror...

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How to Understand(and Enjoy!) Atonal Music, Part 2: The Wars of the 1950s

The 1950s featured a musical battle, pitting composers like Boulez, Carter, and Babbit against...

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How to Listen to (and Enjoy!) Atonal Music, Part 1

This week we're talking all about atonal music! I'm going to tell you all about the history of...

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How to Listen to (and Enjoy!) Atonal Music, Part 1

This week we're talking all about atonal music! I'm going to tell you all about the history of...

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The Degenerates: Music Suppressed by the Nazis

From the end of WWI until 1933, classical music in Germany, Austria, and Eastern Europe was...

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