Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua WeilersteinSticky 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! No... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 300 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MusicArtsPerforming Arts | |||
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When 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 had essentially "finished" the genre, or perhaps it was a sense that a ... more
As 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 those, because the truth is that before I made it, I had heard of Finzi, b... more
Dmitri 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 a leader of the masses. I have received numerous letters from all over ... more
Grieg'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 dizzying number of cartoons, advertisements, and films. In the classical music... more
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- New to Classical Music
Love your podcast. Just listened to your understanding of Tchaikovsky’s 6th symphony. Beautiful. Thank you.
Apple Podcasts5caiger 903
Canadaa month ago - Wonderful
This is a wonderful podcast. Your infectious enthusiasm and ability to communicate make every episode a joy of learning while wallowing in great music. I am not a musician but have learnt immense amounts from the accessible but never over-simplified way you present close readings of pieces, and bring the technicalities to life so vividly. Just listened to the pod on Poem of Ecstasy: the ending of this piece had always troubled me (I first thought it a cop out), but your exposition has unlocke... more
Apple Podcasts5noscitur
United Kingdoma month ago - Fascinating!
I have been a lover of classical music my entire life yet can’t tell you the difference between a major and a minor. Joshua Wallerstein combines just the right amount of history, biography and musicology to make each podcast fascinating.
Apple Podcasts5NCDaja
United Statesa month ago - Lovely
I’m a carer for a woman with dementia and we listen to your podcast all the time. It’s the perfect amount of music and history. The host, Joshua’s information is smart and witty. My client knows a lot about classical music and I know nothing but ironically we both love the show. She also speaks French and really appreciates your French shows. Thank you SO much for your entertaining information and beautiful music!
Apple Podcasts5BigZigs21United States2 months ago - Martinu’s Symphony #1
As usual, I learned so much about the composer and this piece of music. I had never heard this symphony before, and now I look forward to hearing it again in a live performance. Bravo to Maestro Weilerstein !
Apple Podcasts5Les is more.United States2 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #40 | United States/Music |
Apple Podcasts | #61 | United Kingdom/Music |
Apple Podcasts | #141 | Canada/Music |
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A thoughtful, educatorly exploration of classical repertoire, with rigorous musical analysis balanced by biographical context and performance practice. Episodes span a wide range of composers and works, from tight formal dissections of intricate chamber pieces to large-scale symphonic analyses, often linking a piece to its historical moment, performance traditions, and a performer's viewpoint. Listeners commonly hear clear explanations of structure, orchestration, and tonal ideas, delivered with genuine enthusiasm and a readiness to connect music theory to listening. Special moments include deep dives into orchestration detail, practical listening cues for unfamiliar works, and guest conversations that illuminate performance decisions, maki... more
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