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 | 297 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MusicArtsPerforming Arts | |||
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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
When 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 often it is described as "perfect." Such a perfect piece as Mozart's Clarine... more
It 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 all. One exception was Bohuslav Martinů's very first symphony, written in... more
Thence 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 aloud and is one of the most surreal texts in the world. Scriabi... more
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- 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 Statesa month ago - A warm and wonderful guide
Josh Weilerstein is a deeply knowledgeable , warm, enthusiastic guide to classical music. Imagine a museum guide who opens new ways of seeing- Josh opens new ways of hearing, deepening and contextualizing a wide variety of pieces.
Apple Podcasts521outUnited States2 months ago - Great podcast including for "professionals"
As a composer and a college teacher of composition harmony/counterpoint, Asian musics, and 20th century music history for 47 years, I am delighted to say that I always enjoy your deep engagement with the music (and its background) and in spite of my long experience I also always learn something or have a long held notion vividly reinforced.
Favorite recent episodes have been on Zemlinsky's The Mermaid and on Tapiola. I agree that the latter is one of the very great masterpieces.
Most of its ... more
Apple Podcasts5VvazhnUnited States2 months ago - Informative and exciting
We love this podcast. It’s such a great way to prepare for upcoming classical music events. We appreciate and understand the music so much more thanks to Joshua‘s help. Thank you, Joshua!!
Apple Podcasts5K, not Kafka’s KUnited States2 months ago - Mozart’s “Dissonance” Quartet
Outstanding analysis of this great string quartet! I felt as though I were in the concert hall with a gifted teacher guiding me through the melodies and harmonies of the movements. What a treat to hear Maestro Weilerstein; his love of the music inspires his listeners!
Apple Podcasts5Les is more.United States3 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #52 | United States/Music |
Apple Podcasts | #27 |  Canada/Music |
Apple Podcasts | #55 |  United Kingdom/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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