Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast podcast

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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!

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!

 

#269

Sticky Notes meets You'll Hear It

I had such a wonderful time joining the jazz podcast You'll Hear It! We talked about the m... more

22 Aug 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:04

22 Aug 2025


#268

Impressions in Blue: Ravel & Gershwin

In the mid-1920s, Maurice Ravel wrote a letter to the legendary composition teacher Nadia ... more

07 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:34

07 Aug 2025


#267

Beethoven Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" - Part 2

There is a special category when it comes to Beethoven; a catalogue that doesn’t include c... more

24 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:10

24 Jul 2025


#266

Beethoven Piano Sonata in B♭ major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" - Part 1

Beethoven once wrote to his publisher: “What is difficult, is also beautiful, good, great,... more

10 Jul 2025

44 MINS

44:10

10 Jul 2025


#265

Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins

The collaboration between Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht is rightly legendary. The two men ... more

26 Jun 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:01

26 Jun 2025


#264

The Ravel Sound with Norbert Müllemann and Stefan Knüpfer

I so enjoyed making this latest episode in my collaboration with G Henle Publishers. I tal... more

12 Jun 2025

45 MINS

45:32

12 Jun 2025


#263

Dvorak Violin Concerto

Admit it: if you're a fan of classical music—or even just a regular concertgoer—you might ... more

29 May 2025

49 MINS

49:16

29 May 2025


#262

Brahms Double Concerto

It’s entirely possible that we would not know the name of Johannes Brahms very well if Bra... more

15 May 2025

58 MINS

58:17

15 May 2025


#261

Copland Clarinet Concerto

The commission for a new Clarinet Concerto from the great American composer Aaron Copland ... more

01 May 2025

48 MINS

48:13

01 May 2025


#260

Steve Reich: Different Trains

Steve Reich, the great American contemporary composer, provided this program note about hi... more

17 Apr 2025

52 MINS

52:30

17 Apr 2025


#259

Best of Frenemies: Debussy and Ravel

Debussy and Ravel are often described as the prototypical musical impressionists. It is of... more

03 Apr 2025

52 MINS

52:22

03 Apr 2025


#258

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1

It’s hard to overstate the depth of the connection between Dmitri Shostakovich and the leg... more

20 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:05

20 Mar 2025


#257

Ravel, Ravel, Ravel, w/Boris Giltburg and G. Henle Verlag!

Magician, Swiss Watchmaker, Aloof, Elegant, Precise, Soulful, Childlike, Naive, Warm: thes... more

06 Mar 2025

59 MINS

59:12

06 Mar 2025


#256

Amy Beach, "Gaelic" Symphony

Amy Beach is a name that might not be familiar to you. She was born in 1867 and died in 19... more

06 Mar 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:56

06 Mar 2025


#255

Sticky Notes en Français! Shostakovich Symphonie No. 13 (Bonus Episode)

Voici un épisode bonus spécial de Sticky Notes en français, en avant-première de mes conce... more

27 Feb 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:18

27 Feb 2025


#254

Smetana: Ma Vlast

Nationalism, patriotism, cultural identity, a sense of home; these are concepts and ideas ... more

06 Feb 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:54

06 Feb 2025


#253

Berg Violin Concerto

In the early 1930s, at the height of the atonal and twelve tone movement in music, the Ame... more

23 Jan 2025

48 MINS

48:49

23 Jan 2025


#252

Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 135

There is nothing like hearing a Late Beethoven String Quartet for the first time. Beethove... more

09 Jan 2025

57 MINS

57:42

09 Jan 2025


#251

Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique LIVE w/ The Aalborg Symphony

I'm so happy to share this live episode of Sticky Notes that I did with the Aalborg Sympho... more

27 Dec 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:20

27 Dec 2024


#250

Shostakovich Symphony No. 8

Here are two statements by Dmitri Shostakovich about the same piece, the 8th symphony that... more

12 Dec 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:33

12 Dec 2024


#249

Literary Works in Classical Music

My Patreon sponsor for this episode, Adrian, set me a challenge: The influence of literary... more

27 Nov 2024

46 MINS

46:31

27 Nov 2024


#248

Brahms Clarinet Quintet

The muses were Ancient Greek goddesses of inspiration. Throughout history, the term muse h... more

14 Nov 2024

51 MINS

51:11

14 Nov 2024


#247

Politics in Classical Music

Classical music and politics have never been easy bedfellows. Composers and performers thr... more

31 Oct 2024

57 MINS

57:21

31 Oct 2024


#246

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from Westside Story

The original production of Westside Story ran for 732 performances, spawned a movie that w... more

24 Oct 2024

42 MINS

42:29

24 Oct 2024


#245

A Conversation with Composer Caroline Shaw

Caroline Shaw is one of the most fascinating, innovative, and brilliant composers of our t... more

18 Oct 2024

47 MINS

47:32

18 Oct 2024


#244

Ives Three Places in New England

In 1929, the conductor Nicolas Slonimsky contacted the American composer Charles Ives abou... more

11 Oct 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:25

11 Oct 2024


#243

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

Fundraiser link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1026719635067?aff=oddtdtcreator On Octo... more

03 Oct 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:53

03 Oct 2024


#242

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue

"It was on the train, with its steely rhythms, its rattle-ty bang, that is so often so sti... more

26 Sep 2024

48 MINS

48:19

26 Sep 2024


#241

Bartok Violin Concerto No. 2

During Bartok’s life, the violin concerto we now know as Violin Concerto No. 2 was simply ... more

13 Sep 2024

56 MINS

56:50

13 Sep 2024