Politics in Classical Music
First of all, if you're American, I hope you're listening to this while standing in line to vote! Western Classical Music does not have the reputation for political activism that other kinds of music...
29 Okt 202052min
Mozart Symphony No. 40
This week continues my project of reuploading seasons 1-5 in new and improved sound quality! The opening of Mozart's 40th symphony is one of the most recognizable tunes in the whole repertoire, but to...
22 Okt 202047min
"Wagnerism" with Alex Ross
This week I got to cross off a Sticky Notes bucket list item by interviewing the best-selling author and critic Alex Ross. We talked about his incredible new book Wagnerism, discussing Wagner's influe...
15 Okt 20201h 1min
Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann: A Love Story
Today is the beginning of a new project to re-upload older episodes in new and improved sound quality! First up is a story I can't believe Hollywood hasn't told in decades - the story of Johannes Brah...
8 Okt 202032min
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
In one of the most famous reviews in this history of Western Classical Music, Eduard Hanslick torched the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, saying that the violin was "beaten black and blue." This review w...
1 Okt 202048min
Bruckner Symphony No. 4
Bruckner's symphonies are a world unto their own. They are epic works that are also full of a trademark humility that is present in the work of no other composer. Bruckner's 4th Symphony, the "Romanti...
24 Sep 20201h 1min
Stravinsky Pulcinella
In 1919, the impresario Sergei Diaghilev came up with the idea of having Stravinsky write a ballet inspired by 18th century music by composers like Pergolesi. The result, Pulcinella, began a transform...
17 Sep 202045min
The Music of William Grant Still
William Grant Still was a man of firsts. He was the first African American to to conduct a major symphony orchestra in the United States. In 1931, his first symphony became the first complete symphony...
3 Sep 202045min
