Beethoven Symphony No. 7
The composer Carl Maria Von Weber called it the work of a madman. Clara Schumann's father, Friedrich Wieck, called it the work of a drunk. Beethoven's 7th has been popular ever since its premiere, but...
20 Maj 202155min
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
Beethoven once said: "No one can love the country as much as I do. For surely woods, trees, and rocks produce the echo which man desires to hear." There's no better example of Beethoven's love of natu...
17 Maj 20211h 1min
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
They are the most famous 8 notes in all of Western Classical Music. If you walk down the street and ask someone to name a piece of classical music, they will surely say Beethoven 5. But why? What's th...
13 Maj 202156min
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Beethoven often gets the reputation of being a composer of extreme seriousness, shaking his fist at the heavens while dealing with a litany of medical ailments and heartbreak, and there is some truth ...
10 Maj 202153min
Beethoven Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
Two of the most famous chords in classical music propel us into this revolutionary, wild, and remarkable symphony. At the time, the Eroica symphony was the longest symphony ever written. At the time i...
6 Maj 20211h 8min
Beethoven Symphony No. 2
We continue the Beethoven cycle this week with his underrated 2nd symphony. Written at the height of Beethoven's despair over his increasing deafness, you might think that the symphony would be a dark...
3 Maj 202148min
Beethoven Symphony No. 1
Today begins a pretty massive project for Sticky Notes - a complete Beethoven cycle over the next few weeks! We start of course with Beethoven's 1st symphony. Some people tend to think of Beethoven's ...
29 Apr 202146min
Overtures, Overtures, Overtures!
Imagine compressing a 3 or 4 hour opera into 8 minutes of music. You've just imagined an overture! Overtures are an integral and beloved part of the opera and concert experience, and the best overture...
22 Apr 20211h 9min
