Sticky Notes is a classical music podcast for everyone, whether you are just getting interested in c
My Patreon sponsor for this episode, Adrian, set me a challenge: The influence of literary works on
The muses were Ancient Greek goddesses of inspiration. Throughout history, the term muse has been us
Caroline Shaw is one of the most fascinating, innovative, and brilliant composers of our time. Since
In 1929, the conductor Nicolas Slonimsky contacted the American composer Charles Ives about performi
Fundraiser link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1026719635067?aff=oddtdtcreator On October 29th,
"It was on the train, with its steely rhythms, its rattle-ty bang, that is so often so stimulating t
During Bartok’s life, the violin concerto we now know as Violin Concerto No. 2 was simply known as B
In December of 1884, Dvorak wrote to a friend about the composition of a new symphony: "I am now bus
Shostakovich’s 4th symphony is not for the faint of heart. It is a massive work, around an hour in l
They are the most famous 8 notes in not only Western Music, but probably in all of music. If you wa
This show is a bit different today. Last year I did a live video podcast on Mozart's Requiem for my
The history of classical music is littered with the stories of great composers who tragically died
There are a few tropes when it comes to Schubert’s late music. The pieces are very long. They have
For a long time I’ve received emails and messages from people asking, and sometimes demanding, that
H.C. Robbins Landon, the great musicologist, once wrote about Mozart that his music was “an excuse
My first interaction with the musical term modes was Leonard Bernstein’s brilliant Young People’s Co
In 1857, Brahms wrote to his friend Joseph Joachim about his first Piano Concerto, saying, “ “I have
Very often, when I tell people that I’m a classical musician, I am told, “wow, I love classical musi
There has always been a debate about “The Great American Symphony.” By the time most prominent Ameri
Klezmer music has always been very close to my heart, even as a classical violinist. During the pand
