it it: if you're a fan of classical music—or even just a regular concertgoer—you might have...
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It’s entirely possible that we would not know the name of Johannes Brahms very well if Brahms...
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The commission for a new Clarinet Concerto from the great American composer Aaron Copland came...
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Steve Reich, the great American contemporary composer, provided this program note about his work...
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Best of Frenemies: Debussy and Ravel
Debussy and Ravel are often described as the prototypical musical impressionists. It is often...
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Shostakovich cello concerto no. 1
It’s hard to overstate the depth of the connection between Dmitri Shostakovich and the legendary...
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Amy Beach is a name that might not be familiar to you. She was born in 1867 and died in 1944, and...
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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 concerts...
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Ravel, Ravel, Ravel, w/Boris Giltburg and G. Henle Verlag!
Magician, Swiss Watchmaker, Aloof, Elegant, Precise, Soulful, Childlike, Naive, Warm: these are...
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Nationalism, patriotism, cultural identity, a sense of home; these are concepts and ideas whose...
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In the early 1930s, at the height of the atonal and twelve tone movement in music, the American...
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Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 135
There is nothing like hearing a Late Beethoven String Quartet for the first time. Beethoven’s...
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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 Symphony...
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Here are two statements by Dmitri Shostakovich about the same piece, the 8th symphony that we are...
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Literary Works in Classical Music
My Patreon sponsor for this episode, Adrian, set me a challenge: The influence of literary works...
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The muses were Ancient Greek goddesses of inspiration. Throughout history, the term muse has been...
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Classical music and politics have never been easy bedfellows. Composers and performers throughout...
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Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from Westside Story
The original production of Westside Story ran for 732 performances, spawned a movie that won 11...
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A Conversation with Composer Caroline Shaw
Caroline Shaw is one of the most fascinating, innovative, and brilliant composers of our time....
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Ives Three Places in New England
In 1929, the conductor Nicolas Slonimsky ed the American composer Charles Ives about...
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