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!
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Grieg: Peer Gynt
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Grieg's Peer Gynt suites are among the best-known and best-loved works of classical music in the world. They are practically embedded into popular culture, being used in
Sep 3 1 h 07 min
Mozart Clarinet Concerto
When it comes to a piece like the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, a few words or phrases regularly come up: the concerto is described as "mellow" or Mozart's "swan song," but m
Aug 20 51 min
Bohuslav Martinu Symphony No. 1
It took a lot to make the composer and critic Virgil Thomson happy. He was famous for savaging new works he didn't like, and the truth is, he didn't like very many new wo
Aug 6 1 h 01 min
Scriabin Poem of Ecstasy
Thence the universe resounds
With a joyful cry
I AM.
These are the final lines of Alexander Scriabin's epic Poem of Ecstasy, a 300-line poem that takes nearly 10
Jul 23 51 min
Sibelius Tapiola
Ancient, mysterious, brooding savage dreams;
Within them dwells the Forest's mighty God,
And wood-sprites in the gloom weave magic secrets.
These lines are affixed to
Jul 10 47 min
Arthur Honneger, Symphony No. 3, "Liturgique"
In the aftermath of World War II, the Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, who had been living in occupied Paris throughout the war, wrote a new symphony entitled "Liturgical.
Jun 25 53 min
Dvorak Piano Quintet, Op. 81
In 1872, at the age of 31, Dvořák wrote a Piano Quintet designated as Opus 5. Dvořák was not a prodigy like some other famous composers; instead, his development as a com
Jun 11 49 min
Mozart String Quartet, K. 465, "Dissonance"
You might be wondering: why on earth would I choose a piece that is literally called "Dissonance" when I was looking for something a bit simpler or cleaner to talk about
May 28 49 min
Bonus Episode: Beethoven 5 en français!
Bienvenue dans cette édition spéciale du podcast Sticky Notes en français ! Aujourd'hui, nous parlons de la symphonie la plus célèbre du monde, et de la symphonie que nou
May 15 42 min
Liszt Faust Symphony
Thank you to Jerry for sponsoring today's episode on Patreon!
Goethe's Faust is considered to be the greatest work of German literature. This sprawling, 2-part play occ
May 14 1 h 03 min
Schubert: Die Schöne Mullerin Mini-Episode No. 1 (Free Preview)
This is a free preview of my new series of mini-episodes over on Patreon all about Schubert's Die Schöne Mullerin, one of the great masterpieces of the 19th century. Each
May 8 6 min
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde w/Case Scaglione
This is a continuation of my new series where I learn about a new piece from a great friend/musician. This week I'm thrilled to welcome Case Scaglione, the Music Director
May 1 50 min
Lili Boulanger: Psalm 130
The story of Lili Boulanger's life is one of the most fascinating and tragic in all of musical history. A remarkably precocious talent, Boulanger learned to read sheet mu
Apr 16 46 min
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Part 2)
In a letter to Tchaikovsky's nephew Vladimir Davydov, Tchaikovsky wrote: "I'm very pleased with its content, but dissatisfied, or rather not completely satisfied, with th
Apr 2 48 min
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Part 1)
The great and somewhat controversial conductor Leopold Stokowski said this about Tchaikovsky: "His musical utterance comes directly from the heart and is a spontaneous ex
Mar 21 50 min
Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 59, No.2
I'm always tickled by composer trivia questions, like which standard canon works begin in a major key and end in a minor key? I'll give you one, but please comment others
Mar 5 56 min
Brahms Symphony No. 2 LIVE w/ The Aalborg Symphony
Brahms spent much of his adult life battling with his ambition to write the next great symphony and his terror at the shadow of Beethoven standing behind him. Brahms tort
Feb 19 58 min
Zemlinsky: The Mermaid
The story of Alexander von Zemlinsky's The Mermaid begins with a passionate love affair and ends in heartbreak of the most unabashedly big-R Romantic kind. In 1900, the y
Feb 5 1 h 01 min
Pergolesi Stabat Mater
Many aspects of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's life seem relatively normal when it comes to composers of the Baroque era. He was prolific, died young, and his music became
Jan 22 59 min
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
We humans seem to love comeback stories, and there is no comeback quite as compelling in the classical music world as Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto. It was written
Jan 8 52 min
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I’m a carer for a woman with dementia and we listen to your podcast all the time. It’s the perfect amount of music and history. The host, Joshua’s information is smart and witty. My client knows a lot about classical music and I know nothing but ironically we both love the show. She also speaks French and really appreciates your French shows. Thank you SO much for your entertaining information and beautiful music!
BigZigs21 · Aug 2026
As usual, I learned so much about the composer and this piece of music. I had never heard this symphony before, and now I look forward to hearing it again in a live performance. Bravo to Maestro Weilerstein !
Les is more. · Aug 2026
Josh Weilerstein is a deeply knowledgeable , warm, enthusiastic guide to classical music. Imagine a museum guide who opens new ways of seeing- Josh opens new ways of hearing, deepening and contextualizing a wide variety of pieces.
21out · Jul 2026
As a composer and a college teacher of composition harmony/counterpoint, Asian musics, and 20th century music history for 47 years, I am delighted to say that I always enjoy your deep engagement with the music (and its background) and in spite of my long experience I also always learn something or have a long held notion vividly reinforced.
Favorite recent episodes have been on Zemlinsky's The Mermaid and on Tapiola. I agree that the latter is one of the very great masterpieces.
Most of its radicalisms which you describe astutely are also present 30-some years earlier in his En Saga, contemporaneous with Debussy's Faune, and perhaps an even more original view of the musical future. Not to say that's the most important thing. But yes Morty Feldman was so right about Sibelius.
Vvazhn · Jul 2026
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