A Decidedly Undogmatic Conversation w/ Mahan Esfahani

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Joshua Weilerstein

Arts, Performing Arts, Music

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Mahan Esfahani is a world-renowned harpsichordist who has said that it is his mission to rehabilitate the harpsichord as an instrument for modern audiences. In this conversation, we talked about Beethoven, playing modern music on the harpsichord, and nearly starting a riot over the music of Steve Reich! We also discussed the battles WITHIN the early music movement over performance practice. Mahan is one of the most fearless and outspoken voices in classical music so I think you'll really enjoy this one!

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0:00.0	Hello and I'm
0:02.0	Joshua Wilerstein, I'm a conductor and I'm the artistic director of the Los Angeles.
0:08.0	Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes The Classical Music Podcast.
0:11.0	My name is Joshua Wilerstein, I'm a conductor and I'm the artistic director of the
0:14.8	Lozan Chamber Orchestra in Lausanne, Switzerland. This podcast is for anyone who loves classical
0:19.6	music, works in the field, or is just getting ready to dive into this amazing world of
0:23.8	incredible music. Before we get started I want to just thank all of my
0:26.8	Patreon sponsors for making season six possible. If you'd like to support the show
0:30.6	please head over to patreon.com slash sticky notes
0:33.4	podcast and if you are a fan of the show please just take a moment to give us a
0:36.7	rating or review on Apple Podcasts every rating and review helps more people find
0:40.7	the show and it is greatly appreciated.
0:44.3	Before we get to this interview with Mahanis Fahani,
0:46.4	I wanted to invite all of my listeners to a very special online concert,
0:49.9	my wife and I set up, to benefit a fantastic organization called Spread the Vote.
0:54.9	Spread the Vote does incredibly important work to help voters exercise their right to vote in the
0:58.8	face of voter ID laws in the United States.
1:01.8	21 million Americans do not own a photo ID and if they
1:04.6	live in a state that requires one they cannot vote. Spread the vote works
1:08.2	tirelessly to get a photo ID for every American that needs one. My wife and I wanted to put together a virtual
1:14.2	fundraiser in order to help them in their work and have called on some of our best
1:17.7	friends in the musical world in order to help us out. So on Sunday, July 26th
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