Mozart Requiem
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2024
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
This show is a bit different today. Last year I did a live video podcast on Mozart's Requiem for my Patreon subscribers. I've now edited that show into an audio-only version for everyone to be able to listen to, since this is such an essential piece and there's so much to talk about with it! The audio only version won't get into as much granular detail as the video podcast did, and it won't include quite as many clips from the movie Amadeus, but all the same, we take a deep dive into Mozart's Requiem today, talking all about one of the greatest unfinished works in the history of art. We'll discuss the myths and legends behind the piece, the movements that Mozart started but never finished, and the completions of the score by different composers, especially the heavily criticized but still regularly used completion of Franz Sussmayr. We'll also talk about each movement in detail, exploring just what Mozart brought to the Requiem text. This piece has the distinction of being one of the greatest pieces ever written, just as it is, but also one of the great what-if stories in musical history. Join us to learn all about the Mozart Requiem, and if you want to see the full video version of the show, please head over to patreon.com/stickynotespodcast to find out how you can support the show.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to stick notes, the classical music podcast. My name is Joshua |
| 0:14.6 | Weilerstein. I'm a conductor, and I'm the chief conductor of the All Borg Symphony and the |
| 0:18.5 | music director-designate of the Orchestra National de Lille. |
| 0:22.1 | This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just getting |
| 0:26.8 | ready to dive in to this amazing world of incredible music. |
| 0:30.3 | Before we get started, I want to thank my new Patreon sponsors, Jane, Joseph, Yenz, Alexis, |
| 0:36.6 | Venkat, and all of my other Patreon sponsors for making Season 10 possible. |
| 0:41.9 | If you'd like to support the show, please head over to patreon.com slash sticking out its podcast. |
| 0:46.6 | And if you are a fan of the show, please take a moment to give us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:51.4 | It is greatly appreciated. |
| 0:57.8 | I've just returned back from Manchester for another week with the BBC Philharmonic. We did a really nice program in the studio of Get On Clines, |
| 1:03.6 | Partita for Strings, and Brahms' Fourth Symphony. Always an orchestra that I just love working |
| 1:09.2 | with, so much energy, so much excitement, and so much creativity in that ensemble. |
| 1:13.5 | And I'm now off for the next few weeks before heading to Norway to work with the Norwegian Youth Orchestra. |
| 1:20.0 | But it's been a busy five weeks in Brussels, in Lille, in Manchester twice, and in Grand Canaria. |
| 1:26.6 | So I'm really excited to have a little bit of time off to start getting prepared for all of the fall repertoire. |
| 1:32.0 | Today's episode is a little bit different. It is about a piece that is very, very familiar, and a piece that I always wanted to talk about on the main show. |
| 1:39.1 | But this show originally was a live video episode that I did for my Patreon subscribers. |
| 1:46.1 | And in that episode, I took the score, pictures of the score, and I went through in very |
| 1:51.0 | granular detail, pointing out different things that I just can't do on an audio-only |
| 1:56.0 | podcast, especially since I don't own a piano. |
| 1:58.7 | Now, that was a really fun episode, and it's still archived on my Patreon page, for those of you who would like to sign up and see that. |
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