Mozart Symphony No. 36, "Linz"
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In 1783, Mozart wrote a letter to his father. He wrote, in part: "On Tuesday, November 4th, I am doing a concert in the theatre here and, as I have not a single symphony with me, I am writing a new one at break-neck speed, which must be finished by that time." The date of that letter was October 31st. In 4 days, Mozart completed one of his most beloved symphonies, the "Linz." We'll talk all about this brilliant work and how Mozart was able to write such a coherent and beautiful piece in such a short time.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and I'm |
| 0:02.0 | to sticky notes to classical music podcast. My name is Joshua Witherstein and theilerstein and I'm the artistic director of the |
| 0:14.7 | Lozan Chamber Orchestra in Lozan, Switzerland. This podcast is for anyone who loves |
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| 0:45.3 | So just a little update, I'm thrilled to actually be in Lozan today, getting ready to go back to |
| 0:50.0 | rehearse for the first time in five and a half months. |
| 0:54.0 | I've mentioned a few times our Beethoven cycle that we are planning here, which will |
| 0:57.7 | be streamed live, and I will provide links to that when the concerts happen. |
| 1:01.9 | Just after those concerts, we are planning our first subscription concerts of the year with |
| 1:06.5 | Haydn's 88th Symphony, Shostakovich's first cello concerto with my sister |
| 1:10.5 | Elisa, and the subject of today's show Mozart's 36th Symphony, the Lintz. |
| 1:17.0 | Obviously we're well aware that at any moment these concerts could be canceled or altered, |
| 1:21.8 | but for now we're crossing our fingers that will be able to make music again |
| 1:26.1 | soon. Thanks and on to the show. The In 1783, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote a letter to his father. |
| 1:52.8 | He wrote, quote, when we reached the gates of Linz, we found a servant waiting there to drive us to |
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