Overtures, Overtures, Overtures!
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2021
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Imagine compressing a 3 or 4 hour opera into 8 minutes of music. You’ve just imagined an overture! Overtures are an integral and beloved part of the opera and concert experience, and the best overtures live on as separate pieces from the work they are attached to. These overtures feature music so wonderful that they become immortal miniature masterpieces. So today I'll take you through 10 of my favorite overtures, from William Tell, to Don Giovanni, to Candide, to Romeo and Juliet, and many more. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes, the Classical Music Podcast. |
| 0:12.4 | My name is Joshua Weilerstein, I'm a conductor, and I'm the artistic director of the |
| 0:15.7 | Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the music director of the Phoenix Orchestra |
| 0:19.9 | of Boston. |
| 0:21.2 | This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just getting |
| 0:25.3 | ready to dive into this amazing world of incredible music. |
| 0:29.2 | Before we get started, I want to thank my new Patreon sponsors, Jessica, Ena, Lisa, |
| 0:33.5 | Peter, Ash, Tess, Linda, David, Juan, Steve, Alan, and William, and all of my other Patreon |
| 0:42.0 | sponsors for Mahin Season 7 possible. |
| 0:44.7 | I also want to specifically thank David for sponsoring today's show. |
| 0:49.1 | If you'd like to support the show, please head over to patreon.com slash sticky notes podcast. |
| 0:54.1 | And if you are a fan of the show, please just take a moment to give us a rating or review |
| 0:56.8 | on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:58.8 | Every rating or review helps more people find the show, and it is greatly appreciated. |
| 1:03.6 | Before we get to the show today, I wanted to announce something that will begin next week. |
| 1:07.9 | As many of you know, I recently took down most of seasons 1 through 5 in order to re-record |
| 1:13.4 | those shows to improve their audio quality. |
| 1:16.4 | This is a massive project, and I'm trying to mix and match some old episodes while also |
| 1:21.0 | continuing to do new episodes for my long time listeners. |
| 1:25.0 | For a while, I've been working on re-uploading the Beethoven symphonies episodes that have |
| 1:29.2 | been missing, and this project is nearly complete in terms of re-recording. |
| 1:33.9 | So starting next week, I'm going to be taking the next few weeks to do a Beethoven cycle, |
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