Sticky Notes Vs. Wagner w/ Rafael Payare

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Joshua Weilerstein

Clarinet, Timpani, Performing, Trombone, Cello, Trumpet, Bassoon, Classicalmusic, Performing Arts, Arts, Violin, Flute, Piano, Conductor, Music, Weilerstein

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Wagner is probably the most admired AND the most reviled composer in Western Classical Music history. I've always been uncomfortable with Wagner's music, so I decided to sit down with the wonderful conductor(and my brother-in-law), Rafael Payare to try and understand how to embrace Wagner. We talk about emotional manipulation, the length of his operas, and of course, his almost pathological anti-Semitism. We also talk about Richard Strauss in this light-hearted and, I hope, illuminating conversation!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes, the Classical Music Podcast.
0:13.2	My name is Joshua Weylerstein, I'm a conductor, and I'm the Music Director of the Phoenix
0:16.8	Orchestra of Boston.
0:18.4	This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just getting
0:22.6	ready to dive in to this amazing world of incredible music.
0:26.6	Before we get started, I want to thank my new Patreon sponsors, Ethan, Bartek, Kahn,
0:30.9	Lyran, Mara, Jeff, Adrienne, and all of my other Patreon sponsors for making Season
0:36.7	8 possible.
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0:52.7	So I am in Hanover, Germany at the moment, about to start rehearsing with the NDR Radio
0:57.0	Philharmonic.
0:58.0	This is one of my favorite orchestras, and we're doing an all-English music program, with
1:03.1	Elgar's Enigma Variations, which we talked about last week, Barbara Thompson's saxophone
1:07.8	concerto with the wonderful Jess Gillum, and Britain's four C-interludes from his opera
1:12.9	Peter Grimes, which is a piece and an opera that I really would like to cover.
1:17.6	At some point, on the show, I will get to that one.
1:20.4	That's just an incredible piece if you haven't already heard it.
1:24.6	I did want to mention one thing about Enigma Variations, actually, which is that I did
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