Hearing the Pulitzers: A piece-by-piece, episode-by-episode exploration of the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in Music with hosts Andrew Granade and David Thurmaier.
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Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore a concerto for orchestra that achieved great heights by, in the words of its creator Steven Stucky, "standing on the shoulders of those who have already cleared the path ahead." But will our hosts appreciate the view? And who were some of the other nominees this year? We also discuss a rule change within the Pulitzer Prize award process that took effect with this year's winner.
If you'd like more information about Steven Stucky, we recommend:
- "Stucky, Hartke, Crockett: Conversations in Los Angeles." Contemporary Music Review, 10, no. 1 (1994): 51–73.
- Franklin Crawford, "Steal this concerto, please: An interview with Steven Stucky" Cornell Chronicle, April 21, 2005.
- Steven Stucky, Lutosławski and his Music (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981).
- This Washington Post article about the changes to the music prize from June 2004.
5 months ago
I’m in agreement with the guys on this one. BTW: The great Witold Lutoslawski is mentioned in this episode. For those unfamiliar with his work, there are absolutely clear-cut periods, so it’s probably best to study him chronologically. For me, it all culminates in his Third Symphony (1983), an overwhelming masterpiece, with one of the most astonishing endings (approximately the last minute) in all of symphonic music.