Fretful Porpentine
Claim This Podcastby Valerie Stivers & Jeffrey Gross
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<p>A podcast about books & music by Jeffrey Gross & Valerie Stivers</p>
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Publishing Since
6/18/2025
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Recent Episodes
February 4, 2026
Episode 3: Beethoven & Tolstoy
Welcome to the third episode of Fretful Porpentine (slightly NSFW!), hosted by book critic Valerie Stivers and classical music commentator Jeffrey Gross. This podcast explores musical references in classic literature. Here we talk about Beethoven's "Kreutzer" violin sonata and Tolstoy's "Kreutzer Sonata," extraordinary pieces of music and writing. This epi is slightly NSFW: Tolstoy is obsessed with sex and Beethoven with sonata form -- so we discuss both, sometimes simultaneously! In fa...
August 11, 2025
Episode 2: Michael Clune's novel, PAN -- and Bach, Boston, etc.
Hello! Welcome to the second episode of Fretful Porpentine, hosted by book critic Valerie Stivers and classical music commentator Jeffrey Gross. This podcast explores musical references in classic literature. But in this episode we discuss something new and fascinating: Michael Clune’s novel, PAN, published on July 22nd, and the music in it: Bach Orchestral Suites, also Boston and — yes — the Neville Brothers. Clune’s novel can be purchased here: Your independent bookstore or https://a.co/d/a...
June 18, 2025
Episode 1: Roth & Chopin
Classical music expert Jeffrey Gross and book critic Valerie Stivers examine Frédéric Chopin's Scherzo No. 2 and its role in Philip Roth's "The Ghost Writer," revealing connections between music and literature in this interview episode.
3 total episodes available with 1 transcripts
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