PODISSIMO

About PODISSIMO

PODISSIMO is a cultural commentary podcast with a focus on classical music, hosted by violinist and music student Jesse.

Publisher

Jesse

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jul 2025

Latest episode

24 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jul 2025

   EVERYTHING IS MINDSET with Krit

   Jazz saxophonist Krit (@i.cant.understand.hegel) hops on the pod to discuss the myth of Bach's lute suites, authenticity in music, what classical music you should listen to while tripping balls, and why mindset is everything. Also: Jesse drops some deep lore, and Krit shares some insight into the mind of a jazzer.

2. 

   17 Jul 2025

   THE MUSIC ITSELF

   For this week's listening segment, your host Jesse discusses two short English-language operas that couldn't be more different: Douglas Moore's Gallantry: A Soap Opera (1958) and Du Yun's Angel's Bone (2016). Next: covering Henry Kingsbury's seminal ethnography of a certain American conservatory, Music, Talent and Performance: A Conservatory Cultural System (1988).

3. 

   5 Jul 2025

   MOZART IN THE AI APOCALYPSE

   For the pod's inaugural episode, your host Jesse discusses generative AI, Blair Tindall's Mozart in the Jungle (2005), an essay by Richard Taruskin (2007), and the contradictions and existential dilemmas inherent to the current state of classical music.

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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