The Borrowed ConnectionSome call Handel’s use of other composers’ music “creative borrowing.” Others call it plagiarism.Listen To Full Show/Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Don Quixote ConnectionDon Quixote in works by Purcell, Telemann, Mendelssohn, Falla, Strauss, Rodrigo and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Railroad ConnectionClassical music celebrating trains and railways Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Prodigy ConnectionExploring the works of child prodigies—and why early achievement does not always guarantee success as an adult. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Organ ConnectionWorks by Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Saint-Saens, and Copland, among others. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Film ConnectionIn this hour, music for film by Thomson, Vaughan Williams, Prokofiev, Alfven, Walton, and Copland. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Fate ConnectionTchaikovsky’s lifelong obsession with the power of Fate, as reflected in Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, and his final three symphonies Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Spring ConnectionA celebration of the season with music of Morley, Vivaldi, Schumann, Debussy, Sibelius, Orff, and Strauss Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Loose ConnectionA look at several ‘loose’ connections of the classical music repertoire--music wrongly attributed to a famous composer--sometimes the result of carelessness, others due to honest mistakes, and a few cases of outright fraud. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Mexico ConnectionHow Aaron Copland’s best-known orchestral works were shaped by his close ties with Mexican composer Carlos Chávez Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Irish ConnectionMusic celebrating the Emerald Isle--from Purcell to Beethoven, from John Field to Victor Herbert. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.