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 Espagnole ConnectionThe French perspective on its southern neighbor—from Bizet’s Carmen to Debussy’s Iberia, from Chabrier’s Espana to Ravel’s Bolero Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The School ConnectionMemorable works for student musicians by Vivaldi, Holst, Beach, Orff, Copland, Bernstein, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Eroica ConnectionHow Beethoven recycled a key theme several times as he worked to develop his signature style Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The New York ConnectionA celebration of the Big Apple in works by Gershwin, Carpenter, Copland, Bernstein and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Mozart ConnectionNine composers—each touted as the Mozart of their day—and each with a fascinating story. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Scottish ConnectionWorks on a Scottish theme, and the surprising stories behind them. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Nocturne ConnectionThe Nocturne from Mozart to Copland—and beyond. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Prokofiev/Haydn ConnectionSergei Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony—and the symphonies of Joseph Haydn that inspired it. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Delibes ConnectionThe impact of French composer Leo Delibes on ballet music in general, and Tchaikovsky’s in particular. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Incidental ConnectionMusic for the theatre by Purcell, Bizet, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Grieg, and Vaughan Williams Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.