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 Christmas ConnectionChristmas-themed works by Corelli, Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Grainger, and Bartok. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Carol Connection 1Classical works that have inspired Christmas songs, plus several traditional Christmas songs that have found their way into works by Respighi, Liszt, Bizet, Orff, and many others Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Nutcracker ConnectionThe "almost didn't happen" story behind this perennial holiday classic. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Hebraic Connection 2Works by Mahler, Ravel, Korngold, Reznicek, Bernstein, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Concert Overture ConnectionThe stand-alone orchestral overture, including Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides and Tchaikovsky’s 1812. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Funeral ConnectionMusic to die for--funeral marches for a real queen, a fictional prince, a puppet, a parrot, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Dance Suite ConnectionThe often surprising story of the Baroque suite. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Rome ConnectionThe city of Rome in music by Respighi, Mozart, Berlioz, Strauss and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Demonic ConnectionMusic by Mussorgsky, Saint-Saens, Britten, Bernstein, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Lunar ConnectionThe moon, in music by Dvorak, Offenbach, Orff, Debussy, Beethoven, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.