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 Tempest ConnectionShakespeare's 'The Tempest,' in music by Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Sullivan, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Scherzo ConnectionHow the scherzo came to be—and what it unexpectedly became. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Gershwin-Ravel ConnectionThe fascinating links between these two composers and their music. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Boston ConnectionThe remarkable music of six important—and often overlooked—19th century American composers, who laid the groundwork for those of the 20th. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Avian Connection 2Music inspired by birds, in works by Handel, Haydn, Brahms, Ravel, Beach, Sibelius and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Macbeth ConnectionMacbeth in works by Beethoven, Verdi, Strauss, Ibert, Walton, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Forest ConnectionThe woods in music by Wagner, Mahler, Strauss, Debussy, Orff, Britten, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Ocean Connection 2Music of the sea, with works by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Strauss, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Fugue ConnectionA fugal festival, with music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, Gershwin, Hovhaness, and Villa Lobos. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.