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 Jazz ConnectionWhy jazz was a fascinating journey for a number of classical composers—but for most, a dead-end street. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Antarctic ConnectionHow Vaughan Williams transformed his score for Scott of the Antarctic into his seventh symphony, the Sinfonia Antartica (his spelling)—a process that tells us a lot about the nature of both film and symphonic music Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Winter ConnectionWinter-inspired music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Delius, Prokofiev, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Nativity ConnectionThe Nativity in works by Bach, Handel, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Britten, Vaughan Williams, Menotti, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Shepherd ConnectionInstrumental and choral works for the season--from ancient to modern, from stately to sprightly, in a pastoral mood. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Vaughan Williams Christmas ConnectionOrchestral and vocal music for the holidays by Ralph Vaughan Williams Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Gift ConnectionComposers' musical gifts for family and friends—and ultimately for music lovers around the world Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Trumpet ConnectionWorks for solo trumpet and orchestra by Purcell, Haydn, Copland, Hovhaness, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The New England ConnectionNew England, in vocal, instrumental and orchestral works from the 17th to 20th centuries Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Fantasia ConnectionThe “fantasy,” or “fantasia,” from its origins in the Renaissance to Vaughan Williams in the 20th Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.