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 Spiritual ConnectionSome of the best-known spirituals used in instrumental and orchestral music, including Florence Price’s The Mississippi River and Antonin Dvorak’s New World Symphony. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Avian ConnectionMusic inspired by birds, from medieval and renaissance songs to works by Dvorak, Prokofiev, Saint-Saens, Vaughan Williams, Mozart and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Haydn-Mozart ConnectionThe story of the deep friendship between Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the great music it inspired Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Jazz ConnectionThe influence of jazz on classical music, and why it had a short life. 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 Shepherd ConnectionA seasonal selection of pastoral carols, instrumental, and choral works—from ancient to modern Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Carol Connection 2The stories behind well-known Christmas songs, including “Silent Night,” “Good King Wenceslas," “Joy to the World” and “God Rest You Merry Gentlemen.” Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Gift ConnectionMusical gifts by Wagner, Debussy, Grieg, Mendelssohn, Liszt and Sibelius. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Toy ConnectionWorks about toys by Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Herbert, Elgar, Villa-Lobos, and many more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.