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 Divertissement ConnectionThe quirky world of the divertissement—and its cousin, the divertimento—from Baroque to Modern. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Keyboard ConnectionMusic written for—and performed on—instruments that preceded the piano Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Easter ConnectionThe Easter season combines both sorrow and celebration in works by Bach, Handel, Pergolesi, Wagner and Rimsky-Korsakov. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Flower ConnectionFlowers in classical music, including works by Monteverdi, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Puccini, and Prokofiev. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Orpheus ConnectionThe mythic Greek, Orpheus, in music by Monteverdi, Haydn, Gluck, Liszt, Offenbach, Stravinsky—and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Old-Style ConnectionAll composers draw on music of the past, but in different ways--as we discover in music by Grieg, Respighi, Ravel, Villa-Lobos, Price, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Woman ConnectionEight women take center stage, each with a memorable story behind her life and music Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Adagio ConnectionHow a simple tempo notation makes for memorable music by Albinoni, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Rodrigo and Barber. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Piano Concerto ConnectionExploring the choices made in the openings of concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Grieg, Ravel and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.