The Herbert-Dvorak ConnectionNovember 30, 2024The remarkable story of the connection between these two composers and their cello concertos.
The Boston ConnectionThe “Boston Six”—Arthur Foote, George Chadwick, Amy Beach, Edward MacDowell, Horatio Parker, and John Knowles Paine.Listen To Full Show/Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Paris ConnectionA celebration of Paris, with the help of Jacques Offenbach, Frederick Delius, Jacques Ibert, Franz Lehar, George Gershwin, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The One-Hit Wonder Connection 2The Planets, by Gustav Holst, and Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff, lead us to a sampling of other remarkable music from two remarkably different composers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Don Quixote ConnectionDon Quixote in works by Purcell, Telemann, Mendelssohn, Falla, Strauss, Rodrigo and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Railroad ConnectionClassical music celebrating trains and railways Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Prodigy ConnectionExploring the works of child prodigies—and why early achievement does not always guarantee success as an adult. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Organ ConnectionWorks by Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Saint-Saens, and Copland, among others. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Film ConnectionIn this hour, music for film by Thomson, Vaughan Williams, Prokofiev, Alfven, Walton, and Copland. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Fate ConnectionTchaikovsky’s lifelong obsession with the power of Fate, as reflected in Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, and his final three symphonies Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Spring ConnectionA celebration of the season with music of Morley, Vivaldi, Schumann, Debussy, Sibelius, Orff, and Strauss Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Loose ConnectionA look at several ‘loose’ connections of the classical music repertoire--music wrongly attributed to a famous composer--sometimes the result of carelessness, others due to honest mistakes, and a few cases of outright fraud. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
