The Forest ConnectionThe forest in music by Wagner, Mahler, Strauss, Debussy, Orff, Britten, and more.Listen To Full Show/Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Bach-Vivaldi ConnectionVivaldi’s innovations—and Bach’s highly creative response. Listen /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.