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 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 Nutcracker ConnectionThe story behind this perennial holiday classic 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 Two-Fer ConnectionSurprising links between Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Opening ConnectionOvertures by Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Offenbach, Strauss, and Bernstein Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Reworked ConnectionHow Chopin, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel, and others re-worked some of their most familiar pieces Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The War ConnectionThe impact of the First World War as reflected in the music of Debussy, Ravel, Elgar, Holst, Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Young Person's ConnectionSaint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals, with Noel Coward, Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra with Dame Edna Everage, & Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Boris Karloff Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Demonic ConnectionMusic by Mussorgsky, Saint-Saens, Britten, Bernstein, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
