The Railroad ConnectionClassical music inspired by railroads around the world Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Art ConnectionArt works that have inspired composers, from Mussorgsky to Debussy. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Word ConnectionThe challenge of setting a single word to music--by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Wagner, Bernstein, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Film ConnectionMovie music by Thomson, Vaughan Williams, Prokofiev, Alfven, Walton, and Copland Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Loose ConnectionErroneous attributions of the classical music repertoire--some the result of carelessness, others due to honest mistakes—and a few cases of outright fabrication. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Easter ConnectionWorks by Bach, Handel, Pergolesi, Wagner, Rimsky-Korsakov, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Espagnole ConnectionThe French perspective on its southern neighbor—from Bizet’s Carmen to Debussy’s Iberia, from Chabrier’s Espana to Ravel’s Bolero Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Eroica ConnectionHow Beethoven recycled a particular piece of material as he worked to develop his signature style Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Scottish ConnectionScotland through the eyes (and ears) of Mendelssohn, but Beethoven, Haydn, Berlioz, Bruch, and Debussy Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.