ConPod: King ArthurWhether King Arthurs is an historical figure or merely a legend, his story along with that of Guinevere, and the Knights of the Round Table has had a powerful impact on music. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Paris ConnectionA celebration with music of Jacques Offenbach, Frederick Delius, Jacques Ibert, Franz Lehar, George Gershwin, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ConPod: ParisIt’s been called the City of Light and the City of Love. Given the number of composers who found inspiration there, it could just as easily be called the City of Music. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Railroad ConnectionTrains in music by Berlioz, Strauss, Villa-Lobos, Rossini, Honegger and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ConPod: RailroadAs important as they are, airplanes and automobiles have never loomed as large in classical music as have trains and railways. And what a variety of works they’ve inspired! Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Gavotte ConnectionThe gavotte, from its origins in the Renaissance, to works by Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ConPod: GavotteIt’s usually lively, but can also be slow and tender. In fact the Gavotte has varied widely from place to place over the past 400 years. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Organ ConnectionWorks for organ and orchestra by Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Copland, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ConPod: OrganThe organ has been called the “king of instruments,” and when it’s used in an orchestral work, the challenge is to keep it from overpowering everything else—unless, of course, that’s the point. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
