The Film ConnectionMovie music by Thomson, Vaughan Williams, Prokofiev, Alfven, Walton, and Copland Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ConPod: FilmBeginning in 1938, six prominent composers including Vaughan Williams, Prokofiev and Copland moved from the confines of the concert hall to write for the screen producing a Golden Age of film music. 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 material as he worked to develop his signature style. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ConPod: EroicaA listen to how Beethoven recycled material as he worked to develop his signature style, using the "Eroica Variations" as examples. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Wordless ConnectionWordless vocals in works by Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel, Nielsen, Holst, Vaughan Williams, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ConPod: WordlessYou might call them “Wizards of Ahhhs”—composers who use wordless vocals along with instruments of the orchestra for an effect that can be soothing, sensual or unsettling—and sometimes all three. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Prelude ConnectionThe prelude—from Bach to Chopin, from Liszt to Debussy, to Gershwin Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The River ConnectionRivers in classical music, from the Rhine to the Amazon, from the Mississippi to the Danube Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ConPod: RiverRivers in classical music, from the Rhine to the Amazon, from the Mississippi to the Danube. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
