The Scherzo ConnectionA look at how the scherzo came to be——and what it unexpectedly became 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.
The Patron ConnectionSome rather extraordinary patrons of music--and the works they inspired. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Film ConnectionFilm music by Thomson, Vaughan Williams, Prokofiev, Alfven, Walton, and Copland Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Part-Time ConnectionHow Charles Ives, Alexander Borodin, and Henry VIII (among others) managed to turn out some pretty impressive music in their spare time Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Latin ConnectionWorks by Gottschalk, Joplin, Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, and more, inspired by the music of Mexico and Cuba Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Gershwin-Ravel ConnectionThe fascinating links between George Gershwin & Maurice Ravel Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Faust ConnectionHow one book inspired Berlioz, Liszt, Wagner--indeed, an entire generation of composers Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Walter Scott ConnectionMusic based on the writings of Sir Walter Scott, by Schubert, Rossini, Berlioz, and Bizet, among others Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Spring ConnectionMusic of Spring, by Morley, Vivaldi, Schumann, Debussy, Sibelius, Orff, and Strauss Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.