The Offbeat ConnectionConcertos that composers have fashioned for instruments that are just a bit out of the ordinary Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Clara ConnectionArguably the greatest pianist of her time, through her influence — direct and indirect — were written three of the great piano-and-orchestra works of the 19th century. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Loose ConnectionMistaken composer 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 Railroad ConnectionA celebration of trains and railways in classical music Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Boston ConnectionThe remarkable music of "The Boston Six"—Arthur Foote, George Chadwick, Amy Beach, Edward MacDowell, Horatio Parker, and John Knowles Paine. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
L'Espagnole ConnectionA French perspective on Spain—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 Herbert-Dvorak ConnectionHow Victor Herbert inspired Dvorak's great cello concerto Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Debussy-Chopin ConnectionChopin’s influence on Debussy as he developed his own, utterly individual style Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Avian Connection IIMore musical flights of fancy--from Mozart & Handel to Ravel & Stravinsky, and beyond Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
