The Trumpet ConnectionWorks for solo trumpet and orchestra by Purcell, Haydn, Copland, Hovhaness, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The New England ConnectionNew England in vocal, instrumental and orchestral works by American composers from the 17th to 20th centuries. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Diversion ConnectionThe quirky world of the divertissement—and its cousin, the divertimento—from Baroque to Modern Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Firebird ConnectionHow Mily Balakirev used his unfinished Firebird to chart a different direction for Russian music—one that would inspire Rimsky-Korsakov and help launch Stravinsky’s career Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Keyboard ConnectionMusic written for — and performed on — instruments that preceded the piano, as well as the first (and quite different sounding) pianos of Mozart and Beethoven. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Demonic ConnectionMusic by Mussorgsky, Saint-Saens, Britten, Bernstein, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Masked ConnectionMusical masquerades by Strauss, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, Prokofiev, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Orpheus ConnectionThe legend of Orpheus—in music by Monteverdi, Haydn, Gluck, Liszt, Offenbach, Stravinsky—and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Prokofiev-Haydn ConnectionSergei Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony--and the symphonies of Joseph Haydn that inspired it Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Scottish ConnectionMusic inspired by Scotland -- from Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Haydn, Berlioz, Bruch, Debussy, Arnold, and Maxwell Davies Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
