The Vacation Connection
Postcards from Mendelssohn & Dvorak, snaps of Debussy & Gershwin
Debussy spent a quiet summer on the English coast, while Gershwin enjoyed the cosmopolitan charms of Paris. And Dvorak chose a farm town in Iowa.
Very different vacations, to be sure--but each inspired some extraordinary music.
In this hour, a tuneful travelogue with composers who just wanted to get away from it all.
