The 1876 ConnectionThe year 1876 heralded a new age for classical music, whose impact we still feel today.Listen To Full Show/Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Debussy-Chopin ConnectionChopin’s influence on Debussy, as the French composer developed his own, utterly individual style. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Clara ConnectionThe fascinating story and music of Clara Schumann Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Octet ConnectionThe octet in its many different forms, in works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Stravinsky, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Carnival ConnectionCarnival-inspired music from the Renaissance to the modern era, including works by Berlioz, Schumann, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, and Stravinsky. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Love ConnectionTucked into Antonin Dvorak's great Cello Concerto is a tune written 30 years earlier--one of many songs he composed in his youth for the first real love of his life. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Spiritual ConnectionSome of the best-known spirituals used in instrumental and orchestral music, including Florence Price’s The Mississippi River and Antonin Dvorak’s New World Symphony. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Avian ConnectionMusic inspired by birds, from medieval and renaissance songs to works by Dvorak, Prokofiev, Saint-Saens, Vaughan Williams, Mozart and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.