The Chance ConnectionListen To Full Show/Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Masked ConnectionMasquerade music by Strauss, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, Gounod, Prokofiev, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Fantasia ConnectionThe “fantasy,” or “fantasia,” from its origins in the Renaissance to Mozart, from Beethoven in the 19th century to Rodrigo and Vaughan Williams in the 20th. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Brazil ConnectionMusic by Brazilian composers—plus two notable visitors from Europe—during the years when the country was establishing its cultural identity. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Western ConnectionThe West in music by Puccini, Grofe, Harris, Copland, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Byron ConnectionMusic inspired by George Gordon, Lord Byron—including works by Berlioz, Liszt, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Hebraic Connection 2Many composers—Jewish or not—have incorporated Hebraic themes and styles into their music. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Ninth ConnectionThe impact of Beethoven’s Ninth on Brahms, Bruckner, Dvorak, Mahler, Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, and Glass. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Venice ConnectionVenice in works by Rossini, Liszt, Chopin, Offenbach, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Prelude ConnectionThe instrumental and orchestral prelude—from Bach to Chopin, from Liszt to Debussy, to Gershwin. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.