The American Landscape ConnectionJuly 25, 2026Music about the American spirit and its relationship to our amazing natural landscape
The Summer Connection 2Summer-inspired music by Prokofiev, Falla, Delius, Beach, Sondheim, and moreListen To Full Show/Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Farewell ConnectionMusic by Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Wagner, Prokofiev, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Word ConnectionThe challenge of setting a single word to music--by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Wagner, Bernstein, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Improbable ConnectionThe challenge of writing a concerto for the mandolin, tuba, saxophone, harmonica—or the 12-foot-long Swiss alp horn Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Goethe ConnectionMusic inspired by Goethe, the greatest and most influential writer of his time—including Faust, Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage, Egmont, and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Napoleon ConnectionNapoleon Bonaparte in works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Kodaly, Prokofiev, and more Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Easter ConnectionThe Easter season in works by Bach, Handel, Pergolesi, Wagner and Rimsky-Korsakov. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Woman ConnectionEight women take center stage, each with a memorable story behind her life and music. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Irish ConnectionMusic celebrating the Emerald Isle--from Purcell to Beethoven, from John Field to Victor Herbert. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Recording ConnectionSeven landmark recordings that changed our perceptions of the music, composer, or performer so profoundly that things were never quite the same again. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
