The Fate ConnectionTchaikovsky’s lifelong obsession with the power of Fate, as reflected in Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, and his final three symphonies.Listen To Full Show/Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Unrequited ConnectionMusic by Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Wagner, Rachmaninoff, and more—written in hopeful infatuation—or after the Big Letdown. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The African-American ConnectionHow the works by eight Black composeres reflect the African-American experience—and their own. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Espagnole ConnectionThe French perspective on its southern neighbor—from Bizet’s Carmen to Debussy’s Iberia, from Chabrier’s Espana to Ravel’s Bolero. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Eroica ConnectionHow Beethoven recycled material as he worked to develop his signature style Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Loose ConnectionThe ‘loose’ associations of composers to works they may or may not have written--some the result of carelessness, others due to honest mistakes—and a few cases of outright fabrication. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Incidental ConnectionTheatrical music by Purcell, Bizet, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Grieg, and Vaughan Williams Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Winter ConnectionWinter-inspired music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Delius, Prokofiev, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Christmas Connection 3A celebration of the season in instrumental and orchestral works—old and new. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Christmas Connection 1Original instrumental works have been written for the season—including one that spawned a carol of its own. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Carol Connection 1Classical works that have inspired carols, and carols that have found their way into classical works. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
