The Paganini ConnectionThe astonishing impact of Nicolo Paganini's 24th Caprice for Solo ViolinListen To Full Show/Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Folk Song ConnectionAn exploration of two of Vaughan Williams' best-loved works, and the folk songs that inspired them Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Faust ConnectionHow a single book inspired an entire generation of composers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Winter Connection 2A celebration of winter in music by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Debussy, Holst, Piazzolla, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Nativity ConnectionThe Christmas story in works by Bach, Handel, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Britten, Vaughan Williams, Menotti, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The American Carol ConnectionThe stories behind “We Three Kings,” “I Wonder as I Wander,” “Away in a Manger,” “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Vaughan Williams Christmas ConnectionOrchestral and vocal music for the holidays by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Christmas Connection 2Holiday pieces by Bach, Telemann, Beethoven, Berlioz, Rimsky-Korsakov, Hovhaness, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Opening ConnectionThe stories behind overtures by Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Offenbach, Strauss, and Bernstein. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Diaghilev Connection 2How Sergei Diaghilev commissioned a decade of important ballet music from Falla, Satie, Respighi, Milhaud, Poulenc, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.