Beginning in 1938, six prominent composers including Vaughan Williams, Prokofiev and Copland moved from the confines of the concert hall to write for the screen producing a Golden Age of film music.

You might call them “Wizards of Ahhhs”—composers who use wordless vocals along with instruments of the orchestra for an effect that can be soothing, sensual or unsettling—and sometimes all three.

Rivers in classical music, from the Rhine to the Amazon, from the Mississippi to the Danube.

Rhapsody In Blue, the various Hungarian Rhapsodies, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini... they are plentiful in classical music, but what exactly is a rhapsody? Stephen Peithman sheds some light on the subject with The Rhapsody Connection.

How a forgotten 19th century work would revolutionize Russian music--and a half century later, launch Igor Stravinsky’s amazing career.

Music celebrating the Emerald Isle -- from Purcell to Beethoven, and from John Field to Victor Herbert.

It is an amazingly versatile instrument. It can be loud or soft, militaristic or peaceful, exuberant or contemplative—and always able to stand out from the crowd when called upon to do so. Works by Purcell, Haydn, Copland, Hovhaness, and more.

Shakespeare knew the power of the mask. So did some of the great classical composers. In this show it's masquerade music by Strauss, Schumann, Berlioz and more.