Here’s a hint: Wait! Which opera are we listening to?

Here’s a hint: A Romantic German composer pays homage to his musical hero.

Here’s a hint: Two virtuosos come together in a musical showstopper!

Here’s a hint: It features two German innovators from two centuries apart.

The success of this composer’s first symphony left him on top of the world. But his toppling was probably orchestrated in the form of Hostile, threatening reviews because he was so famous. Whether or not he “meant it,” his next, far more conventional fifth symphony was self-described as a “response to just criticism.”…

Here’s a hint: It’s a favorite piece among cellists!

Here’s a hint: Paris, we have lift-off…

Here’s a hint: a composer who kept a good head on his shoulders…

Here’s a hint: his master’s voice…

Here’s a hint: music hot off the presses…