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Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 between 1935 and 1936. The Third Symphony is considered a transitional work in Rachmaninoff's output. In melodic outline and rhythm it is his most expressively Russian symphony, particularly in the dance rhythms of the finale. What was groundbreaking in this symphony was its greater economy of utterance compared to its two predecessors. This sparer style, first apparent in the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, enhances the emotional power of the work. The symphony was premiered on November 6, 1936, with Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. Critical opinion was divided and public opinion negative toward the work. Rachmaninoff remained convinced of the piece's worth, however, and conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in the first recording of the work in 1939. Following the reevaluation of Rachmaninoff's work in the 1970s, the symphony has been viewed in a more favorable light and has been frequently played and recorded.

Episode 20 aired January 25, 1974 on CBS Radio. A pre-wedding spiritual seance leads to a young woman being tortured by a demon.

Episode 17 aired on CBS Radio December 3, 1947 with Paul Frees. A story about the ancient fears of werewolves among the people who dwell in the mountains and forests of eastern Hungary. The radio  play was based on the 1939 short story "Taboo" by British author Geoffrey Household.    

An Irishman goes to investigate his haunted house, with unexpected results. Episode 945 last in series. Aired September 30, 1962 on CBS Radio. Christopher Carey, Neil Fitzgerald, Jonathan Bundy (writer), Fred Hendrickson (producer, Director),Gilbert Mack, Bright Milano, Walter Otto (sound Patterns), Fred Cusick (technical Director), Bernie Seabrooks (associate Director).

Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.  The iconic movie made into a radio play.  Originally aired on:  LUX RADIO THEATER April 18, 1949

Episode 26 aired on NBC Radio November 24, 1949. Detective Sergeant Joe Friday is investigating the murder of an elderly woman whose daughter-in-law is the prime suspect.

This is episode 21 of The CBS Mystery Theater which aired January 26, 1974 and starred Agnes Moorehead a few weeks before her death April 30, 1974. Lorna Kitty Kitteridge’s father is a professor who has always instilled in her the importance of telling the truth. Lorna is driving home from a bar with her fiancé Mark when while speeding and under the influence of alcohol he hits and kills a woman on the road. An inquest is set to discover the truth of the accident and Lorna agrees with Mark that there is nothing to be gained from telling truth, it will not bring the woman back to life. However her father once again reminds her of the importance of telling the truth. Lorna finds herself in the corner of a triangle, the man she loves on one side and the father she loves on the other but the invisible corner of the triangle is that mysterious thing called truth.

Episode 15 aired on CBS Radio November 19, 1947 and starred John McIntire and William Conrad. A man becomes terrified after giving a bad book review, and learns that the book's author may have cast a curse upon him.

Episode 9 aired on NBC Radio September 2, 1950. Jace Pearson tracks down the crooked constable who killed Sheriff Smithers in cold blood. The program was repeated on October 14, 1951. At five minutes past midnight on December 12th several years ago sheriff Bob Smithers of Bradshaw County Texas staged a raid on a gambling establishment located on a country road. There were no patrons in the house and the sheriff’s face grew dark red as he and the local constable failed to find any evidence. Jace Pearson was a Texas Ranger who was expert with gun, horse and wilderness survival was also an expert in the latest techniques of scientific crime investigation he was assisted on many of his cases by Ranger Clay Morgan.

Episode 2 of this program is incomplete. Only the first ten minutes of the Mutual Radio series featuring the David Rose Orchestra. Broadcast on Sunday evening April 18, 1940. Selections include Gaucho Serenade, Maxine Grey singing Last Nights Gardenias (from the RKO production Dreaming Out Loud, composed by Sam Coslow) and Easter Time.