Hundreds of years of Mexican music this week, inspired by title of Alan Riding’s book.
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Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans by Alan Riding
From leitmotifs to lighter fare, a five-hour exploration of Richard Wagner’s crowning operatic achievement.
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Back by popular request, Bill takes us through the inner workings of five great symphonies by Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius.
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A biography of the torrid life of one of Germany’s early Romantics.
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The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 by Barbara Tuchman
This week and next on Exploring Music, we’re listening to music from 1890 to 1914, from the Gilded Age to the Great War. Composers include Strauss, Mahler, Bruckner, Schoenberg, and many more.
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Composers influenced by the great elixir of love.
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Mozart gets the boot from the Archbishop and moves to the city.
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Back again! Last year we gave an entire week of listener requests, but the suggestions just kept on coming. This edition includes African-American composers, a Japanese Koto ensemble playing Handel, and traditional Hawaiian pieces.
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