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Browse the Exploring Music playlist archive by year below.
March 26 - 30, 2012: You and the Night and the Music
Novelists who have drawn their plots around great music.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
March 19 - 23, 2012: España
Spanish music.
March 12 - 16, 2012: Les Six
It’s an anti-Wagner and anti-Impressionist tour de farce. Join us for music by the delightfully irreverent bad boys (and girl) of 1920’s Monteparnasse: Auric, Durey, Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc and Tailleferre.
March 5 - 9, 2012: Edward Elgar
There's much more to Edward Elgar than graduation marches and the Enigma Variations. A composer of equally masterful symphonies, oratorios, chamber music and concertos, he led a renaissance in 20th century England that firmly reestablished the country's musical identity.
February 27 - March 2, 2012: American Masters III
Our series celebrating American composers continues with more innovative works from the 20th century.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
February 20 - 24, 2012: The Violin Concerto
A sampling of great works for solo violin and orchestra, including concerti by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Sibelius.
February 13 - 17, 2012: It Was a Lover and His Lass
Composers influenced by the elixir of love.
February 6 - 10, 2012: John Corigliano
Bill McGlaughlin welcomes one of America’s foremost composers as co-host and programmer.
January 30 - February 3, 2012: Too Darn Big
This week we're ascending some of the most colossal musical mountains in existence - works like Schoenberg's Gurrelieder and Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony that are (usually) too big to program on Exploring Music.
January 23 - 27, 2012: Mozart: Bright Lights, Big City
Mozart gets the boot from the Archbishop and moves to the city.
January 16 - 20, 2012: The Curse of the Ninth
Why did so many of music's great symphonists die after completing their ninth symphony? We’ll sample five landmark compositions: the ninth symphonies of Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, Dvorák and Mahler.
January 9 - 13, 2012: An Invitation to the Dance, Part I
Which came first, the composer or the dance? It's hard to say, but this week we’ll follow the dance through solo works, the opera and the symphony. Highlights include music by Bach, Beethoven and Shostakovich.
January 2 - 6, 2012: Maurice Ravel
A five-part biography of Maurice Ravel.
December 26 - 30, 2011: Bach Xmas Oratorio
An exploration of the six cantatas, premiered at Leipzig’s St. Thomas and St. Nicholas Churches in 1734, that mark the period from Christmas to Epiphany.
December 19 - 23, 2011: Arias and Barcarolles
Taking a cue from President Eisenhower's famous remark to Leonard Bernstein, this week is a sampling of arias, overtures, barcarolles and other melodic delights that deserve more time on the airwaves.
December 12 - 16, 2011: Beethoven Quartets
Join us as we savor Beethoven's sixteen seminal contributions to the string quartet form, plus the Grosse Fuge.
December 5 - 9, 2011: Nationalism
Mon (Poles, Czechs and Romanians) Tue (Hungary) Wed (France) Thu (Scandinavia) Fri (From Russia to Albion)
November 28 - December 2, 2011: Carl Nielsen
A weeklong look at the the life and music of Carl Nielsen, who rose from humble beginnings to become Denmark's greatest composer.
November 21 - 25, 2011: Schubertiade, Part I
What a scene in Vienna: business owners, intellectuals and scholars offering a home for a concert, a meal, a place to sleep or a room with a piano—all to support the friend they loved and admired, Franz Schubert. It was a Bohemian life, rich with music and conversation. This week, we’ll dip into those legendary house concerts for an enchanting week of music.
November 14 - 18, 2011: Proud Tower, Part II
More music from the Gilded Age to the Great War.
November 7 - 11, 2011: Proud Tower, Part I
Music from the Gilded Age to the Great War.
October 31 - November 4, 2011: Demons, Spooks and Other Things That Go Bump In The Night
Darkness descends on Exploring Music as we investigate composers' fascination with ghosts, goblins, Mephistopheles and other phantasmagoria.
October 24 - 28, 2011: Franz Liszt
Firmly poised on the progressive side of the War of the Romantics, Franz Liszt was on the front lines of the battle to usher in a new musical era- an era of radical dissonances, thematic transformation and exceptional virtuosity. This week, we'll spend five hours listening to Liszt's music and looking at his life in celebration of his 200th birthday.
October 17 - 21, 2011: Autumn Leaves
Works inspired by sights, sounds and smells of nature at summer’s end, including selections by Vivaldi, Piazzola, Delius and Schubert.
October 10 - 14, 2011: A Green and Pleasant Land
With William Blake’s famous words as a stepping-off point, we’re traversing the pastoral musical landscapes of the British Isles.
October 3 - 7, 2011: Clowning Around
Musical buffoonery.
September 26 - 30, 2011: Mendelssohn, Schumann & Brahms String Quartets
This week we open to one of the most delightful and storied chapters of the string quartet's history, centering around the works of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms.
September 19 - 23, 2011: A Little Traveling Music, Please
Rivers, boatmen, water-borne vessels and wanderers, farewells, fair maidens and sight-seers on the move. This week, Bill calls up "A Little Traveling Music" from the pens of Handel, Smetana, Duke Ellington and more.
September 12 - 16, 2011: Bach Sleeps in on Sundays
Bill McGlaughlin explores the instrumental music composed by Bach while not holding a church job.
September 5 - 9, 2011: Antonín Dvořák
A five-part biography on the life of Bohemia’s most celebrated composer to mark his 170th birthday.
August 29 - September 2, 2011: The Symphony, Part VIII
Bill's exploration of the symphony continues with music of composers born around 1880.
August 22 - 26, 2011: Vienna, Part II
We're continuing our exploration of one of the world’s great musical capitals with music of the great Romantics, the renegades of the last century, and beyond. Composers include Johann Strauss, Jr., Mahler and Schoenberg.
August 15 - 19, 2011: Vienna, Part I
This week we’ll explore the rich culture of this great musical capital, reaching back to the Roman Empire and beyond. Composers include Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, Johann Strauss and Mahler.
August 8 - 12, 2011: Benjamin Britten
This week we’ll peer into the life and music of Benjamin Britten.
August 1 - 5, 2011: Nadia Boulanger
"Every town in the United States had a five-and-dime and a Boulanger student," Virgil Thomson once said, and he wasn't far off. Nadia Boulanger taught and influenced an entire generation of musicians, from Aaron Copland and Ástor Piazzolla to Philip Glass and Quincy Jones, and this week we'll hear some of her compositions and performances alongside those of her prolific students.
July 25 - 29, 2011: Don't Shoot the Piano Player
We'll hear some of the most beloved works of chamber music, first enjoyed through intimate gatherings around the piano. Featured composers include Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorák and Brahms.
July 18 - 22, 2011: Latin Carnival
From Padilla and Ponce to Ginastera, Villa-Lobos and Piazzolla, we're exploring music by Latin-American composers.
July 11 - 15, 2011: Sounds of the City of Light
Music in Paris from Berlioz to Debussy, from 1830 to the early 1900s.
July 4 - 8, 2011: Respighi
There's much more to Ottorino Respighi than Pines of Rome and Fountains of Rome. This week we'll hear his connections with the music of Brazil, touch on his experiences in war-torn Europe, and see how this intriguing violinist, musicologist and composer artfully moved Italian music into the 20th century.
June 27 - July 1, 2011: The Wind Quintet
We’ll explore some of the glorious music written for flute, clarinet, oboe, horn and bassoon.
June 20 - 24, 2011: Under the Hood, Part I
How’s this thing work? For some people, the mechanics of a symphony are as unfathomable as the engine of an automobile is to others. Join us as we take a closer look at the nuts and bolts of works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius.
June 13 - 17, 2011: Stravinsky
By his early thirties, Igor Stravinsky had captured the world stage with The Firebird, dazzled audiences with Petrushka and incited riots with The Rite of Spring. Before the First World War, he had earned his place as a seminal figure of the 20th century. We’ll explore this fascinating life and sample his works.
June 6 - 10, 2011: I Didn't Know About You
The making of Exploring Music constantly unearths hidden gems and unexpected delights. This week, Bill shares some of his own musical discoveries and solicits suggestions from listeners.
May 30 - June 3, 2011: Music in Time of War
This week’s program will focus on composers' reactions to armed conflict, including the great War Requiem by Benjamin Britten. We'll also feature music by Beethoven, Haydn and Shostakovich.
May 23 - 27, 2011: Homage
How would you like to be the subject of a composition by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky or Mozart? In many cases, the fame of the music has outlasted that of its honoree, but we'll explore some of these heartfelt gestures and the composers who made them. Works include Handel's Water Music and Pictures at an Exhibition.
May 16 - 20, 2011: Unfinished Symphonies
Schubert wasn't the only composer who passed from this earth with an incomplete symphony on his shelf. Elgar, Mahler, Bruckner and other symphonists left fantastic but tantalizingly unfinished music that we'll explore this week.
May 9 - 13, 2011: An Invitation to the Dance, Part 2
This week, we’ll focus on ballet music by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Schubert – even Beethoven!
May 2 - 6, 2011: Beethoven and the Piano
200 years after the composition of Beethoven’s five piano concertos, they’re still the giants in the repertoire. Join us for a concerto a day, plus some of his more intimate works for the instrument.
April 25 - 29, 2011: Prokofiev
A look at the life and music of one of Russia's most talented and controversial composers, Sergei Prokofiev, in celebration of his 120th birthday.
April 18 - 22, 2011: St. Matthew Passion
Composed in 1727, it’s one of two surviving settings of the last days of Jesus Christ composed by J.S. Bach. We’ll explore the history of this masterpiece and sample different recordings.
April 11 - 15, 2011: Child's Play
For hundreds of years of music-making, childhood has remained an inexhaustible inspiration. This week we’ll hear some of the ways that composers from Purcell to Prokofiev have been influenced by the energy and excitement of youth.
April 4 - 8, 2011: Wagner's Ring Cycle
From leitmotifs to lighter fare, this week's programs are a five-hour exploration of Richard Wagner’s crowning operatic achievement.
March 28 - April 1, 2011: Schubert String Quartets
Bill continues his in-depth look at the string quartet's history and development this week with a focus on Franz Schubert.
March 21 - 25, 2011: Béla Bartók
We'll follow the life and musical development of one of Hungary's greatest composers to celebrate his 130th birthday.
March 14 - 18, 2011: Shakespeare
We'll sample from the wealth of music inspired by the Bard's verse, including pieces written by Purcell, Dvorák, Berlioz and Bernstein.
March 7 - 11, 2011: Get the Picture?
Music inspired by the visual arts, including Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Hindemith's Mathis der Maler, and Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead.
February 28 - March 4, 2011: American Masters, Part II
The second in a multi-week series celebrating American composers in the first half of the 20th century.
February 21 - 25, 2011: Handel
We'll have a week-long look at the life and music of England's most celebrated German composer.
February 14 - 18, 2011: It Was A Lover and His Lass
Composers influenced by the elixir of love.
February 7 - 11, 2011: Life Among the Dead
This week we'll venture into hallowed territory with some of the most profound music in the literature, including requiems by Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Fauré, Dvořák and Duruflé.
January 31 - February 4, 2011: William Walton
Inspired by a composer that was in the vanguard of British music in the 20th century, Benjamin Britten once wrote that hearing William Walton's music was a "great turning point in his musical life." We'll trace the arc of Walton's life and his associations with the greatest artists of his time, including Heifetz, Hindemith, Olivier, and Beecham.
January 24 - 28, 2011: Mozart's Birthday Bash
We're celebrating Mozart's 255th birthday with some of his most enduring and cherished compositions, including the C Minor Mass, Haffner Symphony, and Clarinet Quintet.
January 17 - 21, 2011: In A Family Way
This week we'll listen to families making music through the generations, each with their own stories and traditions to share.
January 10 - 14, 2011: Merrie England
This week, we'll explore English music and its unique history, from folk music in the country pubs to the pageantry of Royal Albert Hall and Covent Garden.
January 3 - 7, 2011: Night Music
"I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day," Vincent Van Gogh once wrote, a sentiment shared by many composers inspired by the fall of darkness and the glow of moonlight. We'll sample nocturnal music from Haydn, Wagner, Ives, Chopin, Thelonious Monk, and many others.
December 27 - 31, 2010 : The Symphony, Part VII
Our exploration of the symphony continues with a look Russia's contributions, from Rubinstein and Rimski through Glazunov and Gliere.
December 20 - 24, 2010 : Bach Xmas Oratorio
An exploration of the six Cantatas performed in Leipzig’s St. Thomas and St. Nicholas Churches in December 1734.
December 13 - 17, 2010 : Beethoven Quartets
Join us as we savor Beethoven's sixteen seminal contributions to the string quartet form- plus the Grosse Fuga- to celebrate the great master's 240th birthday.
December 6 - 10, 2010 : Grieg & Sibelius
We’ll explore the lives and music of the two Scandinavian greats: Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius. Music includes a number of chamber works, Grieg’s Peer Gynt, the Norwegian Dances and several Sibelius symphonies.
November 29 - December 3, 2010 : The Symphony, Part VI
The symphony has been fertile ground for composers throughout history and around the world. This week, we'll follow its development in France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
November 22 - 26, 2010 : Families of Instruments
This week, we’ll explore the sections of the modern orchestra: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
November 15 - 19, 2010 : Triple Play
Bill steps up to the plate explore to trios of all sorts, from the finale of Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier to the Beethoven Triple Concerto and more.
November 8 - 12, 2010 : Aaron Copland
For some, Aaron Copland conjures images of covered wagons and endless frontiers. For others, he evokes Olympic athletes, astronauts and fallen heroes. From waves of grain to stars and stripes, Aaron Copland defined the soundtrack to everything American. This week, we’ll trace his trek from the heart of Brooklyn to the heart of a nation. Featured works include Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Fanfare for the Common Man and Billy the Kid.
November 1 - 5, 2010 : Bill's Keepers
Bill's inbox is overflowing with albums sent by friends from around the world. This week, he spins some of his top picks.
October 25 - 29, 2010 : Richard Strauss
Strauss - whose musical life spanned nine decades, two world wars and the Third Reich - was one of Germany's most gifted and controversial figures. We'll explore his tone poems, operas, and life both public and private in this five-part biography.
October 18 - 22, 2010 : Autumn Leaves
Works inspired by sights, sounds and smells of nature after summer's end, including selections by Vivaldi, Piazzola, Delius and Schubert.
October 11 - 15, 2010 : Cello Concertos
For many music lovers, the cello's melodic capacity and deep timbre represent the pinnacle of musical expression. This week we'll explore some of the great works written for this instrument and the musicians that made them famous.
October 4 - 8, 2010 : Incidentally Speaking
For as long as art forms such as theatre, ballet, and other entertainments have graced the stage, composers have been there to enhance the dramatic action through music. This week Bill explores some of the not-so-incidental music that has resulted.
September 27 - October 1, 2010 : Shostakovich, Part II
This week we conclude our series on the life and times of Dimitri Shostakovich.
September 20 - 24, 2010 : Shostakovich, Part I
One of the most celebrated composers in the 20th century, Shostakovich forged a musical language of colossal emotional power. This week will be the first half of a ten-part series exploring the life and times of this fascinating composer.
September 13 - 17, 2010 : Distant Neighbors
Wonderfully rich and historic music from Mexico and South America.
September 6 - 10, 2010 : Director's Choice
Music creatively suggested by our colleagues at radio stations around the world.
August 30 - September 3, 2010 : Piano Concerti
The piano concerto is one of the most beloved genres of the concert hall. After all, it was the thundering virtuosity of some of the great composer/pianists that gave rise to music's first superstars! This week, we'll explore their world and the great music they produced.
August 23 - 27, 2010 : Listener's Choice, Part II
Back again! Last year we gave an entire week to listener requests, but the suggestions just kept on coming. This all-new edition includes African-American composers, a Japanese Koto ensemble playing Handel, and traditional Hawaiian pieces.
August 16 - 20, 2010 : Sweet Home Chicago
Exploring Music teams up with the Grant Park Music Festival. Orchestral and choral performances and recordings.
August 9 - 13, 2010 : Magnificent Magyars
This week we'll delve into the rich musical history of Hungary, starting with ancient sacred music and working our way through Liszt, Kodaly, Bartók and Hungarian gypsy music.
August 2 - 6, 2010 : William Schuman
We'll survey the life and explore the compositions of the great dean of American music in the 20th century, William Schuman, in celebration of his 100th birthday.
July 26 - 30, 2010 : I Lost it At the Movies
Celebrating music of the cinema.
July 19 - 23, 2010 : Artists in Exile, Part II
More music of composers, performers, and other artists driven from their homelands.
July 12 - 16, 2010 : Artists in Exile, Part I
Music involving composers, performers, and other artists driven from their homelands and inspired by their new surroundings.
July 5 - 9, 2010 : Mahler Symphonies Part II
We continue this week with more symphonies of Gustav Mahler.
June 28 - July 2, 2010 : Mahler Symphonies, Part I
"A symphony should be like the world: it must embrace everything." With his ten-plus symphonies, Mahler's world extended horizons beyond anything known to concert audiences. His vision stretched the boundaries of the orchestra and the symphonic form. Join us for two full weeks on the symphonies of Gustav Mahler.
June 21 - 25, 2010 : Outward Bound
Bill explores the musical expressions of man as he travels through nature and beyond. Works include Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, Strauss' Alpine Symphony and Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras.
June 14 - 18, 2010 : Nobody Ever Builds a Statue to a Critic
An exploration of composers' critiques, evaluations, and responses to their contemporaries.
June 7 - 11, 2010 : Schumann
A biography of the torrid life of one of Germany's early romantics, aired in celebration of his 200th birthday.
May 31 - June 4, 2010 : Italian Souvenirs
An exploration of music by composers who were inspired by trips to Italy, including Berlioz, Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn.
May 24 - 28, 2010 : The Symphony, Part V
Symphonies of Sibelius, Rachmaninov, Nielsen and Ives.
May 17 - 21, 2010 : New Wine in Old Bottles
It's a week of transcriptions. We'll sample the creative efforts of gifted composers who gave life and vitality to existing music by transforming it into something new. Selections include music by Bach, Copland, Liszt and Ravel.
May 10 - 14, 2010 : Poland
A five-part history of music in Poland.
May 3 - 7, 2010 : Tchaikovsky, Part II
This week, we'll continue our exploration of the world and music of the great Russian Romantic, focusing on the latter part of his life. We'll listen to his symphonies and ballets and explore his life at the Moscow Conservatory.
April 26 - 30, 2010 : Tchaikovsky, Part I
This week we'll explore the world and music of the great Russian Romantic, including his symphonies, ballets and life at the Moscow Conservatory.
April 19 - 23, 2010 : Czech out those Bohemians
Composers from the lands around the present-day Czech Republic have made an indelible mark on music – we'll examine their history and influence, from medieval times to the present.
April 12 - 16, 2010 : Water Music
In the 5th Century BC, water was classified as one of the four essential elements. Over the centuries artists, poets, philosophers and composers have returned again and again to the mysteries of water for inspiration. This week, we'll focus on Water Music with works by Vaughan Williams, Mahler, Debussy and (of course) Handel.
April 5 - 9, 2010 : It Takes Two to Tango
This week, we'll explore the world of musical duos: two voices making music in concert and counterpoint in works by Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. We'll also savor the great love duets of Verdi, Puccini and Wagner.
March 29 - April 2, 2010 : Haydn and Mozart Quartets
String quartet music by Haydn and Mozart, who launched the form from obscurity to celestial heights. The first in a multiple-week series on the string quartet.
March 22 - 26, 2010 : Spring
Spring is here - at last! As the thermometer creeps above 32, we'll celebrate optimism, hope and rebirth through music. This week features Mahler, Haydn, Respighi and more.
March 15 - 19, 2010 : The Roaring 20s
In the 1920s, concert halls rocked with everything from jazz to airplane propellers, radio became a multimillion dollar industry, and art and literature flowed like bathtub gin. This week, we'll sample "The Roaring 20s" in New York, Paris and Berlin.
March 8 - 12, 2010 : Samuel Barber
This week, we'll explore the life and oeuvre of one of America's most gifted composers, Samuel Barber. The Adagio for Strings, music by Menotti, and much more will be included in this 100th birthday celebration.
March 1 - 5, 2010 : Frédéric Chopin
A five-part biography to celebrate the 200th birthday of Chopin, whose invention and innovation had an indelible effect on the world of Romantic music and the piano.
February 22 - 26, 2010 : Music for the Masses
Bill McGlaughlin explores the great compositions of the Latin Mass and beyond.
February 15 - 19, 2010 : What Else Ya Got?
Have you ever wondered about composers who succeeded in writing one smashing piece, but were otherwise forgotten? This week, we'll get to know some of these immortals for their other compositions, including Dukas, Ponchielli and Glière.
February 8 - 12, 2010 : Lover and His Lass
Composers influenced by the elixir of love.
February 1 - 5, 2010 : Schubertiade, Part II
Chamber music from one of Vienna's greatest musical poets, Franz Schubert.
January 25 - 29, 2010 : Mozart at his Zenith
A week devoted to Mozart's final years. We'll explore a stream of masterpieces, including Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, the final symphonies and piano concertos, and his unfinished Requiem.
January 18 - 22, 2010 : Tudor Music
Music from Tallis, Byrd, Henry VIII and other 16th and 17th-century English composers
January 11 - 15, 2010 : Strings Plus One
This week we'll feature small string groups with a special guest addition.
January 4 - 9, 2010 : Hit or Myth
The gods must be crazy! This week, we'll survey the trials and tribulations of mortals and immortals, brought to life by the likes of Berlioz, Gluck, Handel and more.
December 28, 2009 - January 1, 2010 : American Masters
Composers of the 1920s, 30s and 40s.
December 21 - 25, 2009 : Holiday Celebration
Music inspired by the season
98.7 WFMT - December 14 - 18, 2009 : Beethoven Quartets
December 14 - 18, 2009 : Johannes Brahms, Part II
This is the second of a two-week exploration of the music and life of the great German master, including his formative years as a pianist, meeting the Schumanns, the symphonies, his late works for clarinet and more.
December 7 - 11, 2009 : Johannes Brahms, Part I
The first of a two week biography exploring the music and life of the great German master, including his formative years as a pianist, meeting the Schumanns, the symphonies, his late works for clarinet and more.
November 30 - December 4, 2009 : Variations
Exploring themes and variations.
November 23-27, 2009 : All in the Family
Composers and their kin, including the Bachs, Scarlattis, Mendelssohns, Schumanns, and many more.
November 16-20, 2009 : Rachmaninoff
Serge Rachmaninoff – The finest example of late Russian Romanticism, we'll take five hours to explore the life and music of this lyrically gifted pianist and composer.
November 9-13, 2009 : Tone Poems
Tone Poems – In a literal case of art imitating life, symphonic music is freed from its traditional structures and takes a programmatic turn.
November 2-6, 2009 : The Viola
We'll celebrate some of the exquisite music written for the violin's darker cousin, including music by Hindemith and Walton.
October 26-31, 2009 : Sounds of the City of Light
October 19-23, 2009 : Copland
October 12-16, 2009 : Autumn Leaves
October 5-9, 2008 : The Symphony, Part IV
September 28 - October 2, 2009 : Prokofiev
September 21-25, 2009 : The Big Five, Part II: The New York Philharmonic (Week 2 of 2)
September 14-18, 2009 : The Big Five, Part I: The New York Philharmonic (Week 1 of 2)
September 7- 11, 2009 : Latin Carnival
August 31 - September 4, 2009 : The Not-so-minor B Minor Mass
August 24-28, 2009 : School Days
August 17-21, 2009 : Debussy
August 10-14, 2009 : Sweet Home Chicago
August 3-7, 2009 : The Violin Concerto
July 27-31, 2009 : A Green and Pleasant Land
July 20-24, 2009 : Venice
July 13-17, 2009 : Les Six
July 6-10, 2009 : Through the Mail Slot
June 29 - July 3, 2009 : Outward Bound
June 22-26, 2009 : Pastoral Symphonies
June 15-19, 2009 : The Wind Quintet
June 8-12, 2009 : Invitation to the Dance, Part III: Balanchine
June 1-5, 2009 : Mozart Piano Concertos
May 25-29, 2009 : Haydn Symphonies
May 18-22, 2009 : Soundtracks
May 11-15, 2009 : Fit for a King
May 4-8, 2009 : Distant Neighbors
April 27 - May 1, 2009 : The Big Five, Part I: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
April 20-24, 2009 : Béla Bartók
April 13-17, 2009 : Beethoven and that Danged Metronome
April 6-10. 2009 : St. Matthew Passion
March 30 - April 3, 2009 : George Gershwin
March 23-27, 2009 : Wagner's Ring Cycle
March 16-20, 2009 : Orpheus in the New World
March 9-13. 2009 : Under the Hood, Part II
March 2-6, 2009 : Robert Schumann
February 23-27, 2009 : The Proud Tower, Part II
February 16-20, 2009 : The Proud Tower, Part I
February 9-13, 2009 : It was a Lover and his Lass
February 2-6, 2009 : Mendelssohn
January 26-30, 2009 : Mozart : Bright Lights, Big City
January 19-23, 2009 : Listeners' Choice, Part II
January 12-16, 2009 : A Little Traveling Music, Please
January 5-9. 2009 : Pastoral Symphonies
December 29, 2008 - January 2, 2009 : Nationalism
December 22-26, 2008 : Bach Christmas Oratorio
December 15-19, 2008 : In a Family Way
December 8-12, 2008 : Berlioz
December 1-5, 2008 : Get the Picture?
November 24-28, 2008 : Beethoven and the Piano
November 17-21, 2008 : Merrie Olde England
November 10-14, 2008 : Muzyka Polska (Polish Music)
November 3-7, 2008 : I Hear America Singing
October 27-31, 2008 : Autumn Leaves
October 20-24, 2008 : Shakespeare
October 13-17, 2008 : Nobody Ever Builds a Statue to a Critic
October 6-10, 2008 : Bach Sleeps in on Sundays
September 29 - October 3, 2008 : The Mighty Handful
September 22-26, 2008 : Mahler, Part II
September 15-19, 2008 : Mahler, Part I
September 8-12, 2008 : You Asked For It...
September 1-5, 2008 : España
August 25-29, 2008 : Ralph Vaughan Williams
August 18-22, 2008 : Leonard Bernstein
August 11-15, 2008 : The Symphony, Part II
August 4-8, 2008 : Samuel Barber
July 28 - August 1, 2008 : Outward Bound
July 21-25, 2008 : An Invitation to the Dance, Part III (Balanchine)
July 14-18, 2008 : The Beethoven Quartets
July 7-11, 2008 : The Big Five, Part II: The New York Phil (Week II of II)
June 30 - July 4, 2008 : The Big Five, Part II: The New York Phil (Week I of II)
June 23-27, 2008 : Piano Concerti
June 16-20, 2008 : Under the Hood, Part I
June 9-13, 2008 : Vienna, Part II
June 2-6, 2008 : Schubertiade
May 26-30, 2008 : Music in Time of War
May 19-23, 2008 : Vienna, Part I
May 12-16, 2008 : Water Music
May 5-9, 2008 : Grieg and Sibelius
April 28 - May 2, 2008 : New Wine in Old Bottles
April 21-25, 2008 : Tchaikovsky, Part II
April 14-18, 2008 : Haydn Symphonies
April 7-11, 2008 : Hidden Gold, Part II
March 31 - April 4, 2008 : Tchaikovsky
March 24-28, 2008 : Homage
March 17-21, 2008 : St. Matthew Passion
March 10-14, 2008 : Don't Shoot the Piano Player
March 3-7, 2008 : Stravinsky
February 25-29, 2008 : Triple Play
February 18-22, 2008 : The Viola
February 11-15, 2008 : Invitation to the Dance, Part I
February 4-8, 2008 : Antonin Dvorak
January 28 - February 1, 2008 : Souvenirs of Italy
Check out the gardens of Villa d'Este here...
January 21-25, 2008 : Life Among the Dead (Requiems)
January 14-18, 2008 : Magnificent Magyars
January 7-11, 2008 : Bach to Beethoven
December 31, 2007 - January 4, 2008 : Gershwin
December 24-28, 2007 : Handel
December 17-21, 2007 : The Glories of Venice
December 10-15, 2007 : Orpheus in the New World
December 3-7, 2007 : The Symphony, Part I
November 26-30, 2007 : Autumn
November 19-23, 2007 : Les Six
November 12-16, 2007 : An Intelligent Conversation (String Quartets)
November 5-9, 2007 ; Johannes Brahms, Part II
October 29 - November 2 : Johannes Brahms, Part I
October 22-26, 2007 : Through the Mail Slot
October 15-19, 2007 : I Lost it at the Movies
October 8-12, 2007 : All in the Family
October 1-5, 2007 : Berlioz
September 24-28, 2007 : Strings Plus...
September 17-21, 2007 : Espana
September 10-14, 2007 : Curse of the 9th
September 3-7, 2007 : Tudor Music
August 27-31, 2007 : School Days
August 20-24, 2007 : Nationalism
August 13-17, 2007 : Cello Concertos
August 6-10, 2007 : Mozart at his Zenith
July 30 - August 3, 2007 : Listener's Choice, Part III
July 23-27, 2007 : Clowning Around
July 16-20, 2007 : The Symphony, Part III
July 9-13, 2007 : Tone Poems
July 2-6, 2007 : Copland
June 25-29, 2007 : Latin Carnival
June 18-22, 2007 : Muzyka Polska
June 11-15, 2007 : Beethoven and that Danged Metronome
June 4 - June 8, 2007 : Variations
May 28 - June 1, 2007 : Prokofiev
May 21-25, 2007 : Soundtracks
May 14-18, 2007 : An Invitation to the Dance, Part III
May 7-11, 2007 ; Vaughan-Williams
April 30 - May 4, 2007 : Families of Instruments
April 23-27, 2007 : An Invitation to the Dance, Part II
April 16-20, 2007 : Spring is Here!
April 9-13, 2007 : Schubertiade, Part I
April 2-6, 2007 : The Big Five, Part I: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
March 26-30, 2007 : Fit for a King
March 19-23, 2007 : Samuel Barber
March 12-16, 2007 : Music of the Masses
March 5-9, 2007 : Richard Strauss
February 26 - March 2, 2007 : What Else Ya Got?
February 19-23, 2007 : Maiden Voyages
February 12-16, 2007 : Listener's Choice, Part II
February 5-9, 2007 : Debussy
January 29 - February 2, 2007 : Wagner's Ring Cycle
January 22-26, 2007: It Takes Two to Tango
January 15-19, 2007: Beethoven Quartets
January 8-12, 2007 : Hidden Gold, Part I
January 1-5, 2007 : Leonard Bernstein
December 25-29, 2006 : Holiday Celebration
December 18-22, 2006 : A Little Night Music
December 11-15, 2006 : The Symphony, Part II
December 4-8, 2006: Edward Elgar
November 27 - December 1, 2006 : Italian Souvenirs
November 20-24, 2006 : The Violin Concerto
November 13-17, 2006 : Bright Lights, Big City: Mozart in Vienna
November 6-10, 2006 : I Hear America Singing
October 30 - November 3, 2006 : Bach Sleeps in on Sundays
October 23-27, 2006 : Magnificent Magyars
October 16-20, 2006 : New Wine in Old Bottles
October 9-13, 2006: Get the Picture?
October 2-6, 2006 : Under the Hood, Part I
September 25-29, 2006 : Shostakovich, Part II
September 18-22, 2006 : Shostakovich, Part I
September 11-15, 2006 : Music in Time of War
September 4-8, 2006 : Water Music
August 28 - September 1, 2006 : Shakespeare
August 21-25, 2006 : The Mighty Handful
August 14-18, 2006 : An Invitation to the Dance, Part II
August 7-11, 2006 : Robert Schumann
July 31 - August 4, 2006 : Triple Play
July 24-28, 2006 : Mozart Piano Concertos
July 17-21, 2006 : A Little Traveling Music, Please
July 10-14, 2006 : Mahler, Part II
July 3-7, 2006 : Mahler, Part I
June 26-30, 2006 : An Invitation to the Dance, Part I
June 19-23, 2006 : Les Six
June 12-16, 2006 : Haydn Symphonies
June 5-9, 2006 : Igor Stravinsky
May 29 - June 2, 2006 : Under The Hood, Part II
May 22-26, 2006 : Piano Concertos
May 15-19, 2006 : Homage
May 8-12, 2006 : Child's Play
May 1-5, 2006 : Antonín Dvorák
April 24-28, 2006 : Listener's Choice
April 17-21, 2006 : Spring Is Here
April 10-14, 2006 : How Do We Get from Bach to Beethoven?
April 3-7, 2006 : Edvard Grieg & Jean Sibelius
March 27-31, 2006 : Schubertiade, Part II
March 20-24, 2006 : Pastoral Symphonies
March 13-17, 2006 : Life Among the Dead (Requiem Masses)
March 6-10, 2006 : Hector Berlioz
February 27 - March 3, 2006 : Through the Mail Slot
February 20-24, 2006 : Beethoven and the Piano
February 13-17, 2006 : Tudor Music
February 6-10, 2006 : Felix Mendelssohn
January 30 - February 3, 2006 : España
January 23-27, 2006 : Mozart's Birthday Bash
January 16-20, 2006 : Hidden Gold, Part II
January 9-13, 2006 : Don't Shoot the Piano Player
January 2-6, 2006 : Maurice Ravel
December 26-30, 2005 : The Glories of Venice
December 19-23, 2005 : Bach Christmas Oratorio
December 12-16, 2005 : It Takes Two to Tango
December 5-9, 2005 : George Frideric Handel
November 28 - December 2, 2005 : The Symphony
November 21-25, 2005 : All in the Family
November 14-18, 2005 : Beethoven and That Danged Metronome
November 7-11, 2005 : Claude Debussy
October 31 - November 4, 2005 : Variations
October 24-28, 2005 : Latin Carnival
October 17-21, 2005 : Tone Poems
October 10-14, 2005 : An Intelligent Conversion : String Quartets
October 3-7, 2005 : Benjamin Britten
September 26-30, 2005 : Families of Instruments
September 19-23, 2005 : Fit for a King
September 12-16, 2005 : The Mighty Handful
September 5-9, 2005 : John Corigliano
August 29 - September 2, 2005 : Music for the Masses
August 22-26, 2005 : Mozart at His Zenith
August 15-19, 2005 : Bright Lights, Big City : Mozart in Vienna
August 8 - 12, 2005 : Get the Picture?
August 1-5, 2005 : Ralph Vaughan-Williams
July 25-29, 2005 : Water Music
July 18-22, 2005 : Curse of the Ninth Symphony
July 11-15, 2005 : Maiden Voyages
July 4-8, 2005 : I Hear America Singing
June 27 - July 1, 2005 : Bach Sleeps in on Sundays
June 20-24, 2005 : Schubertiade
June 13-17, 2005 : Nationalism
June 6-10, 2005 : Richard Strauss
May 30 - June 3, 2005 : Music in Time of War
May 23-27, 2005 : Wagner's Ring Cycle
May 16-20, 2005 : An Invitation to the Dance, Part II
May 9-12, 2006 : Roaring 20s
May 2-6, 2005 : Robert Schumann
April 25-29, 2005 : Soundtracks
April 18-22, 2005 : Hidden Gold, Part II
April 11-15, 2005 : Under the Hood
April 4-8, 2005 : Aaron Copland
March 28 - April 1, 2005 : Clowning Around
March 21-25, 2005 : Spring is Here
March 14-18, 2005 : España
March 7-11, 2005 : An Intelligent Conversion : String Quartets
February 28 - March 4, 2005 : Edward Elgar
February 21-25, 2005 : Tone Poems
February 14-18, 2005 : Hit or Myth
February 7-11, 2005 : Shakespeare
January 31 - February 4, 2005 : Claude Debussy
January 24-28, 2005 : Beethoven and the Piano
January 17-21, 2005 : A Little Traveling Music, Please
January 10-14, 2005 : Please Don't Shoot the Piano Player
January 3-7, 2005 : Felix Mendelssohn
December 27-31, 2004 : Child's Play
December 20-24, 2004 : Bach Christmas Oratorio
December 13-17, 2004 : A Little Night Music
December 6-10, 2004 : Igor Stravinsky
November 29 - December 3, 2004 : Homage
November 22-26, 2004 : All in the Family
November 15- 19, 2004 : Maiden Voyages
November 8-12, 2004 : Ralph Vaughan-Williams
November 1-5, 2004 : I Hear America Singing
October 25-29, 2004 : The Mighty Handful
October 18-22, 2004 : Water Music
October 11-15, 2004 : Nationalism
October 4-8, 2004 : Bright Lights, Big City: Mozart in Vienna
September 27 - October 4, 2004 : Hidden Gold, Part I
September 20-24, 2004 : Variations
September 13-17, 2004 : Haydn Symphonies
September 6-10, 2004 : Antonin Dvorák
August 30 - September 3, 2004 : Pastoral Symphonies
August 23-27, 2004: Beethoven Quartets
August 16-20, 2004 : How Do We Get from Bach to Beethoven?
August 9-13, 2004 : Hector Berlioz
August 2-6, 2004 : An Invitation to the Dance, Part II
July 26-30, 2004 : John Corigliano
July 19-23, 2004 : Schubertiade, Part I
July 12-16, 2004 : Under the Hood
July 5-9, 2004 : An Invitation to the Dance, Part I
June 28 - July 2, 2004 : Hidden Gold, Part I
June 21-25, 2004 : Clowning Around
June 14-18, 2004 : España
June 7-11, 2004 : Soundtracks
May 31 - June 4, 2004 : Leonard Bernstein
May 24-28, 2004 : Get the Picture?
May 17-21, 2004 : Beethoven and that Danged Metronome
May 10-14, 2004 : It Takes Two to Tango
May 3-7, 2004 : Maurice Ravel
April 26-30, 2004 : Mozart Piano Concertos
April 19-23, 2004 : The Glories of Venice
April 12-16, 2004 : Music in Time of War
April 5-9, 2004 : Edward Elgar
March 29 - April 2, 2004 : Pastoral Symphonies
March 22-26, 2004 : Spring is Here
March 15-19, 2004 : Child's Play
March 8-12, 2004 : Roaring 20s
March 1-5, 2004 : Aaron Copland
February 23-27, 2004 : Hit or Myth
February 16-20, 2004 : Haydn Symphonies
February 9-13, 2004 : An Invitation to the Dance, Part I
February 2-6, 2004 : Igor Stravinsky
January 26-30, 2004 ; How Do We Get from Bach to Beethoven?
January 19-23, 2004 : It Takes Two to Tango
January 12-16, 2004 : A Little Traveling Music, Please
January 5-9, 2004 : Richard Strauss
December 29, 2003 - January 2, 2004 : The Glories of Venice
December 22-26, 2003 : Bach Christmas Oratorio
December 15-19, 2003 : A Little Night Music
December 8-12, 2003 : Variations
December 1-5, 2003 : Hector Berlioz
November 24-28, 2003 : Mozart Piano Concertos
November 17-21, 2003 : Homage
November 10-14, 2003 : Shakespeare
November 3-7, 2003 : Antonin Dvorák
October 27-31, 2003 : Autumnal Masterpieces
October 20-24, 2003 : Beethoven Quartets
October 13-17, 2003 : Maiden Voyages
October 6-10, 2003 : Maurice Ravel
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The Exploring Music theme was composed by Bill McGlaughlin in 2003, and recorded in the Fay and Daniel Levin performance studio at WFMT in Chicago. It is dedicated to Steve Robinson, Executive Producer of Exploring Music.
Theme 1: The complete Exploring Music theme, with full instrumentation Theme 2: A shorter version of the theme, with just piano and strings Theme 3: A piano-only version of the opening of the theme Theme 4: A bassoon and clarinet variation on the opening of the theme Theme 5: Bassoon and clarinet playing the opening again, without the trill Theme 6: Solo oboe playing the openingMusicians playing on this recording are: David Taylor (violin), Edgar Muenzer (violin), Lee Lane (viola), Steven Houser (violoncello), Caroline Pittman (flute), Doug Broderick (clarinet), Nancy Hagen (oboe), Gwyn Downey (bassoon) & John Goodwin (piano), all members of the Park Ridge Civic Orchestra. The recording engineer is Mary Mazurek, and the music producer is Vic Muenzer.
