Exploring Music takes listeners on an adventure through the world of classical music. Each five-episode series explores a single theme, revealing surprising connections among composers, cultures, history, and great works – from Shakespeare and music to the lives of iconic composers, from musical capitals like Paris and Venice to festivals, genres, and traditions from around the globe. Whether you're a devoted classical music fan or just beginning to explore, Exploring Music offers a welcoming place to learn, listen, and be inspired – one week, one theme, and one musical adventure at a time.
Next on
- Fri Oct 9, 7:00 pm EDT
- Fri Oct 16, 7:00 pm EDT
- Fri Oct 23, 7:00 pm EDT
- Fri Oct 30, 7:00 pm EDT
Recent songs
- Oct 2, 7:51 pm Thiago de Mello Gaudencio – Chants for the Chief, No.2: Uirapurú do Amazonas
- Oct 2, 7:45 pm Thiago de Mello Gaudencio – A Hug for Pixingha
- Oct 2, 7:41 pm Antonio Lauro – Seis por Derecho
- Oct 2, 7:38 pm Laurindo Almeida – Historia do Luar - Choro
- Oct 2, 7:32 pm Mark O’Connor/Traditional – Road to Appalachia” “Shine on” “Cotton Pickn Blues” “Texas Dance Hall Blues
- Oct 2, 7:26 pm traditional, arr. Barbosa Lima, Carlos – Wayfaring Strangers
- Oct 2, 7:21 pm Abril, Antón García – Habanera
- Oct 2, 7:16 pm Ariel Ramírez – Alfonsina y el mar
- Oct 2, 7:13 pm Leo Brouwer – Canción de cuna
- Oct 2, 7:10 pm Manuel Ponce – Scherzino Mexicano
- Oct 2, 7:01 pm Heitor Villa-Lobo – Preludes, W.419 (1940) - No.4 in E Minor. Lento No.3 in A Minor Andante