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. Hosted by Peter van de Graaff, Exploring Music welcomes a new chapter while continuing to feature encore episodes from founding host Bill McGlaughlin in selected weeks.
Next on
- Fri Oct 9, 12:00 pm EDT
- Fri Oct 16, 12:00 pm EDT
- Fri Oct 23, 12:00 pm EDT
- Fri Oct 30, 12:00 pm EDT
Recent songs
- Oct 2, 12:50 pm Thiago de Mello Gaudencio – Chants for the Chief, No.2: Uirapurú do Amazonas
- Oct 2, 12:46 pm Thiago de Mello Gaudencio – A Hug for Pixingha
- Oct 2, 12:41 pm Lauro, Antonio – Seis por Derecho
- Oct 2, 12:39 pm Almeida, Laurindo – Historia do Luar - Choro
- Oct 2, 12:32 pm Mark O’Connor/Traditional – Road to Appalachia” “Shine on” “Cotton Pickn Blues” “Texas Dance Hall Blues
- Oct 2, 12:26 pm traditional, arr. Barbosa Lima, Carlos – Wayfaring Strangers
- Oct 2, 12:21 pm Abril, Antón García – Habanera
- Oct 2, 12:16 pm Ramírez, Ariel – Alfonsina y el mar
- Oct 2, 12:13 pm Brouwer, Leo – Canción de cuna
- Oct 2, 12:10 pm Ponce, Manuel – Scherzino Mexicano
- Oct 2, 12:00 pm Villa-Lobo, Heitor – Preludes, W.419 (1940) - No.4 in E Minor. Lento No.3 in A Minor Andante