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More than many other composers, Gustav Mahler's works are highly personal expressions of his inner world....

This eight-lecture series uses biographical information and musical commentary to link the complexities of Brahms the man with the electrifying music of Brahms the composer....

More than anyone before him, Franz Liszt created one of the most enduring archetypes of the Romantic era....

In all the annals of Western music, there has never been a couple like the Schumanns: he a pioneering critic and composer, she one of the leading concert pianists of Europe....

Dmitri Shostakovich's symphonies and string quartets are mainstays of the 20th century repertoire....

When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died, left behind the defining composition in every available musical genre of his time: symphony, chamber music, masses, and above all - opera....

This series of 32 lectures from one of music's most acclaimed teachers combines biography with a variety of musical excerpts to reveal the treasures of creativity that account for this popularity....

The symphony has evolved into one of the longest lived, and perhaps the most expressively inclusive, genres of instrumental music....

These 16 lectures take you deep inside the structure of Mozart's chamber masterworks to reveal his hand at work....

Each of these lectures is a rare and life-enriching opportunity to know the scope of Beethoven's genius....

A revolutionary man living in a revolutionary time, Beethoven used the piano as his personal musical laboratory....

A concerto gives us human drama. In these 24 musically rich lectures, you'll listen to selections from nearly 100 concerti from more than 60 composers....

In these 24 lectures filled with musical excerpts, enjoy a rich and multifaceted exploration of the trailblazing works and outsized life of this historically pivotal composer....

Revisit the standards, originally written for the stage, that have both delighted and helped mend the broken hearts of Americans for decades....

The piano is the most popular solo concert instrument in Western music. One of the key reasons is the fact that it has inspired many of the greatest masterpieces....

Beginning with medieval chant, discover how its single musical line evolved into polyphony (music with multiple simultaneous melodies)....