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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: The French Horn
Explore the captivating history of the French horn in music, from classical composers to The Beach Boys. Tune in on Saturday or revisit this page to listen again.
The French Horn
The French Horn is the gentle giant of the orchestra… a musical shapeshifter morphing into so many different characters and moods.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Hollywood
What's the music that makes movies magical? This week, tune in for the Hollywood soundtracks behind your favorite films, from the magic of Disney to the galaxies of Star Wars and the mountains of Middle-earth.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Felix Mendelssohn, Pt. I
Felix Mendelssohn was a child prodigy who became one of the great Romantic composers. Drawing on Bach’s counterpoint, Mozart’s grace, and Beethoven’s drama, his music marries Classicism and Romanticism.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Frédéric Chopin, Pt. II
What makes Chopin sound like Chopin? This week, études, préludes, and songs! Oh, my!
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Frédéric Chopin, Pt. I
Who’s on the Chopin block? This week, someone poetic, pianistic, and Polish-ed.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Hector Berlioz, Pt. II
Do you love books for the worlds they open up? Hector Berlioz did too, and his musical imagination was fueled by what he read. This week, hear music inspired by Virgil, Shakespeare, Goethe… and maybe even Harry Potter.
Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Hector Berlioz, Pt. I
This week, we're heading to France for something Romantic... something fantastique.
