Classical Break

The mysterious and awe-inspiring finale to a piece about the mysterious and awe-inspiring heavens.

A famous composer who would've rather been a complete failure (but we're glad he wasn't!).

Holst uses the planets as a springboard for his own musical trips into outer space.

Being an amateur doesn't have to be a bad thing, as Gerson proves here.

A young composer tries to break through with his own twist on familiar themes.

A bit of the blues from a composer who wasn't afraid to mix things up.

An eventful trip down a Venetian canal with a master of the piano.

A great musician with a not-so-great personality.

Beethoven and Haydn, two giants who respected each other but didn't always get along.

The first of many groundbreaking sonatas for a rapidly changing instrument.