Claude Debussy

On WCRB In Concert with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Andris Nelsons conducts Debussy's "La Mer" and Dima Slobodeniouk leads the TMCO in Sibelius's Second Symphony, part of a program of highlights from the summer of 2023 in the Berkshires.

One of nature's most entrancing creations is also the inspiration behind beautiful works of music.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person in possession of good music must be in want of a book.

The Moon helps us keep track of time, of tides, of the ebb and flow of life. And inspires music.

In an encore broadcast, Yo-Yo Ma returns to the Boston Symphony’s summer home as the soloist in Elgar’s Cello Concerto, and Cristian Măcelaru conducts works by Debussy and Ensecu, as well as Anna Clyne’s “Masquerade.”

Some of the greatest composers were humble enough to write music in honor of other great composers.

In an encore broadcast, Dima Slobodeniouk leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in music by Dutilleux and Debussy, as well as Ravel’s “Mother Goose,” and Leonidas Kavakos is the soloist in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.

For World Art Day, here are the stories behind the musical masterpieces inspired by visual art.

Walter Scott wrote, "To all, to each, a fair good night, and pleasing dreams and slumbers light," sentiments captured in music by many composers.

Love it. Hate it. Either way, winter is a fact of life.