Bill McGlaughlin explores the great compositions of the Latin Mass and beyond.

Have you ever wondered about composers who succeeded in writing one smashing piece, but were otherwise forgotten? This week on Exploring Music, we’ll get to know some of these immortals for their other compositions, including Dukas, Ponchielli and Glière.

In honor of Valentine's Day this weekend, Exploring Music considers composers influenced by the elixir of love.

This week on Exploring Music, we explore the chamber music of the beloved composer Franz Schubert.

This week on Exploring Music, we're devoting our shows to Mozart’s final years. We’ll explore a stream of masterpieces, including Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, the final symphonies and piano concertos, and his unfinished Requiem.

This week on Exploring Music, we look into music of the Tudors, including Tallis, Byrd, Henry VIII and other 16th and 17th-century English composers.

On Exploring Music this week, we'll explore the diverse range of instruments composers add to string quartets, including piano, oboe, clarinet, flute, guitar, and even saxaphone.

The gods must be crazy! This week, we'll survey the trials and tribulations of mortals and immortals, brought to life by the likes of Berlioz, Gluck, Handel and more.

This week's Exploring Music delves into home-grown composers from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, including Duke Ellington, Walter Piston, and Howard Hanson.