Twenty Pieces of Music That Changed the World

One of the most popular features on The Sunday Edition this past year and a half has been, 20 Pieces of Music that Changed the World.

The Sunday Edition's very own musical guru, Robert Harris took us on a cultural journey --discussing the importance of music from  Beethoven to Disco, and from Depression-era classics to rap. 

Episode 1: Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" (September 21, 2008)

Episode 2: Pergolese's "La Serva Padrona" (October 26, 2008)

Episode 3: "We Shall Overcome" (November 16, 2008)

Episode 4: The First Million-Seller (January 4, 2009)

Episode 5: Dylan Goes Electric (January 25, 2009)

Episode 6: Beethoven's "Eroica" (February 8, 2009)

Episode 7: Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues" (March 1, 2009)

Episode 8: Reggae (March 15/09)

Episode 9: Public Enemy's "Fight The Power" (March 22, 2009)

Episode 10: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (March 29, 2009)

Episode 11: Disco: "Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive" (May 3, 2009)

Episode 12: Opera: "The Prelude from Tristan and Isolde" by Richard Wagner (May 10, 2009)

Episode 13: Gregorian Chants (June 28, 2009)

Episode 14: Beatles "Please, Please Me" (September 13, 2009)

Episode 15: Stravinsky "The Rite of Spring " (September 27, 2009)

Episode 16: The Carter Family "Will The Circle Be Unbroken " (October 11, 2009)

Episode 17: Show Boat Broadway Musical "Old Man River" (November 1, 2009)

Episode 18: The French National Anthem "La Marseillaise" (November 15, 2009)

Episode 19: Charlie Parker "Ornithology" (December 6, 2009)

Episode 20: Camille Saint "Saens' Danse Macabre" (December 13, 2009)

  

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: The True History of Christmas Music (December 20, 2009)

SPECIAL item: 75th Anniversary of of George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess(December 20, 2009)

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