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. 

The entire series is soon to be released as a boxed set of CDs. In the meantime, click here and have and listen!

Episode 1: Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" (Sept. 21/08)

Episode 2: Pergolese's "La Serva Padrona" (Oct. 26/08)

Episode 3: "We Shall Overcome" (Nov. 16/08)

Episode 4: The First Million-Seller (Jan. 4/09)

Episode 5: Dylan Goes Electric (Jan. 25/09)

Episode 6: Beethoven's "Eroica" (Feb. 8/09)

Episode 7: Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues" (March 1/09)

Episode 8: Reggae (March 15/09)

Episode 9: Public Enemy's "Fight The Power" (March 22/09)

Episode 10: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (March 29/09)

Episode 11: Disco: "Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive" (May 3/09)

Episode 12: Opera: "The Prelude from Tristan and Isolde" by Richard Wagner (May 10/09)

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)

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