Another sampling of the accordion and the bandoneon, this time in the hands of Richard Galliano, above.

An 18th Century Middle Eastern musician visits Leipzig; Emily Jane Brontë in the 19th, finishing with music of the present.

The grace and wisdom of Tecumseh in the face of certain defeat.

A look into one of humanity’s most expressive instruments.

“…laugh about it, shout about it but when you’ve got to choose, every way you look at it you lose.”

Music of the Master, the Maestro, the Mystic from Montreal.

Interpretations! (Above, Karrin Allyson)

Music of a wide-ranging nature for wide-ranging sensibilities.

La di da di la di dum, ’tis autumn

Shigeru Umebayashi, Kremerata Baltica, the Big O, and Hurricane Helene.

Music of Brazil and Mexico with brief sketches of Salli Terri, Laurindo Almeida and Chavela Vargas (above).