Nostalgia with Betty: 'Special experience' — Friday

Some experiences just stick out. Maybe because they’re out of the ordinary, or maybe because our senses were on high alert that day. In this episode, Christy and her cohost Betty dig into the kind of memories that pop up when you least expect them — and how music can take us right back to those moments. That spark of nostalgia leads the conversation into how composers throughout history have done the same thing. Meet Fanny Mendelssohn, who, after a yearlong family trip through Italy in 1839–1840, wrote a set of pieces inspired by her time in Rome. One of them, "Farewell to Rome," really captures that feeling of not wanting to say goodbye. Music in this episode: Fanny Mendelssohn: "Farewell to Rome"