Sounds Like with Sean Chen - Could it be magic?

By Sean Chen,

Sam Wisman

Published October 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT

Barry Manilow thought he had come up with an original musical idea, but later realized it was Frédéric Chopin's all along.

24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor - Largo
by Frédéric Chopin

Could It Be Magic
by Barry Manilow

Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sounds Like with Sean Chen

Sean Chen

Sean Chen creates custom musical mashups for Classical KC's "Sounds Like with Sean Chen."

Sam Wisman

Sam Wisman is Production Director for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3