The Firebird Connection
June 4, 2022
The amazing story behind the Firebird legend and how it launched Stravinsky's amazing career.
Connections
Hosted By Stephen Peithman
Schedule
Saturday, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Rebroadcast Sunday, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
on Music Station
"On Connections we focus on links between works or composers, and music that shares a common theme or inspiration," explains host Stephen Peithman. "It all adds up to great stories and great music."
Stephen has been contributing shows since 1984, first with Musical Stages, and now, Connections--all in collaboration with Recording Engineer Mark Jones. More...
For more information on a program, click on the program's title below. A list of featured recordings is added once the program has aired.
Upcoming Shows
LATEST SHOW | Saturday, May 28, 2022
The Paris Connection
A celebration of Paris, with the help of Jacques Offenbach, Frederick Delius, Jacques Ibert, Franz Lehar, George Gershwin, and more.
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Saturday, May 21, 2022
The One-Hit Wonder Connection 2
The Planets, by Gustav Holst, and Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff, lead us to a sampling of other remarkable music from two remarkably different composers.
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Saturday, May 14, 2022
The Don Quixote Connection
Don Quixote in works by Purcell, Telemann, Mendelssohn, Falla, Strauss, Rodrigo and more
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Saturday, May 7, 2022
The Railroad Connection
Classical music celebrating trains and railways
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Saturday, April 30, 2022
The Prodigy Connection
Exploring the works of child prodigies—and why early achievement does not always guarantee success as an adult.
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Saturday, April 23, 2022
The Organ Connection
Works by Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Saint-Saens, and Copland, among others.
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Saturday, April 16, 2022
The Film Connection
In this hour, music for film by Thomson, Vaughan Williams, Prokofiev, Alfven, Walton, and Copland.
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Saturday, April 9, 2022
The Fate Connection
Tchaikovsky’s lifelong obsession with the power of Fate, as reflected in Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, and his final three symphonies
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Saturday, April 2, 2022
The Spring Connection
A celebration of the season with music of Morley, Vivaldi, Schumann, Debussy, Sibelius, Orff, and Strauss
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Saturday, March 26, 2022
The Loose Connection
A look at several ‘loose’ connections of the classical music repertoire--music wrongly attributed to a famous composer--sometimes the result of carelessness, others due to honest mistakes, and a few cases of outright fraud.
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