The Christmas Connection 2
December 3, 2022
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
The Vaughan Williams Christmas Connection
December 10, 2022
The American Carol
December 17, 2022
LATEST SHOW | Saturday, November 26, 2022
The Opening Connection
The stories behind overtures by Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Offenbach, Strauss, and Bernstein.
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Saturday, September 17, 2022
The Autumn Connection
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Saturday, September 10, 2022
The Rossini Connection
Stuck in a kind of writer's block, Franz Schubert found inspiration in an unlikely place--the music of Gioachino Rossini
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Saturday, September 3, 2022
The Bagatelle Connection
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Saturday, August 27, 2022
The Waltz Connection
How the Strauss family—and others—transformed a humble folk dance into an art form
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Saturday, August 20, 2022
The Wordless Connection
Works using wordless vocals along with instruments of the orchestra by Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel, Nielsen, Holst, Vaughan Williams, and more.
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Saturday, August 13, 2022
The Piano Quintet Connection
Take one string quartet, add a piano, stir and mix--from Boccherini to Brahms to Shostakovich.
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Saturday, August 6, 2022
The Latin Connection
How music of Mexico and Cuba has inspired composers in the U.S.
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Saturday, July 30, 2022
The London Connection
Music for and about London—by Handel, Haydn, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Milhaud, and more.
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Saturday, July 23, 2022
The Fairy Tale Connection
Tales of enchantment in works by Mendelssohn, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Stravinsky—and more,
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Saturday, July 16, 2022
The Two-Fer Connection
The surprising link between Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies
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