The American Landscape Connection
July 2, 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 Falstaff Connection
July 9, 2022
The Two-Fer Connection
July 16, 2022
LATEST SHOW | Saturday, June 25, 2022
The Summer Connection
Summertime scenarios, from Vivaldi and Haydn, to Glazunov and Gershwin
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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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Saturday, March 19, 2022
The Mexico Connection
How Aaron Copland’s best-known orchestral works were shaped by his close ties with Mexican composer Carlos Chávez
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Saturday, March 12, 2022
The Irish Connection
Music celebrating the Emerald Isle--from Purcell to Beethoven, from John Field to Victor Herbert.
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Saturday, March 5, 2022
The Espagnole Connection
The French perspective on its southern neighbor—from Bizet’s Carmen to Debussy’s Iberia, from Chabrier’s Espana to Ravel’s Bolero
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Saturday, February 26, 2022
The School Connection
Memorable works for student musicians by Vivaldi, Holst, Beach, Orff, Copland, Bernstein, and more
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Saturday, February 19, 2022
The Eroica Connection
How Beethoven recycled a key theme several times as he worked to develop his signature style
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Saturday, February 12, 2022
The New York Connection
A celebration of the Big Apple in works by Gershwin, Carpenter, Copland, Bernstein and more
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