George Bizet used an old Provencal carol to open his L'Arlesienne Suite. A British hymn writer borrowed the tune from a now-forgotten work by Felix Mendelssohn to create one of the most famous of all Christmas songs. Join Stephen Peithman for an exploration of classical works that have inspired carols, and carols that have found their way into works by Bizet, Respighi, Liszt, Schoenberg and many others-on this week's Connections. [Encore airing of program first heard in 2009]
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The Carol Connection
Classical works that have inspired well-known carols, and vice versa.
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