The Rossini Connection
April 21, 2018
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"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 with the help of Recording Engineer Mark Jones. More...
For a list of recordings used in each program, click on the program's title below, after the program has aired.Upcoming Shows
The Herbert-Dvorak Connection
April 28, 2018
The Southern Connection
May 5, 2018
LATEST SHOW | Saturday, April 14, 2018
The Crowning Connection
Music by Handel, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Walton, and more
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Saturday, April 7, 2018
The Macbeth Connection
Works by Beethoven, Verdi, Strauss, Ibert, Walton, and more
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Saturday, March 31, 2018
The Borrowed Connection
Handel’s recycling of other composers’ music--and his own
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Saturday, March 24, 2018
The Spring Connection 2
Works by Debussy, Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Delius, Respighi, Dvorak and Schumann
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Saturday, March 17, 2018
The Latin Connection
Music by Gottschalk, Joplin, Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, and more.
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Saturday, March 10, 2018
The Unrequited Connection
Music by Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Wagner, & Rachmaninoff—written in hopeful infatuation—or after the Big Letdown.
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Saturday, March 3, 2018
The Avian Connection 2
A second look at avian-inspired music, in works by Handel, Haydn, Brahms, Ravel, Beach, Sibelius and more
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
The Left Hand Connection
The incredible story of one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein, and selections from some of the works written for him.
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Saturday, February 17, 2018
The Ocean Connection
Maritime music by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel and more
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Saturday, February 10, 2018
The Romeo & Juliet Connection
Romeo and Juliet in works by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Delius, Prokofiev, Bernstein and more
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