The Keyboard Connection 2
August 15, 2020
Connections
Hosted By Stephen Peithman
Schedule
Saturday, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Rebroadcast Sunday, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
on Music Station
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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 more information on a program, click on the program's title below. A list of recordings used is added once the program has aired.Upcoming Shows
The Arthurian Connection
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The Gavotte Connection
The gavotte, from its origins in the Renaissance, to works by Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and more.
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Saturday, August 1, 2020
The Ninth Connection
The impact of Beethoven’s Ninth on Brahms, Bruckner, Dvorak, Mahler, Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, and Glass.
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Saturday, July 25, 2020
The Prelude Connection
The prelude—from Bach to Chopin, from Liszt to Debussy, to Gershwin.
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Saturday, July 18, 2020
The Rhapsody Connection
How composers have used the orchestral rhapsody to celebrate a particular nation or culture.
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Saturday, July 11, 2020
The Arranged Connection
Works by other composers re-imagined by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Ravel, Respighi and more
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Saturday, July 4, 2020
The America Connection
A celebration of American ideas and ideals, expressing a sense of national character and purpose during World War II
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Saturday, June 27, 2020
The Folk Song Connection
An exploration of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves and the English Folk Songs Suite, and the folk songs that inspired them.
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Saturday, June 20, 2020
The Masked Connection
Masquerade music by Strauss, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, Gounod, Prokofiev, and more
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Saturday, June 13, 2020
The Solar Connection
From dawn to dusk in music by Vivaldi, Liszt, Grieg, Strauss, Respighi, and more
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Saturday, June 6, 2020
The Keyboard Connection
Music written for—and performed on—instruments that preceded the piano, as well as the first—and quite different sounding—pianos of Mozart and Beethoven
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