The Nutcracker Connection
December 14, 2019
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 Nativity Connection
December 21, 2019
The Winter Connection 2
December 28, 2019
LATEST SHOW | Saturday, December 7, 2019
The Gift Connection
Composers' musical gifts for family and friends—and ultimately for music lovers around the world
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Saturday, November 30, 2019
The Two-Fer Connection
Surprising links between Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies
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Saturday, November 23, 2019
The Opening Connection
Overtures by Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Offenbach, Strauss, and Bernstein
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Saturday, November 16, 2019
The Reworked Connection
How Chopin, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel, and others re-worked some of their most familiar pieces
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Saturday, November 9, 2019
The War Connection
The impact of the First World War as reflected in the music of Debussy, Ravel, Elgar, Holst, Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams, and more
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Saturday, November 2, 2019
The Young Person's Connection
Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals, with Noel Coward, Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra with Dame Edna Everage, & Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Boris Karloff
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Saturday, October 26, 2019
The Demonic Connection
Music by Mussorgsky, Saint-Saens, Britten, Bernstein, and more.
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Saturday, October 19, 2019
The Improbable Connection
The challenge of writing a concerto for the mandolin, tuba, saxophone, harmonica—or the 12-foot-long Swiss alp horn
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Saturday, October 12, 2019
The Organ Connection
Works for organ and orchestra by Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Saint-Saens, and Copland, among others.
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Saturday, October 5, 2019
The Fish Connection
Underwater life in works by Schubert, Saint-Saens, Debussy, Mahler, and more
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