Skip to content
CapRadio

CapRadio

signal status listen live donate
listen live donate signal status
listen live donate signal status
  • News
    • beats
    • State Government
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Business
    • Arts and Lifestyle
    • Food and Sustainability
    • PolitiFact California
    • California Dream
    • Videos
    • Photos
  • Music
    • genres
    • Classical
    • Jazz
    • Roots
    • Eclectic
    • Videos
    • Daily Playlist
  • Programs + Podcasts
    • news
    • Morning Edition
    • All Things Considered
    • Marketplace
    • Insight
    • The View From Here
    • music
    • Acid Jazz
    • At the Opera
    • Classical Music
    • Connections
    • Excellence in Jazz
    • Hey, Listen!
    • Insight Music
    • K-ZAP on CapRadio
    • Mick Martin's Blues Party
    • Programs A-Z
    • Podcast Directory
  • Schedules
    • News
    • Music
    • ClassicalStream
    • JazzStream
    • Weekly Schedule
    • Daily Playlist
  • Community
    • Events Calendar
    • CapRadio Garden
    • CapRadio Reads
    • CapRadio Travels
    • Ticket Giveaways
  • Support
    • Evergreen Gift
    • One-Time Gift
    • Corporate Support / Underwriting
    • Vehicle Donation
    • Stock Gift
    • Legacy Gift
    • Endowment Gift
    • Volunteering
    • Benefits
    • Member FAQ
    • e‑Newsletter
    • Drawing Winners
    • Thank You Gifts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Close Menu

Connections

 

Hosted By Stephen Peithman

Exploring the often surprising links between concepts, themes and people in classical music, from medieval to modern

Schedule

Saturday, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Rebroadcast Sunday, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
on Music Station

  • All
  • Radio
  • Podcast
  • contact
  • Subscribe
    • Apple Podcasts
    • Podcast RSS
    • RSS
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 

Saturday, May 7, 2016

The Reworked Connection

Listen to Full Show
/
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
  

Chopin’s first piano concerto also exists in an arrangement the composer made himself—replacing the orchestra with a string quartet.

And he’s not the only composer who’s taken one of his orchestral works and downsized it for solo, quartet, or chamber ensemble—or ‘upsized” a keyboard piece into a large-scale work for full orchestra.

And while the transformation itself certainly draws our attention—it also tells us something important about how music is made—from the ground up.

In this hour, we’ll explore how Chopin, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel, and others re-worked some of their most familiar pieces.

 

FEATURED RECORDINGS
CD Title Group/Artist Catalog # UPC
Chopin: Piano Concertos for Piano & String Quartet Gianluca Luisi; Ensemble Concertant Frankfurt MDG 903 1632-6 760623163260 
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies (for Symphony No. 7) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Teldec 2292-46452-2 022924645228
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 for 9-part Harmony Octophoros Accent ACC 48434D 675754715120
Chopin, Frederic - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Martha Argerich, Montreal Symphony, Charles Dutoit EMI Classics 5567982  724355679826
Complete Music for Piano Vol.7 (for Holberg Suite, piano version) Eva Knardahl BIS BIS-CD-110 7318590001103
Grieg & Sibelius: [for Holberg Suite, orchestral version) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Philips 412 727-2 028941272720
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kiril Kondrashin Philips 4757 570 028947575702
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Antar, for Piano 4 Hands Caroline Clemmow; Anthony Goldstone Divine Art DDA 25118 0809730511820 
Smetana: Má Vlast (for The Moldau, orchestral version) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz  Decca 443 015-2 028944301526
Smetana - Ma Vlast (My Country) for Four Hands Petr Jirijkowsky; Daniel Wiesner Matous MK 0021-2 131 8594003442124
Ravel - Complete Works For Solo Piano (L'oeuvre Pour Piano Seul) [for Une barque sur l’ocean, piano version] Jean-Yves Thibaudet Decca 433 515-2 0028942586024
Ravel: The Complete Edition [for Une barque sur l’ocean, orchestral version] Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Decca 289 478 3725 028947837251
American Anthem [for Barber String Quartet]  Ying Quartet Dorian Sono Luminus  DSL-92166  053479216625
 Older

The Music Connection

Newer 

The Diaghilev Connection 1

More From Connections

The Clara Connection

January 23, 2021

The Jazz Connection

January 9, 2021

The Antarctic Connection

January 2, 2021

We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter

Related Links

show archive

Show Archive

  • 2021   
    • January   
      • The Haydn-Mozart Connection
      • The Jazz Connection
      • The Antarctic Connection
  • 2020   
    • December   
      • The Winter Connection
      • The Nativity Connection
      • The Shepherd Connection
      • The Vaughan Williams Christmas Connection
      • The Gift Connection
    • November   
      • The Trumpet Connection
      • The New England Connection
      • The Fantasia Connection
      • The Walter Scott Connection
    • October   
      • The Dies Irae Connection
      • The Don Juan Connection
      • The Ancient Airs Connection
      • The Othello Connection
      • The Ocean Connection
    • September   
      • The Western Connection
      • The Nickname Connection
      • The Wind Connection
      • The Paganini Connection
    • August   
      • The Choral Connection
      • The Arthurian Connection
      • The Keyboard Connection 2
      • The Gavotte Connection
      • The Ninth Connection
    • July   
      • The Prelude Connection
      • The Rhapsody Connection
      • The Arranged Connection
      • The America Connection
    • June   
      • The Folk Song Connection
      • The Masked Connection
      • The Solar Connection
      • The Keyboard Connection
    • May   
      • The Te Deum Connection
      • The Orpheus Connection
      • The Pavane Connection
      • The River Connection
      • The Ophelia Connection
    • April   
      • The Bachianas Connection
      • The Dante Connection
      • The Easter Connection
      • The Hebraic Connection
    • March   
      • The Farewell Connection
      • The Flower Connection
      • The Irish Connection
      • The Woman Connection
    • February   
      • The Divertissement Connection
      • The Divertissement Connection
      • The African-American Connection
      • The Childhood Connection
      • The Surviving Connection
    • January   
      • The Final Connection
      • The Unsung Connection
      • The Faust Connection
      • The Debussy-Ravel Connection
  • 2019   
    • December   
      • The Winter Connection 2
      • The Gift Connection
      • The Nativity Connection
      • The Nutcracker Connection
      • The Gift Connection
    • November   
      • The Two-Fer Connection
      • The Opening Connection
      • The Reworked Connection
      • The War Connection
      • The Young Person's Connection
    • October   
      • The Demonic Connection
      • The Improbable Connection
      • The Organ Connection
      • The Fish Connection
    • September   
      • The Napoleon Connection
      • The Autumn Connection
      • The Avian Connection
      • The Hungarian Connection
    • August   
      • The Diaghilev Connection 2
      • The Diaghilev Connection 1
      • The Pelleas Connection
      • The Wordless Connection
      • The Waltz Connection
    • July   
      • The London Connection
      • The Fairy Tale Connection
      • The Falstaff Connection
      • The Firebird Connection
    • June   
      • The National Anthem Connection
      • The Summer Connection
      • The Paris Connection
      • The Don Quixote Connection
      • The Incidental Connection 2
    • May   
      • The Railroad Connection
      • The Art Connection
      • The Word Connection
      • The Film Connection
    • April   
      • The Loose Connection
      • The Easter Connection
      • The Espagnole Connection
      • The Eroica Connection
    • March   
      • The Scottish Connection
      • The Spring Connection
      • The Concert Overture Connection
      • The New York Connection
      • The Carnival Connection
    • February   
      • The River Connection 2
      • The Nocturne Connection
      • The Love Connection
      • The Prokofiev-Haydn Connection
    • January   
      • The Funeral Connection
      • The Incidental Connection
      • The Delibes Connection
      • The Whitman Connection
  • 2018   
    • December   
      • The Winter Connection 2
      • The Shepherd Connection
      • The Carol Connection 2
      • The Christmas Connection
      • The Carol Connection 1
      • The Hebraic Connection 2
    • November   
      • The Music Connection
      • The Adagio Connection
      • The Hymn Connection 2
      • The Italian Connection
    • October   
      • The Forest Connection
      • The Dance Suite Connection
      • The One-Hit Wonder Connection
      • The Robin Hood Connection
    • September   
      • The Lunar Connection
      • The Mountain Connection
      • The American Connection
      • The Serenade Connection
      • The Piano Quintet Connection
    • August   
      • The Bernstein Connection
      • The Boston Connection
      • The Tempest Connection
      • The Fugue Connection
    • July   
      • The Hymn Connection
      • The Haydn-Mozart Connection
      • The Scherzo Connection
      • The March Connection
    • June   
      • The 1876 Connection
      • The Folk Dance Connection
      • A Midsummer Night's Connection
      • The Jazz Connection
      • The Wedding Connection
    • May   
      • The Vacation Connection
      • The Patron Connection
      • The Gershwin-Ravel Connection
      • The Southern Connection
    • April   
      • The Herbert-Dvorak Connection
      • The Rossini Connection
      • The Crowning Connection
      • The Macbeth Connection
    • March   
      • The Borrowed Connection
      • The Spring Connection 2
      • The Latin Connection
      • The Unrequited Connection
      • The Avian Connection 2
    • February   
      • The Left Hand Connection
      • The Ocean Connection
      • The Romeo & Juliet Connection
      • The Folksong Connection
    • January   
      • The Debussy-Chopin Connection
      • The Clara Connection
      • The River Connection
      • The Ancient Airs Connection
  • 2017   
    • December   
      • The Winter Connection
      • The Vaughan Williams Christmas Connection
      • The Shepherd Connection
      • The Christmas Connection 2
      • The Childhood Connection
    • November   
      • The Walter Scott Connection
      • The New England Connection
      • The Don Juan Connection
      • The Autumn Connection
    • October   
      • The Dies Irae Connection
      • The Fantasia Connection
      • The Waltz Connection
      • The Lunar Connection
    • September   
      • The Othello Connection
      • The Part-Time Connection
      • The Art Connection
      • The Fish Connection
      • The Keyboard Connection 2
    • August   
      • The London Connection
      • The Fairy Tale Connection
      • The Paganini Connection
      • ConPod: Paganini
      • The Faust Connection
    • July   
      • The Falstaff Connection
      • The War Connection
      • The Arthurian Connection
      • ConPod: King Arthur
      • The Paris Connection
      • ConPod: Paris
      • The Railroad Connection
    • June   
      • ConPod: Railroad
      • The Gavotte Connection
      • ConPod: Gavotte
      • The Organ Connection
      • ConPod: Organ
      • The Wedding Connection
      • ConPod: Wedding
      • The Western Connection
      • ConPod: Western
    • May   
      • The Don Quixote Connection
      • ConPod: Don Quixote
      • The Loose Connection
      • ConPod: Loose
      • The Ninth Connection
      • ConPod: Ninth
      • The Film Connection
      • ConPod: Film
    • April   
      • The Espagnole Connection
      • The Eroica Connection
      • ConPod: Eroica
      • The Wordless Connection
      • ConPod: Wordless
      • The Prelude Connection
      • The River Connection
      • ConPod: River
    • March   
      • The Rhapsody Connection
      • ConPod: Rhapsody
      • ConPod: Firebird
      • The Firebird Connection
      • The Irish Connection
      • ConPod: Irish
      • The Trumpet Connection
      • ConPod: Trumpet
    • February   
      • The Masked Connection
      • ConPod: Masked
      • The Arranged Connection
      • ConPod: Arranged
      • The Divertissement Connection
      • ConPod: Divertissement
      • The Keyboard Connection
      • ConPod: Keyboard
    • January   
      • The Ocean Connection 2
      • The Pavane Connection
      • The Ophelia Connection
      • The Orpheus Connection
  • 2016   
    • December   
      • The Hebraic Connection 2
      • The Carol Connection 2
      • The Christmas Connection
      • The Carol Connection 1
      • The Nutcracker Connection
    • November   
      • The Nickname Connection
      • The Ocean Connection 2
      • The Wind Connection
      • The Funeral Connection
    • October   
      • The Dies Irae Connection
      • The New York Connection
      • The Scottish Connection
      • The Choral Connection
      • The Prokofiev-Haydn Connection
    • September   
      • The Forest Connection
      • The Bachianas Connection
      • The Opening Connection
      • The Te Deum Connection
    • August   
      • The Nocturne Connection
      • The Debussy-Ravel Connection
      • The Incidental Connection
      • The Delibes Connection
    • July   
      • The Hymn Connection
      • The Solar Connection
      • The Italian Connection
      • The Summer Connection
      • The 1876 Connection
    • June   
      • The Haydn-Mozart Connection
      • The Jazz Connection
      • The Anthem Connection
      • The Fugue Connection
    • May   
      • The Young Person's Connection
      • The Diaghilev Connection 2
      • The Diaghilev Connection 1
      • The Reworked Connection
    • April   
      • The Music Connection
      • The Hebraic Connection
      • The Flower Connection
      • The Final Connection
      • The Pelleas Connection
    • March   
      • The Messiah Connection
      • The Adagio Connection
      • The Unsung Connection
      • The Dance Suite Connection
    • February   
      • The Rome Connection
      • The Surviving Connection
      • The Love Connection
      • The Carnival Connection
    • January   
      • The Robin Hood Connection
      • The Mountain Connection
      • The Piano Quintet Connection
      • The Two-Fer Connection
      • The Avian Connection I
  • 2015   
    • December   
      • The Shepherd Connection
      • The Christmas Connection
      • The Carol Connection 2
      • The Carol Connection 1
      • The Nutcracker Connection
    • November   
      • The Art Connection
      • The New England Connection
      • The Lunar Connection
      • The War Connection
    • October   
      • The Dies Irae Connection
      • The Wordless Connection
      • The Waltz Connection
      • The Falstaff Connection
      • The Autumn Connection
    • September   
      • The Listener Connection
      • The Don Quixote Connection
      • The March Connection
      • The Ocean Connection
    • August   
      • The Folk Dance Connection
      • The Paris Connection
      • The Tempest Connection
      • The Fish Connection
      • The Folk Song Connection
    • July   
      • The Ancient Airs Connection
      • The Childhood Connection
      • The River Connection
      • The American Connection
    • June   
      • The Scherzo Connection
      • The Organ Connection
      • The Patron Connection
      • The Film Connection
    • May   
      • The Part-Time Connection
      • The Latin Connection
      • The Gershwin-Ravel Connection
      • The Faust Connection
      • The Walter Scott Connection
    • April   
      • The Spring Connection
      • The Offbeat Connection
      • The Eroica Connection
      • The Clara Connection
    • March   
      • The Loose Connection
      • The Railroad Connection
      • The Boston Connection
      • L'Espagnole Connection
    • February   
      • The Herbert-Dvorak Connection
      • The Debussy-Chopin Connection
      • The Avian Connection II
      • The Romeo & Juliet Connection
    • January   
      • The Macbeth Connection
      • The Paganini Connection
      • The London Connection
      • The Rossini Connection
      • The Fairy Tale Connection
  • 2014   
    • December   
      • The Winter Connection
      • The Nutcracker Connection
      • The Hebraic Connection
      • The Nocturne Connection
    • November   
      • The Trumpet Connection
      • The New England Connection
      • The Diversion Connection
      • The Firebird Connection
      • The Keyboard Connection
    • October   
      • The Demonic Connection
      • The Masked Connection
      • The Orpheus Connection
      • The Prokofiev-Haydn Connection
    • September   
      • The Scottish Connection
      • The Forest Connection
      • The Comedy Connection
      • The Incidental Connection
      • The Wedding Connection
      • The Wedding Connection
    • August   
      • The New York Connection
      • The Pavane Connection
      • The Funeral Connection
      • The Ocean Connection 2
      • The Left Hand Connection
    • July   
      • The Anthem Connection
      • The Sun Connection
      • The Whitman Connection
      • The American Connection
    • June   
      • The Debussy-Ravel Connection
      • The Antarctic Connection
      • The Ophelia Connection
      • The Wedding Connection
    • May   
      • The Italian Connection
      • The Hymn Connection
    • April   
      • The Flower Connection

Back to Top

  • CapRadio

    7055 Folsom Boulevard
    Sacramento, CA 95826-2625

    • (916) 278-8900
    • Toll-free (877) 480-5900
    • Email Us
    • Submit a News Tip
  • Contact Us

  • About Us

    • Contact Us / Feedback
    • Coverage
    • Directions
    • Jobs & Internships
    • Mission / Vision / Core Values
    • Press
    • Staff Directory
    • Board of Directors
  • Listening Options

    • Mobile App
    • On Air Schedules
    • Smart Speakers
    • Playlist
    • Podcasts
    • RSS
  • Connect With Us

    •  Facebook
    •  Twitter
    •  Instagram
    •  YouTube
  • Donate

  • Listen

  • Newsletters

CapRadio stations are licensed to California State University, Sacramento. © 2021, Capital Public Radio. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Website Feedback FCC Public Files: KXJZ KKTO KUOP KQNC KXPR KXSR KXJS. For assistance accessing our public files, please call 916-278-8900 or email us.