
The Adagio Connection
March 6, 2021
Hosted By Stephen Peithman
Saturday, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Rebroadcast Sunday, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
on Music Station
"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...
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March 6, 2021
March 13, 2021
The incredible story of Paul Wittgenstein, and selections from works written for him by Richard Strauss, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel and Benjamin Britten.
The Nativity in works by Bach, Handel, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Britten, Vaughan Williams, Menotti, and more
Instrumental and choral works for the season--from ancient to modern, from stately to sprightly, in a pastoral mood.
Orchestral and vocal music for the holidays by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Composers' musical gifts for family and friends—and ultimately for music lovers around the world
Works for solo trumpet and orchestra by Purcell, Haydn, Copland, Hovhaness, and more.
New England, in vocal, instrumental and orchestral works from the 17th to 20th centuries
The “fantasy,” or “fantasia,” from its origins in the Renaissance to Vaughan Williams in the 20th
The “Dies Irae” melody in works by Liszt, Berlioz, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, and many more
Don Juan, in music by Mozart, Gluck, Strauss, Sibelius and more