
The Borrowed Connection
March 13, 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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Memorable music by Albinoni, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Rodrigo and Barber
Piano pieces from the delightful to the dramatic, by Haydn, Rossini, Bizet, Offenbach, Tchaikovsky, Villa-Lobos and more
The gavotte, from its origins in the Renaissance, to works by Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and more.
The impact of Beethoven’s Ninth on Brahms, Bruckner, Dvorak, Mahler, Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, and Glass.
The prelude—from Bach to Chopin, from Liszt to Debussy, to Gershwin.
How composers have used the orchestral rhapsody to celebrate a particular nation or culture.
Works by other composers re-imagined by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Ravel, Respighi and more
A celebration of American ideas and ideals, expressing a sense of national character and purpose during World War II
An exploration of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves and the English Folk Songs Suite, and the folk songs that inspired them.
Masquerade music by Strauss, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, Gounod, Prokofiev, and more
From dawn to dusk in music by Vivaldi, Liszt, Grieg, Strauss, Respighi, and more