
The Piano Quartet Connection
August 13, 2022
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 in collaboration with Recording Engineer Mark Jones. More...
For more information on a program, click on the program's title below. A list of featured recordings is added once the program has aired.
August 13, 2022
August 20, 2022
How music of Mexico and Cuba has inspired composers in the U.S.
The impact of French composer Leo Delibes on ballet music in general, and Tchaikovsky’s in particular.
Music for the theatre by Purcell, Bizet, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Grieg, and Vaughan Williams
Christmas-themed works by Corelli, Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Grainger, and Bartok.
Classical works that have inspired Christmas songs, plus several traditional Christmas songs that have found their way into works by Respighi, Liszt, Bizet, Orff, and many others
The "almost didn't happen" story behind this perennial holiday classic.
Works by Mahler, Ravel, Korngold, Reznicek, Bernstein, and more.
The stand-alone orchestral overture, including Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides and Tchaikovsky’s 1812.
Music to die for--funeral marches for a real queen, a fictional prince, a puppet, a parrot, and more
The often surprising story of the Baroque suite.
The city of Rome in music by Respighi, Mozart, Berlioz, Strauss and more