The Walter Scott Connection
November 7, 2020
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 Fantasia Connection
November 14, 2020
LATEST SHOW | Saturday, October 31, 2020
The Dies Irae Connection
The “Dies Irae” melody in works by Liszt, Berlioz, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, and many more
Saturday, August 22, 2020
The Arthurian Connection
The story of King Arthur, Guinevere, and the Knights of the Round Table, in works by Purcell, Wagner, MacDowell, Albéniz, Bax, and more.
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Saturday, August 15, 2020
The Keyboard Connection 2
Piano pieces from the delightful to the dramatic, by Haydn, Rossini, Bizet, Offenbach, Tchaikovsky, Villa-Lobos and more
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Saturday, August 8, 2020
The Gavotte Connection
The gavotte, from its origins in the Renaissance, to works by Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and more.
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Saturday, August 1, 2020
The Ninth Connection
The impact of Beethoven’s Ninth on Brahms, Bruckner, Dvorak, Mahler, Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, and Glass.
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Saturday, July 25, 2020
The Prelude Connection
The prelude—from Bach to Chopin, from Liszt to Debussy, to Gershwin.
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Saturday, July 18, 2020
The Rhapsody Connection
How composers have used the orchestral rhapsody to celebrate a particular nation or culture.
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Saturday, July 11, 2020
The Arranged Connection
Works by other composers re-imagined by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Ravel, Respighi and more
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Saturday, July 4, 2020
The America Connection
A celebration of American ideas and ideals, expressing a sense of national character and purpose during World War II
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Saturday, June 27, 2020
The Folk Song Connection
An exploration of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves and the English Folk Songs Suite, and the folk songs that inspired them.
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Saturday, June 20, 2020
The Masked Connection
Masquerade music by Strauss, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, Gounod, Prokofiev, and more
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