The African-American Connection
June 19, 2021
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 featured recordings is added once the program has aired.
Upcoming Shows
The 1876 Connection
June 26, 2021
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July 3, 2021
LATEST SHOW | Saturday, June 12, 2021
The March Connection
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Saturday, April 3, 2021
The Ocean Connection 2
Music of the sea, with works by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Strauss, and more
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Saturday, March 27, 2021
The Fugue Connection
A fugal festival, with music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, Gershwin, Hovhaness, and Villa Lobos.
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Saturday, March 20, 2021
The Music Connection
Music about music—from Handel to Bernstein
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Saturday, March 13, 2021
The Borrowed Connection
Why Handel’s recycling of other composers’ music has been called creative borrowing, by some, plagiarism by others.
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Saturday, March 6, 2021
The Adagio Connection
Memorable music by Albinoni, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Rodrigo and Barber
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Saturday, February 27, 2021
The Left Hand Connection
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.
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Saturday, February 20, 2021
The Debussy-Chopin Connection
Chopin’s influence on Debussy as the Frenchman developed his own, utterly individual style
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Saturday, February 13, 2021
The Love Connection
Tucked into Antonin Dvorak's great Cello Concerto is a melody he’d written 30 years earlier--one of many songs composed in his youth for the first real love of his life.
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Saturday, February 6, 2021
The Italian Connection
Five works inspired by the music, people and scenery of Italy--by Elgar, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, and Richard Strauss.
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Saturday, January 30, 2021
The Hymn Connection
Two of the 20th century’s most popular orchestral works are based on hymns—one from 16th century England, and the other from 19th century America.
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