
The Clara Connection
January 23, 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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January 23, 2021
January 30, 2021
February 6, 2021
The deep friendship between Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the great music it inspired.
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
Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances--and the original Renaissance lute pieces that inspired him
Shakespeare's Othello, in music by Rossini, Liszt, Dvorak, Verdi, and more.
Maritime music by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel and more.
The American West in music by Puccini, Grofe, Harris, Copland, and more.
The often surprising stories behind musical nicknames, from the “Air on the G String” to the “Moonlight” Sonata, and beyond.
Works for wind ensembles—large and small—by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius, Holst, and more