Theme & Variations
SUNDAYS @ 2PM
Theme & Variations introduces a new topic each week, presenting a wide range of music associated with that theme. Drawn from a millennium of Western classical music, the selections are an eclectic mix of familiar favorites and rarities. Theme and Variations is produced locally in Discover Classical's studios by host Joe Law.
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10/25
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The ongoing celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence continues this week with music by six living American composers: John Adams, William Bolcom, Valerie Coleman, Missy Mazzoli, Kevin Puts and Eric Whitacre.
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11/1
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This week’s program returns to the music form it’s named for, with sets of variations for two performers. The composers are Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Mauro Giuliani, Olivier Messiaen, Franz Schubert, Hale Smith and Carl Maria von Weber.
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11/8
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Celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will continue this week with American music composed or premiered in 1941. It’s by Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Morton Gould, Florence Price, William Schuman, Harold Shapero, William Grant Still and Igor Stravinsky.