Columnist and music critic Jay Nordlinger joins Mona for an excursion into classical music. No coat or tie required.

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Here’s a list of every musical piece played in the episode.

Thomas Tallis – Motet from the Gospel of John
Johann Sebastian Bach – Preludio from Partita in E major for solo violin
J.S. Bach (arr. Rachmaninoff) – Preludio (Bach/Rachmaninoff transcription)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Final movement from a String Quartet in C major
Léo Delibes – “Flower Duet” from Lakmé
Giuseppe Verdi – Duet from Otello
Antonín Dvořák – Humoresque
Antonín Dvořák – Humoresque (Jazz rendition)
Maurice Ravel – Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
Sergei Prokofiev – “Dance of the Knights” from Romeo and Juliet
Sergei Prokofiev – “Midnight” from Cinderella
Scott Wheeler – “If I Had a Wife” (song cycle Serenata)
Daniel Asia – “My Father’s Name Was” (from Breath and a Ram's Horn)
Lee Hoiby – “Goodbye, Goodbye World”
Philip Glass – Violin Concerto No. 2, The American Four Seasons, final movement

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