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Darius Milhaud: "Coviello,""Souvenir de Rio (Tango)" and "Final" from "Le Carnaval d'Aix," Op. 83b Pianist Jack Gibbons with the New London Orchestra and conductor Ronald Corp

Frederic Chopin: Etude in B Minor, Op. 25, No. 10 Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes

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David Diamond: First movement from Rounds for String Orchestra The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with conductor Gerard Schwarz

Joseph Lamb: "Bird Brain Rag" and "Firefly Rag" Pianist Virginia Eskon

The grande dame of American opera died Monday night at the age of 78. We'll pay tribute to this legend of the voice with excerpts from a conversation Fred Child had with her in 2002, as well as some of her greatest performances. We'll have arias from Verdi's "La Traviata" and Rossini's "The Siege of Corinth" during our first hour. Then we'll conclude the show with more of that conversation, as well as two of her greatest arias from Handel's "Julius Caesar" and Jules Massenet's "Manon."

Frederic Chopin: Etude in B Minor, Op. 25, No. 10 Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Menuet and Trio from String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421 The Ysaye String Quartet