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A piece he was writing about soccer, believe it or not, put Jay in mind of a song. So did the title of the latest Bond movie. There have been some passings in music recently: of Carlisle Floyd, Edita Gruberová, and Bernard Haitink. Jay pays tribute to these musicians, and, as usual, to music itself.
Trad., arr. Britten, “Come You Not from Newcastle?”
Trad., arr. ?, “Ain’t Got Time to Die”
Chopin, Etude in E major, Op. 10, No. 3
Chopin-Melichar, “In mir klingt ein Lied”
Floyd, “Ain’t it a pretty night,” from Susannah
Bellini, “Casta diva,” from Norma
Bruckner, Symphony No. 8