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Daydreams and Lullabies

That’s a segment of Beethoven’s “8th Symphony,” from a CD called Daydreams and Lullabies, a Celebration of Poetry, Song and Classical Music.

Beethoven’s Wig

That’s part of Haydn’s “Surprise Symphony” set to words on a CD called Beethoven’s Wig,” which features such other favorites as Bach’s “Bouree” for guitar, Delibes’ “Pizzicato from Sylvia,” and a most astonishing version of Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.”

Symphonic Variations

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Some-Symphonic-Variations.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/22/2005 Symphonic Variations Transcript One of the fascinating stories in classical music has its beginning in this famous passage from Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Goldberg Variations”: Brief Sound Clip: These 32 short pieces were written in 1737 for an orphan and musical prodigy, Johann Gottlieb […]

Johann Sebastian Bach

That’s a little from the opening of the award-winning CD — Mr. Bach Comes to Call from “Classical Kids.”