Saturdays On Point

Saturdays at 1:00 pm Eastern

Fall 2026


Saturdays On Point brings the magic of ballet every Saturday at 1:00 pm Eastern, featuring full performances of beloved ballets by world-renowned orchestras.

September

  • September 5 — Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
  • September 12 — Baroque-era ballets
    George Frideric Handel: Alcina
    Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion
    Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ballet de Xerxes
  • September 19 — Cécile Chaminade: Callirhoë
  • September 26 — Fall Equinox
    Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons
    Giuseppe Verdi: Seasons ballet from I vespri siciliani
    Knudåge Riisager: Suite from Twelve by Mail

October

  • October 3 — Hans Christian Lumbye: Napoli
  • October 10 — Classical-era ballet
    Paul Wranitzky: The Forest Maiden
    Ludwig van Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus
  • October 17 — Frédéric Chopin: Les Sylphides
  • October 24 — Suites from favorite ballets
    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty · Copland: Rodeo · Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet · Stravinsky: The Firebird · Delibes: Coppélia
  • October 31 — Halloween: ghosts, spiders, and pumpkins!
    Adam: Suite from Giselle · Roussel: The Spider’s Feast · Prokofiev: Suite from Cinderella · Minkus: Suite from La Bayadère · Rieti: The Night Shadow

November

  • November 7 — Léo Delibes: La Source
  • November 14 — Manuel de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat
  • November 21 — Adolphe Adam: Orfa
  • November 28 — Thanksgiving weekend — Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Now Playing

Nocturne in A for Flute and Guitar, Op. 190

Composed by

Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)

Performed by

Rampal/Lagoya

Label

CBS

Catalog Number

42130

Today's Playlist

4:47pm Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 No. 2 "Il favorito"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Ritchie/Academy Ancient Music/Hogwood

5:02pm Children's Games, Op. 22 (Jeux d'enfants)

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

5:14pm Three Piano Pieces, D. 946

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

5:41pm Overture to The Silken Ladder

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

London Classical Players/Norrington

5:48pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Let God Arise

Composed by

John Ward (c.1590-1638)

Performed by

Magdalena Consort/Fretwork/Hunt

6:08pm Four Figurations on Flow my Tears

Composed by

Jacob van Eyck (1589-1657)

Performed by

Frans Bruggen

6:20pm Concerto Op. 9 No. 2 for oboe & strings in D minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751), transcr. Simon Wright

Performed by

Balsom/Pinnock’s Players/Pinnock

6:34pm Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Edwin Barker

7:01pm Concerto No. 10 in E flat for 2 Pianos, K. 365

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Soloists/Swiss Romande Orchestra/Nagano

7:26pm Samori: Overture

Composed by

Georg Joseph Vogler (1749-1814)

Performed by

Munich Radio Orchestra/Griffiths

7:36pm Piano Trio in E flat, Op. 101 No. 1

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

8:01pm Fantasie in C, Op. 17

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Marco Mantovani

8:34pm Symphony No. 13, "The Journey"

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Angus

9:01pm La Source

Composed by

Alphonse Hasselmans (1845-1912)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

9:06pm Ave Maria

Composed by

Josquin des Prez (c1450 -1521)

Performed by

Chanticleer/Jennings

9:15pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy, orchestrated by Andre Caplet

Performed by

Rheinland-Pfalz State PO/Segerstam

9:20pm Lute Suite in A minor (originally C minor), BWV 997

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

9:44pm Bailero (Shepherd Song) from Songs of the Auvergne

Composed by

Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957)

Performed by

Fleming/English Chamber Orchestra/Tate

9:52pm Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Mutter/Orkis

10:00pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Garcia/English Chamber Orchestra/Menuhin

10:15pm Lullaby

Composed by

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

Performed by

Quire Cleveland/Bennett

10:23pm Serenade in E for Strings, Op.22

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

10:55pm Nuvole bianche

Composed by

Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955)

Performed by

Ludovico Einaudi

11:02pm O felix anima

Composed by

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)

Performed by

Sequentia

11:10pm Espana, Op. 165

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Pierre Huybregts

11:30pm Pie Jesu from Requiem

Composed by

Karl Jenkins (1944-)

Performed by

Serendipity/Cor Caerdydd/West Kazakhstan Philharmonic/Jenkins

11:36pm Ave Maria, Op. 61

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Harnoy/London Philharmonic/Mackerras

11:46pm Music selected by the announcer