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

Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Barenboim

Label

Warner Classics

Catalog Number

2147483647

Today's Playlist

3:00am Serenade No. 7 in D, K. 250 "Haffner"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Nishizaki/Capella Istropolitana/Wildner

4:05am Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Gardner

4:17am Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B flat, Op. 11

Composed by

Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838)

Performed by

Hartman/New York Scandia Symphony/Matson

4:44am Suite No. 1 in B flat for Winds

Composed by

Matthieu-Frederic Blasius (1758-1829)

Performed by

Mozzafiato

5:01am Quartet in E minor for Flute and Strings

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Stern/Rampal/Rostropovich/Spaeter

5:11am Symphony in D Minor, Ben. 160

Composed by

Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831)

Performed by

Camerata Pro Musica/Birnbaum

5:37am Suite in D from Water Music

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Prague Chamber Orch/Mackerras

5:49am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 19

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Johannesen/Radio Luxembourg Orchestra/Froment

6:16am Gavotte Poudree

Composed by

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)

Performed by

Minsk Philharmonic/Frontalini

6:21am Theme and Variations, Op. 58

Composed by

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)

Performed by

de Barberiis/Rome Symphony/La Vecchia

6:37am Overture to The Thieving Magpie

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

6:48am Concerto in C for Two Harpsichords

Composed by

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)

Performed by

Buckley/Scimone/I Solisti Veneti

7:00am 3rd mvt (Scherzo) from Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Vanska

7:08am String Quartet in E flat, Op. 17 No. 3

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Kodaly Quartet

7:29am Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber, orch. by Hector Berlioz

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

7:42am Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

7:53am Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

Seattle Symphony/Schwarz

8:00am Autumn from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Bell/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

8:13am Sorcerer's Apprentice

Composed by

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Almeida

8:25am Habanera

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Entremont/Lee

8:30am Overture to Fidelio

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

8:38am Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata 208

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Ogdon/Lucas

8:45am Overture to Bluebeard

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Marriner

8:49am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385 "Haffner"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

9:21am Cello Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 58

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Hisasue/Sato

9:48am Symphony Concertante for Two Harps

Composed by

Francois-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829)

Performed by

Laskine/le Dentu/Paillard Chamber Orch/Paillard

10:01am Grand Concerto in F for Bassoon

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Gonella/International Orchestra of Italy/Dini-Ciacci

10:30am Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Janis/Minneapolis Symphony/Skrowaczewski

11:01am La plus que lente

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Claudio Arrau

11:09am Symphony No. 093 in D

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Fischer

11:34am Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite española, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

P. Romero

11:41am Siegfried Idyll

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

NY Philhamonic/Boulez

12:00pm Valses sentimentales, Op. 50, D.779

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

12:11pm Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Levin/Academy of Ancient Music/Egarr

12:41pm Suite, Op. 63

Composed by

Paul Graener (1872-1944)

Performed by

Shostac/Perry

12:54pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Overture in D

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Chamber Orch/Leppard

1:08pm Ballet Music from Le Cid

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Bonynge

1:28pm Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Boston Baroque/Pearlman

1:49pm Rhapsody under a High Sky

Composed by

A.J. Potter (1918-1980)

Performed by

RTE Sinfonietta/O'Duinn

2:01pm Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 46

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Leppard

2:17pm Nonet in F minor, Op. 2

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Chineke! Chamber Ensemble

2:45pm Fantasy in G for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 111

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Johannesen/Radio Luxembourg Orch./Froment

3:00pm Petite Suite (for flute, viola and harp)

Composed by

Stephen Paulus

Performed by

Cosmos Trio

3:13pm Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

3:27pm String Quartet No. 10 in E flat, Op. 51

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Panocha Quartet

4:00pm Fantasie Brillante

Composed by

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889)

Performed by

Marsalis/Eastman Wind Ensemble/Hunsberger

4:09pm March from Second Suite in F, Op. 28 No. 2

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Cleveland Symphonic Winds/Fennell

4:14pm Harp Concerto in B flat, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Robles/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Brown

4:26pm A Mi Madre

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

David Russell

4:32pm Piano Trio No. 22 in A, Hob. XV:9

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Mendelssohn Piano Trio

4:45pm Trio Sonata in B flat, BuxWV 273

Composed by

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Performed by

Linden/Mortensen/Holloway

5:00pm Overture to Semiramide

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

5:13pm Allegro spiritoso from Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D

Composed by

Charles Avison, after Domenico Scarlatti

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

5:18pm Elegy for Strings, Op. 58

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

5:23pm Concerto in D for 4 Violins

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua of Cologne/Goebel

5:30pm Tales from the Vienna Woods

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

5:43pm Polovtsian March from Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

5:48pm Symphony No. 4 in F

Composed by

William Boyce (1711-1779)

Performed by

Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Thomas

5:55pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Alexis Weissenberg

6:01pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat, "Triangle"

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Rubinstein/RCA Victor Symphony/Wallenstein

6:20pm Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Dosse/Petit/Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestra/Faerber

6:43pm Impromptu No. 1 in A flat, Op. 29

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Stanislav Bunin

6:49pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Brazilian Popular Suite

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

P. Romero

7:23pm Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K. 482

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

de Larrocha/Vienna Symphony/Segal

8:00pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

8:52pm Passacaglia in B flat

Composed by

Rupert Ignaz Mayr (1646-1712)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua Cologne/Goebel

9:00pm Piano Sonata in D, D. 850

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Benjamin Hochman

9:40pm Trio in G for 2 Flutes and Cello, Op. 16 No. 4

Composed by

Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)

Performed by

Hanoverian Ensemble

9:49pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

French National Orchestra/Gatti

10:00pm The Bells of St. Genevieve

Composed by

Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Performed by

Harnoncourt Trio

10:10pm Serenade No. 10 in B flat (for winds), K. 361 “Gran Partita”

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Champs Elysees/Herreweghe

11:00pm Prelude, Chorale & Fugue, FWV 21

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Smith/Sellick

11:20pm Solveig's Song from Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

11:27pm Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Shifrin/Rosenberger

11:51pm Music selected by the announcer