Program

Ástor Piazzolla, Oblivion

Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

Claudio Monteverdi, L'Incoronazione di Poppea

III, Finale: "Pur ti miro" (Poppea, Nerone)

Sergei Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18

2. Adagio sostenuto

Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90

3. Poco allegretto

Marius Petipa/Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty

Aurora and Desire's Pas de deux

Franz Schubert, Auf dem Strom for Tenor, Horn and Piano, D. 943

Franz Liszt, Liebestraum in A flat, S. 541 No. 3 "Love Dream"

Joseph Canteloube, Chants d'Auvergne

Baïlèro

Frédéric Chopin, Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor

4. Adagietto: Sehr langsam

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor"

2. Adagio un poco mosso

Claude Debussy, Suite bergamasque

III. Clair de lune

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Op. 35

3. The Young Prince and the Young Princess

Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

4. Finale: Allegro moderato – Moderato assai – Meno moderato e poco a poco ravvivando il tempo – Tempo I – Largamente e pesante – Poco largamente – Molto largamente

Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde, Prelude and Liebestod (Orchestral version)

Mats Ek/Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Anders Högstedt, Juliet & Romeo

Franz Liszt, Three Concert Etudes, S. 144

Un Sospiro

Sergei Rachmaninov, Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27

3. Adagio

Franz Schubert, Four impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899

No. 3 in G flat major (Andante)

1 hour of the most romantic melodies

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The greatest composers are able to distill the earth-shaking emotion of great love stories into music, using rhythm, intensity, and melody to capture a feeling that makes our hearts skip a beat. This one-hour compilation features some of our favorite passionate moments in classical music, including solo piano works by Liszt, Chopin, and Debussy; symphonic outpourings by Mahler, Sibelius, Brahms, and Rimsky-Korsakov; memorable ballet themes by Tchaikovsky; exquisite songs by Schubert and Canteloube; and a beloved Piano Concerto by Rachmaninov with a melody so instantly and iconically romantic it was made into a chart-topping pop hit…