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40 Most Beautiful Love Themes

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It's said that music is the food of love, and this CD offers many different flavorful ingredients for a recipe of romance. 40 Most Beautiful Love Themes features over three-dozen familiar classical selections that have been inspiring lovers for decades (and even centuries). Selections include Mozart's "Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major" (the theme from Elvira Madigan), Tchaikovsky's "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet," Verdi's "La Traviata (Prelude to Act One)," Ravel's "Bolero (excerpt)," Bizet's "Carmen (Act 3 Entrace)," and many more.

© Mark Deming /TiVo

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1
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante (Excerpt)
Theodor Guschlbauer
00:03:41

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Maria-João Pires, MainArtist - Theodor Guschlbauer, Conductor - Gulbenkian Orchestra, Orchestra - Maria João Pires, Piano

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1974 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division

2
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture (Excerpt)
Kurt Masur
00:02:52

Kurt Masur, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Orchestra - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music UK Limited.

3
Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: XIII. Le cygne
Güher Pekinel
00:03:25

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Güher Pekinel, Piano, MainArtist - Süher Pekinel, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Éric Levionnais, Cello, FeaturedArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music UK Limited

4
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato (Excerpt)
London Symphony Orchestra
00:04:09

Sergei Rachmaninov, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Alexei Sultanov, Piano, MainArtist - Maxim Shostakovich, Conductor

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music UK Limited

5
Suite from Spartacus No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Excerpt)
Lawrence Foster
00:05:30

Aram Khachaturian, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited

6
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante (Excerpt)
Hugh Wolff
00:02:16

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Elisabeth Leonskaja, Piano, MainArtist - Hugh Wolff, Conductor - Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1992 Warner Music UK Limited

7
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
00:03:31

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Conductor - Arto Noras, Cello, MainArtist - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1993 Finlandia Records

8
La traviata : Prelude to Act 1 [Excerpt]
Carlo Rizzi
00:02:39

Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Carlo Rizzi, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1992 Teldec Classics International GmbH

9
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Excerpt)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
00:03:52

Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music UK Limited

10
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, CD 87, L. 86 (Excerpt)
Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
00:03:30

Claude Debussy, Composer - Alain Lombard, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1975 Warner Music UK Limited

11
String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, D. 46: II. Andante con moto (Excerpt)
Borodin Quartet
00:02:37

Franz Schubert, Composer - Borodin Quartet, String Quartet - Misha Milman, Cello, FeaturedArtist - Borodin String Quartet, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Limited

12
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (Excerpt)
Rudolf Albert
00:04:05

Berliner Symphoniker, Orchestra - Max Bruch, Composer - Rudolf Albert, Conductor - Joan Field, Violin, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1968 Warner Music UK Limited

13
Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scene. Moderato (Excerpt)
Alexander Lazarev
00:02:56

Alexander Lazarev, Conductor, MainArtist - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1993 Warner Music UK Limited

14
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto (Excerpt)
Armin Jordan
00:04:24

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Armin Jordan, Conductor - Maria-João Pires, MainArtist - Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestra - Maria João Pires, Piano

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1979 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division

15
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Excerpt)
New York Philharmonic
00:03:36

Gustav Mahler, Composer - New York Philharmonic, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1989 Warner Music UK Limited

16
Manon Lescaut : Act 3 Intermezzo
Kent Nagano
00:05:10

Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Kent Nagano, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1997 Erato Disques S.A.

17
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Excerpt)
Jean-François Paillard
00:02:16

Jean-Francois Paillard, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jacques Lancelot, Clarinet, MainArtist - Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1964 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division

18
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
András Schiff
00:08:14

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestra - Bernard Haitink, Conductor - András Schiff, Piano, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Limited

19
Mandolin Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo
Claudio Scimone
00:04:43

Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Claudio Scimone, Conductor, MainArtist - I Solisti Veneti, Orchestra - Ugo Orlandi, Mandolin

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Limited

20
Boléro, M. 81 (Excerpt)
Christoph von Dohnányi
00:05:07

Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra - Maurice Ravel, Composer - Christoph von Dohnanyi, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music UK Limited

21
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)
London Symphony Orchestra
00:06:40

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Alexei Sultanov, Piano, MainArtist - Maxim Shostakovich, Conductor

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music UK Limited

22
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod
BBC Symphony Orchestra
00:04:14

Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - Edward Elgar, Composer - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1992 Warner Music UK Limited.

23
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno (Excerpt)
The Brodsky Quartet
00:02:36

Brodsky Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist - Alexander Borodin, Composer

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music UK Limited

24
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei
Cyprien Katsaris
00:02:56

Robert Schumann, Composer - Cyprien Katsaris, Piano, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Limited

25
Tristan und Isolde : Act 3 Isoldes Liebestod [Orchestral Version]
Theodor Guschlbauer
00:06:48

Richard Wagner, Composer, Poet - Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Theodor Guschlbauer, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1976 Erato Classics S.N.C.

26
Carmen, WD 31: Prelude to Act 3
Lorin Maazel
00:02:54

Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Poet - Orchestre National De France, Orchestra - Ludovic Halevy, Poet - Lorin Maazel, Conductor, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Limited

27
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante (Excerpt)
Emmanuel Krivine
00:03:02

Vadim Repin, Violin, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Emmanuel Krivine, Conductor

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1996 Warner Music UK Limited

28
24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
Susanne Grützmann
00:02:12

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Susanne Grützmann, Piano, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music UK Limited

29
Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Adagio
Jacques Chambon
00:04:47

Karl Ristenpart, Conductor - Tomaso Albinoni, Composer - Jacques Chambon, Oboe, MainArtist - Saarland Radio Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1964 Warner Music UK LImited

30
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
Kurt Masur
00:04:53

Kurt Masur, Conductor, MainArtist - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Orchestra - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Limited.

31
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante
Cyprien Katsaris
00:04:29

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Eliahu Inbal, Conductor - Cyprien Katsaris, Piano, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music UK Limited.

32
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 : I. Aria (Adagio)
Arleen Auger
00:03:41

Arleen Auger, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker, Ensemble - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1981 Teldec Classics, a Warner Music UK Division.

33
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (Transcr. Tureck for Guitar)
Howard Griffiths
00:02:52

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Sharon Isbin, Guitar, MainArtist - Howard Griffiths, Conductor - Rosalyn Tureck, Arranger - Zürcher Kammerorchester, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2002 Warner Music UK Limited

34
Liebesträum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541
Anne Queffélec
00:04:20

Franz Liszt, Composer - Anne Queffelec, Piano, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1974 Erato Classics S.N.C.

35
Suite from the Gadfly, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance (Arr. Atovmyan) [Excerpt]
Chloë Hanslip
00:02:49

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Paul Mann, Conductor - Chloë Hanslip, Violin, MainArtist - Lev Atovmyan, Arranger

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited

36
Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation (Arr. for Violin and Piano)
Maxim Vengerov
00:04:59

Jules Massenet, Composer - Maxim Vengerov, Violin, MainArtist - Itamar Golan, Piano, FeaturedArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Limited

37
An der schönen blauen Donau Op.314 [Blue Danube Waltz] [Excerpt]
Armin Jordan
00:01:37

Johann Strauss II, Composer - Armin Jordan, Conductor, MainArtist - Basel Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1982 Erato Classics S.N.C.

38
3 Gymnopédies : III Lent et grave
Lawrence Foster
00:03:48

Claude Debussy, Orchestrator - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Eric Satie, Composer - Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 1985 Erato Classics S.N.C.

39
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello's Oboe Concerto, S. Z799)
Alessio Bax
00:04:23

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Alessio Bax, Piano, MainArtist

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 2004 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK

40
Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio (Excerpt)
Alexander Lazarev
00:03:31

Sergei Rachmaninov, Composer - Alexander Lazarev, Conductor, MainArtist - Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1994 Warner Music UK Limited

Album review

It's said that music is the food of love, and this CD offers many different flavorful ingredients for a recipe of romance. 40 Most Beautiful Love Themes features over three-dozen familiar classical selections that have been inspiring lovers for decades (and even centuries). Selections include Mozart's "Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major" (the theme from Elvira Madigan), Tchaikovsky's "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet," Verdi's "La Traviata (Prelude to Act One)," Ravel's "Bolero (excerpt)," Bizet's "Carmen (Act 3 Entrace)," and many more.

© Mark Deming /TiVo

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© 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK ℗ 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK

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