True Romance
Love, longing and hearts swelling with grand passions – our 'True Romance' playlist brings together some of classical music's most emotional orchestral love scenes, alongside tender slow movements from symphonies, piano concertos and chamber music.
- Chopin • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor op. 21 B. 43 • II. LarghettoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor op. 21 B. 43
II. LarghettoMartha Argerich (Piano), Charles Dutoit
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal℗ 2014 - Khachaturian • Spartacus Suite No. 2 op. 82b (1955) • 1. Adagio of Spartacus and PhrygiaSpartacus Suite No. 2 op. 82b (1955)
1. Adagio of Spartacus and PhrygiaKirill Karabits, Bournemouth Symphony OrchestraJuly 2010, Dorset, The Lighthouse, Poole - Korngold • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op. 35 • II. Romanze. AndanteConcerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op. 35
II. Romanze. AndanteBaiba Skride (Violin), Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Göteborgs SymfonikerAugust 2017, Gothenburg Concert Hall - Zandonai • Francesca da Rimini RZ 6 (1914) • Act I • 9. Per la terra di maggio (Il Coro delle Donne)Francesca da Rimini RZ 6 (1914)
Act I • 9. Per la terra di maggio (Il Coro delle Donne)Kim-Lillian Strebel (Soprano), Benedicte Tauran (Soprano), Marija Jokovic (Soprano), Sally Wilson (Mezzo-soprano), Levente Molnár (Baritone), Aaron Judisch (Tenor), Christina Vasileva (Soprano), Viktória Mester (Mezzo-soprano), Se Hun Jin (Tenor), Martin Mühle (Tenor), Juan Orozco (Baritone), Adriano Graziani (Tenor), Fabrice Bollon
Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Opernchor des Theater Freiburg, Extrachor des Theater Freiburg, Vokalensemble der Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Freiburger Kammerchor2013, Freiburg, Konzerthaus Freiburg - Wagner • Tristan und Isolde WWV 90: Prelude (Act I) • Langsam und schmachtendTristan und Isolde WWV 90: Prelude (Act I)
Langsam und schmachtendHerbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker℗ 1988 - Strauss • Feuersnot op. 50 TrV 203: Love SceneFeuersnot op. 50 TrV 203: Love SceneChristian Thielemann, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin℗ 1996
- Tchaikovsky • Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy (3rd version, 1880) TH 42 • Andante non tanto quasi moderato - Allegro giustoRomeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy (3rd version, 1880) TH 42
Andante non tanto quasi moderato - Allegro giustoSemyon Bychkov, Czech Philharmonic2015, Prague, Rudolfinum - Rachmaninoff • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor op. 18 • II. Adagio sostenutoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor op. 18
II. Adagio sostenutoDaniil Trifonov (Piano), Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The Philadelphia Orchestra℗ 2018 - Berlioz • Roméo et Juliette op. 17 H 79 • Part II • No. 3 Nuit sereine. Scène d’amourRoméo et Juliette op. 17 H 79
Part II • No. 3 Nuit sereine. Scène d’amourMichèle Losier (Mezzo-soprano), Samuel Boden (Tenor), David Soar (Bass), Sir Andrew Davis
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony ChorusJanuary 2016, Croydon, Fairfield Halls Croydon - Beach • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C sharp minor op. 45 • III. LargoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra in C sharp minor op. 45
III. LargoAlan Feinberg (Piano), Kenneth Schermerhorn
Nashville SymphonyApril 2002, Tennessee, TPAC, Andrew Jackson Hall - Brahms • Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor op. 60 • III. AndantePiano Quartet No. 3 in C minor op. 60
III. AndanteCapuçon Quartet
Renaud Capuçon (Violin), Gérard Caussé (Viola), Gautier Capuçon (Violoncello), Nicholas Angelich (Piano)℗ 2008 - Rachmaninoff • Symphony No. 2 in E minor op. 27 • III. Adagio ma non troppoSymphony No. 2 in E minor op. 27
III. Adagio ma non troppoValery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra℗ 2018 - Tchaikovsky • Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64 TH 29 • II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna lizenzaSymphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64 TH 29
II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna lizenzaMariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic1984, Oslo, Oslo Philharmonic Concert Hall - Cilea • Adriana Lecouvreur: Intermezzo (Act II) • Adriana Lecouvreur, Intermezzo (Act 2)Adriana Lecouvreur: Intermezzo (Act II)
Adriana Lecouvreur, Intermezzo (Act 2)Gianandrea Noseda, BBC Philharmonic2010, Manchester, Studio 7, New Broadcasting House - Schoenberg • Gurrelieder: 10a. Orchestral Interlude (Part I) • I. 10a. Orchestral InterludeGurrelieder: 10a. Orchestral Interlude (Part I)
I. 10a. Orchestral InterludeRiccardo Chailly, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin℗ 1990 - Mahler • Symphony No. 6 in A minor • III. Andante moderatoSymphony No. 6 in A minor
III. Andante moderatoLorin Maazel, Wiener Philharmoniker℗ 1983 - Zemlinsky • Symphony No. 3 in B flat major (1897) • III. AdagioSymphony No. 3 in B flat major (1897)
III. AdagioJames Conlon, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln℗ 2005 - Chopin • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor op. 11 B. 53 • II. Romanze. LarghettoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor op. 11 B. 53
II. Romanze. LarghettoCharles Richard-Hamelin (Piano), Kent Nagano
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal℗ 2019 - Mahler • Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor • III. Abteilung • IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsamSymphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
III. Abteilung • IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsamSir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker℗ 2002 - Rózsa • Ben-Hur, Suite (1959) • 2. Love theme. Lento – Poco più largamente – TranquilloBen-Hur, Suite (1959)
2. Love theme. Lento – Poco più largamente – TranquilloJosé Serebrier, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra℗ 2011 - Brahms • Symphony No. 3 in F major op. 90 • III. Poco allegrettoSymphony No. 3 in F major op. 90
III. Poco allegrettoMarin Alsop, London Philharmonic Orchestra2005, London, Blackheath Halls - Puccini • Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo (Act III) • Lento espressivoManon Lescaut: Intermezzo (Act III)
Lento espressivoRiccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony OrchestraJune 2017, Chicago, Chicago Symphony Center, Orchestra Hall - Wagner • Tristan und Isolde WWV 90: Vorspiel und Liebestod (Prelude and Love-Death) • 2. Isoldes Liebestod (Act III). Sehr mässig beginnendTristan und Isolde WWV 90: Vorspiel und Liebestod (Prelude and Love-Death)
2. Isoldes Liebestod (Act III). Sehr mässig beginnendClaudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker2000, Berlin, Berliner Philharmonie, Großer Saal