100 Must-Have Love Song Classics

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1Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
piano:
Daniel Gerrard
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg3:34
2Ständchen
Franz Schubert3:21
3Greensleeves
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:32
4After a Dream, Op. 7: No. 1
Gabriel Fauré3:15
5Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico
Pietro Mascagni3:33
6Carmen, Act I: Habanera - "L'amour Est un Oiseau Rebelle"
Georges Bizet4:03
7Love Dreams No. 3
Franz Liszt4:57
8La Boheme, Act I: Mimi's Aria - "Si Mi Chiamano Mimi" (Instrumental Version)
Giacomo Puccini4:49
9Plaisir d'amour
Jean‐Paul‐Égide Martini3:29
10Carnival Of The Animals: XIII. The Swan
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:10
11The Tales of Hoffman, Act IV: BarcaroleJacques Offenbach3:27
12NotturnoLili Boulanger3:05
13Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 1 "Das Abends" (In the Evening)Robert Schumann3:30
14Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10 Scene (Moderato)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:49
15Cradle Song: Lullaby
orchestra:
Budapest Strings
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms1:49
16Madama Butterfly, Act II: Butterfly's Aria - "Un Bel Di Vedremo" (Instrumental Version)
Giacomo Puccini4:22
17Romance in F Major, Op. 118: No. 5
Johannes Brahms3:57
18Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55: No. 4 Songs My Mother Taught Me
orchestra:
Budapest Strings
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi
recording of:
Gipsy Songs, op. 55: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1880-01 until 1880-02)
arrangement of:
Cigánské melodie, op. 55: IV. Když mne stará matka (Gypsy Songs: Songs My Mother Taught Me, for voice and piano)
Antonín Dvořák2:17
19Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 5 Melancholie
Edvard Grieg2:27
20Children's Corner: III. Serenade for the Doll
orchestra:
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Max Pommer
recording of:
Children's Corner, L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1906 until 1908-07)
arrangement of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll (original piano version)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113 (catch-all for arrangements)
Claude Debussy2:50
21Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82: III. Einsame Blumen (Lonely Flowers)
Robert Schumann2:04
22The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24, Part II: VII. Dance of the SylphidesHector Berlioz2:22
23The Magic Flute, K. 620, Act II: Pamina's Aria (Instrumental Version)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:04
24Melancholy GalliardJohn Dowland2:24
25Bagatelle for Piano in A Minor, WoO No. 59 "Für Elise"
piano:
Evelyne Dubourg, Misha Goldstein and Leonard Hokanson
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:51
26Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II: Dance of the Blessed SpiritsChristoph Willibald Gluck7:26
27The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act II: Cherubino's Aria - "Voi Che Sapete" (Instrumental Version)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:50
28Xerxes, HWV 40, Act I: Largo - "Ombra mai fu"
instruments and orchestra:
Budapest Strings
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel3:01
29Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27: No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio SostenutoLudwig van Beethoven5:25
30Psyché, M. 47, Part III: Psyche et Eros
César Franck7:36
31I Love You, Op. 41: No. 3
orchestra:
Budapesti Vonósok
recording of:
Hjertets melodier, op. 5, no. 3: Jeg elsker dig (for voice and piano)
composed in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 1864)
lyricist:
Hans Christian Andersen
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1864)
part of:
Hjertets melodier, op. 5 (for voice and piano)
Edvard Grieg1:34
32Songs Without Words, Op. 19: No. 6 Venetian Gondola Song
Felix Mendelssohn2:45
33Rigoletto, Act I: Gilda's Aria - "Caro Nome" (Instrumental Version)
Giuseppe Verdi4:54
34L'Elisir d'Amore, Act II: Nemorino's Aria - "Una furtiva lagrima"Gaetano Donizetti4:59
35Caro Mio Ben
cello:
Károly Botvay
orchestra:
Budapest Strings
recording of:
Caro mio ben
lyricist:
[anonymous]
previously attributed to:
Giuseppe Giordani and Tommaso Giordani
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
Tommaso Giordani3:09
36Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7 Träumerei
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Robert Schumann (in 1838)
arrangement of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
Robert Schumann3:05
37Children's Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd
orchestra:
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Max Pommer
recording of:
Children's Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1906 until 1908-07)
arrangement of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd (original piano version)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113 (catch-all for arrangements)
Claude Debussy2:48
38La Boheme, Act I: Love Duet - "O Soave Fanciulla"
Giacomo Puccini1:55
39Lyric Pieces, Op 43: No. 6 "To the Spring"
piano:
Jenő Jandó
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43: No. 6: Til våren (Lyric Pieces, Book III, op. 43: no. 6: To the Spring)
composer:
Edvard Grieg
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43 (Lyric pieces, book III, op. 43)
Edvard Grieg2:24
40Thais: Meditation
Jules Massenet5:08
41Samson and Dalila, Act II: Dalila's Aria - "Mon coeur s'ouvre"
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:49
42The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II, Scene I, "The Vision ": XVII. PanoramaПётр Ильич Чайковский3:02
43Romance in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: No. 1Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн3:12
44Gianni Schicchi: "O Mio Babbino Caro"Giacomo Puccini1:51
45Evening SongJosef Gabriel Rheinberger4:02
46Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act III: Rinaldo's Aria - "Lascia ch'io Pianga"Georg Friedrich Händel3:50
47Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance (Andante)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:42
48Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor, Op. 117: No. 1
recording of:
3 intermezzi, op. 117: Nr. 1 in Es‐Dur. Andante moderato (3 intermezzi, op. 117: No. 1 in E-flat major. Andante moderato)
premiered in:
London, England, United Kingdom (on 1893-01-30)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (in 1892)
part of:
3 intermezzi, op. 117
Johannes Brahms4:41
49Poème, Op. 41: No. 6
orchestra:
Budapest Strings
recording of:
Poème (orchestral excerpt of the Lento from symphonic poem “At Twilight”)
composer:
Zdeněk Fibich
arranger:
Ruud Bos
part of:
V podvečer, op. 39 (At Twilight, op. 39)
Zdeněk Fibich2:30
50La Boheme, Act I: Rodolfo's Aria (Instrumental Version)
Giacomo Puccini5:11
51Boyarina Vera Shulga: Cradle Song
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков4:20
52The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 10 Scene - "The Magic Castle"
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:06
53Carmen Suite No. 1: III. IntermezzoGeorges Bizet2:42
54Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveig's Song
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Yuri Ahronovitch
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song, do not use if there is a singer)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg5:13
55Carnival of the Animals: XI. Le Coucou Au Fond Des Bois (The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods)
orchestra:
Nemzeti Filharmonikus zenekar
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : IX. Le Coucou au fond des bois
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:10
56Madama Butterfly: Love Duet (Instrumental Version)
Giacomo Puccini7:16
57Romance in F-Sharp Major, Op. 28: No. 2Robert Schumann3:29
58Two Waltzes in A Major, Op. 54: No. 1 Moderato
orchestra:
Budapest Strings
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi
recording of:
2 Waltzes, op. 54, B. 105: No. 1: Moderato in A major (for strings, arr. of waltz no. 1)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1879-12-01 until 1880-01-17)
strings arranger:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1879-12-09 until 1880-03)
arrangement of:
Waltzes, op. 54, B. 101: no. 1: Moderato in A major
part of:
Waltzes, op. 54, B. 105 (for string quartet +double bass ad lib)
Antonín Dvořák3:43
59Préludes, Book I, L. 117: VIII. La Fille Aux Cheveux De LinClaude Debussy2:22
60Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht
alto vocals:
Vessela Zorova (in 1987-01)
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1987-01)
conductor:
Emil Tabakov (in 1987-01)
recorded at:
Зала „България“ in Sofia, Sofia-Grad, Bulgaria (in 1987-01)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht (Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”: 4. Primeval Light. Very solemn, but simple) (in 1987-01)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (from 1888 until 1894)
librettist:
[anonymous]
arrangement of:
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Urlicht
part of:
Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
Gustav Mahler5:28
61Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna Non Vidi Mai (Instrumental Version)
Giacomo Puccini2:55
62Cantata No. 147, BWV. 147 - "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"Johann Sebastian Bach3:50
63Dix - huitieme ordre: VI. rondeau le tic-toc-choc, ou les maillotinsFrançois Couperin2:38
64Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: "La Ci Darem La Mano" (Instrumental Version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:17
65Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. AirGeorg Friedrich Händel3:36
66Flute Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 10, RV 439, "La Notte": III. LargoAntonio Vivaldi1:27
67The Magic Flute, K. 620: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" (Instrumental Version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:58
68Violin Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1798)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)
Ludwig van Beethoven9:28
69Pastorale[anonymous]3:02
70The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act III: Contessa's Aria - "Dove sono" (Instrumental Version)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:20
71Rosamunde, Op. 26, D. 797: Romance
soprano vocals:
Mária Zádori
orchestra:
Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara
recording of:
Rosamunde, D. 797
composer:
Franz Schubert (in 1823)
librettist:
Helmina von Chézy
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien, Austria (on 1823-12-20)
Franz Schubert3:39
72Tosca: Tosca's Aria - "Visi D'arte" (Instrumental Version)
Giacomo Puccini3:14
73Mother Goose Suite (5 Pieces D'enfantines): Beauty and the Beast
Maurice Ravel4:26
74Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4 Notturno
piano:
Jenő Jandó
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano) (ended)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1891)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54
Edvard Grieg3:21
75L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: II. Intermezzo
Georges Bizet4:04
76Tango
Francisco Tárrega3:43
77Sister Angelica: Intermezzo
Giacomo Puccini3:56
78Impromptu in G-Flat Major, D. 899: No. 3
Franz Schubert5:27
79Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: III. Anitra's Dance
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitras dans (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitra’s Dance)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Anitras dans
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg3:39
80Lohengrin, Act III: Bridal Chorus
Richard Wagner5:44
81Romance in G Major, Op. 26
Johan Severin Svendsen7:46
82Suor Angelica: Aria - "Senza Mamma"Giacomo Puccini4:42
83Nocturne for Piano, No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27: No. 2Fryderyk Chopin6:01
84Grafin Mariza (Countess Mariza), Act I: "Wenn Es Abend Wird"
Imre Kálmán2:56
85Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48: II. WaltzПётр Ильич Чайковский3:47
86Nocturnes, L. 91: III. Sirènes
orchestra:
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Max Pommer
recording of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 : III. Sirènes
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1897-12 until 1899-12)
premiered at:
[concert]
part of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy10:48
8724 Preludes in F Major, Op. 28: No. 23Fryderyk Chopin1:28
88The Merry Widows of Windsor, Act III: Moon ChoirOtto Nicolai3:36
89Chanson Triste, Op. 40: No. 2
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:14
90Karelia Suite, Op. 11: II. Ballade (Tempo Di Menuetto)
orchestra:
Praque Festival Orchestra
recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11: II. Ballade (Karelia Suite, op. 11: II. Ballade, for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (in 1893)
part of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11 (Karelia Suite, op. 11)
Jean Sibelius6:25
91Romance in E Minor
Franz Liszt2:52
92Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to a Faun's Afternoon), L. 86
orchestra:
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Max Pommer
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur
premiered at:
[concert]
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:39
93Waldscenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82: No. 9 Abschied (Farewell)Robert Schumann3:27
94Madama Butterfly, Act II: Humming Chorus
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera Chorus (in 1987)
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra (in 1987)
conductor:
Rouslan Raichev (in 1987)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (in 1987)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:11
95Minuet in D MinorFranz Schubert5:55
96A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: NotturnoFelix Mendelssohn6:46
97The Queen of Spades, Act I: Duet Lisa - Paulina - "The Night Falls Down"Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:38
98Suite Bergamasque in D-Flat Major, L. 75. III. Claire de Lune "Moonlight"
orchestra:
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Max Pommer
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:18
99Tristan und Isolde, Act II: Love Duet (Instrumental Version)
Richard Wagner10:56
100Lemminkainen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela
cor anglais:
Christine Pendrill
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon
recording of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22: II. Tuonelan joutsen (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (in 1895)
part of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
Jean Sibelius9:10

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