Love Greetings couples melodies that are passionate, bold and affirming with gentler tunes that play like soft musical caresses. Not all of these pieces were written with love in mind, but each of the melodies will touch your heart.
Tune in to Love Greetings: February 14 at 9 pm
Edward Elgar
Love's Greeting
Nigel Kennedy, violin; Peter Pettinger, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Paganini Variation #18
City of Birmingham Symphony
Simon Rattle, conductor; Cecile Ousset, piano
Leo Delibes
Lakme: Flower Duet
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor; Joan Sutherland and Jane Berbie
Jules Massenet
Thais: Meditation
National Philharmonic
Richard Bonynge, conductor; Nigel Kennedy, violin
Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard, conductor; Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
Michel Colombier
Emmanuel
English Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor; Branford Marsalis, saxophone
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto #21: Andante
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor; Rudolf Serkin, piano
Malcom Arnold
Four Scottish Dancers: Allegretto
The Philharmonia
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Fritz Kreisler
Love's Sorrow
Pinchas Zuckerman, violin; Marc Neikrug, piano
Peter Tchaikovsky
Romeo & Juliet: Love Theme
Philharmonia Orchestra
Johann Sebastian Bach
Piano Concerto #5: Largo
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor; Andrei Gavrilov, piano
Sylvie Bodorova
Canzone of Love
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Jiri Behlohlavek, conductor; Lubomir Brabec, guitar
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Joseph Canteloube
Songs of the Auvergne: Bailero
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor; Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
Franz Liszt
Love Dream #3
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto #2: Andante
Royal Philharmonic
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Helen Grimaud, piano
Johann Pachelbel
Canon
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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Mark Perzel has worked in the radio industry for more than twenty years. He began in the business when he was a teenager in Charlotte, North Carolina, volunteering for a public radio station. He attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, majoring in broadcasting and minoring in violin performance. In addition to his music announcing work, he's held the posts of Operations Manager at WFAE Charlotte, and producer for the University of Alabama Sports Radio Network. He has performed speaking parts with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Opera Theatre, and the Linton Music Series, and done voiceover work for numerous commercials and industrial videos. Mark is the Executive Producer at WGUC, Cincinnati's Classical Public Radio, and hosts classical music weekday evenings.
Mark Perzel has worked in the radio industry for more than twenty years. He began in the business when he was a teenager in Charlotte, North Carolina, volunteering for a public radio station. He attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, majoring in broadcasting and minoring in violin performance. In addition to his music announcing work, he's held the posts of Operations Manager at WFAE Charlotte, and producer for the University of Alabama Sports Radio Network. He has performed speaking parts with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Opera Theatre, and the Linton Music Series, and done voiceover work for numerous commercials and industrial videos. Mark is the Executive Producer at WGUC, Cincinnati's Classical Public Radio, and hosts classical music weekday evenings.
