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February 13, 2009

The Music of Love

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. We'll celebrate a day early by featuring everything from a lovestruck, 17-year-old Shostakovich to the mature, heartbreaking love story between composer Peter Lieberson and his late wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Tune in for great performances from around the country, in honor of the day of love.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Antonin Dvorak
    Romantic Pieces Nos. 2 and 3, Op. 75
    Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Orli Shaham
  • Richard Rogers
    "My Funny Valentine"
    Voci Nobili with conductor Maria Gamborg Helbekkmo
    World Choral Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Thomas Morley
    "Joyne Hands"
    The Baltimore Consort
    National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
  • John Johnson
    "Green Garters"
    The Baltimore Consort
    National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    Piano Trio No. 1
    The Amelia Trio
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Frederic Chopin
    First movement from Piano Trio No. 1
    The Amelia Trio
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Peter Lieberson
    "If Your Eyes were not the Color of the Moon," from "Neruda Songs"
    Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor with the Aspen Chamber Symphony and conductor David Zinman
    Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado

hour 2

  • Clara Schumann
    Preludium and Fugue in F-sharp Minor
    Pianist Jozef De Beenhouwer
  • Christopher Theofanidis
    "Rainbow Body"
    The Juilliard Orchestra with conductor James DePreist
    The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York City
  • Robert Schumann
    Selections from "Three Romances for Violin and Piano," Op. 94
    Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk
    Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • Nico Muhly
    "The Failed Visit," from "The Reader"
    Studio musicians with conductor Nico Muhly
  • Gabriel Faure
    Pelleas and Melisande Suite, Op. 80
    The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra with conductor Tanya Ratner
    St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, Houston
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