The Times 100: Love

The Times 100: Love

The Times and The Sunday Times

10 emotional masterpieces chosen by Times and Sunday Times critics

Barbara Strozzi
Diporti di Euterpe, Op. 7
Lagrime mie
Céline Scheen, Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón
Hector Berlioz
Roméo et Juliette, H 79, Op. 17 · “Romeo and Juliet”
Scène d'amour
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner
Clara Schumann
3 Songs, Op. 12
2. Liebst Du Um Schönheit
Barbara Bonney, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
II. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Staatskapelle Dresden, Hélène Grimaud
Richard Wagner
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 · “Tristan and Isolde”
"Mild Und Leise Wie Er Lächelt" (Isoldes Liebestod)
Herbert von Karajan, Jessye Norman, Vienna Philharmonic
Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B Minor, B 191, Op. 104
2. Adagio ma non troppo
Berlin Philharmonic, Mstislav Rostropovich, Herbert von Karajan
Sir Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61
II. Andante
Nikolaj Znaider, Colin Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden
George Walker
String Quartet No. 1, “Lyric”
Lyric for Strings (Live)
Asher Fisch, Seattle Symphony
Olivier Messiaen
Turangalîla-Symphonie, I/ 29
VI. Jardin du sommeil d'amour
Jeanne Loriod, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann
Vertigo Suite
III. Scène d'amour
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic

10 Tracks, 1 hour 33 minutes