Classical Music for Love

Classical Music for Love

Apple Music Classical

Updated 2 weeks ago

Love is a powerful inspiration. Some of classical music’s greatest works, from symphonies and concertos to sonatas and songs, have been composed in the throes of passion, requited or otherwise. Here’s a collection of arrangements and original works, from simple, heartfelt piano pieces to ardent operatic moments, all of which encapsulate the heart’s deepest feelings. This playlist is updated regularly by our editors, so if you like something, be sure to add it to your library.

No. 5, Lilacs (Transcr. Rachmaninoff for Solo Piano)

Alexander Malofeev

2:50

Love Story

Alberto Giurioli

3:23

No. 7, How Fair This Spot (Transcr. Volodos for Piano)

Nobuyuki Tsujii

2:35

Berceuse

Emmanuel Despax, Piatti Quartet

3:40

I. Aria. Lent

Philharmonia Orchestra, Oleg Caetani, Charlie Siem, Susanna Stefani Caetani

2:01

Barcarolle No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 26

4:46

Nocturne No. 13 in C Major, H. 45 "Rêverie-Nocturne"

5:35

X. October. Autumn Song. Andante doloroso e molto cantabile

5:55

Capulets and Montagues (Arr. Grjunes for Violin and Piano)

Nemanja Radulović, Laure Favre-Kahn

3:49

Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

6:38

Love Theme (From "Spartacus")

Jean-Michel Bernard

3:59

Once Upon A Time In America

Philippe Guilhon-Herbert

5:52

Thème de l’absence (From "Joyeux Noël")

Duncan Ward, Les Siècles, Renaud Capuçon

3:51

Variation 18. Andante cantabile

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2:54

No. 5, Schmücke dich, o Liebe Seele (Arr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)

2:04

Estrellita (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano)

Orion Weiss, Augustin Hadelich

2:58

III. Clair de lune

5:30

II. Intermezzo. Meno mosso (Excerpt) [Live from the 2022 Cliburn Competition]

Yunchan Lim, Marin Alsop, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

2:14

Var. 6, Andante

Martin Fröst, Pablo Ferrández, Svenska Kammarorkestern

2:53

II. Prière. Adagio cantabile

Raphaëlle Moreau, Edgar Moreau, Tanguy de Williencourt

4:54

II. Adagio sostenuto

Czech Philharmonic, Paavo Järvi, Khatia Buniatishvili

10:55

Gentle

4:29

No. 1, Andante

Guillaume Bellom

4:51

No. 2 in E Major. Lento (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem)

Raphaela Gromes, Olga Scheps

2:59

No. 3 in A-Flat Major (Classical Session)

4:46

No. 22 Blue Tears

2:50

Du bist die Ruh, D. 776, Op. 59 No. 3 (Arr. for Double Bass & Piano by Laurène Helstroffer Durantel)

Laurène Helstroffer Durantel, Roustem Saitkoulov

4:40

Julia Florida

4:20

Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (Transcribed by Alexander Siloti)

1:39

"Una furtiva lagrima"

Benjamin Bernheim, Emmanuel Villaume, Prague Philharmonia

4:39

Beau soir, L. 6 (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Jascha Heifetz)

Manon Galy, Jorge González Buajasán

2:30

III. Andante

Modestas Pitrenas, Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Simon Callaghan

8:02

I. Andante sostenuto (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem)

Olga Scheps, Raphaela Gromes

5:00

No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin

Jean-Paul Gasparian

2:49

No. 3, Daisies (Arr. for Piano Trio by Alexander Panfilov)

Christoph Croisé, Alexander Panfilov, Andrey Baranov

2:21

III. Scene in the Garden

Svetlin Roussev, Yeol Eum Son

7:01

No. 2, Liebesleid (Arr. Rachmaninoff for Piano)

Aurélien Pontier

4:35

II. Andante con moto tranquillo

Steven Isserlis, Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk

6:12

Over the Rainbow (Arr. for String Quartet by William Ryden)

3:39

Langsam (Version for Violin and Piano)

Svetlin Roussev, Yeol Eum Son

5:14

Kashmiri Song (Arr. for Piano by Hough) [Classical Session]

Martin James Bartlett

3:47

III. Tears

Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Babayan

5:15

The Way It Was

3:20

Autumn Leaves (Arr. Jérôme Ducros)

Gautier Capuçon, Jérôme Ducros

4:16

Londonderry Air "Farewell to Cucullain" (Arr. Kreisler for Violin, Cello & Piano)

Benjamin Grosvenor, Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason

4:17

Main Theme/Love Theme (From "Cinema Paradiso") [Arr. for Guitar by Sérgio Assad]

Plínio Fernandes

4:05

Salut d'Amour, Op. 12

Julien Quentin, Pablo Ferrández

3:01

No. 12, Abendlied (Arr. Golka)

Mariam Batsashvili

3:10

No. 1 in E-Flat Major

4:19

No. 5, The Dream (Arr. for Piano by Earl Wild)

3:36

Les chemins de l'amour, FP 106 (Arr. for Flute, Cello and Piano)

Miyuji Kaneko, Cocomi, Haruma Sato

3:17

La chanson d’Hélène (From "Les choses de la vie") [Arr. for Violin & Chamber Orchestra by Cyrille Lehn]

Duncan Ward, Renaud Capuçon, Les Siècles

2:28

"Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix"

Elīna Garanča, Yves Abel, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

6:15

Old Faithful

George Hart

3:38

Together Without You

3:27

When I Fall in Love (Arr. Evans) [Transcr. Trifonov for Piano]

Daniil Trifonov

2:59

Something Almost, But Not Quite

3:41

II. Adagio molto espressivo

Dénes Várjon, Antje Weithaas

6:59

Landscape to Light

James Ross, Maxwell Quartet

4:11

No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"

4:14

Cantabile, MS 109 (Arr. for Violin and Acoustic Guitar by Andy Poxon)

Anne Akiko Meyers, Jason Vieaux

3:38

Reflets (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Anonymous)

Jâms Coleman, Laura van der Heijden

2:47

Une vie d'amour (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Martin Ulikhanyan)

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan, Camille Thomas

3:59

Kiss the Rain

Robert Ziegler, Simon Rhodes, London Symphony Orchestra, HAUSER

4:24

Elegy (on a song by Sayat-Nova)

Jean-Paul Gasparian

4:05

Yo te quiero siempre

Pierre Solot

2:00

Cry Me a River (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

2:25

The Windmills of Your Mind (From "The Thomas Crown Affair") [Arr. for Violin & Chamber Orchestra by Cyrille Lehn] Approved

Duncan Ward, Les Siècles, Renaud Capuçon

3:16

Hier encore (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Mathieu Herzog)

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan, Camille Thomas

2:49

No. 1, Chanson de nuit

Roland Pöntinen, Ulf Wallin

3:54

A Walk with You

Yoojung Kim

2:20

Beau Soir, L. 6 (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Nicholas Canellakis)

Michael Stephen Brown, Nicholas Canellakis

2:41

VII. In Paradisum (Arr. for Piano by Hayato Sumino)

3:34

L’amour c’est comme un jour (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Martin Ulikhanyan)

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan, Camille Thomas

3:48

V. Sarabanda amorosa (Adagio)

Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Thomas Dunford

2:28

No. 8 in D Minor

3:56

No. 4, Lied der Mignon III (Arr. for Violin and Harp by Anja Linder)

Laurent Korcia, Anja Linder

3:06

Flower Duet (Arr. Naoumoff for Piano)

2:13

An die Musik, Op. 88 No. 4, D. 547 (Arr. Pontier for Piano)

Aurélien Pontier

2:30

No. 1, Storiella

Andrea Boscutti

2:49

No. 6, Valse sentimentale. Tempo di Valse

Khatia Buniatishvili

6:03

La chanson des vieux amants (Arr. for Mezzo-Soprano & Guitar by Gabriel Bianco)

Marina Viotti, Gabriel Bianco

4:39

I. Adagio sostenuto

5:23

Carried by the Breeze

Arielle Krebs, Francesco De Grazia

2:33

Nessun dorma

Prague Philharmonia, Carlo Rizzi, Jonathan Tetelman

3:01

Romance in F Major, Op. 36, R. 195 (Version for Cello & Piano)

Michael Stephen Brown, Nicholas Canellakis

2:51

I. Tarde de Outono

Olga Kopylova, Claudio Cruz

3:06

Reverie

3:38

II. Lento (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem)

Olga Scheps, Raphaela Gromes

2:45

I'll Bid My Heart Be Still (Version for Cello & Piano)

Antony Ingham, Gerald Peregrine

3:37

Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23

Augustin Hadelich, Orion Weiss

6:26

II. Langsam

Philharmonia Orchestra, Raphaël Merlin, Christian-Pierre La Marca

4:00