With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, all thoughts turn to love and associated gestures of affection. Maybe you will be treated to a nice romantic dinner, a bouquet of flowers, or delectable sweets. But with some degree of certainly, you will receive a kiss. Depending on the nature of the relationship, however, a kiss is not just a kiss! Valentine’s was first associated with the chivalric tradition, and nobody delivers musical chivalry like Frédéric Chopin. If your first public kiss was paired with the music of Tchaikovsky it will become unforgettable, while there is nothing more suitable for a romantic kiss than Franz Schubert’s musical embrace. Johannes Brahms, on the other hand, will surely take you into the realm of passion. Just make sure that come next morning, you keep all your expensive gifts!
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky: “Allegro con grazia” from Symphony 6
Franz Peter Schubert: “Adagio” from Sonata in A minor, D. 821
Johannes Brahms: “Adagio” from Clarinet Quintet Op. 115
Jule Styne: “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” from Gentlemen prefer Blondes
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