Episode 58: The Love Connection Heifetz on Air

Romance is in the air with some heart-strung melodies from Johannes Brahms, Edward Elgar, Josef Suk, and more. And we’ll also mark Valentine’s Day *and* the Lunar New Year with the touching Chinese tale of the “Butterfly Lovers,” brought to life on the Heifetz stage.
This Episode’s Playlist
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1068II. AirLiana Branscome, Isabella Gorman, Strauss Shi, violins  |  Steven Baloue, viola  |  Benjamin Fried, cello | Mishe Bjerken, bassChrist Lutheran Church, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 03.22.2022
Josek Suk: Song of Love, Op. 7Fiona Khoung-Huu, violin  |  Rohan de Silva, pianoFrancis Auditorium | Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2022
Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt]Lynne Mackey, pianoHouse concert, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording 11.19.2020
Johannes Brahms: Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1II. Andante un poco adagioIV. VivaceAndrew Gonzalez, viola  |  Anton Smirnoff, pianoFrancis Auditorium | Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.09.2015
Edward Elgar: Salut D’Amour, Op. 12Julia Angelov, violin  |  Zhenni Li-Cohen, pianoKreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DCHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.19.2019
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93II. Largo [excerpt]Robby Brown, Guitar  |  Danny Yehun Jin, violin  |  Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin  |  Matt Cohen, viola  | Zhihao Wu, celloLinehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore Country, MDHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.18.2018
Chen Gang / He Zhanhao: The Butterfly Lovers ConcertoJi-Won Song, violin  |  Beilin Han, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin UniversityHeifetz Institute Recording | 07.16.2016



Go Deeper
Check out violinist Ji-Won Song‘s “audio roadmap” to the Chinese folkloric epic The Butterfly Lovers, featured on this episode.
Then there was the time when the traveling LOVEworks sculpture from the Virginia Tourism Office alighted on the Heifetz campus…
Check out this playlist  of classical pieces to celebrate the Lunar New Year!