Musical References for Playing by Heart

 

Playing by Heart is a musical immersion! When researching the songs and instrumental pieces to include in Sylvie and her friends' journey through Oberlin College's Conservatory of Music, I listened to many of the selections as played on YouTube for inspiration and how to write about them, the emotions stirred within the performances, and the technical aspects of all the music you will read about in the book. I urge you to listen along as you read and enjoy the performances as I did while researching these remarkable musical pieces. Here is the curated list for your enjoyment!

YouTube Videos with musical selections from Playing by Heart

 

Mozart’s "Queen of the Night" aria from The Magic Flute performed by Sabine Devielhe

https://youtu.be/tZT4DoTx0fU

 

Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Scheherazade" violin solo performed by Robert Kwiatkowski

https://youtu.be/6kaQNPPuizs

 

Rachmaninov’s "Etudes Tableaux Opus 39, number 1 in C minor" performed by Yuja Wang

https://youtu.be/mAEM5q5YFtg

 

George Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue" performed by Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic 1976

https://youtu.be/cH2PH0auTUU

 

Debussy’s "Beau Soir" performed by Natalie Perez

https://youtu.be/whmb_9wLX7Q

 

George Gershwin’s "Someone to Watch Over Me" performed by Jean Louisa Kelly in Mr. Holland’s Opus

https://youtu.be/3A84-s9RyNw