Classically Speaking

In films both tragic and comic, Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto seems to be the music of choice for cheating hearts.

Brief Encounter (1945)

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Thanks to Carol, a listener who wrote in about this music (and the song Full Moon and Empty Arms) after hearing it yesterday on Performance Today (you can still hear the full concerto their site for a week).