The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever! |
| 1.
| Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G string 3:36
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| 2.
| Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23: Morning 4:17
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| Composed by Edvard Grieg |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| 3.
| Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon in D major 5:03
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| Composed by Johann Pachelbel |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| 4.
| Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 3:32
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Choir of King's College, Cambridge |
| 5.
| Gymnopedie for piano No. 1 2:52
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| Composed by Erik Satie |
| Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Louis Frémaux |
| Additional Notes: orchestrated by Debussy, Claude |
| 6.
| Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: II: Andante 5:23
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Performed by Stephen Hough and The Hallé |
| Conducted by Bryden Thomson |
| 7.
| Lakmé, opera: Viens, Mallika 4:21
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| Composed by Léo Delibes |
| Performed by Theatre National de L'opera-Comique Choeur et Orchestre,
Mady Mesplé and Danielle Millet |
| Conducted by Alain Lombard |
| 8.
| Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: In Paradisum 3:49
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| Composed by Gabriel Fauré |
| Conducted by David Willcocks |
| Performed by Choir of King's College, Cambridge and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London |
| 9.
| Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 4:58
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| Composed by Claude Debussy |
| Performed by Moura Lympany |
| 10.
| Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II: Andante 4:31
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| Composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy |
| Conducted by Efrem Kurtz |
| Performed by Yehudi Menuhin and New Philharmonia Orchestra of London |
| 11.
| The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements 2:54
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| Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Performed by Jacqueline du Pré and Osian Ellis |
| 12.
| Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"): II: Lento e largo-Tranquillissimo 4:33
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| Composed by Henryk Mikolaj Górecki |
| Conducted by Jacek Kaspszyk |
| Performed by Zofia Kilanowicz and Krakow Symphony Orchestra |
| 13.
| Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): II: Andantino 4:02
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Performed by James Galway,
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Fritz Helmis |
| Conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
| 14.
| Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: II-Largo 2:09
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| Composed by Antonio Vivaldi |
| Performed by Camerata Lysy Gstaad and Yehudi Menuhin |
| 15.
| Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Nimrod 3:58
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| Composed by Edward Elgar |
| Conducted by Adrian Boult |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
| 16.
| Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114): Song to the Moon 5:03
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| Composed by Antonin Dvorák |
| Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra and Lucia Popp |
| Conducted by Stefan Soltesz |
| 17.
| Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 18 3:01
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| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov |
| Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Cécile Ousset |
| Conducted by Simon Rattle |
| 18.
| Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50 6:46
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| Composed by Gabriel Fauré |
| Conducted by David Willcocks |
| Performed by Gareth Morris |
| 19.
| Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166): Zion hört die Wächter singen 3:29
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Performed by Consortium Musicum and South German Madrigal Choir & Consortium Musicum |
| 20.
| Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni): Realized by Giazotto 5:53
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| Composed by Tomaso Albinoni |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| 21.
| Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275) 3:57
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| Composed by Luigi Boccherini |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Additional Notes: arranged by Woodhouse |
| 22.
| Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056: II: Largo 3:29
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Andrei Gavrilov |
| 23.
| Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thäis") 5:06
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| Composed by Jules Massenet |
| Conducted by Neville Marriner |
| Performed by Hans Kalafusz |
| 24.
| Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: I: Adagio sostenuto 3:59
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| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Performed by Moura Lympany |
| 25.
| Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Belle nuit, ô njit d'amour (Barcarolle) 3:52
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| Composed by Jacques Offenbach |
| Performed by René Duclos Choir,
Jeannine Collard,
Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra, Monte Carlo and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf |
| Conducted by André Cluytens |
| 26.
| Coppélia, ou La fille aux yeux d'émail, ballet: Prayer 3:50
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| Composed by Léo Delibes |
| Conducted by Jean-Baptiste Mari |
| Performed by Paris National Opera Orchestra |
| 27.
| Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Adagio (excerpt) 4:41
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| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Conducted by Thomas Beecham |
| Performed by Jack Brymer and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 28.
| Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo 3:44
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| Composed by Pietro Mascagni |
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti |
| Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra of London |
| 29.
| Serenade for string orchestra in E major, B. 52 (Op. 22): I: Moderato 4:44
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| Composed by Antonin Dvorák |
| Performed by London Chamber Orchestra |
| Conducted by Christopher Warren-Green |
| 30.
| Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro 2:45
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| Composed by Giacomo Puccini |
| Performed by Montserrat Caballé and London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Charles Mackerras |
| 31.
| Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love") 4:42
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| Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Conducted by John Barbirolli |
| Performed by City of London Sinfonia |
| 32.
| Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II: Adagio sostenuto (Opening) 4:35
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| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov |
| Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Cécile Ousset |
| Conducted by Simon Rattle |
| 33.
| Nocturne for string orchestra (arranged by Malcolm Sargent from String Quartet No. 2): (Excerpt) 4:01
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| Composed by Alexander Borodin |
| Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| 34.
| Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: II: adagio (Opening) 4:48
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| Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo |
| Performed by Julian Bream and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Simon Rattle |
| 35.
| Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 6:24
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| Composed by Samuel Barber |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 36.
| Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: Act III: Entr'acte 2:32
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| Composed by Georges Bizet |
| Performed by Orchestre National de France |
| Conducted by Seiji Ozawa |
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