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CD 1 – RELAXING BAROQUE
J.S. BACH
1 Sheep may safely graze (Cantata No.20 (arr. Marriner)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
1984
PACHELBEL
2 Canon in D
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
1974/1997*
J.S. BACH
3 Air ‘on the G string’ (Suite No.3 in D BWV106
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
1974/1997*
VIVALDI
4 The Four Seasons – Concerto No.4 in F minor ‘Winter’ (II. Largo)
Yehudi Menuhin violin, Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy
1981
HANDEL
5 Ombra mai fu (Largo) (Serse)
Gérard Lesne alto • Il Seminario Musicale
1995 EMI France
HANDEL
6 Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.12 – III Larghetto e piano
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin
1964/1999*
J. S. BACH
7 Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cantata No.147)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir David Willcocks
1972/1989*
HANDEL
8 Sarabande (Keyboard Suite in D minor)
Andrei Gavrilov (piano)
1982/1996*
J.S. BACH
9 Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056 – II. Largo
Andrei Gavrilov (piano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
1987
VIVALDI
10 Concerto for Two Mandolins in G RV532 – II. Andante
Europa Galante • Fabio Biondi
2002 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
J.S. BACH
Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1043
11 II. Largo ma non tanto
Jonathan Rees & Jane Murdoch (violins)
Scottish Ensemble / Jonathan Rees
1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
HANDEL
12 Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo) (arr. Craig Leon & Isobel Cooper)
Izzy soprano
Fabio Zanon guitar • Julia Thornton harp
National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah
2002 Virgin Records Ltd
From Izzy’s album ‘New Dawn’
GLUCK
13 Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
1977/1984*
J.S. BACH
14 Zion hört die Wächter singen (Cantata No.140)
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor • Consortium Musicum
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
1967/1990* EMI Electrola GmbH
HANDEL
15 Water Music – Air from Suite No.1 in F
Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti
1985
VIVALDI
16 Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) – II. Largo
Sharon Isbin guitar
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster
1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
J.S BACH
17 Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV1029 – II Adagio (opening)
Jordi Savall viola da gamba • Ton Koopman harpsichord
1978/1989* EMI Electrola GmbH
ALBINONI (realised Giazotto)
18 Adagio in G minor (extract)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
1974/1986*
CD 2 – RELAXING MOZART & BEETHOVEN
MOZART
1 Serenade in G ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ K525 – II. Romance (Andante)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
1977/1997*
2 Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299 – II. Andantino (extract)
James Galway flute • Fritz Helmis harp
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
1972/1985*
3 Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte)
Margaret Marshall soprano • Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano • José van Dam bass
Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti
1983
Live recording
4 Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331 – I. Andante grazioso (Theme)
Andrei Gavrilov piano
1990
5 Un’aura amorosa (Così fan tutte)
John Aler tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink
1987
6 Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466 – II. Romance (extract)
Annie Fischer piano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
1960/1990*
7 Canzonetta sull’aria (Le nozze di Figaro)
Dame Felicity Lott & Gianna Rolandi sopranos
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink
1988
8 Clarinet Quintet in A K581 – II. Larghetto
Sabine Meyer clarinet
Members of the Vienna String Sextet
1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
9 Ave verum corpus K618
Stockholm Radio Chorus • Stockholm Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti
1987
10 Serenade No.10 in B flat K361 ‘Gran Partita’ – III. Adagio
London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble
1985
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’ Op. 27/2
11 I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
Dame Moura Lympany (piano)
1991
12 Minuet in G
Dame Moura Lympany piano
1988
13 Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat ‘Emperor’ Op.73 – II. Adagio (trans. Craig Leon)
Julia Thornton harp
National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah
2003
14 Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’ Op.31- II. Adagio cantabile
Stephen Kovacevich piano
1998
15 Für Elise (Bagatelle No.25)
Dame Moura Lympany piano
1988
Symphony No.6 in F ‘Pastoral’ Op.68
16 V. Allegretto (Shepherds’ Hymn after the Storm)
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
1988
CD 3 – RELAXING FILM CLASSICS
ELVIRA MADIGAN
1 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 (Mozart) – II. Andante
Stephen Hough piano
Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson
1987
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
2 Casta Diva (Norma) (Bellini)†
Maria Callas soprano
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Tullio Serafin
1961/1997*
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
3 Goldberg Variations (J. S. Bach) – Aria
Maria Tipo (piano)
1986 EMI France
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CHARIOTS OF FIRE
4 Miserere mei, Deus (vv 1–4 & 17–20) (Allegri)
Timothy Beasley-Murray treble • Gerald Finlay cantor
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
1984
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
5 Stabat Mater (Pergolesi)
Lesley Garrett soprano • Robin Blaze countertenor
London Session Orchestra / Paul Daniel
2003
CARRINGTON
6 String Quintet in C D956 (Schubert) – II Adagio opening
Hungarian Quartet • Laszlo Varga cello
1972/1992* EMI Music France
OUT OF AFRICA
7 Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (Mozart) – II. Adagio
Sabine Meyer basset clarinet
Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk
1990 EMI Electrola GmbH
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
8 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (Rachmaninov) – II Adagio sostenuto opening
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle
1984
THE DEER HUNTER
9 Cavatina (Stanley Myers)
Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse guitars
2001 Angel Records
DEATH IN VENICE:
10 Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (Mahler) – IV Adagietto conclusion
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli
1969/1988*
PLATOON
11 Adagio for Strings (Barber)
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy
1985/1985*
THE PIANO
12 The Heart asks Pleasure First / The Promise (Michael Nyman)†
Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman
1993 Michael Nyman Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
AMERICAN BEAUTY
13 Any Other Name (Thomas Newman)
Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert
2001
SCHINDLER’S LIST
14 Schindler’s List Main Theme (John Williams)
Tasmin Little violin
New World Philharmonic / Iain Sutherland
1994
THE MISSION
15 Gabriel’s Oboe (Morricone)†
Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra
1987 Virgin Records Ltd
SIDEWAYS
16 Memories of the Alhambra (Tárrega)
Christopher Parkening guitar
1976/2005* Angel Records
TITANIC
17 My Heart Will Go On (James Horner)
Orchestra / David Abel
1998
CD 4 – RELAXING ROMANTIC CLASSICS
BIZET
1 Entr’acte to Act III (Carmen)
Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa
1984
MASSENET
2 Méditation from Thaïs
Hans Kalafusz (violin)
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner
1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
FAURÉ
3 Cantique de Jean Racine
Stephen Farr organ
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
MENDELSSOHN
4 Nocturne (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras
1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
FAURÉ
5 In Paradisum (Requiem Op.4
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks
1968/1997*
SAINT-SAËNS
6 The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) (arr. Chris Hazell)
Hah-Na Chang cello • Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
2000
ELGAR
7 Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 – III. Adagio
Jacqueline du Pré cello, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli
1965/1997*
BRUCH
8 Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – II. Adagio opening
Yehudi Menuhin violin, Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind
1959/1997*
GRIEG
9 Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op.23)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
1983
FAURÉ
10 Pavane
Gareth Morris flute
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks
1968/1997*
MENDELSSOHN
11 Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 – II. Andante (extract)
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz
1959/1997*
DELIBES
12 Dôme épais (Flower Duet) (Lakmé)
Mady Mesplé soprano • Danielle Millet mezzo-soprano
Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra / Alain Lombard
1971/1987* EMI France
DVORÁK
13 Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ – II. Largo opening
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons
1989
OFFENBACH
14 Belle nuit (Barcarolle) (Les Contes d’Hoffmann)
Jessye Norman soprano • Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
Orchestre Symphonique et Chœurs de l’Opéra National
du Théatre Royal de la Monnai, Bruxelles / Sylvain Cambreling
1988
ELGAR
15 Nimrod (‘Enigma’ Variations)
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
1971/1986*
DVORÁK
16 Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Lucia Popp soprano, Münchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz
1988
MASCAGNI
17 Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
1980/1987*
CD 5 – RELAXING PIANO FAVOURITES
RACHMANINOV
1 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Variation 18
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle
1984
FAURÉ
2 Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op. 56 )
Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos
1983 EMI France
CHOPIN
3 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No.2
John Ogdon piano
1969/1992*
LISZT
4 Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat
John Ogdon piano
1968/1988*
CHOPIN
5 Berceuse in D flat Op. 57
Peter Donohoe piano
1993
GRIEG
6 Piano Concerto in A minor – II. Adagio
Cécile Ousset piano
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner
1985
SCHUMANN
7 Träumerei (Kinderszenen)
Dame Moura Lympany piano
1988
CHOPIN
8 Étude in E ‘Tristesse’ Op.10 No.3
John Ogdon piano
1969/1990*
BRAHMS
9 Waltz No. 15 in A flat
Moura Lympany piano
1988
CHOPIN
10 Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11– II. Romance: Larghetto opening
Martha Argerich piano
Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit
1999
DEBUSSY
11 La Fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes Book I)
Dame Moura Lympany piano
1991
CHOPIN
12 Prelude No.15 in D flat ‘Raindrop’
Dmitri Alexeev piano
1986
DALLA
13 Caruso (arr. Bayless)
John Bayless piano
1999 Angel Records
SATIE
14 Gymnopédie No.1 (Lent et douloureux)
Anne Queffélec piano
1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
SATIE
15 Gnossienne No.1
Anne Quefféllec piano
1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
DEBUSSY
16 Clair de lune
Dame Moura Lympany piano
1988
SHOSTAKOVICH
17 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 – II. Andante
Dmitri Alexeev piano
English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk
1983
CD 6 – RELAXING CLASSICS OF MODERN TIMES
KARL JENKINS
1 Agnus Dei (The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace)
National Youth Choir of Great Britain musical director Mike Brewer
Paul Beniston principal trumpet • London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Jenkins
2001 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Taken from the album ‘The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace)’
ORFF
2 In trutina (Carmina Burana)
Janice Watson soprano
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill
1995 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
3 Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves)
Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli
1963/1986*
CANTELOUBE
4 Baïlèro (Chants d’Auvergne)
Arleen Auger soprano
English Chamber Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier
1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
UNGAR & MASON
5 The Ashokan Farewell
Jay Ungar violin • Molly Mason guitar
Nashville Chamber orchestra / Paul Gambill
1999 Angel Records
RUTTER
6 Pie Jesu (Requiem)
Edward Saklatvala treble, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Cleobury
1998
RODRIGO
7 Concierto de Aranjuez – II. Adagio
Julian Bream guitar • Peter Walden cor anglais
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle
1993
LLOYD WEBBER
8 Pie Jesu (Requiem)
Jane Gilchrist soprano • Fergus Thirlwell treble
Simon Gibson organ • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor
2004
SHOSTAKOVICH
9 Romance (The Gadfly)
Tasmin Little violin, Piers Lane piano
1992
DUDLEY
10 The Crying Game Love Theme
Anne Dudley piano & keyboards
The Quartet of London
2001 Angel Records
CANTELOUBE
11 Brezairola (Chants d’Auvergne) (arr. Tolga Kashif)
Lesley Garrett soprano • Marcia Crayford violin • Jonathan Williams cello
Orchestra conducted by Philip Ellis
2002
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
12 The Lark Ascending opening
Hugh Bean violin
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
1967/1987*
LENNON & McCARTNEY
13 Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin)
Rostal and Schaefer pianos
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin
1979/2000*
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1872–1958
14 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis opening
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
1976/1985*
HOLST
15 Venus (The Planets) conclusion
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
1979/1987*
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100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 1
100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 2
100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 3
100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 4
100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 5
100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 6
100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 7
100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 8
100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 9
100 Best Relaxing Classics [6CDs] (2008) part 10

