100 Relaxing Classics

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Title: 100 Relaxing Classics

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849); (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847); Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893); Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Main Performer: Vladimir Spivakov (Violin); Richard Steiner (Piano); Kurt Schweitzer (Horn); Richard Meyrick (Piano); Ivan Drenikov (Piano)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra; Balkan Chamber Orchestra; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra

Date of Release: 10/05/1999

Recomended Retail Price: 9.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: Castle / Pinnacle

Pieces in Set: 5

Running Time: 6 hours 18 minutes

Genre(s): Orchestral, Instrumental, Stage works, Chamber

EAN: 5029575655724

Work 1

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. Danza Pastorale

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Work 7

Genre: Orchestral

Work 1

Orchestra / Ensemble: Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra

Main Performer: Vladimir Spivakov (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Vladimir Spivakov

Work 2

Work Title: (6) Brandenburg Concertos, BWV1046-51

Excerpt(s): 1. Andante

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1708-21

Orchestra / Ensemble: Balkan Chamber Orchestra

Work 3

Work Title: (6) Concerti grossi, Op. 3 (HWV312-17)

Excerpt(s): 1. Largo

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: c1715-22

Orchestra / Ensemble: Württemberg Chamber Orchestra

Work 4

Work Title: (26) Bagatelles

Excerpt(s): 1. Op. 119 (1820-2) - No. 1 in G minor

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Richard Steiner (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Richard Steiner

Work 5

Work Title: (4) Concertos for Horn and Orchestra

Excerpt(s): 1. Romanza (Andante)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Orchestra / Ensemble: Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Main Performer: Kurt Schweitzer (Horn)

Opera Part(s): Kurt Schweitzer

Work 6

Work Title: Nocturnes

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15/3

Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Richard Meyrick (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Richard Meyrick

Work 7

Work Title: Symphony No. 4, 'Italian' in A, Op. 90

Excerpt(s): 1. Con moto moderato

Composer: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Date Written: 1833

Conductor: Hikmet Simsek

Orchestra / Ensemble: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 8

Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio sostenuto

Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1900-01

Conductor: Jean-Pierre Wallez

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Ivan Drenikov (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Ivan Drenikov

Work 9

Work Title: (The) Nutcracker, Op. 71

Excerpt(s): 1. Coffee (Arab Dance)

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1892

Conductor: Serge Tchaikov

Orchestra / Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra

Work 10

Work Title: Serenade in E minor, Op. 20

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro piacevole

Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1892

Conductor: Stuart Wright

Orchestra / Ensemble: Orion Orchestra

Work 11

Work Title: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Excerpt(s): 1. Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1887

Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

Orchestra / Ensemble: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 12

Work Title: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in D, HobVIIb/2

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio

Composer: (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1783

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Mozart Players Orchestra

Main Performer: Stefan Popov (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Stefan Popov

Work 13

Work Title: Symphony No. 23 in D, K181/K162b

Excerpt(s): 1. Andantino Grazioso

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1773

Conductor: Alessandro Arigoni

Orchestra / Ensemble: Italian Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 14

Work Title: Giselle

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 1 - Introduction
2. Les Vendangeurs
3. Entrée du Prince
4. Loys seul et entré de Giselle
5. Scène d'amour
6. Retour des vendangeurs
7. Valse
8. La Chasse
9. Scène d'Hilarion
10. Marche des vignerons
11. Pas seul
12. Pas de deux des jeunes paysans
13. Pas des vendangeurs
14. Galop général
15. Finale
16. ACT 2 - Introduction
17. Apparition et scène de Myrthe
18. Apparition de Giselle
19. Entré des paysans
20. Entrée de Loys
21. Pas de deux
22. Scène de Wilis
23. Grand pas de deux
24. Final

Composer: Adolphe (Charles) Adam (1803 - 1856)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1841

Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

Orchestra / Ensemble: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 15

Work Title: Carmen

Excerpt(s): 1. Entr'acte, Act 3 (Intermezzo)

Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Genre: Stage works

Conductor: Christopher Seaman

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 16

Work Title: Serenade in E, B52 (Op. 22)

Excerpt(s): 1. Tempo di valse

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1875

Conductor: Yuri Ahronovitch

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 17

Work Title: Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Excerpt(s): 1. Gavotte

Composer: Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 18841885

Conductor: Walter Susskind

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 18

Work Title: (8) Fantasiestücke, Op. 12

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1, Des Abends

Composer: Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1837

Main Performer: Lucy Parham (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Lucy Parham

Work 19

Work Title: Faust

Excerpt(s): 1. BALLET MUSIC

Composer: Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1859

Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

Orchestra / Ensemble: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 20

Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C, Op. 15

Excerpt(s): 1. Largo

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1797

Conductor: Balazs Koscar

Work 25

Conductor: Vassil Stefanov

Work 20

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Richard Meyrick (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Richard Meyrick

Work 21

Work Title: Symphony No. 6, 'Pathétique' in B minor, Op. 74

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio_Allegro non troppo
2. Allegro con grazia
3. Allegro molto vivace
4. Adagio lamentoso_Andante

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1893

Conductor: Edouard Lindenberg

Orchestra / Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 22

Work Title: Pavane pour une infante défunte

Excerpt(s): 1. Pavane pour une infante défunte

Composer: (Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1905

Conductor: Dobrin Petkov

Orchestra / Ensemble: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 23

Work Title: Symphony No. 4 in D, K19

Excerpt(s): 1. Andante

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1765

Conductor: Alessandro Arigoni

Orchestra / Ensemble: Italian Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 24

Work Title: (L')Arlésienne

Excerpt(s): 1. Minuet (from 'La jolie fille de Perth')

Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1872

Conductor: Pierre Carbidier

Orchestra / Ensemble: French Radio Orchestra

Work 25

Work Title: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Excerpt(s): 1. Variation 18

Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1934

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Ivan Drenikov (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Ivan Drenikov

Work 26

Work Title: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Excerpt(s): 1. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1910 rev 1919

Conductor: Stuart Wright

Orchestra / Ensemble: Orion Orchestra

Work 27

Work Title: (Das) Wohltemperierte Klavier, '(The) Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV846-893

Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude No 1 in C, BWV846i

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1722 (Book 1); 1738-42 (Book 2)

Main Performer: Richard Steiner (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Richard Steiner

Work 28

Work Title: (6) Concerti grossi, Op. 3 (HWV312-17)

Excerpt(s): 1. Largo

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: c1715-22

Orchestra / Ensemble: Württemberg Chamber Orchestra

Work 29

Work Title: Capriol Suite

Excerpt(s): 1. Pavane

Composer: Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1926

Conductor: Stuart Wright

Orchestra / Ensemble: Orion Orchestra

Work 30

Work Title: Tannhäuser

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 1 - Overture

Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1845

Conductor: Wyn Morris

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 31

Work Title: (26) Bagatelles

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 3 in E flat

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Richard Steiner (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Richard Steiner

Work 32

Work Title: Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55

Excerpt(s): 1. Death of Aase

Composer: Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Genre: Stage works

Conductor: Christopher Seaman

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 33

Work Title: (26) Preludes

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 4 in E minor

Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Genre: Instrumental

Orchestra / Ensemble: Zingara Trio Choir

Work 93

Work Title: Symphony No. 4, 'Italian' in A, Op. 90

Excerpt(s): 2. Andante con moto

Genre: Orchestral

Orchestra / Ensemble: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 94

Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C, Op. 15

Excerpt(s): 2. Allegro con brio

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1797

Conductor: Balazs Koscar

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Richard Meyrick (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Richard Meyrick

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