This CD was probably a strange choice for me as i've never bought a classical album before, but i was attracted by the front cover ( i know never judge a book by its cover, but it was a CD) which seemed to depict everything i was looking for. Something i could just lie back, listen to and ... Read review
Advantages: A definite easy listen Disadvantages: Maybe too easy
This CD was probably a strange choice for me as i've never bought a classical album before, but i was attracted by the front cover ( i know never judge a book by its cover, but it was a CD) which seemed to depict everything i was looking for. Something i could just lie back, listen to and drift away into my own little dream world.
Well it did exactly that. I drifted off to sleep after about track 6 and dint wake untill the CD had ended. ... ...of the songs but i soon listened to it again to get the full effect. It is definitely as described a very peaceful album. The music seems to lift you up and allow u to float above the world but i warn it does make u feel very drowsy.
Whether id advise u to buy it or not depends on if ur into classical music. Although saying that i wudnt exactly say im 'into' it, i jus fancied a change. Its a good CD if u want to relax or for background ... more
This CD was probably a strange choice for me as i've never bought a classical album before, but i was attracted by the front cover ( i know never judge a book by its cover, but it was a CD) which seemed to depict everything i was looking for. Something i could just lie back, listen to and drift away into my own little dream world.
Well it did exactly that. I drifted off to sleep after about track 6 and dint wake untill the CD had ended. This unfortunately meant id missed out on the majority of the songs but i soon listened to it again to get the full effect. It is definitely as described a very peaceful album. The music seems to lift you up and allow u to float above the world but i warn it does make u feel very drowsy.
Whether id advise u to buy it or not depends on if ur into classical music. Although saying that i wudnt exactly say im 'into' it, i jus fancied a change. Its a good CD if u want to relax or for background music if u have sophisticated dinner parties!
Not one of the most used CDs iv bought. In fact i only listen to it about once evry 2 months so it isn't exactly excellent value for money.
Below is a list of the tracks incase ur interested. The CD is priced around £19.99 and available from most music stores such as HMV and Virgin Megastore.
CD 1 Vivaldi - The Four Seasons Pachelbel: Canon JS Bach - Air 'on the G string' Mozart - Ave verum corpus Handel - Largo JS Bach - Jesus bleibet meine Freude Mozart - Clarinet Concerto Beethoven - 'Emporer' Concerto Mascagni - Intermezzo Bruch - Violin Concerto Rutter - The Lort is my shepherd Saint-Saens - Aquarium Holst - Venus Chopin - Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Faure - Pie Jesu Shostakovich - Romance Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Elgar - Chanson de matin Beethoven - Pastoral Symphony
CD 2 Mozart - 'Elvira Madigan' Piano Concerto JS Bach - Sheep may safely graze JS Bach - Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minor Handel - Water Music Vivaldi - Concerto for lute and two violins JS Bach - Aria Grieg - Piano Concerto JS Bach - Double Violin Concerto Monteverdi - Beatus vir Chopin - Etude in E 'Tristesse' Elgar - Serenade in E minor Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No 2 Barber - Adagio for String Faure - In paradisum - Schubert - String Quintet Faure - Berceuse
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Product details
Title
(The) Most Peaceful Classical Album in the World...Ever!
Composer
Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); John Rutter (b 1945); Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945); Max (Karl August) Bruch (1838 - 1920); Barrington Pheloung (b 1954)
Main Performer
Giulio Franzetti (Violin); Christopher Hooker (Oboe); Jack Brymer (Clarinet); Walter Gieseking (Piano); Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Milan La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra; Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge
Recomended Retail Price
12.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
Virgin Records / EMI
Pieces in Set
2
Running Time
3 hours 34 minutes
Genre(s)
Orchestral, Vocal and choral, Stage works, Instrumental, Chamber
EAN
724354543722
Work 1
Work Title
(12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Excerpt(s)
1. Largo
Composer
Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
Published 1725
Conductor
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra / Ensemble
Milan La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Giulio Franzetti (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Giulio Franzetti
Work 2
Work Title
Canon and Gigue in D
Excerpt(s)
1. Canon
Composer
Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Work 3
Work Title
(4) Orchestral Suites, BWV1066-9
Excerpt(s)
1. Air ('Air on a G String')
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
c1717-23
Conductor
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Work 4
Work Title
Requiem
Excerpt(s)
1. Requiem aeternam
Composer
John Rutter (b 1945)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1985
Conductor
Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra / Ensemble
City of London Sinfonia Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
King's College Choir, Cambridge
Main Performer
Christopher Hooker (Oboe)
Opera Part(s)
Christopher Hooker
Work 5
Work Title
Dolly, Op. 56
Excerpt(s)
1. Berceuse
Composer
Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1894-97
Conductor
Serge Baudo
Orchestra / Ensemble
Orchestre de Paris Orchestra
Work 6
Work Title
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A, K622
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1791
Conductor
Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Jack Brymer (Clarinet)
Opera Part(s)
Jack Brymer
Work 7
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' in E flat, Op. 73
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio un poco mosso
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1809
Conductor
Alceo Galliera
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Walter Gieseking (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Walter Gieseking
Work 8
Work Title
Cavalleria rusticana
Excerpt(s)
1. Intermezzo
Composer
Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1890
Conductor
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Work 9
Work Title
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio
Composer
Max (Karl August) Bruch (1838 - 1920)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1868
Conductor
Walter Susskind
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Work 10
Work Title
Inspector Morse
Excerpt(s)
1. Inspector Morse - Full Theme
Composer
Barrington Pheloung (b 1954)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1987
Conductor
Barrington Pheloung
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Metropolitan Orchestra
Work 11
Work Title
Song for Athene
Excerpt(s)
1. Song for Athene
Composer
John (Kenneth) Tavener (b 1944)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1993
Conductor
David Hill
Orchestra / Ensemble
Winchester Cathedral Choir
Work 12
Work Title
(The) Planets, H125 (Op. 32)
Excerpt(s)
1. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Composer
Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1916
Conductor
Adrian Boult
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 13
Work Title
Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147
Excerpt(s)
1. Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiri
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1723
Conductor
Owain Arwel Hughes
Orchestra / Ensemble
Hallé Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble
Hallé Orchestra
Work 14
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Excerpt(s)
1. Larghetto
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1830
Conductor
Paul Kletzki
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Maurizio Pollini
Work 15
Work Title
Requiem, Op. 48
Excerpt(s)
1. Pie Jesu
Composer
Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1888 Revised 1893,1900
Conductor
David Hill
Orchestra / Ensemble
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra
Main Performer
Nancy Argenta (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Nancy Argenta
Work 16
Work Title
Wonderland
Excerpt(s)
1. Molly
Composer
Michael Nyman (b1944)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1998
Conductor
Michael Nyman
Orchestra / Ensemble
(Michael) Nyman Band Orchestra
Work 17
Work Title
Chanson de matin, Op. 15/2
Excerpt(s)
1. Chanson de matin, Op. 15/2
Composer
Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1901
Conductor
Adrian Boult
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 18
Work Title
Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral' in F, Op. 68
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegretto (Shepherds' Song. Happy & thankful feelings after the Storm)
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1808
Conductor
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philadelphia Orchestra
Work 19
Work Title
Prince Igor
Excerpt(s)
1. ACT 2 - The prairie floweret (Song of the Polovtsi maidens)
Composer
Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin (1833 - 1887)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1890
Orchestra / Ensemble
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer
Izzy (Singer)
Opera Part(s)
Izzy
Work 20
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, 'Elvira Madigan' in C, K467
Excerpt(s)
1. Andante
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1785
Conductor
Bryden Thomson
Orchestra / Ensemble
Hallé Orchestra
Main Performer
Stephen Hough (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Stephen Hough
Work 21
Work Title
Cantata No. 208, 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd' (Hunt Cantata), BWV208
Excerpt(s)
1. Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze)
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1713
Conductor
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Work 22
Work Title
Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in F minor, BWV1056
Excerpt(s)
1. Largo
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Main Performer
Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Andrei Gavrilov
Work 23
Work Title
Water Music, HWV348-50
Excerpt(s)
1. Air
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
c1715-17 rev 1736
Conductor
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra / Ensemble
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 24
Work Title
Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Excerpt(s)
1. Aria
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1741-42
Main Performer
Maria Tipo (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Maria Tipo
Work 25
Work Title
Serse, 'Xerxes', HWV40
Excerpt(s)
1. Ombra mai fu (Largo)
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1738
Conductor
Reginald Kilbey
Orchestra / Ensemble
String Orchestra
Work 26
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio
Composer
Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1868
Conductor
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Cécile Ousset (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Cécile Ousset
Work 27
Work Title
Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in D minor, BWV1043
Excerpt(s)
1. Largo ma non tanto
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1717-23
Orchestra / Ensemble
Bath Festival Orchestra
Main Performer
Christian Ferras (Violin), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Christian Ferras, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin
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