(The) Most Relaxing Classical Album Ever, Vols 1 & 2

(The) Most Relaxing Classical Album Ever, Vols 1 & 2

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If like me you like to have a Sunday relaxing with soothing sounds that can transport you anywhere you would rather be, then try this one out. Ok I like to have thos e Sunday moments any day of the week & I found this music brings me those moments. I loved the pure sounds as they gently ... Read review





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Advantages: I found this so relaxing I did fall a sleep the first time I played it, so it works for me.
Disadvantages: Have to say again as I fell asleep the first time I played it I had to play it again, but I guess thats not that much of a disadvantage really.

If like me you like to have a Sunday relaxing with soothing sounds that can transport you anywhere you would rather be, then try this one out. Ok I like to have thos e Sunday moments any day of the week & I found this music brings me those moments. I loved the pure sounds as they gently build to fill my mind with peace, sounds strange but that is what this music does. There is enough emotion in some of the music to inspire the heart, but most are ...
...to end your day off after a mad boss or raging family, come to think of it... nice item to give your made boss to bring them down, or give the family members that need chilling!. Nearly 6 hours of chill time, with composers such as: Ralph Vaughan Williams & Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin; Conducted by: Neville Marriner & Stephen Cleobury; amoung other proformers as: Stephen Hough (Piano); Danielle Millet (Mezzo soprano); Mady Mesplé (Soprano); ... Read review

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(The) Most Relaxing Classical Album Ever, Vols 1 & 2

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Title: (The) Most Relaxing Classical Album Ever, Vols 1 & 2

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907); Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706); Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie (1866 - 1925); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891); Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924); (Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918); (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847); (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Main Performer: Stephen Hough (Piano); Danielle Millet (Mezzo soprano); Mady Mesplé (Soprano); Dame Moura Lympany (Piano); Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Date of Release: 08/1999

Label / Distributor: Classics / EMI

Pieces in Set: 4

Running Time: 5 hours 56 minutes

Genre(s): Orchestral, Stage works, Vocal and choral, Instrumental, Chamber

EAN: 724384763824

Work 1

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

Date Recorded: 1973

Work 10

Date Written: 1844

Work 1

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Work 2

Work Title: Peer Gynt, Op 23

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 4 - Prelude (Morning)

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1874-5

Date Recorded: 1982

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Work 3

Work Title: Canon and Gigue in D

Excerpt(s): 1. Canon

Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Recorded: 1973

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Work 4

Work Title: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147

Work 8

Excerpt(s): 1. In Paradisum

Work 4

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

Date Recorded: 1971

Conductor: David Willcocks

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

Work 5

Work Title: (3) Gymnopédies

Excerpt(s): 1. Lent et douloureux

Composer: Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie (1866 - 1925)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1888

Date Recorded: 1973

Conductor: Louis Frémaux

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Work 6

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

Date Recorded: 1987

Conductor: Bryden Thomson

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

Main Performer: Stephen Hough (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Stephen Hough

Work 7

Work Title: Lakmé

Excerpt(s): 1. Viens Mallika
2. Dôme épais le jasmin/Sous le dôme épais (Flower duet

Composer: (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1883

Date Recorded: 1970

Conductor: Alain Lombard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra

Main Performer: Danielle Millet (Mezzo soprano), Mady Mesplé (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Danielle Millet, Mady Mesplé

Work 8

Work Title: Requiem, Op. 48

Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1888 Revised 1893,1900

Date Recorded: 1967

Conductor: David Willcocks

Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

Work 9

Work Title: Suite bergamasque

Excerpt(s): 1. Clair de lune

Composer: (Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1905

Date Recorded: 1988

Main Performer: Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Moura Lympany

Work 10

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64

Excerpt(s): 1. Andante

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Recorded: 1958

Conductor: Efrem Kurtz

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 11

Work Title: (Le) Carnaval des animaux, 'Carnival of the Animals'

Excerpt(s): 1. The swan

Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1886

Date Recorded: 1962

Main Performer: Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Osian Ellis (Harp)

Opera Part(s): Jacqueline Du Pré, Osian Ellis

Work 12

Work Title: Symphony No. 3, 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs', Op. 36

Excerpt(s): 1. movt 2

Composer: Henryk (Mikolaj) Górecki (b 1933)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1976

Date Recorded: 1994

Conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk

Orchestra / Ensemble: Cracow Radio Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Zofia Kilanowicz (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Zofia Kilanowicz

Work 13

Work Title: Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C, K299/K297c

Excerpt(s): 1. Andantino

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1778

Date Recorded: 1971

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Fritz Helmis (Harp), James Galway (Flute)

Opera Part(s): Fritz Helmis, James Galway

Work 14

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

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro non molto

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Date Recorded: 1980

Conductor: Alberto Lysy

Orchestra / Ensemble: Camerata Lysy Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 15

Work Title: Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma', Op. 36

Excerpt(s): 1. Nimrod

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1898-99

Date Recorded: 1970

Conductor: Adrian Boult

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 16

Work Title: Blow the Wind Southerly - Pie Jesu

Excerpt(s): 1. Blow the Wind Southerly - Pie Jesu

Composer: Jocelyn Pook (b 1960)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Recorded: 1997

Main Performer: Jocelyn Pook (Keyboards), Jocelyn Pook (Viola), Jocelyn Pook (Violin), Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto (Female alto)), Melanie Pappenheim (Mezzo soprano)

Opera Part(s): Jocelyn Pook, Jocelyn Pook, Jocelyn Pook, Kathleen Ferrier, Melanie Pappenheim

Work 17

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

Excerpt(s): 1. Var 18

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1934

Date Recorded: 1983

Conductor: Simon Rattle

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Cécile Ousset

Work 18

Work Title: Pavane, Op. 50

Excerpt(s): 1. Pavane, Op. 50

Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1887

Date Recorded: 1968

Conductor: David Willcocks

Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Gareth Morris (Flute)

Opera Part(s): Gareth Morris

Work 19

Work Title: Cantata No. 140, 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV140

Excerpt(s): 1. Choral: Zion hört die Wächter singen (T)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1731

Date Recorded: 1966

Conductor: Wolfgang Gönnenwein

Orchestra / Ensemble: Consortium Musicum Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: South German Madrigal Choir

Work 20

Work Title: Adagio in G minor

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio in G minor

Composer: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Recorded: 1973

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Work 21

Work Title: (6) String Quintets, G271-276 (Op. 11)

Excerpt(s): 1. Minuet

Composer: Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)

Genre: Chamber

Date Written: Published 1771

Date Recorded: 1980

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

Date Recorded: 1986

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: Thaïs

Excerpt(s): 1. Méditation

Composer: Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1894

Date Recorded: 1986

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Hans Kalafusz (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Hans Kalafusz

Work 24

Work Title: Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio sostenuto

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1801

Date Recorded: 1991

Main Performer: Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Moura Lympany

Work 25

Work Title: (Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann'

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)

Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1881

Date Recorded: 1964

Conductor: André Cluytens

Orchestra / Ensemble: (René) Duclos Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Janine Collard (Mezzo soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Janine Collard

Work 26

Work Title: Double Concerto for 2 Mandolins and Strings in G, RV532

Excerpt(s): 1. Andante

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Recorded: 1992

Conductor: Barrington Pheloung

Main Performer: Nigel North (Mandolin)

Opera Part(s): Nigel North

Work 27

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

Date Recorded: 1959

Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Jack Brymer (Clarinet)

Opera Part(s): Jack Brymer

Work 28

Work Title: Cavalleria rusticana

Excerpt(s): 1. Intermezzo

Composer: Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1890

Date Recorded: 1979

Conductor: Riccardo Muti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 29

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

Excerpt(s): 1. Moderato

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1875

Date Recorded: 1989

Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra

Work 30

Work Title: Gianni Schicchi

Excerpt(s): 1. O mio babbino caro

Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1918

Date Recorded: 1969

Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Montserrat Caballé

Work 31

Work Title: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'

Excerpt(s): 1. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1934

Date Recorded: 1962

Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli

Orchestra / Ensemble: Sinfonia of London Orchestra

Work 32

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

Date Recorded: 1983

Conductor: Simon Rattle

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Cécile Ousset

Work 33

Work Title: String Quartet No. 2 in D

Excerpt(s): 1. Notturno

Composer: Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin (1833 - 1887)

Genre: Chamber

Date Written: 1885

Date Recorded: 1983

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Work 34

Work Title: Concierto de Aranjuez

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio

Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1939

Date Recorded: 1991

Conductor: Simon Rattle

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)

Opera Part(s): Julian Bream

Work 35

Work Title: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Composer: Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1938

Date Recorded: 1983

Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Work 36

Work Title: Carmen

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

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Recorded: 1983

Conductor: Seiji Ozawa

Orchestra / Ensemble: French National Orchestra

Work 37

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

Date Recorded: 1983

Work 39

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 37

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Main Performer: Andrew Marriner (Clarinet)

Opera Part(s): Andrew Marriner

Work 38

Work Title: Serenade No. 13, \"Eine kleine Nachtmusik\" in G, K525

Excerpt(s): 1. Andante

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1787

Date Recorded: 1977

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Work 39

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

Date Recorded: 1956

Conductor: Walter Susskind

Work 46

Date Recorded: 1986

Work 39

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 40

Work Title: Nocturnes

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9/2

Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Recorded: 1968

Main Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)

Opera Part(s): John Ogdon

Work 41

Work Title: Miserere mei

Excerpt(s): 1. Miserere mei

Composer: Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Recorded: 1983

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Orchestra / Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

Main Performer: Gerald Finley (Baritone), Timothy Beasley-Murray (Treble/boy soprano)

Opera Part(s): Gerald Finley, Timothy Beasley-Murray

Work 42

Work Title: Schindler's List

Excerpt(s): 1. Theme from Schindler's List

Composer: John (Towner) Williams (b 1932)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1993

Date Recorded: 1994

Conductor: Iain Sutherland

Orchestra / Ensemble: New World Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Tasmin Little (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Tasmin Little

Work 43

Work Title: Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Excerpt(s): 1. Träumerei

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

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1838

Date Recorded: 1987

Main Performer: Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Moura Lympany

Work 44

Work Title: (La) Damnation de Faust, Op. 24

Excerpt(s): 1. Ballet des Sylphes

Composer: (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1845-6

Date Recorded: 1986

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Work 45

Work Title: Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World' in E minor, B178 (Op. 95)

Excerpt(s): 1. Largo

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1893

Date Recorded: 1988

Conductor: Mariss Jansons

Orchestra / Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 46

Work Title: Jean de Florette

Excerpt(s): 1. Theme (inspired by Verdi's La Forza del Destino Overture)

Composer: Jean-Claude Petit (b 1943)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1986

Orchestra / Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris Orchestra

Main Performer: Toots Thielemans (Harmonica)

Opera Part(s): Toots Thielemans

Work 47

Work Title: Chamber Concerto in D, RV93

Excerpt(s): 1. Largo

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

Genre: Chamber

Date Recorded: 1980

Orchestra / Ensemble: Danske Strings Orchestra

Main Performer: Anthony Bailes (Lute)

Opera Part(s): Anthony Bailes

Work 48

Work Title: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1919

Date Recorded: 1965

Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Jacqueline Du Pré

Work 49

Work Title: (16) Waltzes, Op. 39

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 15 in A flat

Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1865

Date Recorded: 1987

Main Performer: Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Moura Lympany

Work 50

Work Title: (The) Gadfly, Op. 97a

Excerpt(s): 1. Romance (3 and 7)

Composer: Dmitry (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1955

Date Recorded: 1991

Main Performer: Piers Lane (Piano), Tasmin Little (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Piers Lane, Tasmin Little

Work 51

Work Title: Pavane, Op. 50

Excerpt(s): 1. Pavane, Op. 50

Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1887

Date Recorded: 1979

Conductor: Maurice Handford

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Choir

Work 52

Work Title: Woodbrook

Excerpt(s): 1. Woodbrook

Composer: Mícheál O' Súilleabháin

Genre: Orchestral

Date Recorded: 1992

Main Performer: Micheál O' O'Súilleabháin (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Micheál O' O'Súilleabháin

Work 53

Work Title: Time to Say Goodbye

Excerpt(s): 1. Time to Say Goodbye

Composer: Francesco Sartori (b 1957)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Recorded: 1997

Conductor: David Abel

Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra

Work 54

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

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Date Recorded: 1980

Conductor: Alberto Lysy

Orchestra / Ensemble: Gstaad Camerata Lysy Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 55

Work Title: Orfeo ed Euridice

Excerpt(s): 1. Ballet in D minor (Dance of the Blessed Spirits): (flute sol

Composer: Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (1714 - 1787)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1762

Date Recorded: 1981

Conductor: Riccardo Muti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 56

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

Date Recorded: 1959

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

Work 57

Work Title: (26) Preludes

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 7 in A

Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Recorded: 1990

Main Performer: Tzimon Barto (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Tzimon Barto

Work 58

Work Title: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11

Excerpt(s): 1. Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11

Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1865

Date Recorded: 1996

Orchestra / Ensemble: Downside School Boys' Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: Downside Abbey Monks' Choir

Work 59

Work Title: (The) Lark ascending

Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Lark ascending

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1914, rev 1920

Date Recorded: 1967

Conductor: Adrian Boult

Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Hugh Bean (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Hugh Bean

Work 60

Work Title: Sonata for Piano No. 8, 'Pathétique' in C minor, Op. 13

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio cantabile

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1798

Date Recorded: 1958

Conductor: Miklos Rózsa

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Leonard Pennario (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Leonard Pennario

Work 61

Work Title: Requiem

Excerpt(s): 1. Pie Jesu

Composer: John Rutter (b 1945)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1985

Date Recorded: 1997

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

Main Performer: Edward Saklatvala (Treble/boy soprano)

Opera Part(s): Edward Saklatvala

Work 62

Work Title: Inspector Morse

Excerpt(s): 1. Main Theme

Composer: Barrington Pheloung (b 1954)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1987

Date Recorded: 1991

Conductor: Barrington Pheloung

Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra

Work 63

Work Title: (24) Préludes

Excerpt(s): 1. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Composer: (Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1910: Book 1 and 1913: Book 2

Date Recorded: 1990

Main Performer: Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Moura Lympany

Work 64

Work Title: Coventry Shepherd's Carol

Excerpt(s): 1. Coventry Shepherd's Carol

Composer: Traditional

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Recorded: 1996

Orchestra / Ensemble: Mediaeval Babes

Work 65

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

Date Recorded: 1971

Conductor: Lorin Maazel

Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 66

Work Title: Panis angelicus

Excerpt(s): 1. Panis angelicus

Composer: César (-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert) Franck (1822 - 1890)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1872

Date Recorded: 1957

Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra / Ensemble: Chorus

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Work 67

Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F, Op. 102

Excerpt(s): 1. Andante

Composer: Dmitry (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1957

Date Recorded: 1982

Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk

Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Main Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dmitri Alexeev

Work 68

Work Title: People's Century (Theme)

Excerpt(s): 1. People's Century (Theme)

Composer: Zbigniew Preisner (20th Cent)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Recorded: 1994

Conductor: Wojciech Michniewski

Orchestra / Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra

Main Performer: Elzbieta Towarnicka (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Elzbieta Towarnicka

Work 69

Work Title: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagietto

Composer: Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1901-02

Date Recorded: 1969

Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli

Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

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