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Title: (The) Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...ever!
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
Label / Distributor: Classics / EMI
Pieces in Set: 2
Running Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Genre(s): Orchestral, Stage works, Vocal and choral, Instrumental, Chamber
EAN: 724384489021
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
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Work 6
Date Written: 1785
Work 1
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
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 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
Excerpt(s): 1. In Paradisum
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 Written: 1844
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
Work 18
Date Recorded: 1968
Work 16
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
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Work 18
Work Title: Pavane, Op. 50
Excerpt(s): 1. Pavane, Op. 50
Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1887
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
Work 26
Opera Part(s): Nigel North
Work 20
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)
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
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