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Extras.infomation: Sit back, relax and unwind to some of the most relaxing classical music performed by some of the finest artists. Info: Sit back, relax and unwind to some of the most relaxing classical music performed by some of the finest artists. There's over 7 hours of well-chosen music split across six CDs and featuring the world's best loved composers. There's over seven hours of well-chosen music split across six CDs and featuring the world's best loved composers. Another winning collection. Another winning collection.
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CD 1 – RELAXING BAROQUE
J.S. BACH
Sheep may safely graze (Cantata No.208) (arr. Marriner)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1984
PACHELBEL
Canon in D
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
J.S. BACH
Air ‘on the G string’ (Suite No.3 in D BWV1068)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
VIVALDI
The Four Seasons − Concerto No.4 in F minor ‘Winter’ (II. Largo)
Yehudi Menuhin violin · Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy (P) 1981
HANDEL
Ombra mai fu (Largo) (Serse) Gérard Lesne alto · Il Seminario Musicale (P) 1995 EMI France
HANDEL
Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.12 – III Larghetto e piano
Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin (P) 1964/1999*
J. S. BACH
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 (P) 1972/1989*
HANDEL
Sarabande (Keyboard Suite in D minor)
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (P) 1982/1996*
J.S. BACH
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056 – II. Largo
Andrei Gavrilov (piano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987
VIVALDI
Concerto for Two Mandolins in G RV532 – II. Andante
Europa Galante · Fabio Biondi (P) 2002 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
J.S BACH
Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1043
II. Largo ma non tanto
Jonathan Rees & Jane Murdoch (violins)
Scottish Ensemble / Jonathan Rees (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
HANDEL
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 (P) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd
From Izzy’s album ‘New Dawn’
GLUCH
Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1984*
J.S. BACH
Zion hört die Wächter singen (Cantata No.140)
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor · Consortium Musicum
Wolfgang Gönnenwein (P) 1967/1990* EMI Electrola GmbH
HANDEL
Water Music – Air from Suite No.1 in F Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1985
VIVALDI
Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) – II. Largo
Sharon Isbin guitar
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
J.S. BACH
Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV1029 – II Adagio (opening)
Jordi Savall viola da gamba · Ton Koopman harpsichord
(P) 1978/1989* EMI Electrola GmbH
ALBINONI (realised Giazotto)
Adagio in G minor (extract)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1986*
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CD 2 – RELAXING MOZART & BEETHOVEN
MOZART
Serenade in G ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ K525 – II. Romance (Andante)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1997*
Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299 − II. Andantino (extract)
James Galway flute · Fritz Helmis harp
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1972/1985*
Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte)
Margaret Marshall soprano · Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano · José van Dam bass
Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983
Live recording
Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331 – I. Andante grazioso (Theme)
Andrei Gavrilov piano (P) 1990
Un’aura amorosa (Così fan tutte)
John Aler tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1987
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466 – II. Romance (extract)
Annie Fischer piano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1960/1990*
Canzonetta sull’aria (Le nozze di Figaro)
Dame Felicity Lott & Gianna Rolandi sopranos
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1988
Clarinet Quintet in A K581 − II. Larghetto
Sabine Meyer clarinet
Members of the Vienna String Sextet (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
Ave verum corpus K618
Stockholm Radio Chorus · Stockholm Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1987
Serenade No.10 in B flat K361 ‘Gran Partita’ − III. Adagio
London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble (P) 1985
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’ Op. 27/2
I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
Dame Moura Lympany (piano) (P) 1991
Minuet in G
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
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 (P) 2003
Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’ Op.31
II. Adagio cantabile Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1998
Für Elise (Bagatelle No.25)
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
Symphony No.6 in F ‘Pastoral’ Op.68
V. Allegretto (Shepherds’ Hymn after the Storm)
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1988
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CD 3 – RELAXING FILM CLASSICS
ELVIRA MADIGAN
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 (Mozart) – II. Andante
Stephen Hough piano
Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (P) 1987
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Casta Diva (Norma) (Bellini)†
Maria Callas soprano
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Tullio Serafin (P) 1961/1997*
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Goldberg Variations (J. S. Bach) – Aria
Maria Tipo (piano) (P) 1986 EMI France
CHARIOTS OF FIRE
Miserere mei, Deus (vv 1–4 & 17–20) (Allegri)
Timothy Beasley-Murray treble · Gerald Finlay cantor
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1984
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
Stabat Mater (Pergolesi)
Lesley Garrett soprano · Robin Blaze countertenor
London Session Orchestra / Paul Daniel (P) 2003
CARRINGTON
String Quintet in C D956 (Schubert) – II Adagio opening
Hungarian Quartet · Laszlo Varga cello (P) 1972/1992* EMI Music France
OUT OF AFRICA
Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (Mozart) – II. Adagio
Sabine Meyer basset clarinet
Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk (P) 1990 EMI Electrola GmbH
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (Rachmaninov) – II Adagio sostenuto opening
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
THE DEER HUNTER
Cavatina (Stanley Myers)
Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse guitars (P) 2001 Angel Records
DEATH IN VENICE
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (Mahler) – IV Adagietto conclusion
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1969/1988*
PLATOON
Adagio for Strings (Barber)
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy (P) 1985/1985*
THE PIANO
The Heart asks Pleasure First / The Promise (Michael Nyman)† Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman
(P) 1993 Michael Nyman Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
AMERICAN BEAUTY
Any Other Name (Thomas Newman)
Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert (P) 2001
SCHINDLER’S LIST
Schindler’s List Main Theme (John Williams)
Tasmin Little violin
New World Philharmonic / Iain Sutherland (P) 1994
THE MISSION
Gabriel’s Oboe (Morricone)†
Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra (P) 1987 Virgin Records Ltd
SIDEWAYS
Memories of the Alhambra (Tárrega)
Christopher Parkening guitar (P) 1976/2005* Angel Records
TITANIC
My Heart Will Go On (James Horner)
Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998
†Original film soundtrack version
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CD 4 – RELAXING ROMANTIC CLASSICS
BIZET
Entr’acte to Act III (Carmen)
Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984
MASSENET
Méditation from Thaïs
Hans Kalafusz violin
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner
(P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
FAURÉ
Cantique de Jean Racine
Stephen Farr organ
Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
(P) 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
MENDELSSOHN
Nocturne (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras
(P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
FAURÉ
In Paradisum (Requiem Op.48)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
SAINT-SAËNS
The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) (arr. Chris Hazell)
Hah-Na Chang cello · Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 – III. Adagio
Jacqueline du Pré cello
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1965/1997*
BRUCH
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – II. Adagio opening
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind (P) 1959/1997*
GRIEG
Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op.23)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983
FAURÉ
Pavane
Gareth Morris flute
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 – II. Andante (extract)
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1959/1997*
DELIBES
Dôme épais (Flower Duet) (Lakmé)
Mady Mesplé soprano · Danielle Millet mezzo-soprano
Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra / Alain Lombard (P) 1971/1987* EMI France
DVORÁK
Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ – II. Largo opening
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989
OFFENBACH
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 (P) 1988
ELGAR
Nimrod (‘Enigma’ Variations)
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1971/1986*
DVORÁK
Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Lucia Popp soprano
Münchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz (P) 1988
MASCAGNI
Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1980/1987*
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CD 5 – RELAXING PIANO FAVOURITES
RACHMANINOV
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Variation 18
Cécile Ousset piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
FAURÉ
Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op. 56 )
Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos (P) 1983 EMI France
CHOPIN
Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No.2
John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1992*
LISZT
Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat
John Ogdon piano (P) 1968/1988*
CHOPIN
Berceuse in D flat Op. 57
Peter Donohoe piano (P) 1993
GRIEG
Piano Concerto in A minor – II. Adagio
Cécile Ousset piano
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1985
SCHUMANN
Träumerei (Kinderszenen) Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
CHOPIN
Étude in E ‘Tristesse’ Op.10 No.3
John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1990*
BRAHMS
Waltz No. 15 in A flat
Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
CHOPIN
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11– II. Romance: Larghetto opening
Martha Argerich piano
Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (P) 1999
DEBUSSY
La Fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes Book I)
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1991
CHOPIN
Prelude No.15 in D flat ‘Raindrop’
Dmitri Alexeev piano (P) 1986
DALLA
Caruso (arr. Bayless)
John Bayless piano (P) 1999 Angel Records
SATIE
Gymnopédie No.1 (Lent et douloureux) Anne Queffélec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics)
SATIE
Gnossienne No.1
Anne Quefféllec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
DEBUSSY
Clair de lune
Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 – II. Andante
Dmitri Alexeev
English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1983
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CD 6 – RELAXING CLASSICS OF MODERN TIMES
KARL JENKINS
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
(P) 2001 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Taken from the album The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
ORFF
In trutina (Carmina Burana)
Janice Watson soprano
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill (P) 1995 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves)
Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986*
CANTELOUBE
Baïlèro (Chants d’Auvergne)
Arleen Auger soprano
English Chamber Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier
(P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
UNGAR & MASON
The Ashokan Farewell
Jay Ungar violin · Molly Mason guitar
Nashville Chamber orchestra / Paul Gambill (P) 1999 Angel Records
RUTTER
Pie Jesu (Requiem)
Edward Saklatvala treble · Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1998
RODRIGO
Concierto de Aranjuez – II. Adagio
Julian Bream guitar · Peter Walden cor anglais
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993
LLOYD WEBBER
Pie Jesu (Requiem)
Jane Gilchrist soprano · Fergus Thirlwell treble
Simon Gibson organ · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor (P) 2004
SHOSTAKOVICH
Romance (The Gadfly)
Tasmin Little violin · Piers Lane piano (P) 1992
DUDLEY
The Crying Game Love Theme Anne Dudley piano & keyboards
The Quartet of London (P) 2001 Angel Records
CANTELOUBE
Brezairola (Chants d’Auvergne) (arr. Tolga Kashif)
Lesley Garrett soprano · Marcia Crayford violin · Jonathan Williams cello
Orchestra conducted by Philip Ellis (P) 2002
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending opening
Hugh Bean violin
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1967/1987*
LENNON & McCARTNEY
Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin)
Rostal and Schaefer pianos
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin (P) 1979/2000*
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1872–1958
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis opening
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1976/1985*
HOLST
Venus (The Planets) conclusion
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1979/1987*
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