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Cello for Relaxation
 
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Cello for Relaxation

Saint-Saëns , Bruch , Fauré , Delius , Liszt , Travener , Schumann , Offenbach , Bach , Chopin Audio CD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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listen  1. The Carnival of the Animals/The SwanSteven Isserlis, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Dudley Moore 3:23$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Canzone Op. 55Ofra Harnoy 8:10Album Only
listen  3. Sicilienne, Op. 78Steven Isserlis 3:54$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Caprice and Elegy for Cello and Small Orchestra/CapriceJanos Starker;Leonard Slatkin 3:12$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, S382Steven Isserlis 6:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Chant (For Solo Cello and Strings)Steven Isserlis 4:03$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70 for Cello and Piano in A-Flat/AdagioSteven Isserlis 5:12$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Concerto militaire in G/AndanteOfra Harnoy 6:55Album Only
listen  9. Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012/AllemandeJanos Starker 6:26$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Sonata in G Minor for Cello & Piano, Op. 65/LargoOfra Harnoy;Cyprien Katsaris 3:16$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Concerto for Cello in G Minor, RV 417/AndanteOfra Harnoy 4:59$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 for Cello and Piano/LangsamSteven Isserlis 3:58$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Cello Concerto in C/C-dur/ut majeur H. VIIb:1/AdagioSteven Isserlis 7:24$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. Morceau de concoursSteven Isserlis 2:47$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. Silent Woods, Op. 68 No. 5 (from From the Bohemian Forest)Ofra Harnoy 5:13$0.99 Buy Track


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Product Details

  • Composer: Saint-Saëns, Bruch, Fauré, Delius, Liszt, et al.
  • Audio CD (June 19, 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: RCA
  • ASIN: B00005KCH1
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,098 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 

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102 of 104 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 75 minutes of meditative music, December 13, 2001
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The cello is almost always the instrument I turn to for relaxation. It meditates upon a deeper, slower spectrum of emotion than say, a harp or violin.

I put this CD to the ultimate test and took it to the hospital with me, to see if its music could counteract the threat and ultimate deployment of needles---and it was indeed much less painful to be poked while in a state of relaxation, as induced by these (mainly 19th century) compositions.

My two favorite selections from "Cello for Relaxation" are Camille Saint-Saëns' "The Swan" from "Carnival of the Animals," and John Tavener's "Chant," which is an unaccompanied melody, "without barlines or meter, shaped as a palindrome." Steven Isserles performs as the cello soloist for both of these compositions.

In my continuing search for relaxation music, this CD now rates as number one. Its music was selected with a sensitivity to dynamics, and beautiful, adagio playing. Its musicality is superb and unobtrusively displayed, and allows the listener to meditate, or relax into much-needed sleep.

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyday Cello, March 22, 2004
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I bought this CD solely based on the fact that I love the cello. I do not pretend to know classical music - I buy what I like to hear, and this CD exceeded my expectations. It is such a pleasure to listen to this disk; it is soothing and every track is worth it!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars soothing, May 27, 2007
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It's not a bad CD, although I believe there has got to be a better rendition of The Swan somewhere out there. The problem with this version is that the piano overwhelms the cello playing.

The rest of the CD is pretty nice and relaxing. Worth what I paid for it.
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