Peace: Pure Classical Calm

Karl Jenkins (Composer), Howard Shore (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Carl Orff (Composer), Erik Satie (Composer), Michael Nyman (Composer), Gregorian Chant (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Joaquin Rodrigo (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Gustav Holst (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Joseph Canteloube (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Karl Jenkins, Howard Shore, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Orff, Erik Satie, et al.
• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B00070EBR6
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,169 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Short Forms > Nocturnes
  • #5 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Chants
  • #8 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Choruses

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Agnus Dei

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, film score: Gollum's Song

3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ('Emperor'), Op. 73: 2. Adagio

4. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: In trutina

5. Gnossienne for piano No. 1

6. Wonderland, film score: Eddie

7. Puer natus est nobis, introit

8. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera 'Thaïs')

9. Agnus Dei, for chorus (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11

10. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: 2. Andante

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Disc: 2

1. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ('L'inverno,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: 2.

2. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement

3. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ('Double'), BWV 1043: 2. Largo ma non tanto

4. Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga

5. Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV 93: 2. Largo

6. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria

7. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu

8. Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): 2. Andantino

9. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)

10. Baïlèro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2)

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Bliss for Your Buck!, January 12, 2007

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Wonderful combination & range of classical music from both centuries past and current day. Included are two disks of soothing, relaxing bliss.

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific, December 8, 2011

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I'm probably Karl Jenkins' largest fan, and he doesn't even know it. I find myself directing a faux choir/orchestra during his music. Yeah, I get weird looks on the plane, but I don't care!

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 27, 2009

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This is an excellent CD and it it arrived it perfect shape and very quickly. It is for a f]gift.