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The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!

Johann Sebastian Bach (Artist), Léo Delibes (Artist), Gabriel Fauré (Artist), Erik Satie (Artist), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), Edvard Grieg (Artist), Johann Pachelbel (Artist), Claude Debussy (Artist), Felix Mendelssohn (Artist), Camille Saint-Saens (Artist), Henryk Gorecki (Artist), Antonio Vivaldi (Artist), Edward Elgar (Artist), Jocelyn Pook (Artist), Sergey Rachmaninov (Artist), Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Artist), Luigi Boccherini (Artist), Jules Massenet (Artist), Ludwig van Beethoven (Artist), Jacques Offenbach (Artist), Pietro Mascagni (Artist), Antonin Dvorak (Artist), Giacomo Puccini (Artist), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Artist), Alexander Borodin (Artist), Joaquin Rodrigo (Artist), Samuel Barber (Artist)
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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068/Air 'on the G String'
2. Peer Gynt Incidental Music, Op. 23/Morning
3. Canon in D
4. Cantata No. 147/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
5. Gymnopédie No. 1
6. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C 'Elvira Madigan', K. 467/2. Andante
7. Lakmé/Viens, Mallika
8. Requiem, Op. 48/In Paradisum
9. Suite Bergamasque/Clair de Lune
10. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64/2. Andante
See all 18 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Cantata No. 140 (Sleepers, Wake!)/Zion Hört Die Wächter Singen
2. Adagio in G Minor
3. String Quintet in E, Op. 13/5/Minuet
4. Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056/2. Largo
5. Thaïs/Méditation
6. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight', Op. 27/2/1. Adagio So
7. Contes d'Hoffmann/Belle Nuit, Ô Nuit d'Amour (Barcarolle)
8. Concerto for Two Mandolins in G, RV 532/2. Andante
9. Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622/2. Adagio (Opening)
10. Cavalleria Rusticana/Intermezzo
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On this CD:
  1. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Air 'on the G string'
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  2. Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23 Morning
    Composed by Edvard Grieg
    with Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  3. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337 Canon
    Composed by Johann Pachelbel
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  4. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by David Willcocks

  5. Gymnopedie for piano No.1
    Composed by Erik Satie
    Conducted by Louis Fremaux

  6. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 Andante
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Stephen Hough
    Conducted by Bryden Thomson

  7. Lakmé, opera Viens, Mallika
    Composed by Leo Delibes
    with Mady Mesple, Danielle Millet
    Conducted by Alain Lombard

  8. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48 In Paradisum
    Composed by Gabriel Faure
    Conducted by David Willcocks

  9. Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3
    Composed by Claude Debussy
    with Dame Moura Lympany

  10. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Andante
    Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
    with Yehudi Menuhin
    Conducted by Efrem Kurtz

  11. The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements
    Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
    with Osian Ellis, Jacqueline du Pre

  12. Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs") Lento e largo - Tranquillissimo
    Composed by Henryk Gorecki
    with Osian Ellis, Jacqueline du Pre

  13. Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c) Andantino
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with James Galway, Fritz Helmis
    Conducted by Herbert von Karajan

  14. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297 Unspecified excerpt
    Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
    with Yehudi Menuhin, Lysy Gstaad
    Conducted by Alberto Lysy

  15. Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36 Nimrod
    Composed by Edward Elgar
    Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

  16. Blow the Wind--Pie Jesu
    Composed by Jocelyn Pook
    with Melanie Pappenheim, Jocelyn Pook, Kathleen Ferrier

  17. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), in A minor for piano & orchestra, Op. 43 Variation 18
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with Cecile Ousset
    Conducted by Simon Rattle

  18. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
    Composed by Gabriel Faure
    with Gareth Morris
    Conducted by David Willcocks

  19. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166) Zion hört die Wächter singen (Sleepers, wake!)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Consortium Musicum
    Conducted by Wolfgang Gonnenwein

  20. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
    Composed by Tomaso Albinoni
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  21. Minuet in A major, arrangements (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
    Composed by Luigi Boccherini
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  22. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 Largo
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Andrei Gavrilov
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  23. Méditation, violin & orchestra version and various arrangements (from opera "Thäis")
    Composed by Jules Massenet
    with Hans Kalafusz
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  24. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 Adagio sostenuto
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Dame Moura Lympany

  25. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcacarolle)
    Composed by Jacques Offenbach
    with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Jeannine Collard
    Conducted by Andre Cluytens

  26. Double Mandolin Concerto, for 2 mandolins, strings & continuo in G major, RV 532 Andante
    Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
    with Barrington Pheloung, Nigel North

  27. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 Adagio (excerpt)
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Jack Brymer
    Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

  28. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act Intermezzo
    Composed by Pietro Mascagni
    Conducted by Riccardo Muti

  29. Serenade for string orchestra in E major, B. 52 (Op. 22) Moderato
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Conducted by Christopher Warren-Green

  30. Gianni Schicchi, opera O mio babbino caro
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    with Montserrat Caballe
    Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

  31. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love")
    Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
    with The City of London Sinfonia
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  32. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Adagio sostenuto
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with Cecile Ousset
    Conducted by Simon Rattle

  33. Nocturne for string orchestra (arranged by Malcolm Sargent from String Quartet No. 2)
    Composed by Alexander Borodin
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  34. Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra Adagio
    Composed by Joaquin Rodrigo
    with Julian Bream

  35. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
    Composed by Samuel Barber
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  36. Carmen, opera, overtures & intermezzi for orchestra Entr'acte to Act III
    Composed by Georges Bizet
    Conducted by Seiji Ozawa


Editorial Reviews

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You want relaxing classical music that'll soothe your soul but won't lull you into sleep? Here's a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach's "Air on the G String," Pachelbel's "Cannon," Debussy's "Clair de Lune") and some eclectic left-field choices (an excerpt from Górecki's Symphony No. 3, Jocelyn Pook's "Blow the Wind," and Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The performances of most of these excerpts are top-notch--artists include Sir Neville Marriner, James Galway, Jacqueline du Pré and the Philadelphia Orchestra--and there's enough variety here for everyone. --Edward Garabedian

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242 of 261 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars READ MY REVIEW!, October 12, 2003
By Holly Gray (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Okay, I just read trough almost all the 30 reviews for this CD, and I dont ever write a review but I feel that I should for this one.
First of all, I am a piano player of over 14 years, I understand where many of the negative reviews are coming from. The point that is being missed though is that this CD is a collection of BEAUTIFUL music, whether or not you want to critic it to the bone. Very few people are professional "classical" musicians and very few people would really know that is CD has only bits of entire pieces of work on it. I think this CD did what it said, its relaxing. A lot of "classical" music can make you feel like your in a race or in a argument between lovers, and thats all fine and dandy if thats the mood you want, If you turn on your classical music station on your radio most likely you will hear what I am talking about. But for those of us out there that want to hear the "classic" Classical music thats soothing and mellow ( compared to a lot if it) this is a great CD. Now if you want to skin it dry and make it rigid and "100% untampered with" It wont be "relaxing" and thats the whole point of the CD (thus the title). If you are wanting to use this for your labor, i would suggest not using "classical" music to do so, there is too much emotion in even the very most mellow classical music, but thats me, ??
Bottom line- This CD is good and worth the 14$. Happy Hunting
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100 of 106 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This One is Really Good, June 8, 2000
By Trevor Gillespie "sol_man" (San Jose, California United States) - See all my reviews
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There are so many compilations out there like this that for the lay classical listener it's difficult to rummage through them all and choose the best one that will really live up to its title. I can't stop listening to the two CDs that are in this compilation. They have so many of the great soothing classics---the soft gentle melodies that everyone knows and loves but many don't know what they are called. This CD is most likely marketed towards people that are wanting a broad view of classical music with a slant towards the relaxing side of it. All the publicity is worth it, because this album is great. It will associate you with all the soft melodies and get you interested in hearing more. The beauty of Pachelbel's Canon, the haunting serenity of Barber's Adagio for Strings, the tranquility of O Mio Babbino Caro, the very recognizable theme Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations, etc. There's also all that great piano music. It's hard to listen to the adagio of some of those piano concertos and not hear the rest of the concerto. Regardless, this compilation is great. Follow what the TV commercials have said and buy this CD.
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56 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wholesome, soothing magic, July 22, 1999
By anjea@hotmail.com (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
In response to the person above who stated that one misses out on great works with only the slow movements...i AGREE with you. HOWEVER, this is sold as a RELAXING CD set, not as a collection of everything ever written. it does just that--it takes timeless classics, and puts them together in a wonderful blend of soothing music. i've had over 10 years of formal music training, and i have a high appreciation of every genre of classical music. i've played everything under the sun (i play french horn)--from baroque artists to modern music, such as music for prague by korel husa. i know the thrill of these pieces, and i hope others can discover the splendor of the entire realm of classical music. but this CD was not meant to be that. it was meant to be a calm, soothing blend. a lot of people don't find it easy to relax to pieces such as the bombing of dresden (another fine piece), as i do. i also agree with above person, who stated that this is a good CD for the classical beginner. and i hope that those of you that are the beginners discover the wonders of all the classical music genres.
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