Unforgettable Classics: Relaxation

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1Gymnopédie no. 1
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: II. Lent et douloureux (Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1 orchestrated by Debussy)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
Erik Satie2:54
2Gymnopédie no. 3
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: I. Lent et grave (Satie: Gymnopédie no. 3 orchestrated by Debussy)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Troisième Gymnopédie: Lent et grave
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
Erik Satie2:18
3Morning from Peer Gynt
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
choir vocals:
Beecham Choral Society
soprano vocals:
Ilse Hollweg (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01, in 1957)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01, in 1957)
chorus master:
Denis Vaughan
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1956-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:13
4Pie Jesu from Requiem
treble vocals:
Robert Chilcott
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré4:04
5Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck6:20
6Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber6:27
7Serenade in C for Strings: III. Élégie
orchestra:
National Orchestra of France
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: III. Élégie. Larghetto elegiaco
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:24
8Act III Entr'acte from Carmen
orchestra:
National Orchestra of France (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
part of:
Carmen: Act III (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 3 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto III (italian lyrics)
Georges Bizet2:36
9On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1968-08-06 until 1968-08-08)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1968-08-06 until 1968-08-08)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-08-06 until 1968-08-08)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT vi/19/1 (from 1968-08-06 until 1968-08-08)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
Frederick Delius7:29
10Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
violin:
Christian Ferras (violinist) (on 1959-07-08) and Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1959-07-08)
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra (on 1959-07-08)
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1959-07-08)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-07-08)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (on 1959-07-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach7:44
11Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:59
12The Lark Ascending
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams14:42

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