The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe (2010 edition)

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1Canon
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato (in 1969)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377
Johann Pachelbel6:14
2Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
orchestra:
Camerata Academica of Salzburg (Alfred Scholz orchestra, not the same as Camerata Academia Salzburg), Camerata Accademica Hamburg, Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra), Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra), Mainz Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonic Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist), Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Libor Pešek (conductor), Alexander von Pitamic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:43
3Für Elise
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:27
4String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:42
5Clair De Lune
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 Debussy4:18
6Idyll for Strings
Leoš Janáček5:41
7Adagio in G Minor
orchestra:
Latvian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Ilmārs Lapiņš (Chorus Master, Conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni7:45
8The Girl With the Flaxen Hair
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
performer:
Sound in Brass Handbells
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:30
9Air on a G String
orchestra:
The English Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym assocated with Simon Addison, not the orchestra founded in 1998), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonic Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Simon Addison (probably an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach3:17
10Greensleeves
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:33
11Largo From Xerxes
recording of:
Holy Art Thou (Largo from “Xerxes”)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel4:09
12Prelude in C
piano:
Valery Afanassiev (pianist)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
Johann Sebastian Bach1:56
13The Planets: Venus
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:01
14Goldberg Variations (Aria)
harpsichord:
Konstantin Lifschitz (pianist)
piano:
Konstantin Lifschitz (pianist) (in 1994-06)
engineered at:
Moscow Conservatory: The Small Hall in Moscow, Russia (in 1994-06)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (in 1994-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach4:59
15Adagio for Strings
performer:
I Solisti Italiani
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 Barber7:03
▼ CD 2
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1Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
orchestra:
Београдска филхармонија
conductor:
Igor Markevitch (conductor)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy8:47
2Holberg Suite (Sarabande)
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Festspielorchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava)
conductor:
Istvan Cohen (probably another Alfred Scholz) and Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante) (for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (original for piano)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante) (for string orchestra)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (for string orchestra)
Edvard Grieg4:10
3Valse Triste
orchestra:
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Schenck (conductor)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius5:21
4Concerto in F Minor (Largo)
harpsichord:
Karen Englund (harpsichord player)
orchestra:
Societas Musica Chamber Orchestra Copenhagen
recording of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach3:46
5Serenade for Strings, Op. 22: I. Moderato
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1875-05-03 until 1875-05-14)
revised by:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Smyčcová serenáda E dur, op. 22, B. 52
Antonín Dvořák5:52
6Liebestraume
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt5:10
7Ave Maria
flute:
Maxence Larrieu (flautist)
harp:
Susanna Mildonian (harpist)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
miscellaneous support:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Charles‐François Gounod4:31
8Etude in E Major
piano:
Konstantin Lifschitz (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:04
9String Quartet No. 2 (Nocturne)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Russian composer)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno. Andante
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин7:44
10Arabesque
piano:
Jacques Rouvier (pianist)
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
part of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:24
11Pavane for a Dead Princess
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Ed. Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:58
12The Four Seasons (Largo)
recording engineer:
Peter Willemoës
engineer:
Yukio Takahashi (sound engineer)
producer:
Takashi Baba (classical producer) and Peter Willemoës
editor:
北見弦一
solo violin:
Giulio Franzetti (violinist) (from 1986-07-16 until 1986-07-22)
orchestra:
I Solisti Italiani (from 1986-07-16 until 1986-07-22)
recorded at:
Villa Simes in Piazzola sul Brenta, Padova, Veneto, Italy (from 1986-07-16 until 1986-07-22)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo (from 1986-07-16 until 1986-07-22)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Antonio Vivaldi2:26
13Gymnopedie I
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:03
14Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Daniela Ruso (pianist and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:20
15Piano Concerto No. 21 (Andante)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:37