The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe (2003 edition)

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This version was originally added from freedb entries classical/e112a10f and classical/d012710f .

It also matches the allmusic release https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001439890, although the back cover shown there has inconsistent track lengths.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-19 01:38 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Canon
orchestra:
Societas Musica Chamber Orchestra
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel5:21
2Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1991-04)
conductor:
Philip Gibson (conductor) (in 1991-04)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro) (in 1991-04)
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 Mozart5:52
3Für Elise
piano:
Annerose Schmidt (German classical pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:03
4String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:42
5Clair De Lune
piano:
Alain Planès (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:51
6Idyll for Strings
Leoš Janáček5:41
7Adagio in G Minor
organ:
Ian Watson (conductor and keyboardist)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/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 Albinoni8:31
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 (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
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 Debussy2:17
9Air on a G String
recording engineer:
Peter Willemoës (from 1976-01-19 until 1976-01-25)
producer:
Peter Willemoës (task: recording director)
orchestra:
Societas Musica Chamber Orchestra Copenhagen (from 1976-01-19 until 1976-01-25)
conductor:
Jørgen Ernst Hansen (organist) (from 1976-01-19 until 1976-01-25)
recorded at:
Østervangskirken (Østervang Church) in Glostrup, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1976-01-19 until 1976-01-25)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string) (from 1976-01-19 until 1976-01-25)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:12
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, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel4:20
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:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 29)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
revision of:
Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846a: I. Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach2:54
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 Holst8:05
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:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:01
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:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber7:01
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1Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
orchestra:
Orchestre national de Lyon (from 1993-01-28 until 1995-09-29)
conductor:
Emmanuel Krivine (conductor) (from 1993-01-28 until 1995-09-29)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (from 1993-01-28 until 1995-09-29)
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:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), 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 Debussy10:00
2Holberg Suite (Sarabande)
Edvard Grieg2:50
3Valse Triste
performer:
Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Japan Philharmonic Orchestra)
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 (Swedish Theatre, 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 Sibelius4:24
4Concerto in F Minor (Largo)
harpsichord:
Natalia Zertsalova (Russian pianist)
orchestra:
La Stravaganza Köln (German baroque ensemble)
conductor:
Kurt Redel (German flautist and conductor)
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 Bach3:04
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 (Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52)
Antonín Dvořák7:51
6Liebestraume
Franz Liszt6:06
7Ave Maria
flute:
Maxence Larrieu (flautist)
harp:
Susanna Mildonian (harpist)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
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 Gounod4:30
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 (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:03
9String Quartet No. 2 (Nocturne)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, 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 Debussy3:25
11Pavane for a Dead Princess
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess, orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions 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 Ravel6:42
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” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:25
13Gymnopedie I
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:04
14Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Gelber (pianist) (from 1987-10-26 until 1987-10-27)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1987-10-26 until 1987-10-27)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto) (from 1987-10-26 until 1987-10-27)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight")
Ludwig van Beethoven6:35
15Piano Concerto No. 21 (Andante)
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
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 Mozart5:51