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

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1Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
orchestra:
Београдска филхармонија (Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Igor Markevitch (conductor)
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)
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 Debussy8:47
2Holberg Suite (Sarabande)
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Festspielorchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Istvan Cohen (probably another Alfred Scholz) and Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante) (Holberg Suite, Op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante), for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, original for piano)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante) (Holberg Suite, Op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante), for string orchestra)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, 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 (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 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 (Serenade for Strings in E major, 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” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
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)
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 (Frédéric 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 (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 Debussy3:24
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 Ravel6:58
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” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:26
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 Satie3:03
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 (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", 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” (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", 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