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, 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 Pachelbel6:14
2Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
sound engineer:
Bernhard Mahne (Classical music producer) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24) and Lutz Wildner (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
orchestra:
Camerata Academica of Salzburg (Alfred Scholz orchestra, not the same as Camerata Academia Salzburg), Camerata Accademica Hamburg, Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra), Mainz Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Philharmonic Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist), Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Libor Pešek (conductor), Alfred Scholz and Alexander von Pitamic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
recorded at:
Slovenian Philharmonic in Ljubljana, Ljubljana (City Municipality of Ljubljana), Slovenia (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
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 (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 Beethoven4:27
4String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:42
5Clair De Lune
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 Debussy4:18
6Idyll for Strings
Leoš Janáček5:41
7Adagio in G Minor
orchestra:
Latvian Philharmonic Orchestra (Latvian Philharmonic Chamber 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 (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 Debussy2:30
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 (Orchestral suite no. 3 in D major, 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, no. 2. 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:
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 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:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, 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:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber7:03
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