Cello for Relaxation

Tracks

Disc 1

1. 1 The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements - Camille Saint-Saëns & Michael Tilson Thomas (3:24)
   Composed byCamille Saint-Saëns
2. 2 Canzone, for cello & orchestra/piano in B major, Op. 55 - Max Bruch & Ofra Harnoy (8:10)
   Composed byMax Bruch

   Conducted byCharles Mackerras

   Performed byLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
3. 3 Sicilienne, for cello & piano, Op. 78 - Gabriel Fauré & Pascal Devoyon (3:54)
   Composed byGabriel Fauré
4. 4 Caprice and Elegy, for cello & chamber orchestra, RT vii/8: Caprice - arranged by Fenby - Frederick Delius & New Philharmonia Orchestra (3:11)
   Composed byFrederick Delius

   Conducted byLeonard Slatkin

   Performed byNew Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
5. 5 Elegie: Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth (IVa), for violin or cello & piano, S. 382 (LW D21) - Franz Liszt & Stephen Hough (6:20)
   Composed byFranz Liszt
6. 6 Chant, for solo cello - John Tavener & Steven Isserlis (4:04)
   Composed byJohn Tavener
7. 7 Adagio & Allegro for horn (or violin or cello) & piano in A flat major, Op. 70: Adagio - Robert Schumann & Christoph Eschenbach (5:13)
   Composed byRobert Schumann
8. 8 Concerto militaire, for cello & orchestra in G major - Jacques Offenbach & Antonio de Almeida (6:54)
   Composed byJacques Offenbach

   Conducted byAntonio de Almeida

   Performed byAntonio de Almeida, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
9. 9 Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Allamande - Johann Sebastian Bach & Janos Starker (6:26)
   Composed byJohann Sebastian Bach
10. 10 Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 65, CT 204: Largo - Cyprien Katsaris & Frédéric Chopin (3:15)
    Composed byFrédéric Chopin
11. 11 Cello Concerto, for cello, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 417: Andante - Antonio Vivaldi & Ofra Harnoy (4:59)
    Composed byAntonio Vivaldi

    Conducted byPaul Robinson

    Performed byPaul Robinson, Toronto Chamber Orchestra
12. 12 Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102: Langsam - Robert Schumann & Christoph Eschenbach (3:58)
    Composed byRobert Schumann
13. 13 Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, H. 7b/1: Adagio - Franz Joseph Haydn & Chamber Orchestra of Europe (7:24)
    Composed byFranz Joseph Haydn

    Conducted byRoger Norrington

    Performed byChamber Orchestra of Europe, Roger Norrington
14. 14 Morceau de Concours, for flute & piano (or strings, arranged) in F major (original title: "Morceau de Lecture") - Gabriel Fauré & Thomas Adès (2:47)
    Composed byGabriel Fauré
15. 15 Silent Woods (Klid), for cello & piano (arr. from From the Bohemian Forest, B. 133), B. 173 (Op. 68/5) - Prague Symphony Orchestra & Antonin Dvorák (5:10)
    Composed byAntonin Dvorák

    Conducted byCharles Mackerras

    Performed byPrague Symphony Orchestra, Charles Mackerras