The Very Best of Relaxing Classics

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All Music Guide - Blair Sanderson
Music fans looking to unwind and relieve stress will find beautiful sounds to soothe their spirit on this collection. The Very Best of Relaxing Classics features 18 well-known orchestral and operatic pieces chosen for their emotional power and languid beauty; this is music suitable for careful listening or to set a background mood. Selections include J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 ("Air on a G String"), Georges Bizet's Carmen Suite for Orchestra, W.A. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major (the theme from Elvira Madigan), Erik Satie's Gymnopedie for Piano No. 1, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini,...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Blair Sanderson
Music fans looking to unwind and relieve stress will find beautiful sounds to soothe their spirit on this collection. The Very Best of Relaxing Classics features 18 well-known orchestral and operatic pieces chosen for their emotional power and languid beauty; this is music suitable for careful listening or to set a background mood. Selections include J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 ("Air on a G String"), Georges Bizet's Carmen Suite for Orchestra, W.A. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major (the theme from Elvira Madigan), Erik Satie's Gymnopedie for Piano No. 1, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and many more.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/12/2003
  • Label: Umvd Labels
  • UPC: 028947609315
  • Catalog Number: 000069102
  • Sales rank: 51,738

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 O mio babbino caro (4:05)
  2. 2 Intermezzo (3:30)
  3. 3 Variation 18 (2:37)
  4. 4 Barcarolle (3:37)
  5. 5 Cavatina (from "The Deer Hunter") (3:36)
  6. 6 Air on a G String (3:48)
  7. 7 Humming Chorus (2:58)
  8. 8 John Dunbar Theme (2:29)
  9. 9 Gymnopedie for piano No. 1 (2:55)
  10. 10 Vocalise, transcription for orchestra, Op. 34/14 - Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (6:07)
  11. 11 Intermezzo (2:34)
  12. 12 The Last Sleep of the Virgin (5:01)
  13. 13 Andante (4:24)
  14. 14 Andante (5:12)
  15. 15 Pavane - Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (2:13)
  16. 16 Nocturne for string orchestra (arranged by Malcolm Sargent from String (4:03)
  17. 17 Adagio (4:44)
  18. 18 Andante (7:12)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
John Mauceri Conductor
Herbert von Karajan Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performing Ensemble
Géza Anda Piano, Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Performing Ensemble
I Musici Ensemble
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Performing Ensemble
BBC Concert Orchestra Performing Ensemble
Carlos Bonnell Guitar
English Chamber Orchestra Performing Ensemble
Julian Lloyd Webber Cello
Neville Marriner Conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam Performing Ensemble
Neeme Jarvi Conductor
Raymond Agoult Conductor
Karl Münchinger Conductor
Charles Dutoit Conductor
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Performing Ensemble
Göran Söllscher Guitar
Heinz Holliger Oboe
Barry Wordsworth Conductor
George Malcolm Conductor
New Symphony Orchestra of London Performing Ensemble
Eduardo Fernandez Guitar
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Performing Ensemble
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Performing Ensemble
Bella Davidovich Piano
Nicholas Kraemer Harpsichord
Carlos Bonell Guitar
Martin Haselböck Organ
James Judd Conductor
Vienna State Opera Chorus Choir, Chorus
Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica Performing Ensemble
Technical Credits
Alexander Borodin Composer
Pietro Mascagni Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer
Jacques Offenbach Composer
Giacomo Puccini Composer
Antonio Vivaldi Composer
Erik Satie Composer
John Barry Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer
Stanley Myers Composer
Rachmaninoff Quartet Composer
Joseph S. Szurly Executive Producer
Joseph Szurly Executive Producer
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