The Very Best of Relaxing Classics

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1O Mio Babbino Caro From “Gianni Schicchi”
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
“O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi) (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
arrangement of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
instrumental recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini4:06
2Intermezzo From “Cavelleria rusticina”
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:31
3Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 Variation 18
piano:
Bella Davidovich (pianist)
orchestra:
Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninov2:37
4Canon in D major
recorded in:
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel (Canton of Neuchâtel), Switzerland (in 1982-07)
orchestra:
I Musici (in 1982-07, in 1987)
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) (in 1982-07)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
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) (in 1987)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel4:43
5Barcarolle From “Les Contes d’Hoffmann”
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach3:37
6Cavatina from “The Deer Hunter”
engineer:
Lars Finnström (engineer) (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
classical guitar:
Göran Söllscher (classical guitarist) (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
guitar arranger:
John Williams (Classical guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1981) and PolyGram AB (in 1981)
recorded at:
Mastersound Recording Studios (Skurup) in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar) (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers3:36
7Adagio for Strings
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1992) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Meyerhoff Symphony Hall) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American 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 Barber8:45
8Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major: Air on a G String
engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1982-02)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) (in 1984-02, in 1985-01)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1984-02, in 1985-01)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1984-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Evangelisches Schloßkirche (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1984-02)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, 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 Bach3:49
9Humming Chorus From “Madame Butterfly”
recording engineer:
Jack Law (engineer) (in 1974-01), James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1974-01) and Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1974-01)
assistant producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer) (in 1974-01)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer) (in 1974-01)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1974-01)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1974-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1974-01)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor) (in 1974-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1974-01)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (in 1974-01)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:59
10Symphony no. 9 in E minor From “The New World”: II. Largo (excerpt)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák3:07
11Prelude - Morning Mood From “Peer Gynt”
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:21
12The John Dunbar Theme From “Dances With the Wolves
recorded in:
Culver City, California, United States (in 1991-02)
engineer:
Joel Moss (in 1991-02)
producer:
Michael Gore (producer)
orchestra:
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (in 1991-02)
conductor:
John Mauceri (conductor) (in 1991-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1991) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1991)
recording of:
John Dunbar Theme (Dances With Wolves) (in 1991-02)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and EMI Virgin Music Publishing
part of:
Dances With Wolves
John Barry2:30
13The Lamb
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
conductor and chorus master:
John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
The Lamb
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
John Tavener2:53
14The Last Sleep of the Virgin
producer:
Michael Williamson (classical music producer)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra) (in 1958-05)
conductor:
Raymond Agoult (Hungarian, London-based conductor and composer) (in 1958-05)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1958-05)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1958-05)
recording of:
La Vierge: Scene 4. The Assumption: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge (in 1958-05)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
La Vierge
Jules Massenet5:01
15Prelude á l’ares midi d’un faune (excerpt)
flute:
Timothy Hutchins (flautist)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
partial 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 (French 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 Debussy3:20
16Consolation no. 3
piano:
Rhondda Gillespie (pianist)
recording of:
Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
Franz Liszt3:54
17Piano Concerto in D, K576: II. Adagio
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-10)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 18 in D major, K. 576 "Trumpet", "Hunt": II. Adagio (in 1968-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 18 in D major, K. 576 "Trumpet", "Hunt"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:28
18Symphony no. 2: III. Adagio (conclusion)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Sergie Rachmaninov6:54
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