Classical Dreams: A Collection of Inspirational & Relaxing Classical Music

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Joyful/Triumphant
2▶CD: Paradise
3▼CD: Romantic/Calm
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1Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Laurance Seigal (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:23
2O My Beloved Father from Gianni Schicchi
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1954)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
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 Puccini2:30
3Scenes from Childhood, op. 15: Dreaming
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:45
4Serenade for Strings, op. 22: I. Moderato
orchestra:
Camerata Romana (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Camerata Salzburg (Austrian chamber orchestra), Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra (FICTIONAL / used for an Alfred Scholz (style) release - NOT the Philharmonie Leipzig (est. 2000)), Münchner Symphonieorkester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the former Symphonie‐Orchester Graunke) and Pro Arte Orchester
conductor:
Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Wolfgang Müller (conductor) and Kurt Redel (German flautist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1988)
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 Dvořák4:56
5Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante
violin:
Richard Schamalfuss and Helena Spitkova (Alfred Scholz pseudonym, violinist)
orchestra:
New Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related orchestra used on budget recordings), Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Vienna Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Milan Pohronec (conductor, Scholz related) and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: II. Andante (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Felix Mendelssohn8:08
6Nessun Dorma from Turandot
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
orchestra:
Royal Opera Orchestra Stockholm (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) and The Stockholm Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1944)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:19
7Moonlight Sonata, op. 27 no. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto (excerpt)
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, 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”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:36
8Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 18th Var.
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist)
orchestra:
London Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
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 Vasilievich Rachmaninov2:47
9Vissi D’arte from Tosca
soprano vocals:
Ute Herbert (soprano)
orchestra:
The Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the real orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Pitanic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:14
10Für Elise
piano:
Peter Dagenhardt
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:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:49
11O Silver Moon from Rusalka
soprano vocals:
Eva Iles (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (the real orchestra)
conductor:
Hans-Peter Gmur (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák4:15
12The Girl with the flaxen hair
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
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 (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:32
13Andante Cantabile
instruments:
Caspar da Salo Quartet (string quartet, Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1871-02)
part of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:33
14Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante
solo piano:
Roderick Elms (British pianist and composer) (in 1991-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1991-04)
conductor:
Philip Gibson (conductor) (in 1991-04)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (in 1991-04)
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 Mozart6:54
15Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen from La Boheme
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Orchestra, Royal Opera Orchestra Stockholm (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) and The Stockholm Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) and Renata Cellini (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:02
16Meditation from Thais
violin:
Barry Griffiths (violinist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:16
17Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
Magyar Állami Operaház Énekkara (Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Chorus)
tenor vocals:
Josef Mukk (tenor)
orchestra:
Camerata Budapest
conductor:
Laszlo Hovaks (conductor)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck3:57
4▶CD: Escape

Credits

Release

compiler:Alan Peters (producer, violinist)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2005)
licensed from:Classic Hits 2000 Ltd
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/22272502 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000BH2U3M [info]