The Very Best of Relaxing Classics

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1Piano Concerto in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) (from 1993-03-21 until 1993-03-22)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
piano:
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet (pianist) (from 1993-03-21 until 1993-03-22)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (from 1993-03-21 until 1993-03-22)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (from 1993-03-21 until 1993-03-22)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1993-03-21 until 1993-03-22)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (from 1993-03-21 until 1993-03-22)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninov11:28
2Adagio in G minor
recorded in:
Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1984-02)
engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1982-02)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
organ:
Martin Haselböck (organist, conductor and composer)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) (in 1984-02)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1984-02)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1984-02)
recorded at:
Evangelisches Schloßkirche (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1984-02)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (in 1984-02)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni6:37
3Gymnopédie no. 1
engineer and balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
editor:
Jonathan Stokes (engineer)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) (in 1987-10)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (in 1987-10)
recorded at:
Église de Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache, Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1987-10)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: I. Lent et grave (Satie’s Gymnopédie no. 3 orchestrated by Debussy) (in 1987-10)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Troisième Gymnopédie : Lent et grave (Gymnopédie no. 3)
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (in 1987-10)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie2:54
4Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K467: II. Andante
recording engineer and producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Elsa Schiller (Deutsche Grammophon's head of production 1952-1965)
piano:
Géza Anda (Geza Anda, pianist) (in 1961-05)
orchestra:
Camerata Academica des Salzburger Mozarteums (Austrian chamber orchestra) (in 1961-05)
conductor:
Géza Anda (Geza Anda, pianist) (in 1961-05)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (in 1961-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (in 1961-05)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (in 1961-05)
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 Mozart7:14
5Suite “Pelléas et Mélisande”: III. Sicilienne. Allegro molto moderato
producer:
Chris Hazell
flute:
William Bennett (flautist) (in 1981-06)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1981-06)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1981-06)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1981-06)
recorded at:
St. Barnabas Church (Woodside Park, Finchley, London N12) in Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-06)
recording of:
Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80: III. Sicilienne (in 1981-06)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
part of:
Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80
Gabriel Fauré3:57
6Carmen Suite no. 1: Intermezzo
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
editor:
Deborah Rogers (engineer)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) (on 1986-10-24)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (on 1986-10-24)
recorded at:
St Eustache, Montreal in Saint-Eustache, Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1986-10-24)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: III. Intermezzo. Andantino quasi allegretto (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts II and III) (on 1986-10-24)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts II & III)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:36
7Baïléro (excerpt) From “Chants d’Auvergne”
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
Joseph Canteloube3:36
8Sospiri for Strings, Harp, Organ
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
balance engineer:
Alan Reeve and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1967-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
recording of:
Sospiri, op. 70 (for strings, harp (or piano) and organ (or harmonium)) (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1914)
dedicated to:
William Henry Reed
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 70)
Sir Edward Elgar4:53
9Cello Sonata in G minor, BWV1029: II. Adagio
cello:
János Starker (Hungarian-American cellist) (in 1963-04)
piano:
György Sebök (pianist) (in 1963-04)
recorded at and engineered at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-04)
partial recording of:
Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029: II. Adagio (in 1963-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029
Johann Sebastian Bach3:16
10String Quartet in C major, D956: II. Adagio (excerpt)
cello and cello [2nd cello]:
Miklós Perényi (cellist)
string quartet:
Takács Quartet
partial recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franz Schubert5:39
11Oboe Concerto in D minor: I. Andante e spiccato
oboe:
Heinz Holliger (Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor) (in 1986-07)
orchestra:
I Musici (in 1986-07)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1986-07)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio) (in 1986-07)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935 (Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor)
Alessandro Marcello4:25
12Guitar Concerto in D major, RV93: Andante
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
classical guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist) (in 1986-12)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1986-12)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1986-12)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1986-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-12)
recording of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo (for guitar and orchestra, arr. Malipiero) (in 1986-12)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
arranger:
Gian Francesco Malipiero (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi5:11
13Romance From “The Gadfly”
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer)
violin:
Alexander Kerr (violinist) (in 1998-09)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (in 1998-09)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor) (in 1998-09)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw: Grote Zaal in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1998-09)
recording of:
The Gadfly, op. 97: III. Youth. Allegretto moderato (in 1998-09)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1955)
part of:
The Gadfly, op. 97
Dmitri Shostakovich3:51
14Adagio from “Españoleta e Fanfare de la Caballeria de Nápoles”
guitar:
Carlos Bonell (classical guitarist)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
partial recording of:
Fantasía para un gentilhombre: II. Españoleta y fanfare de la caballería de Nápoles
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1954)
part of:
Fantasía para un gentilhombre
Joaquín Rodrigo4:46
15O Mio Babbino Caro from “Gianni Schicchi”
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 1999-07)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1999-07)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1999-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2000)
recorded at:
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 (in 1999-07)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (in 1999-07)
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 Puccini4.52:55