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12 disk box set

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1▶CD: The Romantic Piano
2▼CD: Classics for Meditation
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1Symphony no. 5: Adagio
orchestra:
ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, previously ORF-Symphonieorchester), Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) and Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor), Anton Nanut (conductor), Anton Nanut (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Benjamin Yadin (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler9:06
2Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57 (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57)
Frédéric Chopin5:11
3Overture no. 3 in D major BWV 1068: Air
orchestra:
Mainz Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist)
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 Bach5:39
4String Quartet no. 1 in D, op. 11: Andante
string quartet:
International String Quartet New York
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
Peter I. Tchaikovsky6:36
5Adagio in G minor
orchestra:
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
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 Albinoni8:11
6Thais: Meditation
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 Massenet5:20
7Adagio KV 356
glass harmonica:
Bruno Hoffmann (glass harmonica player)
recording of:
Adagio for Glass Armonica in C major, K. 617a/356
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 356) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 617a)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:00
8Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre Philharmonique de la Slovaquie (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice), Slowakische Staatsphilharmonie (Slovak Philharmonic) and Slowakisches Philharmonisches Orchester (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Sven Bengtson (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Libor Pesek (conductor), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Róbert Stankovský and Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
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 Grieg3:55
9Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Slowakische Staatsphilharmonie (Slovak Philharmonic) and Slowakisches Philharmonisches Orchester (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Sven Bengtson (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Libor Pesek (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song, do not use if there is a singer) (in 1984)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg55:23
10La plus que lente: Valse
orchestra:
Lëtzebuerger philharmoneschen Orchester (The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Louis de Froment (conductor)
recording of:
La plus que lente, L. 121 (pour orchestre)
orchestrator and composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1910)
arrangement of:
La plus que lente, L. 121, CD 128 (pour piano solo)
Claude Debussy4:36
11Canon in D
orchestra:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Bernhard Güller (German conductor)
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)
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 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement 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)
Johann Pachelbel4:46
12Gregorian Chant: Servus tuus
choir vocals:
Choralschola des Klosters Maria Einsiedeln (in 1968)
conductor:
Pater Daniel Meier (in 1968)
[anonymous]2:18
13Grand Jeu for Organ
organ:
Pater Cornelius Wininger
Louis‐Nicolas Clérambault2:15
3▶CD: Classics for Relaxation
4▶CD: The Romantic Violin
5▶CD: Moonlight Classics
6▶CD: Beautiful Classical Melodies
7▶CD: Classics for Romance
8▶CD: Classics From the Movies
9▶CD: Sunday Morning Classics
10▶CD: Classics by Candlelight
11▶CD: Classical Moods
12▶CD: Dinner Classics