The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe

The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe

by MOST RELAXING CLASSICAL MUSIC I
The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe

The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe

by MOST RELAXING CLASSICAL MUSIC I

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Overview

Released in 2007, The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe is a 30-track compilation of soothing, chilled-out orchestral pieces from some of the most famous composers in the genre's history. Its 30 tracks include works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Debussy, performed by the likes of Sinfonia Varsovia, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and La Stravaganza Koeln. ~ Jon O'Brien

Product Details

Release Date: 04/08/2003
Label: Denon Records
UPC: 0795041723222
Rank: 2747

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337~Canon in D  - Johann Pachelbel
  2. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525~Andante  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("F¿¿r Elise"), WoO 59  - Ludwig van Beethoven
  4. String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11~Andante  - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
  5. Clair de lune, for orchestra or other arrangement (from "Suite Bergamasque" for piano), L. 75/3  - Claude Debussy
  6. Idyll for string orchestra, JW 6/3~Adagio  - Leos Janacek
  7. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)  - Tomaso Albinoni
  8. La fille aux cheveux de lin, prelude for piano, L. 117/8  - Claude Debussy
  9. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068~Air on a G string  - Johann Sebastian Bach
  10. Greensleeves, folk song for chorus (from the opera Sir John in Love)
  11. Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ("Ombra mai fu" from the opera Serse)  - George Frederick Handel
  12. Work(s)~[Unspecified] Prelude in C  - Johann Sebastian Bach
  13. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125~Venus  - Gustav Holst
  14. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-¿¿bung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9)~Aria  - Johann Sebastian Bach
  15. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11  - Samuel Barber

Disc 2

  1. Pr¿¿lude ¿¿ l'apr¿¿s-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86~Prelude  - Claude Debussy
  2. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg¿¿¿s Time), for string orchestra ("Holberg Suite"), Op. 40~Sarabande  - Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1  - Edvard Grieg
  4. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056~Largo  - Jean Sibelius
  5. Serenade for string orchestra in E major, B. 52 (Op. 22)~Moderato
  6. Liebestr¿¿ume: O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, for voice & piano No. 3, S. 298 (LW N18/3)  - Franz Liszt
  7. Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of Bach, for violin or cello & piano with organ or cello ad lib. (or other instrumental arrangement)  - Franz Schubert
  8. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16  - Frederic Chopin
  9. String Quartet No. 2 in D major~Nocturne
  10. Arabesques (2) for piano, L. 66~[Unspecified] Arabesque  - Claude Debussy
  11. Pavane pour une infante d¿¿funte, for piano (or orchestra)
  12. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297~Largo  - Antonio Vivaldi
  13. Gymnopedie for piano No. 1  - Erik Satie
  14. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2~Adagio  - Ludwig van Beethoven
  15. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467~Andante  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Daniela Ruso   Primary Artist,Piano
Konstantin Lifschitz   Primary Artist,Piano
Orchestre National de France   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Baroque Strings Zuerich   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Valery Afanassiev   Primary Artist,Piano
Shostakovich Quartet   Primary Artist,String Quartet
Jacques Rouvier   Primary Artist,Piano
Carmen Piazzini   Primary Artist,Piano
Maxence Larrieu   Primary Artist,Flute
Sylvia Capova   Primary Artist,Piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Yuji Takahashi   Primary Artist,Piano
Jean-Francois Paillard   Primary Artist,Conductor
I Solisti Italiani   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Orchestra
Ayako Shinozaki   Primary Artist,Harp,Conductor
Frank Shipway   Primary Artist,Conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Orchestre National de Lyon   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Camerata Academica   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Prague Chamber Orchestra   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Ilmar Lapinsch   Primary Artist,Conductor
Karen Englund   Primary Artist,Conductor,Harpsichord
Susanna Mildonian   Harp
Francesco Macci   Conductor
European Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra   Orchestra
Lunaire Ensemble   Ensemble
Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra   Orchestra
Societas Musica Chamber Orchestra   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Composer
Tomaso Albinoni   Composer
Frederic Chopin   Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Gustav Holst   Composer
Charles Gounod   Composer
Edvard Grieg   Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams   Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky   Composer
Samuel Barber   Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven   Composer
Johann Pachelbel   Composer
Erik Satie   Composer
Antonio Vivaldi   Composer
Jean Sibelius   Composer
Franz Schubert   Composer
Franz Liszt   Composer
Antonin Dvorak   Composer
Claude Debussy   Composer
Alexander Borodin   Composer
George Frederick Handel   Composer
Maurice Ravel   Composer
Leos Janacek   Composer
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