J.S. BACH: Sheep may safely graze (Cantata No.208) (arr. Marriner), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1984
PACHELBEL: Canon in D, Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
J.S. BACH: Air `on the G string' (Suite No.3 in D BWV1068), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons − Concerto No.4 in F minor `Winter' (II. Largo), Yehudi Menuhin violin · Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy (P) 1981
HANDEL: Ombra mai fu (Largo) (Serse) Gérard Lesne alto ∙ Il Seminario Musicale (P) 1995 EMI France,
HANDEL: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.12 - III Larghetto e piano, Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin (P) 1964/1999*
J. S. BACH: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Cantata No.147), Choir of King's College, Cambridge , Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1972/1989*
HANDEL: Sarabande (Keyboard Suite in D minor), Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (P) 1982/1996*
J.S. BACH: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056 - II. Largo, Andrei Gavrilov (piano) , Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987
VIVALDI: Concerto for Two Mandolins in G RV532 - II. Andante, Europa Galante ∙ Fabio Biondi (P) 2002 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
J.S. BACH: Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1043, II. Largo ma non tanto , Jonathan Rees & Jane Murdoch (violins), Scottish Ensemble / Jonathan Rees (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
HANDEL: Lascia ch'io pianga (Rinaldo) (arr. Craig Leon & Isobel Cooper), Izzy soprano , Fabio Zanon guitar ∙ Julia Thornton harp, National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd
GLUCK: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1984*
J.S. BACH: Zion hört die Wächter singen (Cantata No.140), Süddeutscher Madrigalchor ∙ Consortium Musicum , Wolfgang Gönnenwein (P) 1967/1990* EMI Electrola GmbH
HANDEL: Water Music - Air from Suite No.1 in F Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1985
VIVALDI: Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) - II. Largo, Sharon Isbin guitar, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster , (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
J.S BACH: Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV1029 - II Adagio (opening), Jordi Savall viola da gamba ∙ Ton Koopman harpsichord, (P) 1978/1989* EMI Electrola GmbH
ALBINONI (realised Giazotto): Adagio in G minor (extract), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1986*
Track Listings (16) - Disc #2
MOZART: Serenade in G `Eine kleine Nachtmusik' K525 - II. Romance (Andante), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1997*
MOZART: Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299 − II. Andantino (extract), James Galway flute ∙ Fritz Helmis harp, Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1972/1985*
MOZART: Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte), Margaret Marshall soprano ∙ Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano ∙ José van Dam bass, Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983, Live recording
MOZART: Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331 - I. Andante grazioso (Theme), Andrei Gavrilov piano (P) 1990
MOZART: Un'aura amorosa (Così fan tutte), John Aler tenor, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1987
MOZART: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466 - II. Romance (extract), Annie Fischer piano, Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1960/1990*
MOZART: Canzonetta sull'aria (Le nozze di Figaro) Dame Felicity Lott & Gianna Rolandi sopranos, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1988
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A K581 − II. Larghetto, Sabine Meyer clarinet, Members of the Vienna String Sextet (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
MOZART: Ave verum corpus K618, Stockholm Radio Chorus ∙ Stockholm Chamber Choir, Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1987
MOZART: Serenade No.10 in B flat K361 `Gran Partita' − III. Adagio, London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble (P) 1985
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor `Moonlight' Op. 27/2, I. Adagio sostenuto (extract) , Dame Moura Lympany (piano) (P) 1991
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Minuet in G, Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat `Emperor' Op.73 - II. Adagio (trans. Craig Leon), Julia Thornton harp , National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2003
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor `Pathétique' Op.31, II. Adagio cantabile Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1998
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Für Elise (Bagatelle No.25), Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.6 in F `Pastoral' Op.68, V. Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn after the Storm) , The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1988
Track Listings (17) - Disc #3
ELVIRA MADIGAN: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 (Mozart) - II. Andante, Stephen Hough piano, Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (P) 1987
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY: Casta Diva (Norma) (Bellini), Maria Callas soprano, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Tullio Serafin (P) 1961/1997*
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: Goldberg Variations (J. S. Bach) - Aria, Maria Tipo (piano) (P) 1986 EMI France, 100 BEST FILM CLASSICS 3 74283 2 CD 6 [9]
CHARIOTS OF FIRE: Miserere mei, Deus (vv 1-4 & 17-20) (Allegri), Timothy Beasley-Murray treble ∙ Gerald Finlay cantor, Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1984
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY: Stabat Mater (Pergolesi), Lesley Garrett soprano ∙ Robin Blaze countertenor, London Session Orchestra / Paul Daniel (P) 2003
CARRINGTON: String Quintet in C D956 (Schubert) - II Adagio opening, Hungarian Quartet ∙ Laszlo Varga cello (P) 1972/1992* EMI Music France
OUT OF AFRICA: Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (Mozart) - II. Adagio, Sabine Meyer basset clarinet, Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk (P) 1990 EMI Electrola GmbH
BRIEF ENCOUNTER: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (Rachmaninov) - II Adagio sostenuto opening, Cécile Ousset piano, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
THE DEER HUNTER: Cavatina (Stanley Myers), Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse guitars (P) 2001 Angel Records
DEATH IN VENICE:: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (Mahler) - IV Adagietto conclusion, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1969/1988*
PLATOON: Adagio for Strings (Barber), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy (P) 1985/1985*
THE PIANO: The Heart asks Pleasure First / The Promise (Michael Nyman) Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman, (P) 1993 Michael Nyman Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
AMERICAN BEAUTY: Any Other Name (Thomas Newman), Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert (P) 2001
SCHINDLER'S LIST: Schindler's List Main Theme (John Williams), Tasmin Little violin , New World Philharmonic / Iain Sutherland (P) 1994
THE MISSION: Gabriel's Oboe (Morricone), Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra (P) 1987 Virgin Records Ltd
SIDEWAYS: Memories of the Alhambra (Tárrega), Christopher Parkening guitar (P) 1976/2005* Angel Records
TITANIC: My Heart Will Go On (James Horner), Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998
Track Listings (17) - Disc #4
BIZET: Entr'acte to Act III (Carmen), Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984
MASSENET: Méditation from Thaïs, Hans Kalafusz (violin) , Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner , (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
FAURÉ: Cantique de Jean Racine, Stephen Farr organ, Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill , (P) 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
MENDELSSOHN: Nocturne (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras , (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
FAURÉ: In Paradisum (Requiem Op.48), Choir of King's College, Cambridge, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
SAINT-SAËNS: The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) (arr. Chris Hazell), Hah-Na Chang cello ∙ Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 - III. Adagio, Jacqueline du Pré cello , London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1965/1997*
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 - II. Adagio opening, Yehudi Menuhin violin , Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind (P) 1959/1997*
GRIEG: Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op.23), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983
FAURÉ: Pavane, Gareth Morris flute , New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 - II. Andante (extract), Yehudi Menuhin violin , Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1959/1997*
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No.9 `From the New World' - II. Largo opening, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989
OFFENBACH: Belle nuit (Barcarolle) (Les Contes d'Hoffmann), Jessye Norman soprano ∙ Ann Murray mezzo-soprano, Orchestre Symphonique et Chaeurs de l'Opéra National, du Théatre Royal de la Monnai, Bruxelles / Sylvain Cambreling (P) 1988
ELGAR: Nimrod (`Enigma' Variations), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1971/1986*
DVOŘÁK: Song to the Moon (Rusalka), Lucia Popp soprano, Münchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz (P) 1988
RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Variation 18, Cécile Ousset piano, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
FAURÉ: Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op. 56 ), Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos (P) 1983 EMI France
CHOPIN: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No.2, John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1992*
LISZT: Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat, John Ogdon piano (P) 1968/1988*
CHOPIN: Berceuse in D flat Op. 57, Peter Donohoe piano (P) 1993
GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor - II. Adagio, Cécile Ousset piano , London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1985
SCHUMANN: Träumerei (Kinderszenen) Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
CHOPIN: Étude in E `Tristesse' Op.10 No.3, John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1990*
BRAHMS: Waltz No. 15 in A flat, Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11- II. Romance: Larghetto opening, Martha Argerich piano , Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (P) 1999
DEBUSSY: La Fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes Book I), Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1991
CHOPIN: Prelude No.15 in D flat `Raindrop', Dmitri Alexeev piano (P) 1986
DALLA: Caruso (arr. Bayless), John Bayless piano (P) 1999 Angel Records
SATIE: Gymnopédie No.1 (Lent et douloureux) Anne Queffélec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
SATIE: Gnossienne No.1, Anne Quefféllec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
DEBUSSY: Clair de lune, Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 - II. Andante, Dmitri Alexeev piano , English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1983
Track Listings (15) - Disc #6
KARL JENKINS: Agnus Dei (The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace) National Youth Choir of Great Britain musical director Mike Brewer, Paul Beniston principal trumpet ∙ London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Jenkins, (P) 2001 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd under exclu
ORFF: In trutina (Carmina Burana) Janice Watson soprano, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill (P) 1995 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on `Greensleeves' (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves), Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986*
CANTELOUBE: Baïlèro (Chants d'Auvergne), Arleen Auger soprano, English Chamber Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier , (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
UNGAR & MASON: The Ashokan Farewell, Jay Ungar violin ∙ Molly Mason guitar, Nashville Chamber orchestra / Paul Gambill (P) 1999 Angel Records
RUTTER: Pie Jesu (Requiem), Edward Saklatvala treble · Choir of King's College, Cambridge, City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1998
RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez - II. Adagio, Julian Bream guitar ∙ Peter Walden cor anglais, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993
LLOYD WEBBER: Pie Jesu (Requiem), Jane Gilchrist soprano ∙ Fergus Thirlwell treble, Simon Gibson organ ∙ Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor (P) 2004
SHOSTAKOVICH: Romance (The Gadfly), Tasmin Little violin · Piers Lane piano (P) 1992
DUDLEY: The Crying Game Love Theme Anne Dudley piano & keyboards, The Quartet of London (P) 2001 Angel Records
CANTELOUBE: Brezairola (Chants d'Auvergne) (arr. Tolga Kashif), Lesley Garrett soprano ∙ Marcia Crayford violin ∙ Jonathan Williams cello, Orchestra conducted by Philip Ellis (P) 2002
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending opening, Hugh Bean violin , New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1967/1987*
LENNON & McCARTNEY: Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin), Rostal and Schaefer pianos, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin (P) 1979/2000*
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1872-1958: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis opening, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1976/1985*
HOLST: Venus (The Planets) conclusion, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1979/1987*
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This 6-CD set pulls together the 100 best slow movements and pieces of all time, making it an amazing value for both the newcomer looking to become acquainted with classical music, or the veteran listener who just wants something to help unwind. Each CD has its own separate theme with the most relaxing selections from Baroque, Romantic, Modern Piano, Mozart and Beethoven and Film Classics! Artists include Martha Argerich, Jessye Norman, Maria Callas, Yehudi Menuhin, Jacqueline du Pre, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Herbert von Karajan, Simon Rattle, and more! CD 1 RELAXING BAROQUE
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CD 4 RELAXING ROMANTIC CLASSICS
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CD 6 RELAXING CLASSICS OF MODERN TIMES
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