Best 100 Relaxing

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1CD: Relaxing Baroque
2CD: Relaxing Mozart & Beethoven
3CD: Relaxing Film Classics
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1Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"
piano:
Stephen Hough (in 1987-05)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (in 1987-05)
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (in 1987-05)
recorded at:
Free Trade Hall in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-05)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (in 1987-05)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 10), Köchelverzeichnis (number: 467) and Köchelverzeichnis (number: 467)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:48
2Casta Diva
producer:
Walter Jellinek and Walter Legge
editor:
Jennifer Howells
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:36
3Goldberg Variations
recording engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Alain Lanceron
piano:
Maria Tipo (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (FIRST movement) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:05
4Miserere
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri5:47
5Stabat MaterGiovanni Battista Pergolesi3:57
6String QuintetFranz Schubert4:39
7Clarinet Concerto
basset clarinet:
Sabine Meyer (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (in 1990)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche in Dresden, Sachsen, Germany (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:38
8Piano Concerto N. 2
piano:
Cécile Ousset
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:32
9Cavatina
guitar:
Manuel Barrueco and Steve Morse
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers3:17
10AdagiettoGustav Mahler3:09
11Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957, in 1985)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (in 1957, in 1985)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast]
publisher:
Chappell and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast]
publisher:
Chappell and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber6:24
12The Heart asks Pleasure First
additional engineer:
Jamie Luker
engineer:
Michael J. Dutton
producer and creative direction:
Michael Nyman
piano:
Michael Nyman
conductor:
Michael Nyman
arranger:
Michael Nyman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Michael Nyman Ltd. (in 1993)
recorded at:
Arco Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
mixed at:
Kitsch Recording Studio in Ixelles / Elsene, Brussels, Belgium
medley including a recording of:
The Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., G. Schirmer Inc., J&W Chester/Ed Wilhelm, Michael Nyman Ltd. and Virgin
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
medley including a recording of:
The Promise (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman
publisher:
J&W Chester/Ed Wilhelm
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
Michael Nyman3:15
13Any Other Name
recording engineer:
Dennis Sands
assistant engineer:
Tom Hardisty and David Marquette
producer:
Bill Bernstein, Nikolaj Bloch, Sally Herbert and Thomas Newman
mixer:
Tom Hardisty and Dennis Sands
assistant editor:
Jordan Corngold
editor:
Bill Bernstein
performer:
Nikolaj Bloch and Sally Herbert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
SKG Music LLC (, in 1999, in 2000)
mixed at:
Signet Sound Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Any Other Name
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
composer:
Thomas Newman
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc.
part of:
American Beauty (1999)
Thomas Newman4:08
14Schindler's List Main Theme
violin:
Tasmin Little (in 1994)
orchestra:
New World Symphony and New World Philharmonic (in 1994)
conductor:
Iain Sutherland (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1994)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List) (in 1994)
composer:
John Williams (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music
part of:
Schindler's List
part of:
Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
John Williams5:05
15Gabriel's Oboe
recording of:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme)
publisher:
Ennio Morricone
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Ennio Morricone2:15
16Memories of the Alhambra
guitar:
Christopher Parkening
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega
Francisco Tárrega3:56
17My Heart Will Go OnJames Horner4:20
4CD: Relaxing Romantic Classics
5CD: Relaxing Piano Favourites
6CD: Relaxing Classics of Modern Times

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part of:100 Best (order: 11)