Classic FM: Relax & Escape

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Packaging is 4 x Slim Jewel Cases in a stout card slip-case.

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1Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor "Moonlight": 1st movementLudwig van Beethoven6:06
2Morning (from Peer Gynt Suite no. 1)
orchestra:
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Tadeusz Wojciechowski
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg3:31
3The Mission: Main Theme
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (in 1998)
recording of:
The Mission
composer:
Ennio Morricone
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Ennio Morricone3:03
4Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Ivor Bolton
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Franz Schubert
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert5:40
5Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian": 2nd movementFelix Mendelssohn5:56
6Bella Notte
recording engineer:
Gemma Marchegiani (in 2001-10) and Michael Seberich (in 2001-10)
editor:
Gemma Marchegiani
piano:
Ludovico Einaudi (in 2001-10)
recorded at:
Villa Medici-Giulini in Briosco, Monza e Brianza, Lombardia, Italy (in 2001-10)
recording of:
Bella notte (in 2001-10)
composer:
Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi5:15
7Panis AngelicusCésar Franck4:57
8The Queen Symphony: 3rd movement
violin:
Nicola Loud
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
chorus master:
Tolga Kaşif
recording of:
The Queen Symphony: III. Adagio
orchestrator:
Julian Kershaw
composer:
Tolga Kaşif
is based on:
Save Me (Queen song)
is based on:
Who Wants to Live Forever?
part of:
The Queen Symphony
Tolga Kashif7:18
9"Che Gelida Manina" (from La Bohéme)
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Montserrat Caballé
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Plácido Domingo (in 1973)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1973)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1974)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1973)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:29
10Spiegel im Spiegel
piano:
Simon Mulligan
violin:
Daniel Hope
recording of:
Spiegel im Spiegel (for violin and piano)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (in 1978)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 12)
Arvo Pärt8:49
11Air (from Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major)Georg Friedrich Händel2:49
12Girl With a Pearl Earring: Griet's Theme
recording engineer:
John Timperley (from 2003-07-19 until 2003-07-23)
producer:
Alexandre Desplat
assistant mixer:
Sam Okell
mixer:
John Timperley
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra of London (from 2003-07-19 until 2003-07-23)
conductor:
Alexandre Desplat (from 2003-07-19 until 2003-07-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Archer Street (Girl) Limited and Decca Music Group Limited
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2003-07-19 until 2003-07-23)
recording of:
Griet’s Theme (Girl With a Pearl Earring) (from 2003-07-19 until 2003-07-23)
composer:
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat4:11
13Schön Rosmarin
piano:
Joseph Seiger
violin:
Joji Hattori
recording of:
Schön Rosmarin (for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler
part of:
Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (for violin and piano)
Fritz Kreisler2:02
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1Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 1st movement
sound engineer:
Karl-Otto Bremer and Friedrich-Karl Wagner
producer:
Ulf Thomson
orchestra:
NDR Sinfonieorchester (from 1985-04-01 until 1985-05-03)
conductor:
Günter Wand (from 1985-04-01 until 1985-05-03)
recorded at:
Aula der Rudolf-Steiner-Schule in Hamburg, Germany (from 1985-04-01 until 1985-05-03)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: I. Allegro ma non troppo “Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country” (Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country") (from 1985-04-01 until 1985-05-03)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven13:21
2Out of Africa: Main Title
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nic Raine
arranger and orchestrator:
Nic Raine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (in 1996)
cover recording of:
Main Theme (Out of Africa)
composer:
John Barry
John Barry4:30
3Bailero (from Songs of the Auberge)Joseph Canteloube5:22
4Suo Gan
harp:
Catrin Finch
baritone vocals and tenor vocals:
Aled Jones
choir vocals:
Llnaelli Male Voice Choir
conductor:
Robert Prizeman
arranger:
Robert Prizeman
recording of:
Suo Gân
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
reconstructed by:
Robert Bryan
[traditional]4:36
5The Princesses' Round Dance (from The Firebird)
recording engineer:
Markus Heiland
producer:
Andreas Neubronner
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (from 1998-02-25 until 1998-02-28)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (from 1998-02-25 until 1998-02-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1999)
recorded at:
Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1998-02-25 until 1998-02-28)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: no. 9: Tableau I, Khorovode (Ronde) des princesses (The Firebird: Act I, no. 9: Khorovod (Round Dance) of the Princesses) (from 1998-02-25 until 1998-02-28)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (in 1910)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский4:44
6Totus Tuus
recording engineer:
Antony Howell and Julian Millard
producer:
Mark Brown
choir vocals:
Holst Singers (from 1996-10-11 until 1996-10-13)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (from 1996-10-11 until 1996-10-13)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1996-10-11 until 1996-10-13)
recording of:
Totus Tuus, op. 60 (from 1996-10-11 until 1996-10-13)
premiered in:
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland (on 1987-06-14)
lyricist:
Maria Bogusławska
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (in 1987)
part of:
Works of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki by opus number (number: op. 60)
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki11:06
7Romeo and Juliet: Balcony SceneCraig Armstrong5:41
8Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (arr. Kreisler)
engineer:
Horváth János (in 1989-05)
producer:
Jenő Simon (from 1989-05-21 until 1989-05-27)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (from 1989-05-21 until 1989-05-27)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (from 1989-05-21 until 1989-05-27)
recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (for violin and piano, arr. Kreisler) (from 1989-05-21 until 1989-05-27)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (in 1894)
piano and violin arranger:
Fritz Kreisler
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Antonín Dvořák3:12
9Solveig's Song (from Peer Gynt Suite no. 2)
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Robinson
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg4:34
10Dance of the Swans (from Swan Lake)
assistant engineer:
Andrew Hallifax
producer:
Michael Woolcock (in 1989-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (in 1989-04)
conductor:
Mark Ermler (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason
recorded at:
All Saints Church in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes: IV. Allegro moderato (Popularly known as "Dance of the Little Swans") (in 1989-04)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II (ed. Drigo)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes
Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:29
11Cantique de Jean Racine
organ:
Richard Pearce
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ)
lyricist:
Jean Racine
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (in 1865)
dedicated to:
César Franck
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 11)
Gabriel Fauré4:59
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1The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)
producer:
John H. West
mixer:
Tom Lazarus
editor:
Steven Deur
cello:
Steven Isserlis (on 1992-09-08)
piano:
Dudley Moore (on 1992-09-08) and Michael Tilson Thomas (on 1992-09-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1992-09-08)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano) (on 1992-09-08)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:24
2Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor: 2nd movementFrédéric Chopin10:17
3Hymn to the Mother of GodJohn Tavener3:20
4Road to Pertition: Road to Chicago
recording engineer:
Armin Steiner and Tommy Vicari
producer:
Bill Bernstein
mixer:
Tommy Vicari
editor:
Bill Bernstein and Mike Zainer
orchestra:
[anonymous]
conductor:
Thomas Newman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics Group
recording of:
Road to Chicago (Road to Perdition)
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
composer:
Thomas Newman
part of:
Road to Perdition
Thomas Newman3:10
5Nimrod (from the Enigma Variations)Sir Edward Elgar3:29
6Quanta Qualia
choir vocals:
Conventus
soprano vocals:
Janet Coxwell
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Patrick Hawes
recording of:
Quanta Qualia
composer:
Patrick Hawes (in 2014)
Patrick Thomas Hawes4:52
7Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)George Gershwin2:57
8Symphony no. 9 in E minor "From the New World": 2nd movement
orchestra:
Prague Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Libor Pešek
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák10:12
9The Blood Donor
performer:
Joe Campbell
recording of:
The Blood Donor
lyricist and composer:
Joe Campbell
Joe Campbell3:34
10Touch Her Soft Lips and Part (from the Henry V Suite)Sir William Walton1:59
11Crossing the StoneKarl Jenkins4:06
12Arabian Dance (from Nutcracker)Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:38
13Voca Me
producer:
Robert Prizeman and Ian Tilley
choir vocals:
Libera
solo vocals:
Anthony Chadney, Joseph Platt and Christopher Robson
conductor and chorus master:
Robert Prizeman
recording of:
Voca me
composer:
Robert Prizeman
Libera4:48
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1Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor: 2nd movementПётр Ильич Чайковский7:04
2Serenade in E minor for Strings: 2nd movementSir Edward Elgar5:38
3Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3 "Tristesse"
producer:
Martin Sauer (in 1990-03)
piano:
İdil Biret (from 1990-03-21 until 1990-03-22)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo (from 1990-03-21 until 1990-03-22)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:34
4Requiem Aeternum (from the Requiem)John Rutter3:53
5O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)Giacomo Puccini2:40
6CumulonimbusJoby Talbot5:31
7Cavatina (from the Deer Hunter)
classical guitar and guitar:
Simon Dinnigan
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 Myers3:51
8Prelude (from Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite)Paul Reade2:48
9Flute and Harp Concerto in C major: 2nd movementWolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:12
10Benedictus (from the Armed Man: A Mass for Peace)
producer:
Karl Jenkins
cello:
Guy Johnston (on 2001-01-12)
choir vocals:
National Youth Choir of Great Britain (on 2000-08-11)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (on 2000-07-24)
conductor:
Karl Jenkins (on 2000-07-24) and Michael C. Brewer (on 2000-08-11)
recording of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Benedictus (from 2000-07-24 until 2001-01-12)
composer:
Karl Jenkins
part of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (the complete work)
Karl Jenkins7:38
11En Bateau (from Petite Suite)
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens
assistant engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Brian Couzens
editor:
Tim Oldham
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra (from 1989-02-19 until 1989-02-20)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (from 1989-02-19 until 1989-02-20)
recorded at:
Ulster Hall in Belfast, Belfast, County Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (from 1989-02-19 until 1989-02-20)
recording of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b : I. En bateau (for orchestra) (from 1989-02-19 until 1989-02-20)
orchestrator:
Henri Büsser (in 1907)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1888 until 1889)
orchestration of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71a : I. En bateau (for piano 4-hands)
part of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy3:37
12Spring (from the Four Seasons): 2nd movementAntonio Vivaldi2:19
13Am Tage aller Seelen (Litanei)Franz Schubert5:31
14The Godfather: Love Theme
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (, in 2000-08)
conductor:
Paul Bateman
recorded at:
Smecky Music Studios in Praha, Czechia (in 2000-08) and Whitfield Street Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 2000-09: choir vocals)
instrumental cover recording of:
Speak Softly Love (The Godfather, Love Theme) (in 2000-08)
lyricist:
Larry Kusik
composer:
Nino Rota
publisher:
Famous Chappell Ltd., Famous Music Corporation and Famous Music Publishing Limited
version of:
Love Theme from The Godfather
Nino Rota2:46