50 Relaxing Classics by Classic FM

50 Relaxing Classics by Classic FM

50 Relaxing Classics by Classic FM

1 9. Nimrod (Adagio) [Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma"]
03:56 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman Del Mar
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Norman Del Mar - Composer: Edward Elgar
2 Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
06:55 Maria Teresa Garatti, I Musici
Organ: Maria Teresa Garatti - Ensemble: I Musici - Composer: Remo Giazotto
3 "In trutina"
02:34 Lynne Dawson, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt
Soprano: Lynne Dawson - Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony - Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt - Composer: Carl Orff - Producer: Andrew Cornall - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall
4 1b. Poco adagio
09:27 Peter Hurford, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Organ: Peter Hurford - Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Producer: Ray Minshull - Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns - Balance Engineer: James Lock
5 2. Adagio
07:35 Emma Johnson, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Clarinet: Emma Johnson - Producer: John Boyden - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Engineer: Tim Handley - Conductor: Raymond Leppard - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6 2. Adagio cantabile
04:58 Vladimir Ashkenazy
Producer: James Walker - Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
7 Cantique De Jean Racine, Op.11
05:51 The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, George Guest
Recording Producer: James Walker - Choir: The Choir of St John’s Cambridge - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Organ: Stephen Cleobury - Conductor: George Guest - Asst. Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Recording Producer: James Walker - Composer: Gabriel Fauré
8 2. Andante [Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64]
08:35 Nicola Benedetti
Violin: Nicola Benedetti - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Leader: Kenneth Sillito - Producer: Andrew Keener - Associate Producer: Jane Ward - Engineer: Simon Eadon - Asst. Recording Engineer: Will Brown - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
9 2. Adagio un poco mosso [Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major Op.73 -"Emperor"]
08:15 Clifford Curzon, Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch
Piano: Clifford Curzon - Producer: Erik Smith - Producer: John Culshaw - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch - Recording Engineer: James Brown - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
10 2. Largo ma non tanto [Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043]
06:37 Arthur Grumiaux, Herman Krebbers, Les Solistes Romands, Arpad Gérecz
Violin: Arthur Grumiaux - Violin: Herman Krebbers - Ensemble: Les Solistes Romands - Conductor: Arpad Gérecz - Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Balance Engineer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
11 Bailero
06:40 Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate
Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Paul Myers - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Jeffrey Tate - Composer: Joseph Canteloube - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley
12 2. Andante
07:15 Radu Lupu, English Chamber Orchestra, Uri Segal
Piano: Radu Lupu - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Uri Segal - Recording Producer: James Mallinson - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
13 Casta Diva
06:29 Dame Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Chorus: London Symphony Chorus - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
14 2. Pavane [Capriol Suite]
02:11 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Engineer: Martin Atkinson - Composer: Peter Warlock
15 Crucifixus (8-Part) (Album Version)
03:00 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Conductor: Harry Christophers - Artist: The Sixteen - Artist: Harry Christophers - Choir: The Sixteen - Composer: Antonio Lotti
16 Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis
15:09 Iona Brown, Trevor Connah, Stephen Shingles, Kenneth Heath, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Violin: Iona Brown - Violin: Trevor Connah - Viola: Stephen Shingles - Cello: Kenneth Heath - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall
17 2. Romance (Andante) [Serenade In G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"]
05:57 Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Karl Böhm - Producer: Werner Mayer - Recording Producer: Werner Mayer - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Manfred Bartel - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Günter Hermanns - Editor: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18 3. Youth (Romance)
02:57 Erez Ofer, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Producer: Andrew Cornall - Violin: Erez Ofer - Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra - Conductor: Riccardo Chailly - Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
19 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto [Symphony No.6 in F, Op.68 -"Pastoral"]
09:28 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Conductor: Bernard Haitink - Recording Producer: Volker Straus - Recording Engineer: Cees Heijkoop - Recording Engineer: Willem van Leeuwen - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
20 Adagio For Strings, Op.11
08:41 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Producer: Chris Hazell - Conductor: David Zinman - Composer: Samuel Barber - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
21 Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846 - Arr.E.Higginbottom
02:49 Ben Hulett, Helen Tunstall, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
Producer: Andrew Cornall - Tenor: Ben Hulett - Harp: Helen Tunstall - Choir: Choir of New College Oxford - Conductor: Edward Higginbottom - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer: Charles Gounod
22 Ave verum corpus, K.618
03:34 Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Vivian, Stephen Cleobury
Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Producer: Chris Hazell - Organ: James Vivian - Conductor: Stephen Cleobury - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon
23 Ballo (Dance of the Blessed Spirits)
07:30 Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Producer: Ray Minshull - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Gordon Parry
24 By The Sleepy Lagoon
04:00 East Of England Orchestra, Malcolm Nabarro
Orchestra: East Of England Orchestra - Conductor: Malcolm Nabarro - Composer: Eric Coates
25 Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 -"Für Elise"
02:58 Vladimir Ashkenazy
Producer: Andrew Cornall - Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
26 Canon and Gigue in D major, P.37
05:17 The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
Producer: Peter Wadland - Orchestra: The Academy of Ancient Music - Conductor: Christopher Hogwood - Composer: Johann Pachelbel - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley
27 Fantasia on Greensleeves
04:25 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall
28 Locus Iste (Album Version)
02:48 The Sixteen
Conductor: Harry Christophers - Choir: The Sixteen - Composer/Author: Anton Bruckner
29 No.1
03:06 Pascal Rogé
Piano: Pascal Rogé - Composer: Erik Satie - Producer: Michael Haas - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
30 Lux Aurumque
04:15 Eric Whitacre Singers
Conductor: Eric Whitacre - Producer: Raphaël Mouterde - Recording Engineer: Andrew Mellor - Asst. Recording Engineer: Craig Jenkins - Editor: Raphaël Mouterde - Mixer: Andrew Mellor - Mastering Engineer: Andrew Mellor - Soprano: Grace Davidson - Vocals: Katy Hill - Vocals: Eloise Irving - Vocals: Lucy Goddard - Vocals: Anne Jones - Vocals: Ruth Gibbins - Vocals: Chris Tortise - Vocals: Benedict Hymas - Vocals: Jonathan Bungard - Vocals: Rueben Thomas - Vocals: Peter Foggitt - Vocals: Ashley Riches - Vocals: Stephen Kennedy - Vocals: Amelia Berridge - Vocals: Rachel Spencer - Vocals: Louise Wayman - Vocals: Marie Macklin - Vocals: Charlotte Brosnan - Vocals: Hanna Berridge - Vocals: Gillian Plummer - Vocals: Francesca Mastaglio - Vocals: Lucy Cox - Vocals: Bethan Moore - Vocals: Ruth McElvanney - Vocals: Felicity Buckland - Vocals: Sarah Maxted - Vocals: Tori Longdon - Vocals: Christopher Hann - Vocals: Felix Leach - Vocals: Christopher Palmer - Vocals: Michael Bradley - Vocals: David Bond - Vocals: David Le Prevost - Vocals: Robert Garland - Vocals: Jonathan Bell - Vocals: Dominic Barberi - Vocals: Sandy Walker - Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers - Composer: Eric Whitacre
31 Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3
04:54 Jorge Bolet
Piano: Jorge Bolet - Producer: Peter Wadland - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley
32 Méditation [Thaïs / Act 2]
05:14 Joshua Bell, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Violin: Joshua Bell - Producer: Paul Myers - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Andrew Litton - Composer: Jules Massenet - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot
33 No. 13 Morning Mood [Peer Gynt, Op.23 - Incidental Music]
04:16 Göteborgs Symfoniker, Neeme Järvi
Orchestra: Göteborgs Symfoniker - Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn - Balance Engineer: Michael Bergek - Conductor: Neeme Järvi - Composer: Edvard Grieg
34 No. 1 - Lent [Gnossiennes]
03:42 Pascal Rogé
Piano: Pascal Rogé - Composer: Erik Satie - Producer: Michael Haas - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
35 No.3 in E Major - "Tristesse"
04:23 Vladimir Ashkenazy
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Frédéric Chopin
36 No.19. Solveig's song [Peer Gynt, Op.23 - Incidental Music]
05:32 Mary-Anne Haeggander, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt
Producer: Andrew Cornall - Soprano: Mary-Anne Haeggander - Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony - Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt - Composer: Edvard Grieg
37 No.39 Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich" [St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two]
05:46 Marie-Claude Chappuis, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly
Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall - Contralto: Marie-Claude Chappuis - Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester - Recording Engineer: Philip Siney - Asst. Recording Engineer: Eike Bohm - Conductor: Riccardo Chailly - Asst. Recording Engineer: Thomas Haendel - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
38 No.7 Notturno
06:22 London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Producer: Ray Minshull - Producer: James Walker - Conductor: Peter Maag - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Cyril Windebank - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
39 Nocturne No.2 In E Flat, Op.9 No.2
04:29 Maria João Pires
Piano: Maria João Pires - Producer: Christopher Alder - Recording Producer: Helmut Burk - Balance Engineer: Helmut Burk - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Reinhard Lagemann - Composer: Frédéric Chopin
40 On hearing the first Cuckoo in Spring
05:45 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Frederick Delius - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Engineer: Martin Atkinson
41 Pavane pour une infante défunte - Orchestral version
06:16 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Martha de Francisco - Recording Engineer: Erdo Groot - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Maurice Ravel
42 Pie Jesu [Requiem]
02:57 Anthony Way, Barbara Bonney, Choir Of Uppingham School, Daniel Phillips, English Sinfonia, Neil Page
Treble: Anthony Way - Producer: Chris Hazell - Soprano: Barbara Bonney - Choir: Choir Of Uppingham School - Organ: Daniel Phillips - Orchestra: English Sinfonia - Conductor: Neil Page - Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
43 Quiet City for Cor Anglais, Trumpet and Strings
08:40 Celia Nicklin, Michael Laird, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Cor Anglais: Celia Nicklin - Trumpet: Michael Laird - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Aaron Copland - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Engineer: Simon Eadon
44 Sailing By
02:39 Walter Heller
Orchestra: Walter Heller - Composer/Author: Ronald Binge
45 Sospiri, Op.70
04:49 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Edward Elgar - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Engineer: Alan Reeve
46 The Banks of Green Willow
06:03 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: George Butterworth - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Engineer: Simon Eadon
47 Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais (Flower Duet)
05:59 Dame Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Mezzo-Soprano: Jane Berbié - Orchestra: Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Producer: John Mordler - Recording Producer: David Harvey - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: Michael Mailes - Composer: Léo Delibes
48 2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace [The Planets, Op. 32]
09:36 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Producer: Paul Myers - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Composer: Gustav Holst - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley
49 Morgen, Op.27, No.4
03:03 Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Georg Solti
Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Piano: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Richard Strauss
50 3. Adagio [Serenade in B flat, K.361 "Gran partita"]
05:41 Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Edo de Waart
Ensemble: Netherlands Wind Ensemble - Conductor: Edo de Waart - Recording Producer: Jaap van Ginneken - Recording Engineer: Tony Buczynski - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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