101 Relaxing Classics

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1▶CD: Choral I
2▼CD: Choral II
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1Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Jesus bleibet meine Freude), Cantata BWV 147
producer:
Harley Usill
organ:
Peter White (English organist) (in 1958-10)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (in 1958-10)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (in 1958-10)
chorus master:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
recorded at:
Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1958-10)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (in 1958-10)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach7:28
2Crux Fidelis
instruments:
Capricorn (UK classical ensemble)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Crux fidelis
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel2:31
3What Sweeter Music
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:08
4String Quintet in C major, D956: II. Adagio
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
arrangement of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
Franz Schubert6:54
5Shenandoah
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
recording of:
Shenandoah (arr. Erb)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
James Erb
arrangement of:
Shenandoah
Traditional3:53
6Requiem, op. 48: VII. In paradisum
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Chorus) (in 1987-10)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) (in 1987-10)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (in 1987-10)
chorus master:
Iwan Edwards (in 1987-10)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1987-10)
recorded at:
Église de Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache, Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1987-10)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version) (in 1987-10)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
included in:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:19
7String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno
cello:
Christopher van Kampen (British cellist)
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno. Andante
Alexander Borodin6:13
8Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I
piano:
Peter Aronsky
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (catch-all for arrangements)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:23
9Vespers (All-Night Vigil), op. 37: III. Blazhen muzh (Blessed is the Man)
choir vocals:
The Choir of New College, Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 3. Блажен муж (All-Night Vigil, op. 37: III. Blessed is the Man)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37 (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Sergey Rachmaninov6:12
10Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 (catch‐all for arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:22
11Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K467: II. Andante
piano:
Peter Aronsky
choir vocals:
London Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: II. Andante (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:22
12Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
organ:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ) (from 1975-07-28 until 1975-07-29)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
dedicated to:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 11)
Gabriel Fauré5:50
13Te Lucis ante Terminum
harp:
Helen Tunstall
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Te lucis ante terminum
is based on:
El cant dels ocells (The Song of the Birds, for cello and piano, Casals)
Traditional2:25
14St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben (Stuttgart Hymnus Boys' Choir)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) (in 1964-07)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1964-07)
chorus master:
Gerhard Wilhelm (choir master)
recorded at:
Evangelisches Schloßkirche (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1964-07)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXVIII. Coro "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" (in 1964-07)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II
Johann Sebastian Bach7:31
3▶CD: Flute and Harp
4▶CD: Guitar
5▶CD: Piano
6▶CD: Orchestral