Best 100 Relaxing

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Relaxing Baroque
2▶CD: Relaxing Mozart & Beethoven
3▼CD: Relaxing Film Classics
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1Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist) (in 1987-05)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (in 1987-05)
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor) (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 (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:48
2Casta Diva
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
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 (soprano) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), 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 (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:36
3Goldberg Variations
recording engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
producer:
Alain Lanceron
piano:
Maria Tipo (pianist) (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 (opening) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (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 (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri5:47
5Stabat Mater
producer:
Tolga Kaşif (Tolga Kashif, composer and conductor)
countertenor vocals:
Robin Blaze (countertenor)
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Daniel (conductor)
recording of:
Stabat mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo: I. Duo: Stabat mater dolorosa
composer:
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (composer)
part of:
Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi3:57
6String Quintet
cello:
Laszlo Varga (cellist)
performer:
Hungarian Quartet (1935-1972)
partial recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franz Schubert4:39
7Clarinet Concerto
basset clarinet:
Sabine Meyer (clarinetist) (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor) (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), 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 (classical composer) (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 (French pianist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (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 (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:32
9Cavatina
guitar:
Manuel Barrueco (guitarist) and Steve Morse (American guitarist)
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers3:17
10Adagietto
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler3:09
11Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957, in 1985)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957, in 1985)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber36:24
12The Heart asks Pleasure First
additional engineer:
Jamie Luker
engineer:
Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner)
producer and creative direction:
Michael Nyman (composer)
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
conductor:
Michael Nyman (composer)
arranger:
Michael Nyman (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Michael Nyman Ltd. (independent UK record, publishing and holding company) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Arco Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
mixed at:
Kitsch Recording Studio in Ixelles / Elsene, Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium
medley including a recording of:
The Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., G. Schirmer Inc., J&W Chester/Ed Wilhelm, Michael Nyman Ltd. (independent UK record, publishing and holding company) and Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
medley including a recording of:
The Promise (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
publisher:
J&W Chester/Ed Wilhelm
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
Michael Nyman3:15
13Any Other Name
recording engineer:
Dennis Sands (American sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Tom Hardisty (film score engineer) and David Marquette
producer:
Bill Bernstein, Nikolaj Bloch, Sally Herbert (violinist, composer, and conductor) and Thomas Newman (American score composer)
mixer:
Tom Hardisty (film score engineer) and Dennis Sands (American sound engineer)
assistant editor:
Jordan Corngold
editor:
Bill Bernstein
performer:
Nikolaj Bloch and Sally Herbert (violinist, composer, and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
SKG Music LLC (for copyrights use only, company associated with Dreamworks Records) (, 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 (American score composer)
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc.
part of:
American Beauty (1999)
Thomas Newman34:08
14Schindler's List Main Theme
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (in 1994)
orchestra:
New World Philharmonic (in 1994)
conductor:
Iain Sutherland (British conductor) (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List) (in 1994)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
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 (Italian classical and score composer)
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Ennio Morricone2:15
16Memories of the Alhambra
guitar:
Christopher Parkening (guitarist)
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
Francisco Tárrega3:56
17My Heart Will Go On
violin:
David Abel (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
Shearman Orchestra
conductor:
David Abel (conductor)
arranger:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Will Go On
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music Publishing Division 2) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
The 70th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1997 winner)
part of:
Titanic
James Horner4:20
4▶CD: Relaxing Romantic Classics
5▶CD: Relaxing Piano Favourites
6▶CD: Relaxing Classics of Modern Times

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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 12)