100 Relaxing Classics

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1Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, op. 15: II. Largo (excerpt)
piano:
Richard Meyrick (pianist)
orchestra:
Nemzeti Filharmonikus Zenekar (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
Balázs Kocsár
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: II. Largo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1796 until 1797)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven3:51
2Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio (excerpt)
orchestra:
ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, previously ORF-Symphonieorchester)
conductor:
Édouard Lindenberg
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Пётр Ильич Чайковский5:04
3Pavane pour une infante défunte
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Dobrin Petkov
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:20
4Symphony no. 4 in D major, KV 10: II. AndanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:46
5L'Arlésienne Suite no. 2: Minuet
conductor:
Pierre Carbidier (conductor)
performer:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: III. Menuet (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2 (for orchestra)
Georges Bizet4:24
6Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (excerpt)
piano:
Ivan Drenikov (pianist)
orchestra:
Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Васил Стефанов (Vassil Stefanov, Bulgarian conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:14
7Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis (excerpt)Ralph Vaughan Williams2:58
8The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846Johann Sebastian Bach1:31
9Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 2: II. Largo
orchestra:
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 2, HWV 313: II. Largo
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1715 until 1718)
part of:
Concerto grosso in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 2, HWV 313
Georg Friedrich Händel4:37
10Capriol Suite: Pavane
orchestra:
The Orion Orchestra
conductor:
Stuart Wright (conductor)
recording of:
Capriol Suite: II. Pavanne (for orchestra)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
publisher:
Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
orchestration of:
Capriol Suite: II. Pavanne (for piano duet)
part of:
Capriol Suite (for orchestra)
Peter Warlock2:03
11Tannhäuser: Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wyn Morris (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Ouvertüre
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70
part of:
Tannhäuser: Ouverture and Venusberg Music (ouverture and venusberg music (Act 1, scene 1) from Tannhäuser by Wagner)
Richard Wagner4:37
12Bagatelle in E-flat major, op. 126 no. 3Ludwig van Beethoven2:14
13Peer Gynt Suite no. 1: The Death of Åse
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Christopher Seaman (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åses død (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åse’s Death)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 3. akt: Åses død
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg5:11
14Prelude in A, op. 28 no. 4
performer:
Trio Zingara
arranger:
Richard Tilling
recording of:
Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
arrangement of:
Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo
Frédéric Chopin2:46
15Artist's Life: Waltz (excerpt)
orchestra:
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rouslan Raychov (Rouslan Raichev, conductor)
partial recording of:
Künstlerleben, op. 316 (Artist’s Life, op. 316)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1867)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 316)
Johann Strauss II5:06
16Piano Concerto no. 17 in G, K.453: I. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:13
17Sonata
guitar:
John Feeley (Irish guitarist)
recording of:
Sonata in D major (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Mateo Albéniz (Spanish composer)
arrangement of:
Sonata in D major
Mateo Albéniz3:39
18Romance no. 1, op. 11
piano:
Lucy Parham
recording of:
3 Romanzen, op. 11: Nr. 1. Andante
composer:
Clara Schumann (German pianist and composer)
part of:
3 Romanzen, op. 11
Clara Schumann3:46
19Symphonie Fantastique: Un Bal
orchestra:
Les Musiciens de l’Opéra, Paris (ensemble of members of the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris)
conductor:
John Randolph Masters (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: II. Un bal
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz6:25
20Sonata in C: II. Andante
guitar:
Timothy Walker (South African classical guitarist)
Niccolò Paganini2:15
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