Classics for Relaxation

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1Adagio in G minor
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Luis Antonio García Navarro (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:05
2The Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
piano:
Walter Bohle (pianist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (for cello (or violin) + piano, by composer)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
piano and violin arranger:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:12
3The Skater
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester prior to 2006) and Berlin Symphony Orchestra (use only if the correct orchestra is unknown - see annotation)
conductor:
Gerhard Becker (conductor)
recording of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183 (The Skaters, op. 183)
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer) (in 1882)
Émile Waldteufel8:45
4Pastorale BWV 248/10
orchestra:
Stuttgart Radio Symphony (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Garcia Navarro (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (from 1986 to present)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach6:09
5Ave Maria
organ:
Ernst Riedlinger (organist)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles‐François Gounod3:09
6Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
violin:
Alexander Permovalsky (violinist, possibly a Scholz fake name)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:20
7Menuet in A major op. 13
orchestra:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Bernhard Güller (German conductor)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
Luigi Boccherini3:49
8Prayer
organ:
Werner Simons
recording of:
Suite Gothique, op. 25: III. Prière à Notre Dame
composer:
Léon Boëllmann (French composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Suite Gothique, op. 25
Léon Boëllmann4:53
9Waltz in A major, Op. 39 No. 15
piano:
Klaus von Wildermann (harpsichordist and pianist)
violin:
Hans Kalafusz (violinist)
recording of:
Waltz in A major, op. 39 no. 15 (for violin and piano)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
Johannes Brahms2:15
10Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: Adagio
violin:
Ruggiero Ricci (violinist)
orchestra:
Bochumer Symphoniker
conductor:
Matthias Kuntzsch (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch7:23
11Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Motettenchor Pforzheim (German chamber choir)
recording of:
Ave Maria, WAB 6 (for choir a cappella)
composer:
Anton Bruckner (Austrian composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckners (number: WAB 6)
Anton Bruckner3:08
12España
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier6:23
13Berceuse, Lullaby op.57
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57 (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1843 until 1844)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 7), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 154)
Frédéric Chopin5:08
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1Nocturne in E flat major op.9/12
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 109)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin4:42
2Pastorale
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Garcia Navarro (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli4:25
3Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Josef Bulva (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:22
4Nuages/Clouds
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Radio Télé Luxembourg (The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Louis de Froment (conductor)
recording of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 : I. Nuages
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-12 until 1899-12)
premiered at:
[concert] (1900-12-09)
part of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy8:10
5Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
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 (composer) (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 Dvořák11:49
6Sospiri op.70
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernhard Güller (German conductor)
recording of:
Sospiri, op. 70 (for strings, harp (or piano) and organ (or harmonium))
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1914)
dedicated to:
William Henry Reed
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 70)
Sir Edward Elgar5:02
7El amor brujo: A media noche/Fire Dance
orchestra:
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
El amor brujo: VII. A medianoche (Los sortilegios)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
Manuel de Falla4:21
8Selanka
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (use only if the correct orchestra is unknown - see annotation)
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
Zdeněk Fibich6:01
9Round of the Blessed Spirits
organ:
Ernst Riedlinger (organist)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melodie) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
arrangement of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:53
10Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
piano:
Isabel Mourao (Brazilian pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1993)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: No. 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 19)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65 (Lyric pieces, book VIII, op. 65)
Edvard Grieg5:13
11Fireworks Music:La Paix/Reace
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La Paix: Largo alla siciliana
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel3:28
12Largo from Xerxes
organ:
Werner Simons
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel3:48
13Symphony No.26 Lamentatione:Adagio
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 26 in D minor, Hob. I:26 “Lamentatione”: II. Adagio
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1768)
part of:
Symphony no. 26 in D minor, Hob. I:26 “Lamentatione”
Joseph Haydn5:43
14A Little Night Music Romance
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:47
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1Last Spring
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernhard Güller (German conductor)
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34: No. 2. The Last Spring, for strings)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34, for strings)
Edvard Grieg4:18
2The Planets: Venus, the Bringer of Peace
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (use only if the correct orchestra is unknown - see annotation) and Symphonisches Orchester Berlin (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990)
conductor:
Carl-August Bünte (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:42
3Hänsel and Gretel
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Norman Sattler (conductor, Alfred Scholz related ?)
recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Vorspiel (Overture)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
part of:
Hansel and Gretel (english version)
part of:
Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics)
Engelbert Humperdinck7:57
4Love Dream No. 3
piano:
Josef Bulva (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:22
5Pastorale
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Luis Antonio García Navarro (conductor)
Pietro Antonio Locatelli3:18
6Symphony No. 10: Adagio
orchestra:
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1910)
version of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major (original incomplete version)
Gustav Mahler27:08
7Für Elise
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:55
8Adadio cantabile
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:44
9The Tales of Hoffmann
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:21
10Emperor Waltz (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Symphony Orchestra Innsbruck
conductor:
Eduard Strauss (20th century conductor)
partial recording of:
Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437 (Emperor Waltz, op. 437)
premiered in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1889-10-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 437)
Johann Strauss II3:39
11Bolero (short version)
orchestra:
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Samo Hubad (conductor)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel5:07

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