The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe (2003 edition)

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This version was originally added from freedb entries classical/e112a10f and classical/d012710f .

It also matches the allmusic release https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001439890, although the back cover shown there has inconsistent track lengths.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-19 01:38 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
orchestra:
Orchestre national de Lyon (from 1993-01-28 until 1995-09-29)
conductor:
Emmanuel Krivine (conductor) (from 1993-01-28 until 1995-09-29)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (from 1993-01-28 until 1995-09-29)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:00
2Holberg Suite (Sarabande)
Edvard Grieg2:50
3Valse Triste
performer:
Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Japan Philharmonic Orchestra)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius4:24
4Concerto in F Minor (Largo)
harpsichord:
Natalia Zertsalova (Russian pianist)
orchestra:
La Stravaganza Köln (German baroque ensemble)
conductor:
Kurt Redel (German flautist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach3:04
5Serenade for Strings, Op. 22: I. Moderato
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1875-05-03 until 1875-05-14)
revised by:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Smyčcová serenáda E dur, op. 22, B. 52 (Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52)
Antonín Dvořák7:51
6Liebestraume
Franz Liszt6:06
7Ave Maria
flute:
Maxence Larrieu (flautist)
harp:
Susanna Mildonian (harpist)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Charles‐François Gounod4:30
8Etude in E Major
piano:
Konstantin Lifschitz (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 16) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 74)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:03
9String Quartet No. 2 (Nocturne)
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
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин7:44
10Arabesque
piano:
Jacques Rouvier (pianist)
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
part of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:25
11Pavane for a Dead Princess
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 Ravel6:42
12The Four Seasons (Largo)
recording engineer:
Peter Willemoës
engineer:
Yukio Takahashi (sound engineer)
producer:
Takashi Baba (classical producer) and Peter Willemoës
editor:
北見弦一
solo violin:
Giulio Franzetti (violinist) (from 1986-07-16 until 1986-07-22)
orchestra:
I Solisti Italiani (from 1986-07-16 until 1986-07-22)
recorded at:
Villa Simes in Piazzola sul Brenta, Padova, Veneto, Italy (from 1986-07-16 until 1986-07-22)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo (from 1986-07-16 until 1986-07-22)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:25
13Gymnopedie I
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:04
14Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Gelber (pianist) (from 1987-10-26 until 1987-10-27)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1987-10-26 until 1987-10-27)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (from 1987-10-26 until 1987-10-27)
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 Beethoven6:35
15Piano Concerto No. 21 (Andante)
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
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 Mozart5:51