Relaxing Classics

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1Meditation From Thais, Act 2
violin:
Martin Milner
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet6:15
2Adagio sostenuto (1st Movement) From ‘Moonlight’ Sonata
piano:
Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 1) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 2)
part of:
Two Piano Sonatas, op. 27
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)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:50
3Prelude in A From Les Sylphides
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Robert Irving (ballet conductor)
partial recording of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
revision of:
Les Sylphides (Ballets Russes production)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: I. Prélude (orch. by Douglas)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VI. Prélude (orch. by Douglas)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Prélude no. 7 in A major, op. 28: Andantino
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VII. Walzer (orch. by Douglas)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Fryderyk Chopin3:21
4Larghetto (2nd Movement) From Serenade in E minor
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1983-01)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (in 1983-01)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto (in 1983-01)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20
Edward Elgar5:12
5Gymnopedies Nos 1 & 3
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
recording of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: I. Lent et grave (Satie’s Gymnopédie no. 3 orchestrated by Debussy)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Troisième Gymnopédie : Lent et grave (Gymnopédie no. 3)
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: II. Lent et douloureux (Satie’s Gymnopédie no. 1 orchestrated by Debussy)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
Erik Satie6:16
6Romance From the Gadfly
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1991)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
recording of:
Romance from The Gadfly Suite (for violin and piano) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
arrangement of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance
recording of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1955)
arranger:
Левон Атовмьян (Lev Atovmyan, Russian composer, arranger, editor, and administrator)
part of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a
Dmitri Shostakovich3:15
7Humming Chorus From Madama Butterfly
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera, Roma (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
chorus master:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Gianni Lazzari (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
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)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (from 1966-07-16 until 1966-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:25
8Clair de Lune (Suite Bergamasque No. 3)
piano:
Daniel Adni (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:47
9Adagio (2nd Movement) From Clarinet Concerto in A
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
clarinet:
Andrew Marriner (clarinettist) (in 1984-11)
solo clarinet:
Mario Maly (clarinetist)
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (use only if the correct orchestra is unknown - see annotation) and London Mozart Players (in 1984-11)
conductor:
Rudolf Franzen and Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar) (in 1984-11)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) (in 1984-11)
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 Mozart7:43
10Nocturne From A Midsummer Night’s Dream
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1987-11-30 until 1987-12-01)
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor) (from 1987-11-30 until 1987-12-01)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-11-30 until 1987-12-01)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo (from 1987-11-30 until 1987-12-01)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn6:29
11Lark Ascending
violin:
David Nolan (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams14:54
12Liebestraum No. 3 in A Flat
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07-25 until 1967-07-26)
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 Liszt4:29
1318th Variation
piano:
Martino Tirimo (Cypriot pianist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Yoel Levi (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninov2:50

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