Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces (2008)
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca
The ever-popular & 96;Ultimate' albums are back! Priced attractively, each new album comes in a generous 5-CD set and features many of the world's most beloved works. Ultimate Classical Relaxation includes two CDs devoted to the music of J.S. Bach and one devoted to Tchaikovsky. The remaining two contain a sublime program of music by Dvorak, Barber, Saint-Saens, Bruch, Canteloube and many more.
Tracklist:
CD1
Johann Sebastian Bach
01. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 2. Air [5:10]
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Thurston Dart (continuo) / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1970
02. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 (Arr. piano Harriet Cohen) [3:36]
Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / 1977
03. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Two: For the second Day of Christmas - No.10 Sinfonia [6:35]
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Karl Munchinger (conductor) / 1966
04. Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo No.2 in E, BWV 1053 - Siciliano [5:05]
(Arr. by C. Hogwood for oboe & strings)
Neil Black (oboe) / The Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1974
05. Prelude in E flat minor, BWV 853 (orch. Leopold Stokowski) [5:10]
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski (conductor) / 1972
06. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 (arr. Dame Myra Hess) - 6. Choral: Jesu, joy of man's desiring [3:35]
Julius Katchen (piano) / 1961
07. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 3. Sarabande [3:03]
William Bennett (flute) / The Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Thurston Dart (continuo) / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1970
08. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 6. Menuet / 7. Badinerie [2:42]
William Bennett (flute) / The Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Thurston Dart (continuo) / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1970
03. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor - 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam) [9:39]
Los Angeles Philharmonic / Zubin Mehta (conductor) / 1976
04. Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra - 2. Adagio [10:52]
Carlos Bonell (guitar) / Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit (conductor) / 1980
05. Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op.11 [8:46]
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1975
06. Heinrich Joseph Baermann: Adagio For Clarinet And String Quintet [4:40]
Fietz Matheis, Philipp Matheis (violins) / Nikolaus Hubner (cello) / Gunter Breitenbach (viola) / Johann Krump (double bass) / Alfred Boskovsky (clarinet) / Members Of The Wiener Oktett / 1961
07. Camille Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval des Animaux - Le Cygne [3:17]
Jascha Silberstein (cello) / Marie Goossens (harp) / 1969
08. Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 "From the New World" - 2. Largo [12:28]
London Symphony Orchestra / Istvan Kertesz (conductor) / 1966
09. Jules Massenet: Meditation de Thais [5:49]
John Georgiadis (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Bonynge (conductor) / 1969
CD5
CD5. Ultimate Classical Relaxation 5:
01. Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46 - 1. Morning mood [4:00]
Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (conductor) / 1961
02. J.S. Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 ('Sleepers, awake') [5:12]
Peter Hurford (organ) / 1977
03. Frederick Delius: Florida - Suite for orchestra - 1. Daybreak [12:25]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor) / 1990
04. Andres Segovia: Neblina [1:52]
Eduardo Fernandez (guitar) / 1986
05. Carl Nielsen: Aladdin, Concert Suite - 2. Aladdin's Dream and Dance of the Morning Mist [2:52]
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) / 1989
06. Johann Strauss II: Morgenblatter, Op.279 [9:22]
Wiener Philharmoniker / Willi Boskovsky (conductor) / 1972
07. Anonymous: Early one morning (Arr. Leslie Pearson) [2:40]
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) / 1980
08. Maurice Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe - Suite No.2 - 1. Lever du jour [4:58]
London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski (conductor) / 1970
09. Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony in D, H.I No.6 "Le Matin" - 2. Adagio [8:00]
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