Classic FM: Time to Relax

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Packaging is 3 x Slim Jewel Cases in a stout card box.

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1Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:12
2The Young Prince and Princess from Scheherazade
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov10:48
3Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
violin:
James Clark (British violinist) and Joji Hattori (Japanese violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach6:25
4Le Onde
piano:
Ludovico Einaudi
recording of:
Le Onde
composer:
Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi5:00
5Concerto for Flute & Harp in C major, K. 299: II. Andantino
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299: II. Andantino
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1778-04)
part of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:22
6Eclogue for piano and string orchestra
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Eclogue for Piano and Strings, op. 10
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Works of Gerald Finzi by opus number (number: op. 10)
Gerald Finzi9:47
7Solveig's Song from Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
orchestra:
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Tadeusz Wojciechowski (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (do not use if there is a singer)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg4:35
8Panis Angelicus
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Ivor Bolton (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck4:29
9Scottish Fantasy: 1st movement
recording engineer:
Allan Reeve (from 1961-05-15 until 1961-05-22) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1961-05-15 until 1961-05-22)
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer) (from 1961-05-15 until 1961-05-22)
violin:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist) (from 1961-05-15 until 1961-05-22)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra) (from 1961-05-14 until 1961-05-22)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (from 1961-05-15 until 1961-05-22)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-05-15 until 1961-05-22)
recording of:
Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major, op. 46: I. Introduction. Grave - Adagio cantabile (from 1961-05-15 until 1961-05-22)
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1879 until 1880)
part of:
Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major, op. 46
Max Bruch7:48
10Elevazione for cello and oboe
oboe:
Julia Girdwood
orchestra:
Consort of London
conductor:
Robert Haydon Clark
recording of:
Elevazione for Oboe and Cello
composer:
Domenico Zipoli (composer)
Domenico Zipoli7:53
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1Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. Watkinson)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
arranger:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring; catch-all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:21
2Violin Concerto: 2nd movement
violin:
Kyoko Takezawa (violinist)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14: II. Andante (on 1994-04-24)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14
Samuel Barber9:10
3Soave sio il vento from 'Cosi fan Tutte'
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Lynne Dawson (soprano) and Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
recording of:
Così fan tutte, K. 588: Atto I, Scena VI. (no. 10) Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte, K. 588: Atto I, Scena VI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:47
4Piano Concerto in G major: 2nd movement
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist) (from 1990-04-26 until 1990-04-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1990-04-26 until 1990-04-27)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1990-04-26 until 1990-04-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1990-04-26 until 1990-04-27)
recorded at:
Warwick Arts Centre: Butterworth Hall in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1990-04-26 until 1990-04-27)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: II. Adagio assai (from 1990-04-26 until 1990-04-27)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel9:53
5The Ashokan Farewell
orchestra:
Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Plymouth (The Band of His/Her Majesty’s Royal Marines)
conductor:
Captain J. R. Perkins
recording of:
Ashokan Farewell
composer:
Jay Ungar (in 1982)
publisher:
Swinging Door Music
Jay Ungar5:59
6Pastoral Suite: 2nd movement
producer:
Carl Shavitz and Peter Willemoës
orchestra:
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra (from 1994-08-30 until 1994-09-01)
conductor:
Okko Kamu (conductor) (from 1994-08-30 until 1994-09-01)
recorded at:
Helsingborgs konserthus in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (from 1994-08-30 until 1994-09-01)
recording of:
Pastoral Suite, op. 19: II. Romance. Adagio (from 1994-08-30 until 1994-09-01)
composer:
Lars‐Erik Larsson (composer) (in 1938)
version of:
Dagens stunder: III. Romance
part of:
Pastoral Suite, op. 19
Lars‐Erik Larsson4:28
7Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
Howard Devon
piano:
Kathryn Stott (pianist) (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
recorded at:
West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1890 until 1905)
music quoted on:
Happy Birthday but 13 classical composers are fighting over the last slice of cake
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:17
8Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 2nd movement
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/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 Mozart5:27
9Ombra Mai fu from Serse
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 1998)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:07
10Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, op. 21: II. Larghetto
piano:
Aleksandar Madžar
orchestra:
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Dmitri Kitaenko (Soviet, Russian conductor b. 1940)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21: II. Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1829 until 1830)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21
Frédéric Chopin9:28
11Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante
violin:
Maria Bachmann (in 1997-09)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997-09)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor) (in 1997-09)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1997-09)
edit of:
Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante by Maria Bachmann, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pešek
partial recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: II. Andante (in 1997-09)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn7:23
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1Violin Concerto in D major: 2nd movement
oboe:
David Theodore (oboist) (from 1990-08-25 until 1990-08-26)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1990-08-25 until 1990-08-26)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1990-08-25 until 1990-08-26)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (from 1990-08-25 until 1990-08-26)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-08-25 until 1990-08-26)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77: II. Adagio (from 1990-08-25 until 1990-08-26)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77
Johannes Brahms11:21
2String Quintet in C major: 2nd movement
string quartet:
Brandis Quartett
partial recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franz Schubert4:34
3Symphony no. 3: 2nd movement
engineer:
Beata Jankowska (engineer/editor/producer)
soprano vocals:
Zofia Kilanowicz (in 1993-12)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (in 1993-12)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor) (in 1993-12)
recorded at:
Studio Koncertowe Radia Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie, Poland (in 1993-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e largo: Tranquillissimo - Cantabilissimo - Dolcissimo - Legatissimo (in 1993-12)
lyricist:
Helena Wanda Błażusiakówna
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Polish composer) (in 1976)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki10:16
4Piano Sonata no. 8 in C major: 2nd movement
engineer:
Mónika Feszler (producer)
producer:
Horváth János (engineer)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1987-04-21 until 1987-04-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura in Budapest, Hungary (from 1987-04-21 until 1987-04-23)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile (from 1987-04-21 until 1987-04-23)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:45
5Violin Concerto: 2nd movement
engineer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
producer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer)
solo violin:
Adele Anthony (violinist) (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
conductor:
Takuo Yuasa (Japanese conductor) (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
recorded at:
Ulster Hall in Belfast, Belfast, County Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1: II. ♩ = ca. 108 (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
composer:
Philip Glass (composer) (in 1987)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1
Philip Glass8:36
6Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1888-05 until 1888-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky14:38
7The Banks of Green Willow
orchestra:
English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
recorded at:
University of Birmingham: Great Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
recording of:
The Banks of Green Willow, Idyll (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1913)
George Butterworth5:58
8Laudate Dominum from Vespers
organ:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
soprano vocals:
Lynne Dawson (soprano)
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble
orchestra:
Cambridge Classical Players
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
part of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:52
9Aria from Goldberg Variations
recording engineer:
Kevin Boutote (engineer)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Philip Traugott
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (from 1994-06-13 until 1994-06-15)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1994-06-13 until 1994-06-15)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (from 1994-06-13 until 1994-06-15)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach2:14
10Prelude to Act 1 from La Traviata
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (in 1967)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio (in 1967)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:34

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