The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World... Ever! II

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1The Four Seasons - Concerto no. 1 in E major "Spring": III. Allegro
harpsichord:
Paul Crocker (harpsichord) (in 1979-12)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1979-12)
orchestra:
Camerata Lysy Gstaad (in 1979-12)
conductor:
Alberto Lysy (violinist and conductor) (in 1979-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-12)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: III. Allegro pastorale (in 1979-12)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
Antonio Vivaldi4:29
2Dance of the Blessed Spirits
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:16
3Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1042: II. Largo ma non tanto (opening)
violin:
Christian Ferras (violinist) and Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
partial 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 Bach2:37
4Prelude no. 7 in A major, op. 28 no. 7
piano:
Tzimon Barto (pianist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 1992 to present)
recording of:
Prélude no. 7 in A major, op. 28: Andantino
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1836)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin1:06
5Cantique de Jean Racine
choir vocals:
The Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1997)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (librettist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
dedicated to:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer)
Gabriel Fauré5:12
6The Lark Ascending (opening)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
partial 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 Williams6:26
7Pathétique Sonata, op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile
piano:
Leonard Pennario (pianist / composer)
orchestra:
The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (50s-60s incarnation of the orchestra)
conductor:
Miklós Rózsa (composer)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
dedicated to:
Karl Alois, Fürst Lichnowsky
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 13)
Ludwig van Beethoven5:30
8Pie Jesu
producer:
Simon Woods (producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
treble vocals:
Edward Saklatvala (tenor)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
recording of:
Requiem: III. Pie Jesu (from 1997-07-15 until 1997-07-18)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1985)
part of:
Requiem
John Rutter3:35
9Salut D’Amour
orchestra:
Royal Northern Sinfonia
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for orchestra)
composer and arranger:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
The Crystal Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1889-11-11)
arrangement of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
Sir Edward Elgar3:55
10La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin
piano and solo piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:40
11The Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
Mediæval Bæbes
solo vocals:
Katharine Blake and Karen Lupton
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]4:28
12Pavane for a Dead Princess
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Ed. Max Eschig
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:24
13Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
composer:
Franz Liszt (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:31
14Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
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 Franck4:41
15Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante
piano:
Dmitri Alexeev (pianist) (in 1983-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1983-05)
conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor) (in 1983-05)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-05)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante (in 1983-05)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Dmitri Shostakovich6:10
16Agnus Dei
organ:
Peter Barley
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 9: VI. Agnus Dei (for choir, organ and reduced orchestra (1961))
composer:
Maurice Duruflé (in 1947)
arranger:
Maurice Duruflé (in 1961)
part of:
Requiem, op. 9 (for choir, organ and reduced orchestra (1961))
Maurice Duruflé3:44
17Symphony no. 5 in G-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (conclusion)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler3:11
18My Heart Will Go On
orchestra:
Orchestra (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
David Abel (conductor)
arranger:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Will Go On
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 70)
part of:
Titanic
James Horner4:19