Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces - Decca - DEC B00107900

One of four 'Ultimate' releases for February 2008, this superb 5CD set 'Ultimate Classic Collection' features many popular favourites. The set includes two CDs devoted to the music of J.S. Bach and one devoted to Tchaikovsky. The remaining two contain a sublime programme of music by Dvorak, Barber, Saint-Saens, Bruch, Canteloube and many more.

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Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 :: 2. Air on the G String

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1731

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731

Performer: Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: by 1751

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 :: no 10. Sinfonia

Conductor: Karl Munchinger
Running Time: 6 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas
Written: 1734

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in F major (reconstruction), BWV 1053R :: Siciliano

Performer: Neil Black (Oboe)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1955

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869 :: Prelude

Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) :: Jesu, joy of man's desiring

Performer: Julius Katchen (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 07/02/1723

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 :: 3. Sarabande

Performer: William Bennett (Flute)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1738-1739

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 :: 6. Minuet / 7. Badinerie

Performer: William Bennett (Flute)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1738-1739

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049 :: 1. Allegro

Performers: Peter Reidemeister (Flute); Aurèle Nicolet (Flute); Stoika Milanova (Violin)
Conductor: Karl Munchinger
Running Time: 7 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166) :: Sleepers awake

Conductor: Raymond Agoult
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra of London
Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 11/25/1731

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22 :: Sanctify us by thy goodness

Performer: Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 02/07/1723

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060 :: 2. Adagio

Performers: Carmel Kaine (Violin); Tess Miller (Oboe)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 5 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1921

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in G minor, BWV 1058 :: 2. Andante

Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Conductor: Andras Schiff
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1738

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 :: 2. Largo ma non tanto

Performers: Granville Jones (Violin); Carl Pini (Violin)
Conductor: Thurston Dart
Ensemble: Philomusica of London
Running Time: 5 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1730-1731

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) :: Prelude

Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3) :: Sheep may safely graze

Conductor: Karl Munchinger
Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 02/23/1713

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467 :: 2. Andante

Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 8 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1785

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings no 17 in D major, K 334 :: 3. Minuet & Trio

Conductor: Willi Boskovsky
Ensemble: Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Notes: Composition written: 1779.
Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1779

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622 :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Alfred Prinz (Clarinet)
Conductor: Karl Munchinger
Running Time: 7 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545 :: 2. Andante

Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1788

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216 :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Iona Brown (Violin)
Conductor: Iona Brown
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 8 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1775

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Eine Kleine Nachtmusik :: 2. Romance

Conductor: Willi Boskovsky
Ensemble: Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1787

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major :: 2. Andantino

Performers: Hubert Jellinek (Harp); Werner Tripp (Flute)
Conductor: Karl Munchinger
Running Time: 8 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1778

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Piano Sonata, K. 332 :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Notes: Composition written: 1783.
Running Time: 4 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1783

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581 :: 2. Larghetto

Performer: Alfred Boskovsky (Clarinet)
Ensemble: Members of the Vienna Octet (Members)
Running Time: 6 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1789

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540 :: 2. Andante

Performers: Josef Suk (Viola); Iona Brown (Viola)
Conductor: Iona Brown
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 11 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1779

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Div for 2 Horns, Bassoon and Strings no 7 in D major, K 205 (167A) :: 3. Adagio

Conductor: Willi Boskovsky
Ensemble: Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Notes: Composition written: 1773.
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1773

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Romeo & Juliet :: Love Theme

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1880

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 :: Waltz

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1880

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6

Performer: Josef Sakonov (Violin)
Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1869

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 :: 2. Andantino semplice

Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1874

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence" :: 2. Adagio cantabile

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Notes: Composition written: 1887-92.
Running Time: 8 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1887-1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11 :: 2. Andante cantabile

Conductor: Raymond Agoult
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra of London
Running Time: 8 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1871

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Chant sans paroles (Song without words) for piano in A minor, Op. 40/6

Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1878

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Dance of the Mirlitons

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Elegy, for string orchestra in G major ("In Memory of Ivan Samarin")

Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 8 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 51

Performers: Kyung-Wha Chung (Violin); Phillip Moll (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Waltz
Written: 1882

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Suite for Orchestra no 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana" :: 3. Preghiera (Andante non tanto)

Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1887

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Swan Lake :: Scene and Second Dance of the Queen of the Swans

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1875-1876

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a :: Panorama

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1888-1889

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74 :: 2. Allegro con grazia

Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1893

Albinoni, Tomaso : Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor

Performers: Simon Standage (Violin); Alastair Ross (Organ)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Ensemble: Richard Hickox Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1945

Bruch, Max : Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47

Performer: Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: Jewish.
Running Time: 10 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Mahler, Gustav : Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor :: 4. Adagietto

Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1901-1902

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar :: 2. Adagio

Performer: Carlos Bonell (Guitar)
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 10 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1939

Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings

Running Time: 8 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

III, Carl Baermann : Adagio for clarinet & strings

Performer: Alfred Boskovsky (Clarinet)
Ensemble: Members of the Vienna Octet (Members)
Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Romantic

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the animals

Performers: Jascha Silberstein (Cello); Marie Goossens (Harp)
Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World" :: 2. Lar

Conductor: István Kertész
Notes: Composition written: 01/10/1893-05/24/1893.
Running Time: 12 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral

Massenet, Jules : Meditation (from "Thaïs")

Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Grieg, Edvard : Peer Gynt :: Morning Mood

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1874-1875

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166) :: Sleepers awake

Performer: Peter Hurford (Organ)
Running Time: 5 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 11/25/1731

Delius, Frederick : Florida Suite :: Daybreak

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Running Time: 12 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1887

Andrés Segovia (1893 - 1987) : Etude for guitar ("Neblina")

Performer: Eduardo Fernández (Guitar)
Running Time: 2 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern

Nielsen, Carl : Aladdin Suite, Op. 34 :: Aladdin's Dream & Dance of the Morning Mist

Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918-1919

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Morgenblätter, Op. 279

Conductor: Willi Boskovsky
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Waltz
Written: 1864

Traditional, English : Early One Morning, folk song

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
Written: by 1866

Ravel, Maurice : Daphnis et Chloé :: Daybreak

Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1909-12.
Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1909-1912

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6 :: 2. Adagio - Andante

Performers: Zoltan Thirring (Cello); Erwin Ramor (Violin)
Conductor: Antal Dorati
Ensemble: Philharmonia Hungarica
Notes: Composition written: 1761.
Running Time: 8 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1761

Elgar, Edward : Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1879-1899

Bruch, Max : Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46 :: Introduction & first movement

Performer: Kyung-Wha Chung (Violin)
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: Scotland.
Running Time: 8 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Canteloube, Joseph : Chants d'Auvergne Vol 5 :: Uno jionto postouro

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1923-1930

Ponchielli, Amilcare : La Gioconda :: Dance of the Hours

Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1876

Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces

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