Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc, / L. Maazel

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the transcendent beauty of Barber's Adagio, this compilation will calm even the most stressful minds.

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

Ensemble: Nash Ensemble
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings

Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Songs (14), Op. 34

Performer: Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Conductor: Michael Schoenwandt
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1915

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 :: Air

Conductor: Philip Ledger
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1731

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

Performer: Sabine Meyer (Clarinet)
Ensemble: Wiener Streichsextett
Running Time: 6 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1789

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" :: Adagio sostenuto

Performer: Francois-René Duchable (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1801

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147

Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic

Wagner, Richard : Siegfried Idyll :: [Excerpt]

Conductor: Marek Janowski
Ensemble: French National Radio Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1870

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35 :: Canzonetta

Performer: Augustin Dumay (Violin)
Conductor: Emil Tchakarov
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1878

Sibelius, Jean : Kuolema

Conductor: Järvi Paavo
Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Waltz
Written: 1904

Arvo Pärt (1935 - ) : Solfeggio

Conductor: Tönu Kaljuste
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1963-1996

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

Performer: Diana Ambache (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1785

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

Conductor: Jonathan Rees
Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble
Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1945

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte" :: Largo (il s

Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1729

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

Performer: Paul Meyer (Clarinet)
Conductor: John Nelson
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1791

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838

Mendelssohn, Felix : A Midsummer Night's Dream :: Nocturne

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1843

Mussorgsky, Modest : Pictures at an exhibition :: Il vecchio c

Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1874-1922

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (4), Op. 27

Performer: Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Stamp
Running Time: 3 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1894

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1

Performer: Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1909

Ravel, Maurice : Concerto for Piano in G major :: Adagio

Performer: Andrew Litton (Piano)
Running Time: 10 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1929-1931

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on Greensleeves

Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1934

Tavener, John : The Protecting Veil :: Finale

Performer: Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Concerto
Written: 1987

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopedie for piano no 3

Performer: Anne Queffélec (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1888

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488 :: Adagio

Performer: Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1786

Grieg, Edvard : Peer Gynt :: Ase death

Conductor: Järvi Paavo
Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1874-1875

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Barcarolle

Performers: Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Prelude for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT. 169

Performer: Francois-René Duchable (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Brahms, Johannes : Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90 :: Poco allegretto

Conductor: Daniel Harding
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen
Running Time: 5 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1883

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

Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 11 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1939

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1

Performer: Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1909

Poulenc, Francis : Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor :: Larghetto

Performers: Anne Queffélec (Piano); Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
Running Time: 5 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1932

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos :: Aria (Cantilena)

Performer: Barbara Hendricks
Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1938-1945

Debussy, Claude : Clair de lune

Performer: Kun-woo Paik (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890-1905

Ravel, Maurice : Ma mère l'oye :: Le Jardin féérique

Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1911-1912

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