Life is Beautiful, 5 - ABC Classics Import - PID 856194 - 028947633860

Life is beautiful with abc classic fm! Here we offer volume 5 of this runaway success with three bonus tracks, previously unreleased. This is music to brighten your day, lighten your mood and make the cares and stresses of daily life disappear completely. This is music to put the joy back in even the most humdrum task, such as ironing your shirt for work.

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Grieg, Edvard : From Holberg's Time, Op. 40 :: Praeludium

Conductor: Pinchas Steinberg
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1885

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59

Performer: Stephanie McCallum (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1810

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

Conductor: David Stanhope
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1880

Schubert, Franz : Schwanengesang, D 957

Performers: Karin Schnaupp (Guitar); Genevieve Lacey (Recorder)
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1828

Ravel, Maurice : Quartet for Strings in F major :: 2. Assez vif, très rythmé (Rather lively, very rhythmic)

Running Time: 6 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1902-1903

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052 :: Sinfonia (Arioso)

Performer: Sally Maer (Cello)
Conductor: William Mortzing
Running Time: 5 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 01/23/1729

Vivaldi, Antonio : Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93 :: 2. Andante

Performers: Slava Grigoryan (Guitar); Leonard Grigoryan (Guitar)
Conductor: Benjamin Northey
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: by 1742

Boccherini, Luigi : Menuett

Conductor: David Measham
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1771

Palmer, George : Waltz for orchestra no 2

Conductor: Stephen Williams
Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 2002

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6

Performers: Nick Parnell (Vibraphone); Leigh Harrold (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic

Mendelssohn, Felix : Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27 :: [Excerpt]

Conductor: David Stanhope
Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: circa 05/1828

Dowland, John : My Lady Hunsdon's Allemande, Dowland

Performer: Rosemary Hodgson (Lute)
Conductor: Geoffrey Lancaster
Ensemble: The Australian Classical Wind Band
Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Barcarolle

Conductor: Leonard Dommett
Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Debussy, Claude : Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95 :: 3. Toccata

Performer: John Chen (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1894-1901

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Waltz of the Flowers

Conductor: Werner Albert
Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Schubert, Franz : "Trout" Quintet

Performers: Julian Smiles (Cello); Dimity Hall (Violin); Kees Boersma (Double Bass); Kathryn Selby (Piano); Irina Morozova (Viola)
Running Time: 7 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1819

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Vissi d' arte (I lived for art)

Performer: Rita Hunter (Soprano)
Conductor: Dobbs Franks
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American" :: 2. Lento

Notes: Composition written: 1893.
Running Time: 6 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1893

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) :: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (J

Conductor: Antony Walker
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 07/02/1723

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

Conductor: David Stanhope
Running Time: 6 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Zaide, K 344 (334b) :: Ruhe sanft (Sleep gently)

Performer: Shu-Cheen Yu (Soprano)
Conductor: Brett Kelly
Running Time: 5 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1780

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2

Performer: Paul Wright (Violin)
Conductor: Paul Dyer
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1711

Liszt, Franz : Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172

Performer: Stephanie McCallum (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1849-1850

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, K 452 :: 3. Rondo. Allegretto

Running Time: 6 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1784

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 :: 1. Allegro con brio

Conductor: David Porcelijn
Running Time: 6 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1808

Elgar, Edward : Sospiri

Conductor: David Stanhope
Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1913-1914

Mendelssohn, Felix : Concerto for Violin in D minor :: 3. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Performer: Niki Vasilakis (Violin)
Conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Running Time: 7 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 09/16/1844

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626 :: Lacrimosa

Conductor: Antony Walker
Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Choral
Written: 1791

Sculthorpe, Peter : Left Bank Waltz, for piano

Performer: David Stanhope (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Handel, George Frideric : Rinaldo :: Lascia ch'io pianga (Let me weep)

Performer: Yvonne Kenny (Soprano)
Conductor: Paul Dyer
Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1711

Respighi, Ottorino : Gli uccelli "The Birds" :: Prelude

Conductor: Omri Hadari
Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1928

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 1. Prelude

Conductor: Richard Divall
Notes: Composition written: 1853.
Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Brahms, Johannes : Waltz

Performer: David Stanhope (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1865

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

Performers: Nicole Forsyth (Viola); John Lewis (Clarinet); Rebecca Somers (Violin); Daniel Yeadon (Cello); Scott Taggart (Violin)
Running Time: 6 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1789

Purcell, Henry : Chacony for Strings in G minor, Z 730

Conductor: Geoffrey Lancaster
Ensemble: Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players
Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: circa 1678

Brahms, Johannes : Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49 :: Wiegenlied, Op. 49/4

Performer: Alice Giles (Harp)
Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1868

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