50 Best Relaxing Classics

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Performers

• John Bayless (Piano)
• James Galway (Flute)
• Fritz Helmis (Harp)
• Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
• Margaret Marshall (Soprano)
• Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• John Aler (Tenor)
• Annie Fischer (Piano)
• Felicity Lott
• Gianna Rolandi (Soprano)
• Sabine Meyer (Clarinet)
• Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Julia Thornton (Harp)
• Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
• Hans Kalafusz (Violin)
• Stephen Farr (Organ)
• Han-Na Chang (Cello)
• Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Gareth Morris (Flute)
• Mady Mesple (Voice)
• Danielle Millet (Mezzo Soprano)
• Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
• Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Lucia Popp (Soprano)
• Jean-Phillipe Collard (Piano)
• Bruno Rigutto (Piano)
• John Ogdon (Piano)
• Peter Donohoe (Piano)
• Martha Argerich (Piano)
• Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
• Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
• Cécile Ousset (Piano)
• Anne Queffélec (Piano)
• José Van Dam (Bass Baritone)

Conductors

• Barbirolli, John
• Boult, Adrian
• Cambreling, Sylvain
• Dutoit, Charles
• Haitink, Bernard
• Hill, David
• Jansons, Mariss
• Karajan, Herbert von
• Kurtz, Efrem
• Lombard, Alain
• Mackerras, Charles, Sir
• Maksymiuk, Jerzy
• Marriner, Sir Neville
• Muti, Riccardo
• Olah, Erno
• Ozawa, Seiji
• Rattle, Simon, Sir
• Slatkin, Leonard
• Soltesz, Stefan
• Susskind, Walter
• Willcocks, David

Ensembles

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• London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble

Composers

• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Erik Satie (Composer) (1866 - 1925)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
• Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
• Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
• Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Max Bruch (1838 - 1920)
• Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Lucio Dalla (1943 - 2012)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
• Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
• Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade in G "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" :: 2. Romance

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 5 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1787

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

• Performers: James Galway (Flute); Fritz Helmis (Harp)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1778

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Soave sia il vento

• Performers: José Van Dam (Bass Baritone); Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano); Margaret Marshall (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1790
• Studio/Live: Live

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 11, K331 :: 1. Andante grazioso. Theme

• Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1783.
• Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1783

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Un'aura amorosa

• Performer: John Aler (Tenor)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Running Time: 4 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1790

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 20, K466 :: 2. Romance [extract]

• Performer: Annie Fischer (Piano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Running Time: 6 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1785

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro :: Canzonetta sull'aria

• Performers: Felicity Lott; Gianna Rolandi (Soprano)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1786

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

• Performer: Sabine Meyer (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 6 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1789

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Ave verum corpus

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade no 10, K361 "Gran Partita" :: 3. Adagio

• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble
• Running Time: 6 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1781

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" :: 1. Adagio sostenuto [extract]

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1801

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1795

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor" :: 2. Adagio

• Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
• Conductor: Erno Olah
• Running Time: 7 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1809

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique" :: 2. Adagio cantabile

• Performer: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1797-1798

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

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1810

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 6 "Pastoral" :: 5. Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn after the Storm)

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1808

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 3. Entr'acte

• Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Massenet, Jules : Meditation (from "Thaïs")

• Performer: Hans Kalafusz (Violin)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11

• Performer: Stephen Farr (Organ)
• Conductor: David Hill
• Running Time: 5 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1865

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

• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1843

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Requiem :: In Paradisum

• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1887-1900

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the Animals :: The Swan

• Performer: Han-Na Chang (Cello)
• Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
• Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1886

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello :: 3. Adagio

• Performer: Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
• Conductor: John Barbirolli
• Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1919

Bruch, Max : Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26 :: 2. Adagio [opening]

• Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Conductor: Walter Susskind
• Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1864-1867

Grieg, Edvard : Peer Gynt :: Morning

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874-1875

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Pavane, Op. 50

• Performer: Gareth Morris (Flute)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 6 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1887

Mendelssohn, Felix : Concerto for Violin :: 2. Andante [extract]

• Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Conductor: Efrem Kurtz
• Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 09/16/1844

Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) : Lakmé :: Dôme épais (Flower Duet)

• Performers: Mady Mesple (Voice); Danielle Millet (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Alain Lombard
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1883

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Symphony no 9 "From the New World" :: 2. Largo [opening]

• Conductor: Mariss Jansons
• Notes: Composition written: 01/10/1893-05/24/1893.
• Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral

Offenbach, Jacques : Les Contes d'Hoffmann :: Belle nuit (Barcarolle)

• Performers: Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Elgar, Edward : Enigma Variations :: Nimrod

• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898-1899

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka :: Song to the Moon

• Performer: Lucia Popp (Soprano)
• Conductor: Stefan Soltesz
• Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Intermezzo

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini :: Variation 18

• Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1934

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Dolly Suite :: Berceuse

• Performers: Jean-Phillipe Collard (Piano); Bruno Rigutto (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1893-1896

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109

• Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1830-1832

Liszt, Franz : Liebesträume for Piano, S 541

• Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1843-1850

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57

• Performer: Peter Donohoe (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1844

Grieg, Edvard : Concerto for Piano in A minor :: 2. Adagio

• Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 6 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1868

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen :: Träumerei

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16

• Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1832

Brahms, Johannes : Waltz

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1865

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11 :: 2. Romance

• Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
• Conductor: Charles Dutoit
• Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1830

Debussy, Claude : Préludes Book 1 :: La Fille aux cheveux de lin

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1907-1910

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Prelude for piano no 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180

• Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838-1839

Dalla, Lucio : Caruso

• Performer: John Bayless (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1989

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopedie for piano no 1

• Performer: Anne Queffélec (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1888

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gnossienne for piano no 1

• Performer: Anne Queffélec (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1890

Debussy, Claude : Clair de lune

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1890-1905

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Concerto for Piano no 2 :: 2. Andante

• Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
• Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk
• Running Time: 6 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1957