Bedtime Beats - The Secret to Sleep - Warner Classics - WEA 77617 - 081227761721

Personnel: Alain Clement (bass voice); Sharon Isbin (guitar); Karl Ludwig Leiter (clarinet); Karl Engel, Jill Crossland, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Lily Laskine, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Nikolai Lugansky , Maria Joao Pires, Anne Queffélec (piano).

A sleep study conducted at Case Western Reserve University concluded that music played at about 60 beats per minute is the most relaxing aural backdrop for sleep. This two-disc collection--a sequel to its 2006 classical-music predecessor--is built around that premise, and compiles 24 snooze-inducing jazz tunes by artists like Earl Klugh, Cyrus Chestnut, and Joshua Redman.

Leaning heavily on a smooth jazz repertoire, the mellow grooves here are listenable but light, creating a peaceful atmosphere that not only works for sleep, but for other quiet endeavors like dining, resting, yoga, and massage.

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

Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
Conductor: Howard Griffiths
Ensemble: Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1716

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

Performer: Anne Queffélec (Piano)
Conductor: Alain Lombard
Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1929-1931

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on Greensleeves

Conductor: Andrew Davis
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1934

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy) :: Gymnopédie no 1

Conductor: Yutaka Sado
Ensemble: Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1888

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy) :: Gymnopédie no 3

Conductor: Yutaka Sado
Ensemble: Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1888

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor" :: Adagio un poco mosso

Performer: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Piano)
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Running Time: 7 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1809

Ravel, Maurice : Pavane pour une infante défunte

Conductor: Kent Nagano
Ensemble: Lyon National Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1899

Puccini, Giacomo : Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet

Ensemble: Helsinki Strings
Running Time: 6 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261

Conductor: Thomas Zehetmair
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1776.
Running Time: 6 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1776

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21 :: Larghetto

Performer: Maria-Joao Pires (Piano)
Conductor: Armin Jordan
Ensemble: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1830

Respighi, Ottorino : Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1 :: Villanella

Conductor: Claudio Scimone
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti
Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1917

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Requiem, Op. 48 :: In Paradisum

Performer: Alain Clément (Bass)
Conductor: Michel Corboz
Ensemble: Berne Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1887-1900

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 :: Aria

Performer: Jill Crossland (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1741

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11

Performer: Alexander Kniazev (Cello)
Conductor: Constantine Orbelian
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 8 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1888

Debussy, Claude : La fille aux cheveux de lin

Performer: Lily Laskine (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1910

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

Performer: Karl Engel (Piano)
Conductor: Leopold Hager
Ensemble: Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1785

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

Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1830-1832

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 :: Adagio

Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
Conductor: Howard Griffiths
Ensemble: Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1738

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

Performer: Karl Leister (Clarinet)
Ensemble: Berliner Solisten
Running Time: 6 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1789

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

Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Ensemble: Ensemble Instrumental
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

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

Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
Conductor: Howard Griffiths
Ensemble: Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1945

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

Conductor: Armin Jordan
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1887

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

Performer: Nikolai Lugansky (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1801

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