50 Best Chillout Classics

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of the world's finest artists, these classics works ranger from well-loved gems of the classical repertoire by Albinoni, Bach and Vivaldi to compositions by more modern composers like Faure and Rachmaninov and right up to modern-day film-score composers such as James Horner and Michael Nyman.

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging symphonies and solo instrumental works to chamber music and operas. This next installment of five releases features everything from the greatest American Classics to a collection of Wagner's greatest works.

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Pachelbel, Johann : Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major

Conductor: Maurice Handford
Running Time: 5 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: after 1700

Albinoni, Tomaso : Adagio :: [Extract]

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1945

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068 :: Air on the G string

Conductor: Philip Ledger
Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1731

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 :: 2. Largo

Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1738

Allegri, Gregorio : Miserere mei, Deus (vv 1-4, 17-20) :: [Excerpt]

Performer: Gerald Finley (Cantor)
Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Running Time: 5 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: 16th Century

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Orphée et Eurydice :: Menuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Performers: Juliette Hurel (Flute); Emmanuel Pahud (Flute)
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Notes: Composition written: Italy.
Running Time: 5 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta

Purcell, Henry : Funeral Music for Queen Mary :: March

Conductor: Philip Ledger
Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1695

Purcell, Henry : Funeral Music for Queen Mary :: Thou knowest, Lord

Conductor: Philip Ledger
Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1695

Vivaldi, Antonio : The Four Seasons :: Winter

Performer: Christopher Warren-Green (Violin)
Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green
Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1725

Vivaldi, Antonio : Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 :: 2. Largo

Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
Conductor: Erno Olah
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1716

Handel, George Frideric : Serse :: Frondi tenere... Ombra mai fu

Performer: David Daniels (Countertenor)
Conductor: Roger Norrington
Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1738

Handel, George Frideric : Suite in D minor, G 110 :: Sarabande and Variations

Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
Conductor: Erno Olah
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: circa 1705

Handel, George Frideric : Rinaldo :: Lascia ch'io pianga

Performer: Jane Gilchrist (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Kirk Trevor
Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1711

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

Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Running Time: 5 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1801

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838

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

Performer: Peter Donohoe (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1844

Jenkins, Karl [Composer] : The Armed Man :: A Mass for Peace

Performer: Paul Beniston (Trumpet)
Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1999

Barber, Samuel : Agnus Dei

Conductor: David Hill
Running Time: 7 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1967

Webber, Andrew Lloyd : Pie Jesu, for soprano, treble & orchestra (from the Requiem)

Performers: Fergus Thirwell (Boy Soprano); Simon Gibson (Organ); Jane Gilchrist (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Kirk Trevor
Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1985

Tavener, John : Song for Athene

Conductor: David Hill
Running Time: 6 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 1993

Tavener, John : The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 1982

Chant, Gregorian : Puer natus est nobis, introit

Conductor: Ismael Cu
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Medieval

Tallis, Thomas : If ye love me

Conductor: Philip Ledger
Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1565

Dowland, John : Woeful heart with grief oppressed, for 4 voices & lute (Second Book of Songs)

Performers: Anthony Rooley (Orpharion); Emma Kirkby (Soprano)
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1600

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Vespers, Op. 37 :: Ave Maria

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Running Time: 3 min. sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915

Stravinsky, Igor : Blessed Virgin

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Running Time: 1 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1949

Byrd, William : Ye sacred muses "Elegy for Thomas Tallis"

Performer: Michael Chance (Countertenor)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: circa 1590

Jenkins, Karl [Composer] : Requiem :: Confutatis

Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 2004

Rutter, John : Requiem :: Pie Jesu

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 1985

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

Performer: Stephen Farr (Organ)
Conductor: David Hill
Running Time: 5 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1865

Traditional, English : Greensleeves, folk song

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: Douglas Gamley
Notes: Composition written: 1600.
Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Vocal
Written: 1600

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Requiem (1893 version) :: In Paradisum

Performer: Stephen Farr (Organ)
Conductor: David Hill
Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1887-1900

Jenkins, Karl [Composer] : The Armed Man :: A Mass for Peace

Performer: Guy Johnston (Cello)
Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Running Time: 7 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1999

Newman, Thomas : American Beauty, film score :: Any Other Name

Performers: Nikolaj Bloch; Sally Herbert (Keyboards)
Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Film Score
Written: 1999

Nyman, Michael [Piano] : The Heart Asks Pleasure First, song (for the film "The Piano")

Ensemble: Ahn Trio
Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Concierto de Aranjuez :: 2. Adagio [Opening]

Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Running Time: 5 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1939

Horner, James : Titanic :: Main Theme

Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Film Score

Lennon, John : Let It Be

Performers: Jonathan Harvey (Oboe); Zoe Mather (Piano); Lesley Garrett
Conductor: Philip Ellis
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Paul McCartney (1942 - ).
Running Time: 5 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Lennon, John : Here, There & Everywhere

Performer: Manuel Barrueco (Guitar)
Conductor: Jeremy Lubbock
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Paul McCartney (1942 - ).
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1966

Piazzolla, Astor : Milonga del Angel

Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Running Time: 6 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1965

Lennon, John : Hey Jude

Performer: Manuel Barrueco (Guitar)
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Paul McCartney (1942 - ).
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1968

Myers, Stanley : The Deer Hunter

Conductor: Juan Rivera
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1978

Lennon, John : Michelle

Conductor: Ron Goodwin
Ensemble: Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Paul McCartney (1942 - ).
Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1965

Lennon, John : Ticket to Ride

Performer: Manuel Barrueco (Guitar)
Conductor: Jeremy Lubbock
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Paul McCartney (1942 - ).
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Walton, William : Henry V, suite :: Touch her soft lips and part

Conductor: William Walton
Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1945-1963

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1

Performer: Julia Thornton (Harp)
Conductor: Erno Olah
Running Time: 7 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1909

Lennon, John : You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

Performer: Manuel Barrueco (Guitar)
Conductor: Jeremy Lubbock
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Paul McCartney (1942 - ).
Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Traditional Spiritual : Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Written: by 1865

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

Performers: Fabio Zanon (Guitar); Julia Thornton (Harp)
Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1741

Lennon, John : The Fool on the Hill

Conductor: Ron Goodwin
Ensemble: Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Paul McCartney (1942 - ).
Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1967

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