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Tracklist

CD 1 – RELAXING BAROQUE
J.S. BACH Sheep may safely graze (Cantata No.208) (arr. Marriner) Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
PACHELBEL Canon in D Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
J.S. BACH Air ‘on the G string’ (Suite No.3 in D BWV1068) Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
VIVALDI The Four Seasons − Concerto No.4 in F minor ‘Winter’ (II. Largo) Yehudi Menuhin violin · Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy
HANDEL Ombra mai fu (Largo) (Serse) Gérard Lesne alto · Il Seminario Musicale
HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.12 – III Larghetto e pian Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin
J. S. BACH Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cantata No.147) Choir of King’s College, Cambridge Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir David Willcocks
HANDEL Sarabande (Keyboard Suite in D minor) Andrei Gavrilov (piano)
J.S. BACH Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056 – II. Largo Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
VIVALDI Concerto for Two Mandolins in G RV532 – II. Andante Europa Galante · Fabio Biondi
J.S BACH Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1043 II. Largo ma non tanto Jonathan Rees & Jane Murdoch (violins) Scottish Ensemble / Jonathan Rees
HANDEL Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo) (arr. Craig Leon & Isobel Cooper) Izzy soprano Fabio Zanon guitar · Julia Thornton harp National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah From Izzy’s album ‘New Dawn’
GLUCH Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice) Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
JS BACH Zion hears the guardians singing (Cantata No.140) Süddeutscher Madrigalchor · Consortium Musicum Wolfgang Gönnenwein
HANDEL Water Music - Air from Suite No.1 in F Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti
VIVALDI Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) - II. Largo Sharon Isbin guitar Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster
JS BACH Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV1029 – II Adagio (opening) Jordi Savall viola da gamba · Ton Koopman harpsichord
ALBINONI (realised Giazotto) Adagio in G minor (extract) Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
CD 2 – RELAXING MOZART & BEETHOVEN
MOZART
Serenade in G 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' K525 - II. Romance (Andante)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville MarrinerFlute & Harp Concerto in C K299 - II. Andantino (extract) James Galway flute Fritz Helmis harp Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Soave sia il vento ( Cosi fan tutti ) Margaret Marshall soprano Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano José van Dam bass Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti  Live recording
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A K331 - I. Andante grazioso (Theme) Andrei Gavrilov piano
An aura of love ( Cosi fan tutti ) John Aler tenor London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1987
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466 - II. Romance (extract) Annie Fischer piano Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
Canzonetta sull'aria (The Marriage of Figaro) Dame Felicity Lott & Gianna Rolandi sopranos London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink
Clarinet Quintet in A K581 − II. Larghetto Sabine Meyer clarinet Members of the Vienna String Sextet
Ave verum corpus K618 Stockholm Radio Chorus · Stockholm Chamber Choir Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti
Serenade No.10 in B flat K361 ‘Gran Partita’ − III. Adagio London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27/2 I. Supported adagio (extract) Dame Moura Lympany (piano)
Minuet in G Dame Moura Lympany piano
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat 'Emperor' Op.73 - II. Adagio (trans. Craig Leon) Julia Thornton harp National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2003
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op.31 II. Adagio cantabile Stephen Kovacevich piano
Für Elise (Bagatelle No.25) Dame Moura Lympany piano
Symphony No.6 in F ‘Pastoral’ Op.68 V. Allegretto (Shepherds’ Hymn after the Storm) The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
CD 3 – RELAXING FILM CLASSICS
ELVIRA MADIGAN Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 (Mozart) - II. Andante Stephen Hough piano Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Casta Diva (Norma) (Bellini) † Maria Callas soprano Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan / Tullio Serafin
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Goldberg Variations (JS Bach) - Aria Maria Tipo (piano)
CHARIOTS OF FIRE Miserere mei, Deus (vv 1–4 & 17–20) (Allegri) Timothy Beasley-Murray treble · Gerald Finlay cantor Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY Stabat Mater (Pergolesi) Lesley Garrett soprano · Robin Blaze countertenor London Session Orchestra / Paul Daniel
CARRINGTON String Quintet in C D956 (Schubert) – II Adagio opening Hungarian Quartet · Laszlo Varga cello
OUT OF AFRICA Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (Mozart) – II. Adagio Sabine Meyer basset clarinet Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk
BRIEF ENCOUNTER Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (Rachmaninov) – II Adagio sostenuto opening Cécile Ousset piano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle
THE DEER HUNTER Cavatina (Stanley Myers) Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse guitars
DEATH IN VENICE Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (Mahler) – IV Adagietto conclusion New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli
PLATOON Adagio for Strings (Barber) The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy
THE PIANO The Heart asks Pleasure First / The Promise (Michael Nyman)† Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman
AMERICAN BEAUTY Any Other Name (Thomas Newman) Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert
SCHINDLER’S LIST Schindler’s List Main Theme (John Williams) Tasmin Little violin New World Philharmonic / Iain Sutherland
THE MISSION Gabriel’s Oboe (Morricone)† Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra
SIDEWAYS Memories of the Alhambra (Tárrega) Christopher Parkening guitar
TITANIC My Heart Will Go On (James Horner) Orchestra / David Abel
†Original film soundtrack version
CD 4 – RELAXING ROMANTIC CLASSICS
BIZET Entr’acte to Act III (Carmen) Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa
MASSENET Méditation from Thaïs Hans Kalafusz violin Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner
FAURÉ Cantique de Jean RacineStephen Farr organ Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
MENDELSSOHN Nocturne (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras
FAURÉ In Paradisum (Requiem Op.48) Choir of King’s College, Cambridge New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks
SAINT-SAËNS The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) (arr. Chris Hazell) Hah-Na Chang cello · Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 – III. Adagio Jacqueline du Pré cello London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli
BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – II. Adagio opening Yehudi Menuhin violin Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind
GRIEG Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op.23) Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
FAURÉ Pavane Gareth Morris flute New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 – II. Andante (extract) Yehudi Menuhin violin Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P)
DELIBES Dôme épais (Flower Duet) (Lakmé) Mady Mesplé soprano · Danielle Millet mezzo-soprano Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra / Alain Lombard
DVORÁK Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ – II. Largo opening Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons
OFFENBACH Belle nuit (Barcarolle) (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) Jessye Norman sopranoAnn Murray mezzo-soprano Symphonic Orchestra and Choirs of the Opéra National du Théatre Royal de la Monnai, Brussels / Sylvain Cambreling
ELGAR Nimrod ('Enigma 'Variations) London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
DVORÁK Song to the Moon (Rusalka) Lucia Popp soprano Münchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz
MASCAGNI Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana) Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti
CD 5 – RELAXING PIANO FAVOURITES
RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Variation 18 Cécile Ousset piano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle
FAURÉ Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op. 56 ) Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos
CHOPIN Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No.2 John Ogdon piano
LISZT Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat John Ogdon piano
CHOPIN Lullaby in D flat Op. 57 Peter Donohoe piano
GRIEG Piano Concerto in A minor - II. Adagio Cécile Ousset piano London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner
SCHUMANN Träumerei (Kinderszenen) Dame Moura Lympany piano
CHOPIN Étude in E 'Tristesse' Op.10 No.3 John Ogdon piano
BRAHMS Waltz No. 15 in A flat Moura Lympany piano
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11– II. Romance: Larghetto opening Martha Argerich piano Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit
DEBUSSY La Fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes Book I) Dame Moura Lympany piano
CHOPIN Prelude No.15 in D flat ‘Raindrop’ Dmitri Alexeev piano
DALLA Caruso (arr. Bayless) John Bayless piano
SATIE Gymnopédie No.1 (Lent et douloureux) Anne Queffélec piano
SATIE Gnossienne No.1 Anne Quefféllec piano
DEBUSSY Clair de lune Dame Moura Lympany piano
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 – II. Andante Dmitri Alexeev English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk
CD 6 – RELAXING CLASSICS OF MODERN TIMES
KARL JENKINS Agnus Dei (The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace) National Youth Choir of Great Britain musical director Mike Brewer Paul Beniston principal trumpet · London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Jenkins Taken from the album The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
ORFF In trutina (Carmina Burana) Janice Watson soprano Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves) Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli
CANTELOUBE Baïlèro (Chants d’Auvergne) Arleen Auger soprano English Chamber Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier
UNGAR & MASON The Ashokan Farewell Jay Ungar violin · Molly Mason guitar Nashville Chamber orchestra / Paul Gambill
RUTTERPie Jesu (Requiem) Edward Saklatvala treble · Choir of King’s College, Cambridge City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Cleobury
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez – II. Adagio Julian Bream guitar · Peter Walden cor anglais
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle
LLOYD WEBBER Pie Jesu (Requiem) Jane Gilchrist soprano · Fergus Thirlwell treble Simon Gibson organ · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor
SHOSTAKOVICH Romance (The Gadfly) Tasmin Little violin · Piers Lane piano
DUDLEY The Crying Game Love Theme Anne Dudley piano & keyboards The Quartet of London
CANTELOUBE Brezairola (Chants d’Auvergne) (arr. Tolga Kashif) Lesley Garrett soprano · Marcia Crayford violin · Jonathan Williams cello Orchestra conducted by Philip Ellis
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending opening Hugh Bean violin New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
LENNON & McCARTNEY Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin) Rostal and Schaefer pianos Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1872–1958 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis opening London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
HOLST Venus (The Planets) conclusion London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult