100 Best Relaxing Classics

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℗ 1984 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

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Cantata, BWV 208: No. 9. Schafe können sicher weiden
Sir Neville Marriner
2
Canon and Gigue in D Major for 3 Violins and Continuo, P. 37: I. Canon (Orchestral Version)
Sir Neville Marriner
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Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
Sir Neville Marriner, Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
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Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297, "L'inverno": II. Largo (from "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione", Op. 8, No. 4)
Yehudi Menuhin, Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Alberto Lysy
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Serse, HWV 40, Act 1 Scene 1: No. 2, Arioso, "Ombra mai fù" (Serse)
Gérard Lesne
6
Concerto Grosso in B Minor, Op. 6, No. 12, HWV 330: III. Larghetto e piano
Yehudi Menuhin
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Cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147: No. 10, Chorale, "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" (Chorus)
Sir David Willcocks
8
Suite in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande
Andrei Gavrilov
9
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
Andrei Gavrilov
10
Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G Major, RV 532: II. Andante
Giovanni Scaramuzzino/Sonia Maurer/Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi
11
Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
Jonathan Rees/Jane Murdoch/Scottish Ensemble
12
Lascia Ch'io Pianga
Izzy
13
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 41, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Sir Neville Marriner
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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers, Wake!) - Extract (aus Kantate BWV 140) (1995 Remaster)
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor/Consortium Musicum/Wolfgang Goennenwein
15
Air from Water Music Suite No.1
Riccardo Muti/Berliner Philharmoniker
16
Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo (Arr. Emilio Pujol)
Lawrence Foster, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Sharon Isbin
17
Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio
Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman
18
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, "Albinoni's Adagio" (Excerpt)
Sir Neville Marriner
19
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik: II. Romanze (Andante)
Sir Neville Marriner, Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
20
Flute and Harp Concerto in C Major, K. 299/297c (Excerpt): II. Andantino
Herbert Von Karajan
21
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1 Scene 6: No. 10, Terzettino, "Soave sia il vento" (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
Riccardo Muti
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Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: I. Tema con variazoni
Andrei Gavrilov
23
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1 Scene 12: No. 17, Aria, "Un'aura amorosa del nostro tesoro" (Ferrando)
Bernard Haitink
24
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romanze (Excerpt)
Annie Fischer
25
Le nozze di Figaro K492, ACT 3: No. 20: Duettino: Sull'aria ... Che soave zeffiretto (Contessa/Susanna)
Gianna Rolandi/Dame Felicity Lott/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Haitink
26
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: II. Larghetto
Sabine Meyer
27
Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Riccardo Muti
28
Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, 'Gran Partita', K. 361/370a: III. Adagio
London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble
29
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)
Dame Moura Lympany
30
6 Minuets, WoO 10: No. 2 in G Major (Moderato)
Dame Moura Lympany
31
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso (Arr. for Harp)
Julia Thornton
32
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Stephen Kovacevich
33
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise" (Poco moto)
Dame Moura Lympany
34
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang - Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
35
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, 'Elvira Madigan': II. Andante
Stephen Hough
36
Norma, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 4b, Aria, "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)
Tullio Serafin
37
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Maria Tipo
38
Miserere (Excerpt, Opening)
Stephen Cleobury
39
Stabat Mater in F Minor, P. 77: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa (Soprano, Alto)
London Session Orchestra
40
String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: II. Adagio (Excerpt)
Laszlo Varga
41
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
Sabine Meyer
42
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
43
Music for Michael Cimino's Movie "The Deer Hunter" (1978): No. 1, Cavatina
Manuel Barrueco
44
Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto (Excerpt)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
45
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a
Eugene Ormandy
46
Music for Jane Campion's Film "The Piano": No. 4 "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" - No. 6 "The Promise"
Michael Nyman
47
Music for Sam Mendes' Movie "American Beauty" (1999): No. 12, Any Other Name
Nikolaj Bloch
48
Schindler's List: No. 1, Main Theme
Tasmin Little
49
Gabriel's Oboe (From "The Mission")
Ennio Morricone
50
Recuerdos de la Alhambra. Andante
Christopher Parkening
51
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From "Titanic") [Arr. for Orchestra]
David Abel
52
Carmen, WD 31, Act 3: Entr'acte
Seiji Ozawa
53
Thaïs: Méditation
Sir Neville Marriner
54
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11. Andante (Version with Organ)
Winchester Cathedral Choir
55
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music after Shakespeare, Op. 61: No. 7, Notturno (Con moto tranquillo)
Sir Charles Mackerras
56
Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum
New Philharmonia Orchestra
57
Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne (Andantino grazioso) [arr. for Orchestra & Cello]
Philharmonia Orchestra
58
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio
London Symphony Orchestra
59
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
Philharmonia Orchestra
60
Peer Gynt, Act 4: No. 1. Morning Mood
Sir Neville Marriner
61
Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 (Orchestral Version). Andante molto moderato
New Philharmonia Orchestra
62
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt)
Yehudi Menuhin
63
Lakmé, Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs... Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)
Mady Mesplé
64
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
65
Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: No. 13 "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus)
Ann Murray, Brussels National Opera Chorus, Sylvain Cambreling, Orchestre Symphonique de l'Opéra National, Bruxelles, Jessye Norman
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Variations on a Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
Sir Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra
67
Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: "Mesicku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)
Stefan Soltesz
68
Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo
Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
69
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII (Andante cantabile)
Cécile Ousset
70
Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse (For Piano 4-Hands)
Jean-Philippe Collard
71
3 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Andante)
John Ogdon
72
Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat (1988 Remastered Version)
John Ogdon
73
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57. Andante
Peter Donohoe
74
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
Cécile Ousset/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Neville Marriner
75
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
Dame Moura Lympany
76
12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major (Lento ma non troppo)
John Ogdon
77
16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major
Dame Moura Lympany
78
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (Larghetto)
Martha Argerich
79
Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin
Dame Moura Lympany
80
24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrop" (Sostenuto)
Dmitri Alexeev
81
Sooner Or Later (Live)
Bernadette Peters
82
3 Gymnopédies: No. 1 Lent et douloureux
Anne Queffélec
83
6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent
Anne Queffélec
84
Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune
Dame Moura Lympany
85
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante
Jerzy Maksymiuk
86
The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace): X. Agnus Dei
Karl Jenkins
87
Carmina Burana: Part 3, Cour d'amours, No. 21 "In trutina" (Soprano)
Janice Watson/James Bowman/Donald Maxwell/Bournemouth Symphony Chorus/Waynflete Singers/Highcliffe Junior Choir/Mary Dennis/B...
88
Fantasia on Greensleeves (Arr. for Flute, Harp & Strings)
Sinfonia Of London, Sir John Barbirolli
89
Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1: No. 2, Baïlèro
Arleen Augér
90
Ashokan Farewell
Nashville Chamber Orchestra/Paul Gambill
91
Requiem: III. Pie Jesu
King's College Choir, Cambridge
92
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Julian Bream/Sir Simon Rattle
93
Requiem: VII. Pie Jesu (Soprano, Boy Soprano, Chorus)
Jane Gilchrist
94
The Gadfly (Suite), Op. 97a: No. 8, Romance (Arr. for Violin and Piano)
Tasmin Little
95
The Crying Game (Instrumental)
Anne Dudley
96
Chants d'Auvergne, Series 3: No. 15, Brezairola
Lesley Garrett/Marcia Crayford/Jonathan Williams/Philip Ellis/Orchestra
97
The Lark Ascending, for Violin and Orchestra (Excerpt, Opening)
Sir Adrian Boult
98
Goodwin: 6 Beatles Impressions: No. 3 Michelle
Ron Goodwin
99
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
100
The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Adagio)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

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