Ultimate Classical Chill Out: The Essential Masterpieces
Neville Marriner · Karl Münchinger · Richard Bonynge · Willi Boskovsky · Vladimir Ashkenazy · Bernard Herrmann · Georg Solti · Raymond Agoult · Stanley Black · Antal Doráti
Ultimate Classical Chill Out: The Essential Masterpieces (2006), CD, on Decca Classics. Music by Frédéric Chopin, Franz Schubert, George Frideric Handel, Claude Debussy, performed by Neville Marriner, Karl Münchinger, Richard Bonynge, Willi Boskovsky; 63 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Piano Sonata no. 14 In C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Nocturne no. 15 in F minor, op. 55 no. 1
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 15 in F minor, op. 55 no. 1: Andante
Much Ado About Nothing - Incidental Music: Intermezzo (Garden Scene)
La Vierge (1880): Scene 4. The Assumption: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge
Jules Massenet - La Vierge: Scene 4. The Assumption: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge
Disc 2
Water Music Suite in D major: Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Water Music Suite in F major: Air
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Water Music Suite in G major: Gigue
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 21. (Country Dance) / 22. (Country Dance) / 21. (Country Dance) da capo
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Images - Book 1: I. Reflets dans l'eau
Claude Debussy - Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 : No. 1. Reflets dans l’eau
Concerto for Violin and Strings in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, R. 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Neville Marriner, Simon Preston, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
24 Préludes, op. 28: 15. in D-flat major "Raindrop"
Frédéric Chopin - Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
Disc 3
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, William Bennett
Symphony no. 6 in F, op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. Thema - Andantino - Variazioni I-V - Allegretto
Two Nordic Melodies, op. 63: II. Cowkeeper's tune and country dance
Edvard Grieg - To nordiske melodier, op. 63, nr. 2: Kulokk og Stabbelåten
Scènes Alsaciennes - Suite no. 7 for Orchestra: III. Sous les tilleuls
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Claude Debussy - Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87
Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Hutchins
Rosamunde, D. 797 (Incidental music to Helmina von Chézy's Play): Shepherd's melody
Disc 4
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture: Love Theme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39
The Walk to the Paradise Garden (Intermezzo from "A Village Romeo and Juliet")
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Part 4, Scène 15. Romance "D'amour l'ardente flamme"
Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust : Quatrième Partie, scène 15. « D'amour l'ardente flamme » … « Au son des trompettes » (Marguerite, Chœur)
Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Frederica von Stade
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus, op. 82: Act 1. 8. Aegina's variation and Bacchanalia
Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
Samson et Dalila: Act 2. "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix"
Camille Saint-Saëns - Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
Henry Lewis, Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna, Marilyn Horne
Roméo et Juliette, op. 17: Part 3. Scène d'amour
Hector Berlioz - Roméo et Juliette, op. 17 : Deuxième partie: Nº 3. Scène d'amour: Nuit sereine - Le Jardin de Capulet, silencieux et désert « Ohé ! Capulets, bonsoir ! » - Les jeunes Capulets sortant de la fête, passent en chantant des réminiscences de la musique du bal
Disc 5
Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 2: I. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour
Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur)
Richard Bonynge, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Huguette Tourangeau
Serenata notturna in D, K. 239: II. Menuetto - Trio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”
Serenade for Strings in E, op. 22: IV. Larghetto
Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52
Nocturne no. 8 in D-flat, op. 27 no. 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto
Béatrice et Bénédict: Act 1. "Vous soupirez, madame?" - "Nuit paisible et sereine!"
Hector Berlioz - Béatrice et Bénédict : Acte I. No. 8. Duo (Nocturne) « Vous soupirez, madame ? » – « Nuit paisible et sereine ! » (Ursule, Héro)
Mazurka no. 5 in B-flat op. 7 no. 1 (transcribed Marisa Robles)
Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka no. 5 in B‐flat major, op. 7 no. 1
String Quartet in F major, op.3 no. 5 (formerly attrib. J. Haydn): Andante cantabile
Roman Hoffstetter - String Quartet in F major, op. 3 no. 5, Hob. III:17
Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 6: Musette
George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 6, HWV 324
Hänsel und Gretel: Act 2. "Abends will ich schlafen gehn"
Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel)