101 Relaxing Classics

Adagio for Strings, op. 11

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Terry Edwards, London Voices

Ave verum corpus, K618

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Vivian

Ave Maria (from Bach's Prelude no. 1, BWV 846, arr. Edward Higginbottom)

Charles Gounod - Ave Maria

Edward Higginbottom

Pavane, op. 50

Gabriel Fauré - Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50

Charles Dutoit, Iwan Edwards, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Panis Angelicus, op.12, FWV 61

César Franck - Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Vivian

Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Terry Edwards, London Voices

The Bluebird, op. 119, no. 3

Charles Villiers Stanford - Eight Partsongs, op. 119: No. 3. The blue bird

Edward Higginbottom

Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Terry Edwards, London Voices

Regina coeli (Cavalleria rusticana)

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro)

Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Terry Edwards, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte

Terry Edwards, London Voices

O salutaris hostia

Gioachino Rossini - Petite Messe solennelle

Edward Higginbottom

Simple Gifts

Joseph Brackett - Simple Gifts

Jerold Ottley, Robert M. Cundick

Song for Athene

John Tavener - Song for Athene

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly)

Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa

Herbert von Karajan, Norbert Balatsch, Vienna Philharmonic

Miserere

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

Edward Gardner, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Jesus bleibet meine Freude), Cantata BWV 147

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”

George Guest, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Peter Gilbert White

Crux Fidelis

George Frideric Handel - Crux fidelis

Edward Higginbottom

What Sweeter Music

John Rutter - What Sweeter Music

Edward Higginbottom

String Quintet in C major, D956: II. Adagio

Franz Schubert - String Quintet in C major, D. 956

Terry Edwards, London Voices

Requiem, op. 48: VII. In paradisum

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

Charles Dutoit, Iwan Edwards, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno

Alexander Borodin - String Quartet no. 2 in D major

Terry Edwards, London Voices, Christopher Van Kampen

Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

Terry Edwards, London Voices

Vespers (All-Night Vigil), op. 37: III. Blazhen muzh (Blessed is the Man)

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 3. Блажен муж

Edward Higginbottom

Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92

Terry Edwards, London Voices

Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K467: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Terry Edwards, London Voices

Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11

Gabriel Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11

George Guest, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXVIII. Coro "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"

Gerhard Wilhelm, Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Fantaisie, op. 79

Gabriel Fauré - Fantaisie, op. 79

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, William Bennett

Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune

Naoko Yoshino

Mazurka no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 7, no. 1.

Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka no. 5 in B‐flat major, op. 7 no. 1

Marisa Robles

Flute Quartet no. 2 in G major, K285a: I. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola & Cello no. 2 in G major, K. 285a/deest

Arthur Grumiaux, Georges Janzer, William Bennett

Danza del Corregidor

Manuel de Falla - Danza del corregidor

Marisa Robles

Wiegenlied, op. 49, no. 4

Johannes Brahms - 5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied

Marisa Robles

La plus que lente

Claude Debussy - La plus que lente, L. 121

Timothy Hutchins

Harp Concerto in C major: II. Andante

Ernst Eichner - Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C

Marcel Couraud, Annie Challan

Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Robert Thurston Dart

Prélude op. 28 no. 15 "Raindrop"

Frédéric Chopin - Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto

Marisa Robles

Piece en forme de habanera

Maurice Ravel - Pièce en forme de habañera

Irena Grafenauer

Krishna (Joueurs de flûte)

Albert Roussel - Joueurs de flûte, op. 27: No. 3. Krishna

Irena Grafenauer

Sonata no. 2 in E-flat major: II. Romance (adagio non tanto)

Antonio Rosetti - Sonata in E-flat major, Murray D20, Kaul IV:13/2

Naoko Yoshino

Flute Concerto in D major: II. Andante alla Siciliana

Saverio Mercadante - Flute Concerto in D major

English Chamber Orchestra, Andrea Griminelli, Jean-Pierre Rampal

Flute Sonata in A minor, HWV 374 "Halle" no. 1: III. Adagio

George Frideric Handel - Flute Sonata in A minor, HWV 374 "Halle Sonata no. 1"

Nicholas Kraemer, Denis Vigay, William Bennett

Flute Sonata: II. Lento

Philippe Gaubert - Sonate n° 1 pour flûte et piano

Timothy Hutchins

Spiegel im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel

Gidon Kremer, Naoko Yoshino

Oboe Concerto in D minor: II. Adagio

Alessandro Marcello - Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Alexandre Lagoya, Kenneth Sillito

Concerto for 2 Mandolins, Strings and Continuo in G major, RV 532: II. Andante

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo, RV 532

Victor Alessandro, San Antonio Symphony, Pepe Romero

"L'Estro Armonico" Concerto no. 6 for Violin in A minor, RV 356: II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 3 no. 6, RV 356

Iona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Ángel Romero

Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425: II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425

Kurt Redel, Kammer-Orchester Pro Arte, Alexandre Lagoya

Recuerdos de La Alhambra

Francisco Tárrega - Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Eduardo Fernández

Concierto Andaluz for 4 Guitars and Orchestra: II. Adagio

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto andaluz

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, The Romeros

Granada (Suite española, op. 47)

Isaac Albéniz - Suite española no. 1, op. 47

Pepe Romero

Danzas españolas, op. 37 no. 2 "Oriental"

Enrique Granados - 12 danzas españolas, op. 37, nº 2: Oriental

Alexandre Lagoya, Ida Presti

Concierto Madrigal for 2 Guitars and Orchestra: Madrigal (Andante nostalgico)

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto madrigal

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Ángel Romero

Concierto Madrigal for 2 Guitars and Orchestra: Pastoral (Allegro)

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto madrigal

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Ángel Romero

Concierto Madrigal for 2 Guitars and Orchestra: Arieta (Andante nostalgico)

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto madrigal

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Ángel Romero

Divertissement in E major "L'encouragement", op. 34: I. Cantabile

Fernando Sor - Duet for guitars "L'encouragement", op. 34

Alexandre Lagoya, Ida Presti

Waltz in A-flat major, op. 39, no. 15

Johannes Brahms - Waltz, op. 39 no. 15

Pepe Romero

Album für die Jugend, op. 68: Melodie - Robert Schumann (1810

Robert Schumann - Album für die Jugend, op. 68

Pepe Romero

Mazurka in G-sharp minor, op. 33 no. 1

Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka no. 22 in G‐sharp minor, op. 33 no. 1

Pepe Romero

Concerto for 2 Hurdy-gurdies and orch. in G major, H.VIIh no. 2: II. Adagio ma non troppo

Joseph Haydn - Concerto no. 2 in G major, Hob.:VIIh/2

Kurt Redel, Kammer-Orchester Pro Arte, Alexandre Lagoya

Suite for Cello Solo no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Pepe Romero

Concierto para una fiesta for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Andante calmo

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto para una fiesta

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Pepe Romero

Gymnopédie no. 1

Erik Satie - Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux

Pascal Rogé

Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Melody in F major, op. 3 no. 1

Anton Rubinstein - 2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major

Shura Cherkassky

The Snow Is Dancing (Children's Corner)

Claude Debussy - Children’s Corner, L. 113

Pascal Rogé

The Little Shepherd (Children's Corner)

Claude Debussy - Children’s Corner, L. 113

Pascal Rogé

Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage, Première année Suisse)

Franz Liszt - Au bord d'une source, S. 160 no. 4

Jorge Bolet

Nocturne in D-flat major, op. 27 no. 2

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57

Frédéric Chopin - Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Piano Sonata no. 13 in A major, D664: II. Andante

Franz Schubert - Sonata for Piano no. 13 in A major, op. posth. 120, D. 664

András Schiff

Gnossienne no. 1

Erik Satie - Gnossienne no. 1

Pascal Rogé

Reflets dans l'eau (Images, Book 1)

Claude Debussy - Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 : No. 1. Reflets dans l’eau

Pascal Rogé

Jeux d'eau

Maurice Ravel - Jeux d’eau

Pascal Rogé

Une barque sur l'océan (Miroirs)

Maurice Ravel - Miroirs

Pascal Rogé

La cathédrale engloutie (Préludes, Book 1)

Claude Debussy - Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125

Pascal Rogé

La fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes, Book 1)

Claude Debussy - Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125

Pascal Rogé

Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage: 2ème année: Italie), S.161

Franz Liszt - Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année; Italie, S. 161: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, S. 161 no. 5

Jorge Bolet

Waltz no. 9 in A-flat major, op. 69 no. 1 "Farewell"

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 9 in A‐flat major, op. 69 no. 1

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice)

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melodie)

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Ave Maria

Vladimir Vavilov - Ave Maria

James Judd, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Julian Lloyd Webber

Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 439 "La notte": III. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 10 no. 2, RV 439 “La notte”

Philip Pickett

"La cetra", Concerto no. 10 in G major, RV 300: II. Largo cantabile

Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in G major, op. 9 no. 10, RV 300

Iona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K261

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

Walter Weller, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mayumi Fujikawa

Les Sylphides: II. Nocturne

Frédéric Chopin - Les Sylphides

Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Coppélia, Fête de la cloche: La paix

Léo Delibes - Coppélia : Tableau III, No. 20g. (7a) La Paix

Richard Bonynge, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ron Golan

Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: II. Andante

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Henryk Szeryng

Easter Oratorio (Kommt, eilet und laufet), BWV 249: Adagio

Johann Sebastian Bach - Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249

Heinz Holliger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Gidon Kremer

Horn Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, K417: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Horn no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417

Barry Tuckwell, Peter Maag, London Symphony Orchestra

Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 "L'autunno": II. Adagio molto

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Igor Kipnis

Love's Dream After the Ball

Alphons Czibulka - Love's Dream After the Ball, op. 356

Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra

Matinées Musicales (from music by Gioacchino Rossini): II. Nocturne

Benjamin Britten - Matinées musicales, op. 24

Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Faust, Ballet Music: Adagio

Charles Gounod - Faust

David Zinman, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

"La Stravaganza" Concerto no. 1 in B-flat major, RV 383a: II. Largo e Cantabile

Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in B-flat major, op. 4 no. 1, RV 383a

Anthony Rooley, Christopher Hogwood, Neville Marriner

"La Stravaganza" Concerto no. 12 in G Major, RV 298: II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in G major, op. 4 no. 12, RV 298

Anthony Rooley, Christopher Hogwood, Neville Marriner

Divertimento in B-flat major, K137: I. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento for String Quartet in B-flat major, K. 125b/137 "Salzburg Symphony no. 2"

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Souvenir d'un lieu cher, op. 42: Mélodie in E-flat major

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir d’un lieu cher, op. 42

Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra

Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma", Var. 9. Adagio "Nimrod"

Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra