Meditation: Classical Relaxation, Vol. 5

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Barcode for entire set is 018111384025.

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1Barcarolle, from "The Tales of Hoffman"
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:32
2Valse Triste
orchestra:
Dresden Philharmonic (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert Kegel (conductor)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius4:46
3Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat
piano:
Donatella Failoni
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:17
4Minuet
strings:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
concertmaster:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
Luigi Boccherini3:38
5Oboe Concerto in D minor (excerpt)
oboe:
Burkhard Glaetzner (oboist)
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum)
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1059R: II. Adagio
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1059R
Johann Sebastian Bach23:08
6Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
piano and solo piano:
István Székely (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:04
7Intermezzo Sinfonico, from "Cavalleria rusticana"
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:34
8Sinfonia, from "Christmas Oratorio"
recording engineer:
Wolfgang Decker (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13)
orchestra:
Cologne Concerto (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13)
conductor:
Ralf Otto (German conductor) (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13)
recorded at:
Festeburgkirche in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia (in 1991)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach35:32
9Ave Maria
solo cello:
Károly Botvay (cellist and conductor)
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
conductor and concertmaster:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4.54:51
10Horn Concerto No. 3, 2nd movement
horn:
Bernd Heiser (horn player, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Wiener Mozart‐Ensemble (Vienna Mozart Ensemble, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Herbert Kraus (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447: II. Romance. Larghetto
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1784 until 1787)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:23
11Symphony No. 1, 3rd movement
orchestra:
Philharmonic Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Prague Festival Orchestra, Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) and Ukrainian Festival Orchestra (possibly Alfred Scholz related)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor), Vladimir Petroschoff (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Vladimir Suk (possibly Alfred Scholz related) and Pavel Urbanek (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1884 until 1888)
quotes music from:
Frère Jacques
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”
Gustav Mahler10:25
12Träumerei
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
arrangement of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
Robert Schumann3:10
13Ase's Death, from "Peer Gynt"
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åses død (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åse’s Death)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 3. akt: Åses død
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg5:19
14Largo, from "Xerxes"
instruments and orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel33:06
15Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
orchestra:
Prague Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Pavel Urbanek (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák12:41