Tranquility: Classics for Every Mood

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1▼CD: Inner Calm
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1Second Movement, Andante, from Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2, in F
piano:
Michael Round (keyboard and celesta player)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Massimo Freccia (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Dmitri Shostakovich7:14
2Dream Children 1 and 2
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mário Košík
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
recording of:
Dream Children, op. 43
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
premiered at:
[concert] (1902-09-04)
publisher:
Joseph Williams & Co. (in 1902)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 43)
Edward Elgar7:13
3Pavane
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
instrumental recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré4:07
4Gymnopédie no. 1
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer)
publisher:
Das Maschine GMBH, Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017) and Londek Edition
arrangement of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
Erik Satie, arr. Charles Gerhardt3:26
5Nocturne from 'Shylock' Suite, op. 57
engineer and producer:
Chris Craker (UK musician, producer, engineer and label manager) (in 1995-03)
editor:
Black Box Music and Bill Sykes (editor)
orchestra:
RTÉ Sinfonietta (from 1995-03-23 until 1995-03-24)
conductor:
John Georgiadis (from 1995-03-23 until 1995-03-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1998)
recorded at:
National Concert Hall (Dublin) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (from 1995-03-23 until 1995-03-24)
recording of:
Shylock, op. 57: V. Nocturne (for two pianos, Boëllmann) (from 1995-03-23 until 1995-03-24)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1889)
arranger:
Léon Boëllmann (French composer)
arrangement of:
Shylock, op. 57: V. Nocturne (pour ténor et orchestre)
part of:
Shylock, op. 57 (for tenor and two pianos, Boëllmann)
Gabriel Fauré2:51
6Pavane pour une infante défunte
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:10
7Last Sleep of the Virgin from 'La Vierge'
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mário Košík
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
recording of:
La Vierge: Scene 4. The Assumption: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Charles Grandmougin
part of:
La Vierge
Jules Massenet4:50
8Solveig's Song from 'Peer Gynt Suite' no. 2
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song, do not use if there is a singer)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg5:15
9Second Movement, Larghetto, from Concert for Piano and Orchestra no. 1, in E minor
piano:
Earl Wild (pianist, composer and conductor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830-04 until 1830-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Fryderyk Chopin10:02
10Baïlèro from 'Songs of the Auvergne'
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Rosalind Elias (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Oscar Danon (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Trad., arr. Joseph Canteloube5:30
11Nocturne from 'La Navarraise'
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mário Košík
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
recording of:
La Navarraise : Acte I. Nocturne
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
La Navarraise
Jules Massenet3:12
12Love Scene in the Forest from 'Anthony Adverse'
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
partial recording of:
Anthony Adverse (film score)
composer:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austrian composer and conductor)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold2:19
13Songs My Mother Taught Me from 7 Gypsy Melodies, 'Zigeunerlieder'
soprano vocals:
Patricia Clark (Scots operatic soprano, fl. late 20c)
orchestra:
The Romantic Strings and Voices
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1965)
recording of:
Cigánské melodie, op. 55: IV. Když mne stará matka (Gypsy Songs: Songs My Mother Taught Me, for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Adolf Heyduk
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1880-01 until 1880-02)
part of:
Cigánské melodie, op. 55 (Gypsy Songs, for voice and piano)
Antonín Dvořák3:26
2▼CD: Contemplation
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1Barcarolle from 'The Tales of Hoffmann'
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
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 Offenbach4:12
2Arabesque no. 1, in E
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Eric Hammerstein (possibly a pseudonym used by American conductor Robert Mandell)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
arrangement of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:04
3Méditation from 'Souvenir d'un lieu cher'
violin:
Michael Davis (UK classical violinist 1944-2025, former LSO leader)
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (Peter Willison and Howard Blake incarnation)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recording of:
Souvenir d’un lieu cher for Violin and Piano, op. 42: I. Méditation
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1878-03 until 1878-05)
part of:
Souvenir d’un lieu cher for Violin and Piano, op. 42
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:54
4Adagio - Adagio (molto tranquillo) from 'Verklärte Nacht' (Transfigured Night)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Takuo Yuasa (Japanese conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1998)
recording of:
Verklärte Nacht, op. 4 (Transfigured Night, op. 4)
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (in 1899)
premiered at:
[concert] (1902-03-18)
part of:
Works of Arnold Schönberg by opus number (number: op. 4)
Arnold Schönberg13:34
5Romance in G, op. 26
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
violin:
Dong-Suk Kang (violinist) (in 1989-09)
orchestra:
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1989-09)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (in 1989-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio in Praha (Prague), Czechia (in 1989-09)
recording of:
Romance, op. 26 (for violin and orchestra) (in 1989-09)
composer:
Johan Svendsen (composer and conductor) (in 1881)
part of:
Works of Johan Svendsen by opus number (number: op. 26)
Johan Svendsen7:07
6Légende
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
violin:
Dong-Suk Kang (violinist) (in 1989-09)
orchestra:
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1989-09)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (in 1989-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio in Praha (Prague), Czechia (in 1989-09)
recording of:
Légende (in 1989-09)
composer:
Christian Sinding (Norwegian composer)
Christian Sinding7:35
7Romance from 'Masquerade'
engineer:
Seymon Shugal (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Wheeler (Producer)
orchestra:
Санкт-Петербургский государственный академический симфонический оркестр (St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra) (from 1993-12 until 1994-01, in 1994-01)
conductor:
Андрей Аниханов (Andre Anichanov, conductor) (from 1993-12 until 1994-01, in 1994-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
St. Petersburg Radio: Studio one in Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (from 1993-12 until 1994-01)
recording of:
Masquerade Suite, op. 48a: IV. Romance (from 1993-12 until 1994-01)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1944)
part of:
Masquerade Suite, op. 48a
recording of:
Masquerade Suite, op. 48a: IV. Romance (in 1994-01)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1944)
part of:
Masquerade Suite, op. 48a
Aram Khachaturian3:10
8Im Abendrot from 'Four Last Songs'
soprano vocals:
Charlotte Margiono (soprano) (on 1993-02-22)
orchestra:
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra) (on 1993-02-22)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (on 1993-02-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brilliant Classics (in 1993)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 4. “In the Afterglow”)
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-05-06)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss8:58
3▼CD: Relaxation
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1The Lamb
choir vocals:
Tenebrae (UK choir)
conductor:
Nigel Short (British counter-tenor and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Signum Records Ltd. (in 2004)
recording of:
The Lamb
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
William Blake, John Tavener3:52
2Agnus dei, op. 11
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Collegium Records (in 1995)
recording of:
Agnus Dei (arr. Samuel Barber for chorus)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
arranger:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 11)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber6:28
3Second Movement, Lento espressivo, from Concertino for String Orchestra
engineer:
Eleanor Thomason (engineer) (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
producer:
Philip Lane (English composer)
orchestra:
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
conductor:
David Lloyd‐Jones (British conductor) (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2001)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
recording of:
Concertino for String Orchestra: II. Lento espressivo (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
composer:
Bruce Montgomery (in 1950)
part of:
Concertino for String Orchestra
Bruce Montgomery5:10
4Demande et réponse from 'Petite suite de concert'
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Petite Suite de concert, op. 77: II. Demande et réponse
composer:
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (composer, conductor) (in 1911)
part of:
Petite Suite de concert, op. 77
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor4:44
5Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (Peter Willison and Howard Blake incarnation)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
recording of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3103)
Trad.4:21
6Romance for String Orchestra
engineer:
Eleanor Thomason (engineer) (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
producer:
Philip Lane (English composer)
orchestra:
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
conductor:
David Lloyd‐Jones (British conductor) (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
recording of:
Romance for String Orchestra in E-flat major, op. 11 (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Works of Gerald Finzi by opus number (number: op. 11)
Gerald Finzi6:58
7Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
producer:
Anthony Sargent
violin:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1982-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1982-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1982-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-07)
recording of:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (in 1982-07)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter: No. 3 “Why Fum’th in Fight” (Psalm 2)
Ralph Vaughan Williams13:54
8Second Movement, Andante, from Sifonia concertante
engineer:
Eleanor Thomason (engineer) (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
producer:
Philip Lane (English composer)
violin:
Robert Gibbs
orchestra:
Royal Ballet Sinfonia (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
conductor:
David Lloyd‐Jones (British conductor) (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2001)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
recording of:
Sinfonia Concertante: II. Andante (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-20)
composer:
Michael Hurd (in 1973)
part of:
Sinfonia Concertante
Michael Hurd3:31
9Second Movement, Adagio, from Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 'Turkish', in A
violin:
Lola Bobesco (violinist)
orchestra:
Wallonia Chamber Orchestra (Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”: II. Adagio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1775-04 until 1775-12)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart11:09
10Second Movement, Andante, from Sonata for Piano no. 16, in C
piano:
Daniel Blumenthal (German-born, Belgium based pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante (Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": 2. Andante)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:22

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liner notes:Matthew Boyden
miscellaneous support:Jon Archer (task: technical manager)
Claudette Bramble (task: production and print)
Graham Butt (credited under "production and print" for some Australian Reader's Digest releases) (task: production and print)
Richard Pankhurst (task: production and print)
Daniel Sankey (task: repertoire administration)
compiler:Andrew Humphries (compiler)
design:Jon Budd (designer)
booklet editor:Dermot Hoy
Andrew Humphries (compiler)
Richard Lutterloch
Angelo McCluskey
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