Peace: Classics for Every Mood

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Annotation

The booklet for this release appears to contain quite a few errors (eg. disc 2, track 13 listing the wrong movement number, very strange/wrong translation for disc 3, track 9). Some relationships may appear slightly inconsistent as a result.

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-24 07:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Soothing Serenades
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1In a Monastery Garden (Characteristic Intermezzo)
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
In a Monastery Garden
composer:
Albert Ketèlbey (English composer) (in 1915)
Ketèlbey5:51
2Second Movement, Adagio, from Symphony in C
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Symphonie no. 1 en ut majeur : II. Andante (Adagio) (Symphony No. 1 in C major: II. Adagio)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1855-10 until 1855-11)
part of:
Symphonie no. 1 en ut majeur
Bizet8:44
3The Swan from 'Carnival of the Animals'
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
arranger:
Pege Aladár
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Saint‐Saëns3:32
4Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14
orchestra:
RCA Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Rachmaninov4:27
5Danse sacrée from 'Two Pieces for Harp and Strings'
harp:
Fabrice Pierre (harpist and conductor) (in 1981)
orchestra:
La Follia (French classical music ensemble) (in 1981)
recording of:
Deux danses pour Harpe et Orchestre, L. 103: Danse sacrée (in 1981)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1904-04 until 1904-05)
part of:
Deux danses pour Harpe et Orchestre, L. 103, CD 113
Debussy4:54
6Consolation no. 3 in D-flat
piano:
Robert Szidon
recording of:
Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
Liszt6:10
7Allegretto tranquillo from 'Songs Without Words' (Vol. I, Book 2), op. 30
piano:
Dana Protopopescu (Romanian/Belgian classical pianist)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte fis-Moll, op. 30 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in F-sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 6, Venetianisches Gondellied)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 110)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 30 (Songs Without Words, op. 30)
Mendelssohn3:07
8Kammenïy-Ostrov (Rocky Island), op. 10
piano:
Earl Wild (pianist, composer and conductor)
Rubinstein8:26
9Romance in D-flat for Flute and Orchestra, op. 37
flute:
Edward Beckett (Classical flautist)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Ross Pople (New Zealand-born British conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Romance in D-flat major, op. 37
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 37)
Saint‐Saëns5:42
10Andante cantabile from String Quartet no. 1 in D, op. 11
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (formed for Carlos Païta)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1871-02)
part of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11
Tchaikovsky5:11
11Humming Chorus from 'Madame Butterfly', Act III
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos International
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacosa, Illica, Puccini2:49
12Third Movement, Allegretto, from 'Four Scottish Dances', op. 59
orchestra:
Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Four Scottish Dances, op. 59: III. Allegretto (for orchestra)
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer)
was commissioned by:
BBC Radio 3
part of:
Four Scottish Dances, op. 59 (for orchestra)
Arnold4:08
13Venus, the Bringer of Peace from 'The Planets' Suite, op. 32
orchestra:
The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Holst8:52
2▶CD: Rest and Relief
3▶CD: Finding Sanctuary

Credits

Release

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)
assistant editor:Daniel Sankey
compiler:Andrew Humphries (compiler)
design:Jon Budd (designer)
booklet editor:Bronwyn Denicker
Richard Lutterloch
Angelo McCluskey
Daniel Sankey
copyrighted (©) by:Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Limited (in 2008)