CD 1 – RELAXING BAROQUE

1. J.S. BACH
   Sheep may safely graze (Cantata No.208) (arr. Marriner)
   Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1984
2. PACHELBEL
   Canon in D
   Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
3. J.S. BACH
   Air ‘on the G string’ (Suite No.3 in D BWV1068)
   Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
4. VIVALDI
   The Four Seasons − Concerto No.4 in F minor ‘Winter’ (II. Largo)
   Yehudi Menuhin violin · Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy (P) 1981
5. HANDEL
   Ombra mai fu (Largo) (Serse) Gérard Lesne alto · Il Seminario Musicale (P) 1995 EMI France
6. HANDEL
   Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.12 – III Larghetto e piano
   Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin (P) 1964/1999*
7. J. S. BACH
   Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cantata No.147)
   Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
   Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1972/1989*
8. HANDEL
   Sarabande (Keyboard Suite in D minor)
   Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (P) 1982/1996*
9. J.S. BACH
   Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056 – II. Largo
   Andrei Gavrilov (piano)
   Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987
10. VIVALDI
    Concerto for Two Mandolins in G RV532 – II. Andante
    Europa Galante · Fabio Biondi (P) 2002 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
11. J.S BACH
    Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1043
    II. Largo ma non tanto
    Jonathan Rees & Jane Murdoch (violins)
    Scottish Ensemble / Jonathan Rees (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
12. HANDEL
    Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo) (arr. Craig Leon & Isobel Cooper)
    Izzy soprano
    Fabio Zanon guitar · Julia Thornton harp
    National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd
    From Izzy’s album ‘New Dawn’
13. GLUCH
    Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice)
    Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1984*
14. J.S. BACH
    Zion hört die Wächter singen (Cantata No.140)
    Süddeutscher Madrigalchor · Consortium Musicum
    Wolfgang Gönnenwein (P) 1967/1990* EMI Electrola GmbH
15. HANDEL
    Water Music – Air from Suite No.1 in F Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1985
16. VIVALDI
    Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) – II. Largo
    Sharon Isbin guitar
    Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster
    (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
17. J.S. BACH
    Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV1029 – II Adagio (opening)
    Jordi Savall viola da gamba · Ton Koopman harpsichord
    (P) 1978/1989* EMI Electrola GmbH
18. ALBINONI (realised Giazotto)
    Adagio in G minor (extract)
    Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1986*

CD 2 – RELAXING MOZART & BEETHOVEN

MOZART
1. Serenade in G ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ K525 – II. Romance (Andante)
   Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1997*
2. Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299 − II. Andantino (extract)
   James Galway flute · Fritz Helmis harp
   Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1972/1985*
3. Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte)
   Margaret Marshall soprano · Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano · José van Dam bass
   Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983
   Live recording
4. Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331 – I. Andante grazioso (Theme)
   Andrei Gavrilov piano (P) 1990
5. Un’aura amorosa (Così fan tutte)
   John Aler tenor
   London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1987
6. Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466 – II. Romance (extract)
   Annie Fischer piano
   Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1960/1990*
7. Canzonetta sull’aria (Le nozze di Figaro)
   Dame Felicity Lott & Gianna Rolandi sopranos
   London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1988
8. Clarinet Quintet in A K581 − II. Larghetto
   Sabine Meyer clarinet
   Members of the Vienna String Sextet (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
9. Ave verum corpus K618
   Stockholm Radio Chorus · Stockholm Chamber Choir
   Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1987
10. Serenade No.10 in B flat K361 ‘Gran Partita’ − III. Adagio
    London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble (P) 1985
    
    LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
11. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’ Op. 27/2
    I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
    Dame Moura Lympany (piano) (P) 1991
12. Minuet in G
    Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
13. Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat ‘Emperor’ Op.73 – II. Adagio (trans. Craig Leon)
    Julia Thornton harp
    National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2003
14. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’ Op.31
    II. Adagio cantabile Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1998
15. Für Elise (Bagatelle No.25)
    Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
16. Symphony No.6 in F ‘Pastoral’ Op.68
    V. Allegretto (Shepherds’ Hymn after the Storm)
    The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1988

CD 3 – RELAXING FILM CLASSICS

1. ELVIRA MADIGAN
   Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 (Mozart) – II. Andante
   Stephen Hough piano
   Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (P) 1987
2. THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
   Casta Diva (Norma) (Bellini)†
   Maria Callas soprano
   Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Tullio Serafin (P) 1961/1997*
3. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
   Goldberg Variations (J. S. Bach) – Aria
   Maria Tipo (piano) (P) 1986 EMI France
4. CHARIOTS OF FIRE
   Miserere mei, Deus (vv 1–4 & 17–20) (Allegri)
   Timothy Beasley-Murray treble · Gerald Finlay cantor
   Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1984
5. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
   Stabat Mater (Pergolesi)
   Lesley Garrett soprano · Robin Blaze countertenor
   London Session Orchestra / Paul Daniel (P) 2003
6. CARRINGTON
   String Quintet in C D956 (Schubert) – II Adagio opening
   Hungarian Quartet · Laszlo Varga cello (P) 1972/1992* EMI Music France
7. OUT OF AFRICA
   Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (Mozart) – II. Adagio
   Sabine Meyer basset clarinet
   Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk (P) 1990 EMI Electrola GmbH
8. BRIEF ENCOUNTER
   Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (Rachmaninov) – II Adagio sostenuto opening 
   Cécile Ousset piano
   City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
9. THE DEER HUNTER
   Cavatina (Stanley Myers)
   Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse guitars (P) 2001 Angel Records
10. DEATH IN VENICE
    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (Mahler) – IV Adagietto conclusion
    New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1969/1988*
11. PLATOON
    Adagio for Strings (Barber)
    The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy (P) 1985/1985*
12. THE PIANO
    The Heart asks Pleasure First / The Promise (Michael Nyman)† Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman
    (P) 1993 Michael Nyman Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
13. AMERICAN BEAUTY
    Any Other Name (Thomas Newman)
    Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert (P) 2001
14. SCHINDLER’S LIST
    Schindler’s List Main Theme (John Williams)
    Tasmin Little violin
    New World Philharmonic / Iain Sutherland (P) 1994
15. THE MISSION
    Gabriel’s Oboe (Morricone)†
    Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra (P) 1987 Virgin Records Ltd
16. SIDEWAYS
    Memories of the Alhambra (Tárrega)
    Christopher Parkening guitar (P) 1976/2005* Angel Records
17. TITANIC
    My Heart Will Go On (James Horner)         
    Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998
    
    †Original film soundtrack version

CD 4 – RELAXING ROMANTIC CLASSICS

1. BIZET
   Entr’acte to Act III (Carmen)
   Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984
2. MASSENET
   Méditation from Thaïs
   Hans Kalafusz violin
   Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner
   (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
3. FAURÉ
   Cantique de Jean Racine
   Stephen Farr organ
   Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill
   (P) 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
4. MENDELSSOHN
   Nocturne (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
   Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras
   (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
5. FAURÉ
   In Paradisum (Requiem Op.48)
   Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
   New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
6. SAINT-SAËNS
   The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) (arr. Chris Hazell)
   Hah-Na Chang cello · Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
7. ELGAR
   Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 – III. Adagio
   Jacqueline du Pré cello
   London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1965/1997*
8. BRUCH
   Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – II. Adagio opening
   Yehudi Menuhin violin
   Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind (P) 1959/1997*
9. GRIEG
   Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op.23)
   Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983
10. FAURÉ
    Pavane
    Gareth Morris flute
    New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
11. MENDELSSOHN
    Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 – II. Andante (extract)
    Yehudi Menuhin violin
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1959/1997*
12. DELIBES
    Dôme épais (Flower Duet) (Lakmé)
    Mady Mesplé soprano · Danielle Millet mezzo-soprano
    Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra / Alain Lombard (P) 1971/1987* EMI France
13. DVORÁK
    Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ – II. Largo opening
    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989
14. OFFENBACH
    Belle nuit (Barcarolle) (Les Contes d’Hoffmann)
    Jessye Norman soprano · Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
    Orchestre Symphonique et Chœurs de l’Opéra National
    du Théatre Royal de la Monnai, Bruxelles / Sylvain Cambreling (P) 1988
15. ELGAR
    Nimrod (‘Enigma’ Variations)
    London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1971/1986*
16. DVORÁK
    Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
    Lucia Popp soprano
    Münchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz (P) 1988
17. MASCAGNI
    Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1980/1987*

CD 5 – RELAXING PIANO FAVOURITES

1. RACHMANINOV
   Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Variation 18
   Cécile Ousset piano
   City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
2. FAURÉ
   Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op. 56 )
   Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos (P) 1983 EMI France
3. CHOPIN
   Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No.2
   John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1992*
4. LISZT
   Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat
   John Ogdon piano (P) 1968/1988*
5. CHOPIN
   Berceuse in D flat Op. 57
   Peter Donohoe piano (P) 1993
6. GRIEG
   Piano Concerto in A minor – II. Adagio
   Cécile Ousset piano
   London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1985
7. SCHUMANN
   Träumerei (Kinderszenen) Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
8. CHOPIN
   Étude in E ‘Tristesse’ Op.10 No.3
   John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1990*
9. BRAHMS
   Waltz No. 15 in A flat
   Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
10. CHOPIN
    Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11– II. Romance: Larghetto opening
    Martha Argerich piano
    Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (P) 1999
11. DEBUSSY
    La Fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes Book I)
    Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1991
12. CHOPIN
    Prelude No.15 in D flat ‘Raindrop’
    Dmitri Alexeev piano (P) 1986
13. DALLA
    Caruso (arr. Bayless)
    John Bayless piano (P) 1999 Angel Records
14. SATIE
    Gymnopédie No.1 (Lent et douloureux) Anne Queffélec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics)
15. SATIE
    Gnossienne No.1
    Anne Quefféllec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
16. DEBUSSY
    Clair de lune
    Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
17. SHOSTAKOVICH
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 – II. Andante
    Dmitri Alexeev
    English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1983

CD 6 – RELAXING CLASSICS OF MODERN TIMES

1. KARL JENKINS
   Agnus Dei (The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace)
   National Youth Choir of Great Britain musical director Mike Brewer
   Paul Beniston principal trumpet · London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Jenkins
   (P) 2001 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
   Taken from the album The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
2. ORFF
   In trutina (Carmina Burana)
   Janice Watson soprano
   Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill (P) 1995 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
3. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
   Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves)
   Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986*
4. CANTELOUBE
   Baïlèro (Chants d’Auvergne)
   Arleen Auger soprano
   English Chamber Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier
   (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
5. UNGAR & MASON
   The Ashokan Farewell
   Jay Ungar violin · Molly Mason guitar
   Nashville Chamber orchestra / Paul Gambill (P) 1999 Angel Records
6. RUTTER
   Pie Jesu (Requiem)
   Edward Saklatvala treble · Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
   City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1998
7. RODRIGO
   Concierto de Aranjuez – II. Adagio
   Julian Bream guitar · Peter Walden cor anglais
   City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993
8. LLOYD WEBBER
   Pie Jesu (Requiem)
   Jane Gilchrist soprano · Fergus Thirlwell treble
   Simon Gibson organ · Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor (P) 2004
9. SHOSTAKOVICH
   Romance (The Gadfly)
   Tasmin Little violin · Piers Lane piano (P) 1992
10. DUDLEY
    The Crying Game Love Theme Anne Dudley piano & keyboards
    The Quartet of London (P) 2001 Angel Records
11. CANTELOUBE
    Brezairola (Chants d’Auvergne) (arr. Tolga Kashif)
    Lesley Garrett soprano · Marcia Crayford violin · Jonathan Williams cello
    Orchestra conducted by Philip Ellis (P) 2002
12. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
    The Lark Ascending opening
    Hugh Bean violin
    New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1967/1987*
13. LENNON & McCARTNEY
    Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin)
    Rostal and Schaefer pianos
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin (P) 1979/2000*
14. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1872–1958
    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis opening
    London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1976/1985*
15. HOLST
    Venus (The Planets) conclusion
    London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1979/1987*

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