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Cat. No.: 478 0096
Barcode: 0028947800965
Label: Decca 5CD
Release Date: 17 May


VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ultimate Classical Relaxation 


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CD1:
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH 1685–1750
1 Air on the G string — Orchestral Suite No.3
2 Beloved Jesu, we are here, arr. Cohen
3 Sinfonia — Christmas Oratorio
4 Siciliano — Oboe Concerto, ed. Hogwood
5 Prelude in E flat minor, arr. Stokowski
6 Jesu, joy of man’s desiring, arr. Hess
7 Sarabande — Orchestral Suite No.2
8 Minuet & Badinerie — Orchestral Suite No.2
9 Brandenburg Concerto No.4 First movement: Allegro
10 Sleepers awake, arr. Bantock
11 Sanctify us by thy goodness, arr. Cohen
12 Concerto for oboe and violin Second movement: Adagio
13 Keyboard Concerto in G minor Second movement: Andante
14 Concerto for 2 violins Second movement: Largo ma non tanto
15 Prelude in C major
16 Sheep may safely graze, arr. Münchinger


CD2:
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
1 Andante — Piano Concerto No.21
2 Minuet & Trio — Divertimento in D major, K334
3 Adagio — Clarinet Concerto
4 Andante — Piano Sonata No.16
5 Adagio — Violin Concerto No.3
6 Romance — Eine kleine Nachtmusik
7 Andantino — Concerto for Flute & Harp
8 Adagio — Piano Sonata No.12
9 Larghetto — Clarinet Quintet
10 Andante — Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola
11 Adagio — Divertimento in D major, K205


CD3:
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1840–1893
1 Romeo and Juliet Love Theme
2 Serenade for Strings Waltz
3 None but the Lonely Heart, arr. Sax
4 Piano Concerto No.1 Second movement: Andantino semplice
5 Souvenir de Florence Second movement: Adagio cantabile e con moto
6 Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy — The Nutcracker
7 String Quartet No.1 Second movement: Andante cantabile
8 Song without Words, op.40 no.6
9 Dance of the Mirlitons — The Nutcracker
10 Elegy for Strings
11 Valse sentimentale arr. Press
12 Suite No.4 “Mozartiana” Third movement: Preghiera
13 Swan Lake Scene and Second Dance of the Queen of the Swans
14 Sleeping Beauty Panorama
15 “Pathetique” Symphony (No.6) Second movement: Allegro con grazia


CD4:
1 Albinoni, arr. Giazotto: Adagio
2 Bruch: Kol Nidrei*
3 Mahler: Symphony No.5 Fourth movement: Adagietto
4 Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez Second movement: Adagio*
5 Barber: Adagio for Strings
6 Baermann, attrib. Wagner: Adagio for clarinet and strings
7 Saint-Saëns: The Swan — Carnival of the Animals
8 Dvo?ák: “New World” Symphony (No.9 in E minor)
Second movement: Largo
9 Massenet: Meditation — Thaïs

 

CD5:
1 Grieg: Morning Mood — Peer Gynt
2 J.S. Bach: Sleepers awake
3 Delius: Daybreak — Florida Suite
4 Segovia: Neblina (Fog)
5 Nielsen: Aladdin’s Dream & Dance of the Morning Mist — Aladdin: Suite
6 Johann Strauss II: Morrning Papers
7 Trad., arr. Pearson: Early One Morning
8 Ravel: Daybreak — Daphnis and Chloe
9 Haydn: Symphony No.6 in D major “Morning” Second movement: Adagio — Andante
10 Elgar: Chanson de matin
11 Bruch: Scottish Fantasy Introduction and first movement: Grave — Adagio cantabile
12 Canteloube: Uno jionto postouro — Chants d’Auvergne
13 Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours — La Gioconda

 

The set includes two CDs devoted to the music of J.S. Bach and one devoted to Tchaikovsky. The remaining two contain a sublime programme of music by Dvo?ák, Barber, Saint-Saëns, Bruch, Canteloube and many more.

Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Air on the G String and selections from his Concerti sit alongside excerpts from Tchaikovsky's famous ballets, The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet, both Albinoni and Barber's Adagios, Elgar's Chanson de matin and Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs.

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Cat. No.: 478 0102
Barcode: 0028947801023
Label: Decca 5CD
Release Date: 17 May


VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ultimate Mendelssohn 


ARTISTS

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TRACK LISTING

CD1:
Symphony No.3 in A minor, op.56 “Scottish”
Symphony No.4 in A major, op.90 “Italian”

CD2:
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Octet in E flat major, op.20

CD3:
Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.25
Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.40

 

CD4:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Overture op.21 & Incidental Music op.61

 

CD5:
Songs Without Words

 

A must for Mendelssohn fans, this set comprises two of his symphonies, two piano concerti, his Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music and one album dedicated to his Songs without Words played by András Schiff.

Presenting some of the world's most eminent artists, this set includes performances by Pinchas Zukerman, Charles Dutoit, Herbert Blomstedt and Neville Marriner.

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Cat. No.: 478 0108
Barcode: 0028947801085
Label: Decca 5CD
Release Date: 17 May


VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ultimate Piano Concertos 


ARTISTS

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TRACK LISTING

CD1:
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
Cristina Ortiz (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Moshe Atzmon (conductor)


CD2:
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso, op.14
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
Jorge Bolet (piano)
Radio Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

 

CD3:
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73 “Emperor”
Clifford Curzon (piano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Knappertsbusch (conductor)

 

CD4:
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K467 “Elvira Madigan”
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.25 in C major, K503
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)

 

CD5:
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, op.11
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, op.21
Claudio Arrau (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal (conductor)

 

A must for piano fans, the great concerti by Chopin, Grieg and Rachmaninov are featured in this set, alongside Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann.

Presenting some of the world's most eminent pianists and conductors, this set includes performances by Viktoria Postnikova and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Tchaikovsky 1), Clifford Curzon and Hans Knappertsbusch (Beethoven 4 & 5) and Stephen Kovacevich and Colin Davis (Mozart).

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Cat. No.: 478 0114
Barcode: 0028947801146
Label: Decca 5CD
Release Date: 17 May


VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ultimate Dvorák 


ARTISTS

Various

 

 

TRACK LISTING

CD1:
Symphony No. 7
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 “New World”

CD2:
Symphony No.8 in G major, op.88
Legends, op.59

CD3:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104
Polonaise from “Rusalka”, op.114 4.41
Carnival Overture, op.92

 

CD4:
Slavonic Dances opp.46 & 72

 

CD5:
Serenade for Strings in E major, op.22
Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op. 44

 

A must for Dvorák fans, this set comprises three symphonies, the two Serenades for strings (op. 22) and 10 wind instruments (op. 44), his cello concerto, Slavonic Dances and more from his extensive collection of orchestral music.

Presenting some of the world's most eminent artists, this set includes performances by the LSO conducted by Witold Rowicki, the LPO with Raymond Leppard, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra with Kurt Masur and lastly Neville Marriner with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

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