Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068/Air 'on the G String'
2. Peer Gynt Incidental Music, Op. 23/Morning
3. Canon in D
4. Cantata No. 147/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
5. Gymnopédie No. 1
6. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C 'Elvira Madigan', K. 467/2. Andante
7. Lakmé/Viens, Mallika
8. Requiem, Op. 48/In Paradisum
9. Suite Bergamasque/Clair de Lune
10. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64/2. Andante
11. Carnival of the Animals/The Swan
12. Symphony No. 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'/2. Lento E Largo - Tranqui
13. Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K. 299/2. Andantino
14. Four Seasons. Concerto No. 4 in F Minor 'Winter'/2. Largo
15. 'Enigma' Variations, Op. 36/Nimrod
16. Blow the Wind - Pie Jesu
17. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini/Variation 18
18. Pavane, Op. 50

Disc 2:

1. Cantata No. 140 (Sleepers, Wake!)/Zion Hört Die Wächter Singen
2. Adagio in G Minor
3. String Quintet in E, Op. 13/5/Minuet
4. Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056/2. Largo
5. Thaïs/Méditation
6. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight', Op. 27/2/1. Adagio So
7. Contes d'Hoffmann/Belle Nuit, Ô Nuit d'Amour (Barcarolle)
8. Concerto for Two Mandolins in G, RV 532/2. Andante
9. Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622/2. Adagio (Opening)
10. Cavalleria Rusticana/Intermezzo
11. String Serenade, Op. 22/1. Moderato
12. Gianni Schicchi/O Mio Babbino Caro
13. Sir John in Love/Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
14. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18/2. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening)
15. String Quartet No. 2 in D#/Nocturne
16. Concierto de Aranjuez/2. Adagio (Opening)
17. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a
18. Carmen/Act 3. Entr'acte

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28800 in Music
• Released on: 1997-10-27
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 150 minutes

Customer Reviews

A bit of a mix-up....
While there are some lovely pieces of music on these CDs they don't match the titles. When I bought this 2-set CD I thought that maybe I had received Vol2. or something by mistake as none of the tracks match the information on the CD insert. I decided to check by listening to the samples here on Amazon & discovered that they too are incorrect. Just to ensure I wasn't going mad I found the CD set on a US website and listened to their samples & they were correct!!! I wish someone could explain.

Excellent Classical Compilation Album
2 CDs with good recordings of 36 gentle classical tracks of varying styles which come nicely packaged with background information about all the music. A lot of the music can be found on similar compilations, however the tracks on this album are often slightly shortened versions which do not compromise the music and have the advantage of using less hard disk space if converting to MP3. With Windows Media Player 11 a lot of detail is added under track title which is helpful but frustratingly composer is placed under contributing artist instead of the performer.

..the original and still the best
much 'relaxing' classical music is depressing, overly centimental or dominated by one style eg. Mozart - However this collection is a stunning exception - I am a classical music buff but if you left me on a dessert island with only one cd - this would be it - really really really handpicked choones from composers at different times, from different places. I had to buy a 2nd copy because my 1st cd seemed to delaminate - the fact that I must have listened to it several hundered times probably wore it out. Try to look for the 4 CD limited edition and dont be tempted by lookalikes - go for the real thing.