Relax, Volume 2: Smooth Classics

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1Adagio (Clarinet Concerto)
recording engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
executive producer:
Simon Foster (executive producer)
producer:
Robert Suff
basset clarinet:
Joy Farrall (clarinetist) (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
clarinet:
Joy Farrall (clarinetist)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor) (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?:??
2Menuet (L'Arlésienne Suite no. 2)
conductor:
Samuel Friedmann (conductor)
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: III. Menuet (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2 (for orchestra)
Georges Bizet?:??
3Romanze: Larghetto (Piano Concerto no. 1)
piano:
Aleksandar Madžar (pianist)
orchestra:
Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt (Frankfurt Radio Symphony)
conductor:
Dmitri Kitajenko (Dmitri Kitayenko, Soviet, Russian conductor b. 1940)
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 Chopin?:??
4Judex (Mars et Vita)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Mors et Vita: Pars secunda "Judicium": Judex: 4. Sedenti in Throno
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Mors et Vita: Pars secunda "Judicium"
Charles‐François Gounod?:??
5Largo from "Winter) (The Four Seasons)
violin:
Anthony Marwood (violinist)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi?:??
6Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Paul Daniel (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar?:??
7Nocturne (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn?:??
8Pavane pour une infante défunte
engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason)
producer:
Michael George (producer at Sony)
piano:
Kathryn Stott (pianist) (from 1990-07-30 until 1990-07-31)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano) (from 1990-07-30 until 1990-07-31)
premiered in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 13), Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 59)
Maurice Ravel?:??
9Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
classical guitar and guitar:
Simon Dinnigan
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers?:??
10Spem in alium
choir vocals:
The New Company (chamber choir)
recording of:
Spem in alium
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
Thomas Tallis?:??
11Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy?:??
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