Classics for Relaxation

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1▼CD: Vol. 1
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1Moonlight Sonata (Quasi una fantasia)
audio engineer:
Südwest Tonstudio (engineering)
grand piano and solo piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Debra Ruth Zobel and Dubravka Tomšič (pianist) (in 1986-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1986-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:03
2Mass in E minor (Kyrie eleison)
recording of:
Mass no. 2 in E minor: I. Kyrie
composer:
Anton Bruckner (Austrian composer)
part of:
Mass no. 2 in E minor, WAB 27
Anton Bruckner6:26
3Pathétique Sonata in C minor, Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist) (in 1986-04)
solo piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile (in 1986-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:39
4Divertimento No. 1 in B-Flat Major 'Chorale St. Antoni': Andante
wind instruments:
Stuttgart Quintet of Wind Instruments (Stuttgart Wind Quintet)
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Divertimento in B-flat major, Hob. II:46: II. Chorale St. Antoni
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Divertimento in B-flat major, Hob. II:46
Joseph Haydn2:41
5Coronation Waltz
Josef Lanner10:41
6Stabat Mater op. 58 (Virgio virginium praeclara)
orchestra:
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, op. 58, B. 71: VII. Largo "Virgo virginum praeclara" (Coro)
lyricist:
Jacopone da Todi
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1877-10 until 1877-11-13)
part of:
Stabat Mater, op. 58, B. 71
Antonín Dvořák6:45
7Symphony No. 94 in G Major 'Surprise': Andante
recording of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”: II. Andante
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
Joseph Haydn5:54
8Kol Nidrei (Adagio for Cello & Orchestra)
recording of:
Kol Nidrei, op. 47
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (in 1880-07)
dedicated to:
Robert Hausmann
part of:
Works of Max Bruch by opus number (number: op. 47)
Max Bruch9:47
9Symphony No. 1 in C major (Adagio)
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
Georges Bizet9:54
10Suite No. 3 in D Major BWV 1068: Air
orchestra:
The English Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym assocated with Simon Addison, not the orchestra founded in 1998), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonic Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Simon Addison (probably an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:15
2▼CD: Vol. 2
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1Music for the Royal Fireworks (La Paix)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La Paix: Largo alla siciliana
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel3:29
2Symphony No 9 in D minor (Final Chorus)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:09
3Songs Without Words: Venetian Gondola Song op. 30-6
Felix Mendelssohn3:42
4Raindrop Prelude
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 107) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 180)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin5:35
5Minute Waltz in A-flat major
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 212)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin1:52
6Fantaisie-Impromptu
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 46), Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 46), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 87)
Frédéric Chopin5:13
7Lyric Pieces (To Spring)
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Dieter Goldmann (pianist, Alfred Scholz related) and Marián Pivka (pianist)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43: No. 6: Til våren (Lyric Pieces, Book III, op. 43: no. 6: To the Spring)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43 (Lyric pieces, book III, op. 43)
Edvard Grieg3:17
8Lyric Pieces (Erotic)
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Dieter Goldmann (pianist, Alfred Scholz related) and Marián Pivka (pianist)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43: No. 5: Erotikk (for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43 (Lyric pieces, book III, op. 43)
Edvard Grieg2:25
9Orfeo ed Euridice (Dance of the Blessed Spirits)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melodie) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
arrangement of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:32
10Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: II. Largo
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: II. Largo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1796 until 1797)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven12:01
11String Quartet No 62 (Adagio cantabile)
string quartet:
Caspar da Salo Quartet (string quartet, Alfred Scholz related) and Quartetto Pressenda (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Caspar da Salo Quartet (string quartet, Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 Hob. III:77 “Kaiser”: II. Poco Adagio. Cantabile
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
version of:
Gott erhalte Franz, den Kaiser
part of:
String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 Hob. III:77 “Kaiser”
Joseph Haydn8:40
12Divertimento No. 1 in B-Flat Major: 'Chorale'
Joseph Haydn2:44
13Consolation in E major
Franz Liszt3:09
3▼CD: Vol. 3
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1Serenade in G Major K525 'A Little Night Music': Romance
sound engineer:
Bernhard Mahne (Classical music producer) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24) and Lutz Wildner (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
orchestra:
Camerata Academica of Salzburg (Alfred Scholz orchestra, not the same as Camerata Academia Salzburg), Camerata Accademica Hamburg, Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra), Mainz Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Philharmonic Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist), Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Libor Pešek (conductor), Alfred Scholz and Alexander von Pitamic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
recorded at:
Slovenian Philharmonic in Ljubljana, Ljubljana (City Municipality of Ljubljana), Slovenia (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:47
2The Four Seasons Op. 8 No.1 'Spring': Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi3:24
3Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
violin:
Otto Büchner (violinist) and J. Brezina (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra), Camerata Romana (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Hamburger Symphoniker, Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Philharmonia Slavonia (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Südwest-Studioorchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Karel Brazda (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Heribert Münchner (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Gabor Ötvös
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 F-Dur, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 F-Dur, BWV 1046 (Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:12
4Symphony No. 5 in C Minor Op. 67: Andante con molto
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven11:02
5Wind Quartet in E-Flat Major Op. 88-2: Andante grazioso
wind instruments:
Stuttgart Quintet of Wind Instruments (Stuttgart Wind Quintet)
wind instruments [wind quintet]:
Stuttgarter Bläserquintett (Stuttgart Wind Quintet)
recording of:
Bläserquintett Es-Dur, op. 88 Nr. 2: III. Andante grazioso
composer:
Antoine Reicha (composer, also known as Anton Reicha, Antonín Reicha, Antonín Rejcha)
part of:
Bläserquintett Es-Dur, op. 88 Nr. 2
Antoine Reicha3:15
6Cello Concerto in G major (Romance)
recording of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in G major: II. Romance
composer:
Carl Stamitz (German composer)
part of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in G major
Carl Stamitz4:59
7Concerto For Flute, Harp & Orchestra In C Major K 299: Andantino
flute:
Hans Friedrich (flautist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Peter Janconvic (flutist), Peter Jancovic (flautist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Akiko Miyazashi (flautist)
harp:
Angelika Bamber (harpist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Angelica Berger (harpist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Renata Modron (harpist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Renata Mordon (harpenist) and Taki Ozawa (harpist)
orchestra:
Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre de Festival Belgique (Belgian Festival Orchestra, fake name - probably invented by the trickster Alfred Scholz), SWR Symphony Orchestra (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra) and Wiener Mozart‐Ensemble (Vienna Mozart Ensemble, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Ernest Bour (conductor), Herbert Kraus (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Pierre Narrato (fake name - probably invented by the trickster Alfred Scholz) and Kurt Redel (German flautist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299: II. Andantino
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1778-04)
part of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart58:35
8Chorale 'Jesus Always Is My Gladness': BWV 992
organ:
Wolfgang Rübsam (organist)
trumpet:
Wolfgang Basch
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:34
9Concerto in B-Flat Major: Adagio
orchestra:
Baroque Festival Orchestra (probably another Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and I Solisti di Zagreb (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not to be confused with the real Zagrebački solisti)
recording of:
Concerto à cinque in B-flat major, op. 5 no. 1: II. Adagio
composer:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto à cinque in B-flat major, op. 5 no. 1
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni1:32
10Organ Concerto In G Major: Largo (Wotqu. No. 34)
organ:
Harald Feller (German organist)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
conductor:
Paul Kantschieder (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G major for Organ & Strings, Wq. 34, H. 444: II. Largo
composer:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (German classical composer) (in 1755)
part of:
Concerto in G major for Organ & Strings, Wq. 34, H. 444
Johann Sebastian Bach8:17
11Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
violin:
Alexander Permovalsky (violinist, possibly a Scholz fake name) and Jan Czerkow (violinist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Selected Sound Carrier AG (in 1991)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: II. Larghetto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Ludwig van Beethoven10:19
4▼CD: Vol. 4
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1Oboe Concerto in C Major K 314: Adagio
recording of:
Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 / 271k: II. Adagio non troppo
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1777 until 1778)
part of:
Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 / 271k
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:54
2Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
instruments:
Wiener Mozart‐Ensemble (Vienna Mozart Ensemble, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
piano:
Vilmos Fischer (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Svetlana Stanceva (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Vienna Mozart Ensemble (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Herbert Kraus (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Hubert Kraus (conductor) and Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart35:35
3Symphony no. 5 in D Major Op. 107 'Reformation': Finale
Felix Mendelssohn8:38
4Execution Transcendante (Evening Harmony)
recording of:
Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139, R. 2b: XI. “Harmonies du soir” in D‐flat major. Andantino
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1851)
part of:
Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139, R. 2b (Transcendental Études, S. 139, R. 2b)
Franz Liszt8:35
5Overture in D Major: Air - BWV 1068
organ:
Hans D. Karras and Peter Maack
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (catch-all for unknown versions/arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:57
6Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
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 Mozart7:26
7Symphony No. 8 in B minor: I. Allegro moderato
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1822)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
Franz Schubert13:37
8Für Elise (Bagatelle in A Minor)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:00
9Faustus, Ballet Music (Adagio)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the real LSO)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet II. Adagio
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet (La Nuit de Walpurgis)
Charles‐François Gounod4:07