Classics for Relaxation

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4 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase.

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Vol. 1
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
4▶CD: Vol. 4