Classics For Relaxation / Time Life Music Audio CD 1993

TCD-200

Product Details:

• Label: Time Life Music – TCD-200
• Format: CD, Compilation
• Country: United States
• Released: 1993
• Genre: Classical
• Style: Classical Music for Relaxation

Overview: 

Classics For Relaxation is a carefully curated compilation designed to bring serenity and calm, offering some of the most iconic classical compositions performed by renowned orchestras and musicians. The album spans various composers, including Pachelbel, Bach, Satie, and Chopin, ensuring a tranquil listening experience with beautiful pieces performed by the Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Julian Bream, Yuri Bashmet, and others.

Track Listing:

1. Pachelbel – Canon in D (6:02)
   Performed by the Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra
2. Bach – Bourrée from Suite in E Minor, S. 996 (1:33)
   Guitar: Julian Bream
3. Boccherini – Minuet from String Quintet in E, Op. 13, No. 5 (4:05)
   Performed by I Musici
4. Grieg – Rigaudon from Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (4:17)
   Conductor: Yuri Bashmet, Ensemble: Moscow Soloists
5. Satie – Gymnopédie No. 1 (3:08)
   Piano: Pascal Rogé
6. Debussy – Syrinx (2:19)
   Flute: James Galway
7. Albinoni – Adagio in G Minor (8:58)
   Performed by the Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra
8. Schumann – Träumerei from Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (2:45)
   Piano: Gerhard Oppitz
9. Clarke – Trumpet Voluntary (2:18)
   Performed by the Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra
10. Vivaldi – First Movement (Allegro Non Molto) from Recorder Concerto in F, RV 442 (3:31)
    Conductor: Claudio Scimone, Recorder: Michala Petri
11. Schubert – Andante from Sonata in G Minor, D. 408 (4:34)
    Piano: Jeffrey Kahane, Violin: Joseph Swensen
12. Chopin – Berceuse in D Flat, Op. 57 (4:35)
    Piano: Arthur Rubinstein
13. Liszt – Consolation No. 3 (Lento Placido) (3:59)
    Piano: Gerhard Oppitz
14. Villa-Lobos – Prelude No. 1 in E Minor (4:04)
    Guitar: Julian Bream
15. Bach – Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude from Cantata BWV 147 ("Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben") (3:39)
    Performed by the Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra
16. Mozart – Rondeau from Serenade No. 9 in D, K. 320 ("Posthorn") (6:01)
    Conductor: Neville Marriner, Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Key Credits:

• Artwork: Time Life Music
• Performers and Orchestras: Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Julian Bream, I Musici, Yuri Bashmet, and more.
• Conductors: Neville Marriner, Claudio Scimone, Yuri Bashmet, among others.