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The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever! |  | Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Léo Delibes, Gabriel Fauré, Erik Satie, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Edvard Grieg, Johann Pachelbel, Claude Debussy, Felix Mendelssohn, Camille Saint-Saens, Henryk Gorecki, Antonio Vivaldi, Edward Elgar, Jocelyn Pook, Sergey Rachmaninov, Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Luigi Boccherini, Jules Massenet, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jacques Offenbach, Pietro Mascagni, Antonin Dvorak, Giacomo Puccini, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alexander Borodin, Joaquin Rodrigo, Samuel Barber
Label: Angel Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  90 reviews
Sales Rank: 2702
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 44890
UPC: 724384489021
EAN: 0724384489021
ASIN: B00000I93Z
Release Date: March 30, 1999
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068/Air 'on the G String' | | • | Peer Gynt Incidental Music, Op. 23/Morning | | • | Canon in D | | • | Cantata No. 147/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | | • | Gymnopédie No. 1 | | • | Piano Concerto No. 21 in C 'Elvira Madigan', K. 467/2. Andante | | • | Lakmé/Viens, Mallika | | • | Requiem, Op. 48/In Paradisum | | • | Suite Bergamasque/Clair de Lune | | • | Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64/2. Andante | | • | Carnival of the Animals/The Swan | | • | Symphony No. 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'/2. Lento E Largo - Tranqui | | • | Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K. 299/2. Andantino | | • | Four Seasons. Concerto No. 4 in F Minor 'Winter'/2. Largo | | • | 'Enigma' Variations, Op. 36/Nimrod | | • | Blow the Wind - Pie Jesu | | • | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini/Variation 18 | | • | Pavane, Op. 50 |
Disc 2
| • | Cantata No. 140 (Sleepers, Wake!)/Zion Hört Die Wächter Singen | | • | Adagio in G Minor | | • | String Quintet in E, Op. 13/5/Minuet | | • | Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056/2. Largo | | • | Thaïs/Méditation | | • | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight', Op. 27/2/1. Adagio So | | • | Contes d'Hoffmann/Belle Nuit, Ô Nuit d'Amour (Barcarolle) | | • | Concerto for Two Mandolins in G, RV 532/2. Andante | | • | Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622/2. Adagio (Opening) | | • | Cavalleria Rusticana/Intermezzo | | • | String Serenade, Op. 22/1. Moderato | | • | Gianni Schicchi/O Mio Babbino Caro | | • | Sir John in Love/Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' | | • | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18/2. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) | | • | String Quartet No. 2 in D#/Nocturne | | • | Concierto de Aranjuez/2. Adagio (Opening) | | • | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a | | • | Carmen/Act 3. Entr'acte |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
You want relaxing classical music that'll soothe your soul but won't lull you into sleep? Here's a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach's "Air on the G String," Pachelbel's "Cannon," Debussy's "Clair de Lune") and some eclectic left-field choices (an excerpt from Górecki's Symphony No. 3, Jocelyn Pook's "Blow the Wind," and Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The performances of most of these excerpts are top-notch--artists include Sir Neville Marriner, James Galway, Jacqueline du Pré and the Philadelphia Orchestra--and there's enough variety here for everyone. --Edward Garabedian
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| Customer Reviews:
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 NOT RELAXING--THE HUMAN VOICE IS STIMULATING November 11, 2009
Richard (Nebraska)
Not as labeled by the producer. I am a SUCKER because I bought this CD set as described by the producer. I paid $12.47 to learn a valuable lesson. I will never buy another product again without reading the AMAZON reviews. I do not know what I was thinking taking a title at face value. I will blame it on lack of sleep. I use RELAXING classical music to get to sleep. These CDs contain such music but it is interlaced with VOCALS. The human voice can be stimulating and in some operas and chorals it is. Disc one gets you almost asleep with two relaxing instrumental tracks and then WHAP vocal. And disc two begins with the Bach vocal "SLEEPERS, WAKE!". I screwed up royally. If I had just read the reviews. David Raasch: "...vocals"; Nancy Sanka: "If it wasn't for the opera."; Serratia Jones: "Apart from the vocals."; James Stewart: "...offset by disturbing operatic voices." It is a good CD of great music but the vocals are stimulating NOT relaxing. I DO NOT recommend this set of CDs for anyone to use when trying to get to sleep. This is not unique. It seems that many "relaxing" CD collections are made by sadists who have two or three bands of soft music and then insert a hoedown or a march. It is all very frustrating for the sleep deprived. I noticed of the eighty plus reviewers there were only three verified purchasers and some reviews read like they were using the sample clips to make the review which is like reading the first two sentences of each chapter of a novel and then making a review. Many five star reviews seem written from the same script and some persons made multiple five star reviews separated by time. None verified purchasers. This CD set appears to have been hyped by the MADE FOR TV crew. So sad. But they got me! I played percussion in a symphony orchestra and concert band and snare drum and then cymbals in a military marching band. I truly appreciate good classical and march music.
Zig's Review August 14, 2009
Robert A. Ziegler (Ocala,FL.)
GOT IT FAST.....LOTS OF MUSIC TO SIT BACK AND LISTEN TO AT THE END OF THE DAY OR ON A WEEKEND WHERE YOUR JUST TAKING IT EASY.
great music August 5, 2009
NSC (New York)
This is a good listening classical music.
For classical lovers try this one too.
One question July 13, 2009
Nick's Mom
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm sorry to insert a question here rather than a review, but Amazon hasn't listed track times on this website so I can't answer the question myself without buying the CD: I understand that these are not the musical works in their entirety, but are these at least whole movements, or are they actually excerpts (i.e., shortened "themes" or other snippets)? It makes a big difference, at least to me. I agree with the reviewer that said that you miss a lot if all you get is the slow movement of a concerto, but if that movement itself is edited you don't even have the arc of experience that the composer intended for that movement. Another reviewer referred to "startling ... cuts" between vocal and instrumental pieces which also made me wonder .... Thank you!
 Amazing and PERFECT for those who don't know classical music! May 9, 2009
Melanie J. Vertalino (West Seneca, NY USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't know a lot about classical music, but I wanted a CD that would be relaxing and would highlight some of the more well known classical songs. Browsing on Amazon, I came across this CD and previewed the songs and loved it! Since it arrived in the mail, it is all I listen to! It is so very relaxing. I tend to have a little road rage at times, so I play it in the car and feel very relaxed. It really does seem to melt my troubles away. If you don't know much about classical music but want something relaxing that will help you learn some of the more famous songs, this CD is for you. Actually, this CD is for anyone! I am so glad I bought it, and it is great for a first timer like me. Don't hesitate...buy it now. You will be glad you did. I love it so much that I am previewing again...(left my CD's in the car!).
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