Classics for Relaxation and Meditation

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1Jesus Is Always My Gladness, Chorale - Cantata no. 147, “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”, BWV 147 (BC A174)
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
2Concerto à cinque, for 2 solo violins, violin, viola, cello & continuo no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 9/1, T. 9/1: 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
3Concerto for organ (or harpsichord), strings & continuo in G major, H. 444, Wq. 34: Largo
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
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach8:21
4Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor (“Moonlight Sonata”), op. 27/2: Quasi una fantasia (Adagio sostenuto)
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)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:06
5Mass no. 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27: Kyrie eleyson
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 Bruckner6:25
6Piano Concerto no. 26 in D major (“Coronation”) K. 537: Larghetto
piano:
Angela Giulini (fictitious pianist created by Alfred Scholz) and Svetlana Stanceva (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”: II. Larghetto
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-02-24)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:50
7Symphony no. 8 in B minor (“Unfinished”), D. 759: Andante con moto
orchestra:
Berliner Festspielorchester (likely another Alfred Scholz orchestra pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor) and Vladimir Petroschoff (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1822)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
Franz Schubert10:26
8Phantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for clarinet (or cello or violin) & piano, op. 73: Tender and With Expression
recording of:
Fantasiestücke für Klarinette und Klavier, op. 73: Nr. 1. Zart und mit Ausdruck
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1849)
part of:
Drei Fantasiestücke für Klarinette und Klavier, op. 73
Robert Schumann3:15
9Symphonic Poem [Excerpt] - Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast no. 2), JB 1:112/2
partial recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana4:22
10Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), op. 44/1
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonisches Festspielorchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
recording of:
Valse Triste, op. 44 no. 1 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1903 until 1904, in 1904)
arrangement of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius4:00
11Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 (K. 285d): Adagio
oboe:
Božo Rogelja and Ivo Rogeljic
orchestra:
Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra) and Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Kurt Redel (German flautist and conductor)
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
12Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major (“Elvira Madigan”) K. 467: 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
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1Souvenir de Florence, for string sextet or string orchestra in D major, op. 70: Adagio cantabile
orchestra:
Conrad von der Goltz Chamber Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Conrad von der Goltz (violinist)
recording of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70: II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1890-06 until 1890-07)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1891-11 until 1892-01)
part of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70
Пётр Ильич Чайковский10:44
2Raindrop - Prelude for piano no. 15 in D-flat major, op. 28/15, CT. 180
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:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin4:54
3Symphony no. 4 in A major (“Italian”), op. 90: Andante con moto
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the real LSO), ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, previously ORF-Symphonieorchester) and Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Milan Horvat (Croatian conductor, 1919-2014), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Scholz and Hans Swarowsky (conductor - do not confuse with the Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1833)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”
Felix Mendelssohn5:47
4Liebesträume - notturno for piano no. 3 in A-flat major (“O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:31
5Berceuse for piano, 4 hands in E major, op. 105: Lullaby
recording of:
Berceuse en mi majeur, op. 105 (Berceuse for piano, 4 hands in E major, op. 105, for piano four hands)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 105)
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:26
6Berceuse for piano in D-flat major, op. 57, CT. 7: Lullaby
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57 (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57)
Fryderyk Chopin5:10
7Woodwind Quintet 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
8Cello Concerto no. 1 in G major: Romance
Carl Stamitz5:01
9Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): 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 Mozart58:38
10Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor (“Pathétique”), op. 13: 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
11Divertimento (Feldparthie) for 2 oboes, 2 horns, 3 bassoons & serpent in B-flat major (“Chorale St. Antoni”), H. 2/46: 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
Franz Joseph Haydn2:40
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1Virgo virginium praeclara - Stabat Mater for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, B. 71 (Op. 58)
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 Dvořák6:46
2Divertimento no. 1 in B-flat major: Chorale
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
Franz Joseph Haydn2:44
3Consolation in E major
recording of:
Consolation in E major, S. 172 no. 1: Andante con moto
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
revision of:
Consolation in E major, S. 171a no. 1: Andante con moto (first, less common version)
Franz Liszt3:14
4Symphony no. 5 in D major/D minor (“Reformation”), op. 107: Finale
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in D major, op. 107 “Reformation”: IV. Choral “Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott”
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in D major, op. 107 "Reformation"
Felix Mendelssohn8:42
5Evening Harmony - Études d’exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172)
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
6Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
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 Bach6:56
7Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:34
8Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, op. 15: 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
9String Quartet no. 62 in C major (“Emperor”), op. 76/3, H. 3/77: 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”
Franz Joseph Haydn8:38