Café Classics: Music for Reflecting, Relaxing and Watching the World Go By

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1Opening from Glassworks
instruments:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
recording of:
Glassworks: I. Opening
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1981)
part of:
Glassworks
Glass6:23
2Prelude from English Suite no. 2
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist) (on 1971-05-23)
recording of:
Englische Suite Nr. 2 a-Moll, BWV 807: I. Prélude (on 1971-05-23)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Englische Suite Nr. 2 a-Moll, BWV 807 (English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807)
Bach4:33
3Nocturne from String Quartet no. 2
instruments:
St. Petersburg String Quartet
Alexander Borodin8:31
4Nocturne, op. 9 no. 1
piano:
傅聰 (Fou Ts’ong, pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Chopin4:56
5Adagio from “Emperor” Piano Concerto
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
piano:
Leon Fleisher (pianist and conductor) (from 1961-03-03 until 1961-03-04)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (from 1961-03-03 until 1961-03-04)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (from 1961-03-03 until 1961-03-04)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland (from 1961-03-03 until 1961-03-04)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso (from 1961-03-03 until 1961-03-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Beethoven8:27
6Valse triste
orchestra:
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-09, from 1990-09-24 until 1990-09-26)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer) (in 1990-09, from 1990-09-24 until 1990-09-26)
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen (Berwald Hall) in Stockholm (in 1990-09) and Berwald Hall in Stockholm (from 1990-09-24 until 1990-09-26)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra) (from 1990-09-24 until 1990-09-26)
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 (for orchestra) (in 1990-09)
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)
Sibelius4:28
7Cantilena
solo cello:
Carl Stern (on 1963-02-06)
soprano vocals:
Netania Davrath (soprano) (on 1963-02-06)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-02-06)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1963-02-06)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side (on 1963-02-06)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos) (on 1963-02-06)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Villa‐Lobos6:48
8Flamenco Sketches
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1959-04-22)
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-04-22)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-22)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-04-22)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan (on 1959-04-22)
recording of:
Flamenco Sketches (on 1959-04-22)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
Miles Davis4.159:25
9Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
guitar:
John Williams (Classical guitarist)
orchestra:
Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla (Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
José Buenagu (conductor)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Rodrigo10:56
10Recuerdos de la Alhambra
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
Tárrega3:34
11Oiseaux tristes
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Miroirs: II. Oiseaux tristes
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1904 until 1905)
part of:
Miroirs
Ravel4:02
12Clair de lune
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
violin:
Isaac Stern (violinist) (on 1963-06-14)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1963-06-14)
conductor:
Milton Katims (violist and conductor) (on 1963-06-14)
arranger:
Arthur Harris (pianist, composer, arranger)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan (on 1963-06-14)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1963-06-14)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Debussy4:41