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Music CD 1

J.S. BACH: Sheep may safely graze (Cantata No.208) (arr. Marriner), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1984
PACHELBEL: Canon in D, Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
J.S. BACH: Air `on the G string' (Suite No.3 in D BWV1068), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons − Concerto No.4 in F minor `Winter' (II. Largo), Yehudi Menuhin violin ? Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy (P) 1981
HANDEL: Ombra mai fu (Largo) (Serse) G?rard Lesne alto ∙ Il Seminario Musicale (P) 1995 EMI France,
HANDEL: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.12 - III Larghetto e piano, Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin (P) 1964/1999*
J. S. BACH: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Cantata No.147), Choir of King's College, Cambridge , Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1972/1989*
HANDEL: Sarabande (Keyboard Suite in D minor), Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (P) 1982/1996*
J.S. BACH: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056 - II. Largo, Andrei Gavrilov (piano) , Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1987
VIVALDI: Concerto for Two Mandolins in G RV532 - II. Andante, Europa Galante ∙ Fabio Biondi (P) 2002 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
J.S. BACH: Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1043, II. Largo ma non tanto , Jonathan Rees & Jane Murdoch (violins), Scottish Ensemble / Jonathan Rees (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
HANDEL: Lascia ch'io pianga (Rinaldo) (arr. Craig Leon & Isobel Cooper), Izzy soprano , Fabio Zanon guitar ∙ Julia Thornton harp, National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd
GLUCK: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1984*
J.S. BACH: Zion h?rt die W?chter singen (Cantata No.140), S?ddeutscher Madrigalchor ∙ Consortium Musicum , Wolfgang G?nnenwein (P) 1967/1990* EMI Electrola GmbH
HANDEL: Water Music - Air from Suite No.1 in F Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1985
VIVALDI: Guitar Concerto in D (arr. Emilio Pujol; ed. Isbin) - II. Largo, Sharon Isbin guitar, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Lawrence Foster , (P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
J.S BACH: Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV1029 - II Adagio (opening), Jordi Savall viola da gamba ∙ Ton Koopman harpsichord, (P) 1978/1989* EMI Electrola GmbH
ALBINONI (realised Giazotto): Adagio in G minor (extract), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1986*

Music CD 2

MOZART: Serenade in G `Eine kleine Nachtmusik' K525 - II. Romance (Andante), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1977/1997*
MOZART: Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299 − II. Andantino (extract), James Galway flute ∙ Fritz Helmis harp, Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1972/1985*
MOZART: Soave sia il vento (Cos? fan tutte), Margaret Marshall soprano ∙ Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano ∙ Jos? van Dam bass, Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983, Live recording
MOZART: Piano Sonata No.11 in A K331 - I. Andante grazioso (Theme), Andrei Gavrilov piano (P) 1990
MOZART: Un'aura amorosa (Cos? fan tutte), John Aler tenor, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1987
MOZART: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466 - II. Romance (extract), Annie Fischer piano, Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1960/1990*
MOZART: Canzonetta sull'aria (Le nozze di Figaro) Dame Felicity Lott & Gianna Rolandi sopranos, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (P) 1988
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A K581 − II. Larghetto, Sabine Meyer clarinet, Members of the Vienna String Sextet (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
MOZART: Ave verum corpus K618, Stockholm Radio Chorus ∙ Stockholm Chamber Choir, Berliner Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti (P) 1987
MOZART: Serenade No.10 in B flat K361 `Gran Partita' − III. Adagio, London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble (P) 1985
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor `Moonlight' Op. 27/2, I. Adagio sostenuto (extract) , Dame Moura Lympany (piano) (P) 1991
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Minuet in G, Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat `Emperor' Op.73 - II. Adagio (trans. Craig Leon), Julia Thornton harp , National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands / Erno Olah (P) 2003
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor `Path?tique' Op.31, II. Adagio cantabile Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1998
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: F?r Elise (Bagatelle No.25), Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.6 in F `Pastoral' Op.68, V. Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn after the Storm) , The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1988

Music CD 3

ELVIRA MADIGAN: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 (Mozart) - II. Andante, Stephen Hough piano, Hall? Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (P) 1987
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY: Casta Diva (Norma) (Bellini), Maria Callas soprano, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Tullio Serafin (P) 1961/1997*
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: Goldberg Variations (J. S. Bach) - Aria, Maria Tipo (piano) (P) 1986 EMI France, 100 BEST FILM CLASSICS 3 74283 2 CD 6 [9]
CHARIOTS OF FIRE: Miserere mei, Deus (vv 1-4 & 17-20) (Allegri), Timothy Beasley-Murray treble ∙ Gerald Finlay cantor, Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1984
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY: Stabat Mater (Pergolesi), Lesley Garrett soprano ∙ Robin Blaze countertenor, London Session Orchestra / Paul Daniel (P) 2003
CARRINGTON: String Quintet in C D956 (Schubert) - II Adagio opening, Hungarian Quartet ∙ Laszlo Varga cello (P) 1972/1992* EMI Music France
OUT OF AFRICA: Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (Mozart) - II. Adagio, Sabine Meyer basset clarinet, Staatskapelle Dresden / Hans Vonk (P) 1990 EMI Electrola GmbH
BRIEF ENCOUNTER: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (Rachmaninov) - II Adagio sostenuto opening, C?cile Ousset piano, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
THE DEER HUNTER: Cavatina (Stanley Myers), Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse guitars (P) 2001 Angel Records
DEATH IN VENICE:: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (Mahler) - IV Adagietto conclusion, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1969/1988*
PLATOON: Adagio for Strings (Barber), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy (P) 1985/1985*
THE PIANO: The Heart asks Pleasure First / The Promise (Michael Nyman) Music composed, directed and produced by Michael Nyman, (P) 1993 Michael Nyman Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
AMERICAN BEAUTY: Any Other Name (Thomas Newman), Produced and performed by Nikolaj Bloch & Sally Herbert (P) 2001
SCHINDLER'S LIST: Schindler's List Main Theme (John Williams), Tasmin Little violin , New World Philharmonic / Iain Sutherland (P) 1994
THE MISSION: Gabriel's Oboe (Morricone), Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra (P) 1987 Virgin Records Ltd
SIDEWAYS: Memories of the Alhambra (T?rrega), Christopher Parkening guitar (P) 1976/2005* Angel Records
TITANIC: My Heart Will Go On (James Horner), Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998

Music CD 4

BIZET: Entr'acte to Act III (Carmen), Orchestre National de France / Seiji Ozawa (P) 1984
MASSENET: M?ditation from Tha?s, Hans Kalafusz (violin) , Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner , (P) 1987 EMI Electrola GmbH
FAUR?: Cantique de Jean Racine, Stephen Farr organ, Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill , (P) 1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
MENDELSSOHN: Nocturne (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras , (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
FAUR?: In Paradisum (Requiem Op.48), Choir of King's College, Cambridge, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
SAINT-SA?NS: The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) (arr. Chris Hazell), Hah-Na Chang cello ∙ Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 - III. Adagio, Jacqueline du Pr? cello , London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1965/1997*
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 - II. Adagio opening, Yehudi Menuhin violin , Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind (P) 1959/1997*
GRIEG: Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music Op.23), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983
FAUR?: Pavane, Gareth Morris flute , New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks (P) 1968/1997*
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 - II. Andante (extract), Yehudi Menuhin violin , Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1959/1997*
DELIBES: D?me ?pais (Flower Duet) (Lakm?), Mady Mespl? soprano ∙ Danielle Millet mezzo-soprano, Paris Op?ra-Comique Orchestra / Alain Lombard (P) 1971/1987* EMI France
DVOŘ?K: Symphony No.9 `From the New World' - II. Largo opening, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989
OFFENBACH: Belle nuit (Barcarolle) (Les Contes d'Hoffmann), Jessye Norman soprano ∙ Ann Murray mezzo-soprano, Orchestre Symphonique et Chaeurs de l'Op?ra National, du Th?atre Royal de la Monnai, Bruxelles / Sylvain Cambreling (P) 1988
ELGAR: Nimrod (`Enigma' Variations), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1971/1986*
DVOŘ?K: Song to the Moon (Rusalka), Lucia Popp soprano, M?nchner Rundfunk Orchester / Stefan Soltesz (P) 1988
MASCAGNI: Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana), Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1980/1987*

Music CD 5

RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Variation 18, C?cile Ousset piano, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984
FAUR?: Berceuse (Dolly Suite Op. 56 ), Jean-Philippe Collard & Bruno Rigutto pianos (P) 1983 EMI France
CHOPIN: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op.9 No.2, John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1992*
LISZT: Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat, John Ogdon piano (P) 1968/1988*
CHOPIN: Berceuse in D flat Op. 57, Peter Donohoe piano (P) 1993
GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor - II. Adagio, C?cile Ousset piano , London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1985
SCHUMANN: Tr?umerei (Kinderszenen) Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
CHOPIN: ?tude in E `Tristesse' Op.10 No.3, John Ogdon piano (P) 1969/1990*
BRAHMS: Waltz No. 15 in A flat, Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11- II. Romance: Larghetto opening, Martha Argerich piano , Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (P) 1999
DEBUSSY: La Fille aux cheveux de lin (Pr?ludes Book I), Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1991
CHOPIN: Prelude No.15 in D flat `Raindrop', Dmitri Alexeev piano (P) 1986
DALLA: Caruso (arr. Bayless), John Bayless piano (P) 1999 Angel Records
SATIE: Gymnop?die No.1 (Lent et douloureux) Anne Queff?lec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
SATIE: Gnossienne No.1, Anne Queff?llec piano (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
DEBUSSY: Clair de lune, Dame Moura Lympany piano (P) 1988
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 - II. Andante, Dmitri Alexeev piano , English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1983

Music CD 6

KARL JENKINS: Agnus Dei (The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace) National Youth Choir of Great Britain musical director Mike Brewer, Paul Beniston principal trumpet ∙ London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karl Jenkins, (P) 2001 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd, Taken from the album `The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace)'
ORFF: In trutina (Carmina Burana) Janice Watson soprano, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill (P) 1995 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on `Greensleeves' (Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves), Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986*
CANTELOUBE: Ba?l?ro (Chants d'Auvergne), Arleen Auger soprano, English Chamber Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier , (P) 1988 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
UNGAR & MASON: The Ashokan Farewell, Jay Ungar violin ∙ Molly Mason guitar, Nashville Chamber orchestra / Paul Gambill (P) 1999 Angel Records
RUTTER: Pie Jesu (Requiem), Edward Saklatvala treble ? Choir of King's College, Cambridge, City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Cleobury (P) 1998
RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez - II. Adagio, Julian Bream guitar ∙ Peter Walden cor anglais, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993
LLOYD WEBBER: Pie Jesu (Requiem), Jane Gilchrist soprano ∙ Fergus Thirlwell treble, Simon Gibson organ ∙ Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor (P) 2004
SHOSTAKOVICH: Romance (The Gadfly), Tasmin Little violin ? Piers Lane piano (P) 1992
DUDLEY: The Crying Game Love Theme Anne Dudley piano & keyboards, The Quartet of London (P) 2001 Angel Records
CANTELOUBE: Brezairola (Chants d'Auvergne) (arr. Tolga Kashif), Lesley Garrett soprano ∙ Marcia Crayford violin ∙ Jonathan Williams cello, Orchestra conducted by Philip Ellis (P) 2002
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending opening, Hugh Bean violin , New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1967/1987*
LENNON & McCARTNEY: Michelle (arr. Ron Goodwin), Rostal and Schaefer pianos, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Ron Goodwin (P) 1979/2000*
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1872-1958: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis opening, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1976/1985*
HOLST: Venus (The Planets) conclusion, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1979/1987*

CD 1 RELAXING BAROQUE
CD 2 RELAXING MOZART & BEETHOVEN
CD 3 RELAXING FILM CLASSICS
CD 4 RELAXING ROMANTIC CLASSICS
CD 5 RELAXING PIANO FAVOURITES
CD 6 RELAXING CLASSICS OF MODERN TIMES