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50 Best Smooth Classics

Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Alexander Jablokov (violin), Adriana Kohutkova (soprano), Denisa Slepkovska (mezzo-soprano), Bernd Glemser (piano), Peter Nagy (piano), Veronique Gens (soprano), Mats Bergstrom (guitar), Anthony Camden (oboe), Peter Donohoe (piano), Irina...

  • Release Date: 1st Oct 2012
  • Catalogue No: 900140
  • Label: Naxos
  • Series: Digital Compilations
  • Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

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Excerpt, Debussy: Suite Bergamasque

Work length5:14
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  • Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano)
  • Recorded: 28 November - 1 December 1994
  • Recording Venue: Temple Saint Marcel, Paris

Suite Bergamasque: III. Clair de lune

Track length5:14
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Excerpt, Delibes: Coppelia

Work length2:08
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  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Andrew Mogrelia

Coppelia, Act II: Valse de la poupee

Track length2:08
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Excerpt, Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'

Work length11:56
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  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
  • Marin Alsop
  • Recorded: 8-10 June 2007
  • Recording Venue: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, USA

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": II. Largo

Track length11:56
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Excerpt, Howells: Requiem

Work length2:00
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  • Choir of St John's College Cambridge
  • Christopher Robinson

Requiem: Salvator mundi

Track length2:00
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Excerpt, Bach, J S: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043

Work length6:50
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  • Alexander Jablokov (violin), Takako Nishizaki (violin)
  • Cappella Istropolitana
  • Oliver von Dohnányi

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

Track length6:50
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Excerpt, Delibes: Lakmé

Work length5:34
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  • Adriana Kohutkova (soprano), Denisa Slepkovska (mezzo-soprano)
  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Johannes Wildner

Lakme: Dome epais, le jasmin (Flower Duet)

Track length5:34
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Excerpt, Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Work length2:50
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  • Bernd Glemser (piano)
  • Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Gyorgy Lehel

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18: Andante cantabile

Track length2:50
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Excerpt, Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Work length10:39
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  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • James DePreist
  • Recorded: 29-30 April 2005
  • Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London, UK

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto: Sehr langsam

Track length10:39
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Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby)

Work length2:15
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  • Peter Nagy (piano)

5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4. Wiegenlied (arr. P. Nagy for piano)

Track length2:15
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Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1

Work length5:14
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  • Véronique Gens (soprano)
  • Orchestre National de Lille
  • Jean-Claude Casadesus
  • Recorded: 09 - 13 July 2004
  • Recording Venue: Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle, Lille, France

Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1: No. 2. Bailero

Track length5:14
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Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Work length5:33
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  • Mats Bergström (guitar)
  • Recorded: 20, 21 October 2008
  • Recording Venue: Nilento Studio, Kallered, Sweden

Giazotto: The Albinoni Adagio

Work length11:31
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  • Cappella Istropolitana
  • Richard Edlinger

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Work length7:46
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  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Keith Clark

Albinoni: Concerto for 2 Oboes in F major, Op. 9, No. 3

Work length2:11
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  • Anthony Camden (oboe)
  • London Virtuosi
  • John Georgiadis
  • Recorded: 11-12 October 1992
  • Recording Venue: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London

Oboe Concerto in F Major, Op. 9, No. 3: II. Adagio

Track length2:11
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Finzi: Eclogue, Op. 10

Work length11:00
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  • Peter Donohoe (piano)
  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Howard Griffiths
  • Recorded: 14th and 26th January, 2001
  • Recording Venue: Jubilee Theatre, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Excerpt, Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37

Work length3:25
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  • Finnish National Opera Chorus
  • Eric-Olof Söderström

All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Troparion for the Virgin Mary (Bogoroditse Dyevo)

Track length3:25
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Excerpt, Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61

Work length6:25
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  • Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Anthony Bramall

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, Act III: Nocturne

Track length6:25
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Excerpt, Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Work length2:50
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  • Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Alexander Rahbari

Madame Butterfly, Act II: Humming Chorus

Track length2:50
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Excerpt, Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34

Work length4:55
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  • Malmö Symphony Orchestra
  • Bjarte Engeset
  • Recorded: 25-29 May 2009
  • Recording Venue: Concert Hall of the Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Sweden

2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: No. 2. Varen (The Last Spring)

Track length4:55
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Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Work length10:12
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  • Lyon National Orchestra
  • Jun Märkl
  • Recorded: July 2007
  • Recording Venue: Auditorium de Lyon, France

Excerpt, Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28

Work length6:39
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  • Irina Zaritzkaya (piano)
  • Recorded: 16-19 May and 21 August 1988
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg

24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major

Track length6:39
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Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Work length7:46
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  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  • Marin Alsop

Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium

Work length5:47
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  • Elora Festival Singers
  • Noel Edison
  • Recorded: 25-28 January 2006
  • Recording Venue: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada

Excerpt, Debussy: Deux arabesques, L. 66

Work length3:30
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  • Klara Kormendi (piano)
  • Recorded: 25-28 November 1988
  • Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

2 Arabesques: No. 1 in E Major

Track length3:30
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Excerpt, Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

Work length4:16
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  • Malmö Symphony Orchestra
  • Bjarte Engeset
  • Recorded: 23-24 May 2006
  • Recording Venue: Malmo Concert Hall, Sweden

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Morning Mood)

Track length4:16
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Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus

Work length10:13
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  • Oxford Camerata
  • Jeremy Summerly

Excerpt, Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28

Work length5:54
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  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: February 1992
  • Recording Venue: Clara Wieck Auditorium, Heidelberg

24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrop"

Track length5:54
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Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Work length15:03
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  • David Greed (violin)
  • English Northern Philharmonia
  • David Lloyd-Jones

Whitacre: Sleep

Work length4:24
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  • Elora Festival Singers
  • Noel Edison
  • Recorded: 18-20 April 2009
  • Recording Venue: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada

Excerpt, Holst: The Planets, Op. 32

Work length8:32
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  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  • David Lloyd-Jones
  • Recorded: 17-18 February 2001
  • Recording Venue: City Hall, Glasgow, UK

The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Track length8:32
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Excerpt, Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Work length11:24
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  • Jenö Jandó (piano)
  • Budapest Symphony Orchestra
  • Gyorgy Lehel

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Track length11:24
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Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Work length15:11
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  • New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  • James Judd
  • Recorded: 28-30 June 2001
  • Recording Venue: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand

Excerpt, Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48

Work length3:32
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  • Lisa Beckley (soprano), Colm Carey (organ)
  • Oxford Camerata, Schola Cantorum of Oxford
  • Jeremy Summerly

Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu

Track length3:32
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Stanford: The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3

Work length3:48
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  • Carys-Anne Lane (soprano)
  • Oxford Camerata
  • Jeremy Summerly

8 Partsongs, Op. 119: No. 3. The blue bird

Track length3:48
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Excerpt, Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a

Work length5:53
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  • National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
  • Theodore Kuchar
  • Recorded: 12-15 February 1995
  • Recording Venue: Concert Hall of the Ukrainian Radio, Kiev

The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance

Track length5:53
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Excerpt, Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Work length3:42
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  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Adrian Leaper

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod

Track length3:42
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Excerpt, Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299

Work length7:36
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  • Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova (harp)
  • Cappella Istropolitana
  • Richard Edlinger

Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino

Track length7:36
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'

Work length5:15
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  • Jenö Jandó (piano)
  • Recorded: 21-23 April 1987
  • Recording Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Track length5:15
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Excerpt, Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56

Work length4:35
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  • RTE Sinfonietta
  • John Georgiadis

Dolly, Op. 56: V. Tendresse (arr. H. Rabaud for orchestra)

Track length4:35
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Excerpt, Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Work length3:43
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  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Alexander Rahbari

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

Track length3:43
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Excerpt, Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102

Work length6:37
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  • Michael Houstoun (piano)
  • New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  • Christopher Lyndon-Gee

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante

Track length6:37
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Excerpt, Bach, J S: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068

Work length5:22
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  • Cappella Istropolitana
  • Richard Edlinger

Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on a G String"

Track length5:22
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Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K618

Work length2:54
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  • Kosice Teachers' Choir, Camerata Cassovia
  • Johannes Wildner

Excerpt, Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Work length2:31
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  • Cappella Istropolitana
  • Adrian Leaper

Serenade in E Minor, Op. 20: III. Allegretto

Track length2:31
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Excerpt, Handel: Serse

Work length3:43
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  • Jozef Cejka (oboe)
  • Cappella Istropolitana
  • Richard Edlinger

Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Ombra mai fu: Larghetto (arr. for oboe and orchestra)

Track length3:43
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Excerpt, Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux

Work length3:06
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  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Ondrej Lenárd

Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan

Track length3:06
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Excerpt, Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

Work length6:10
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  • Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice
  • Johannes Wildner

Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

Track length6:10
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Tavener: Song for Athene

Work length5:42
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  • Choir of St John's College Cambridge
  • Christopher Robinson
  • Recorded: 11 - 13 July 2000
  • Recording Venue: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge

Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'

Work length8:40
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  • Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Antoni Wit
  • Recorded: 28 March - 2 April 1993
  • Recording Venue: Concert Hall of Polish Radio, Katowice

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique": II. Allegro con grazia

Track length8:40
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Satie: 3 Gymnopedies (arr. for guitar and orchestra)

Work length3:06
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  • Gerald Garcia (guitar)
  • Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice
  • Peter Breiner

3 Gymnopedies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux (arr. for guitar and orchestra)

Track length3:06
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