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Ultimate Classical: Chill Out; Music for Piano, Violin and OrchestraVarious Artists
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Ultimate Classical Chill Out: The Essential Masterpieces basically delivers what it promises: a large selection of mellow classical music appropriate for unobtrusive background listening. The pieces are from a variety of genres, including orchestral, symphonic, vocal, chamber, and keyboard music. Most are gently lyrical and are from the Romantic and post-Romantic periods, but there are also pieces from the Baroque, Classical, and Modern eras. The performances come from Decca's extensive archive and are consistently top-notch in quality, and the notes identify the performers of each piece. The sound ambience varies somewhat from track to track, but it is never less than very good. This five-disc set with over six hours of music is a good bargain for anyone looking for a broad assortment of quiet classical pieces. © Stephen Eddins, Rovi
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| 1 | 3.Clair de lune | 5:53 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | No.2 in Eb | 4:27 | $0.99 | |||
Edvard Grieg ComposerLyric Suite (orchestration of Op.54) Work |
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| 3 | 3.Nocture | 4:37 | $0.99 | |||
Sir Edward Elgar ComposerDream Children, for small orchestra, Op.43 Work |
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| 4 | Dream Children, for small orchestra, Op.43 | 7:46 | $1.49 | |||
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Radu Lupu Piano
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| 5 | 1.Adagio sostenuto | 7:08 | $1.49 | |||
Jules Massenet ComposerLa navarraise (opera)...Act 1 Work |
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| 6 | 14.Nocturne | 3:24 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Nocturne: Andante (arr. string orchestra) | 7:38 | $1.49 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer2 Nocturnes, Op.55 Work
Ileana Vered Piano
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| 8 | No.1 in F- | 5:44 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 1.Garden scene | 4:37 | $0.99 | |||
Jules Massenet ComposerLa Vierge (oratorio) Work |
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| 10 | 1.The Last Sleep of the Virgin | 5:05 | $0.99 | |||
Edvard Grieg Composer6 Lyric Pieces (v), Op.54 Work
Alicia de Larrocha Piano
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| 11 | 4.Notturno | 4:10 | $0.99 | |||
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ComposerA Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 Work |
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| 12 | 7.Notturno: Con moto tranquilo | 6:44 | $0.99 | |||
Gabriel Fauré ComposerPavane, Op.50 Work |
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| 13 | Pavane, Op.50 (arr. flute and orchestra) | 8:17 | $1.49 | |||
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George Frideric Handel ComposerWater Music Suite No.2 in D, HWV349 Work |
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| 1 | 2.Alla Hornpipe | 4:03 | $0.99 | |||
George Frideric Handel ComposerWater Music Suite No.1 in F, HWV348 Work |
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| 2 | 5.Air | 3:23 | $0.99 | |||
George Frideric Handel ComposerWater Music Suite No.3 in G, HWV350 Work |
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| 3 | 5.Gigue 1 and 2 | 1:28 | $0.49 | |||
Achille-Claude Debussy ComposerImages, Book 1, L.110 Work
Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 4 | 1.Reflets dans l'eau | 5:00 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Strauss II ComposerLagunen-Walzer (Lagoon Waltz), Op.411 Work |
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| 5 | Lagunen-Walzer (Lagoon Waltz), Op.411 | 7:21 | $1.49 | |||
Maurice Ravel ComposerJeux d'eau Work
Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 6 | Jeux d'eau | 5:52 | $0.99 | |||
Antonio Vivaldi ComposerL'inverno (Winter) in F-, RV297, Op.8, No.4 Work |
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| 7 | 2.Largo | 2:21 | $0.99 | |||
Bedrich Smetana ComposerMá vlast (My Fatherland), JB 1:112 Work |
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| 8 | 2.Vltava (The Moldau) | 11:44 | $1.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer24 Preludes, Op.28 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 9 | 15.Sostenuto in Db ('Raindrop') | 5:20 | $0.99 | |||
Franz Liszt Composer6 Melodies of Franz Schubert, S.563 Work
Varda Nishry Piano
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| 10 | 6.Die Forelle (D. 550) | 3:45 | $0.99 | |||
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Mincho Minchev Violin,
Richard Bonynge Conductor,
Francisco Garbarro Cello,
National Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra
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| 11 | 4.Scène: Danse des cygnes (Dance of the Swans) | 7:32 | $1.49 | |||
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| 12 | 2.Gaily, but not quick | 2:34 | $0.99 | |||
Franz Liszt Composer12 Lieder, S.558, R.243 Work
Jorge Bolet Piano
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| 13 | 2.Auf dem Wasser zu Singen (D.774) | 5:11 | $0.99 | |||
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Vienna State Opera Choir Chorus/Choir,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra,
Willi Boskovsky Conductor
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| 14 | An der schönen, blauen Donau (Blue Danube Waltz), Op.314 | 7:57 | $1.49 | |||
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William Bennett Flute,
Sir Neville Marriner Conductor,
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Orchestra
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| 1 | Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute and strings | 4:19 | $0.99 | |||
Joseph Canteloube ComposerChants d'Auvergne, Series 1 Work |
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| 2 | 2.Baïlèro | 6:44 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerSymphony No.6 in F, Op.68 ('Pastoral') Work |
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| 3 | 2.Andante molto mosso: Szene am Bach (Scene by the brook) | 12:30 | $1.99 | |||
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Lukas Hagen Violin,
Andras Schiff Piano,
Clemens Hagen Cello,
Veronika Hagen Viola,
Alois Posch Double Bass
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| 4 | 4.Theme: Andantino and 5 Variations. Allegretto | 8:16 | $1.49 | |||
| 5 | 1.Idylle | 4:53 | $0.99 | |||
Edward MacDowell Composer10 Woodland Sketches, Op.51 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 6 | 10 Woodland Sketches, Op.51 | 2:11 | $0.99 | |||
Edvard Grieg Composer2 Nordic Melodies, for string orchestra, Op.63 Work |
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| 7 | 2.Kulokk (Cow Call); Stabbelåten (Peasant Dance) | 2:35 | $0.99 | |||
Jules Massenet ComposerSuite No.7 ('Scènes alsaciennes) Work |
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| 8 | 3.Sous les tilleuls | 4:11 | $0.99 | |||
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| 9 | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86 | 10:43 | $1.99 | |||
Edward MacDowell Composer10 Woodland Sketches, Op.51 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 10 | 6.To a Water Lily | 2:46 | $0.99 | |||
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Vienna State Opera Choir Chorus/Choir,
Karl Munchinger Conductor,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra
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| 11 | 8.Shepherd's Melody | 1:29 | $0.49 | |||
| 12 | 9.Shepherds' Chorus | 4:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), Op.325 | 11:16 | $1.99 | |||
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Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky ComposerRomeo and Juliet (fantasy overture) Work |
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| 1 | Romeo and Juliet (fantasy overture; excerpt) | 3:12 | $0.99 | |||
Fritz Kreisler ComposerLiebesfreud ('Love's Joy') Work |
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| 2 | Liebesfreud ('Love's Joy'; arr. violin and orchestra) | 3:29 | $0.99 | |||
Frederick Delius ComposerA Village Romeo and Juliet (opera)...Scene 5 Work |
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| 3 | 5.Interlude: The Walk to the Paradise Garden | 8:46 | $1.49 | |||
Franz Liszt ComposerLiebestraum, 3 notturnos, S.541 Work
Jorge Bolet Piano
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| 4 | 3.O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst | 4:50 | $0.99 | |||
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| 5 | 29.Romance de Marguerite: D'amour l'ardente flamme | 8:34 | $1.49 | |||
Sergey Prokofiev ComposerRomeo and Juliet (ballet) Op.64...Act 1 Work |
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| 6 | 19.Balcony Scene; 20.Romeo's Variation | 7:39 | $1.49 | |||
Sir Edward Elgar ComposerSalut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op.12 Work |
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| 7 | Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op.12 (arr.violin and piano) | 3:00 | $0.99 | |||
Henri Duparc ComposerExtase Work |
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| 8 | Extase | 3:14 | $0.99 | |||
Joseph Canteloube ComposerChants d'Auvergne, Series 4 Work |
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| 9 | 5.Pastorale | 3:23 | $0.99 | |||
Aram Khachaturian ComposerSpartacus (ballet)...Suite No.2 Work |
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| 10 | 1.Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia | 9:08 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerBagatelle in A- ('Für Elise'), WoO59 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 11 | Bagatelle in A- ('Für Elise'), WoO59 | 2:59 | $0.99 | |||
Fritz Kreisler ComposerLiebesleid ('Love's Sorrow') Work |
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| 12 | Liebesleid ('Love's Sorrow'; arr. violin and orchestra) | 3:40 | $0.99 | |||
Camille Saint-Saëns ComposerSamson et Dalila (opera), Op.47...Act 2 Work |
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| 13 | 9.Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix | 6:31 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 4.Scène d'amour (original version) | 4:58 | $0.99 | |||
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Jacques Offenbach ComposerLes contes d'Hoffmann (opera)...Act 4 (performed as Act 3 in some version) Work
Huguette Tourangeau Mezzo-Soprano,
Richard Bonynge Conductor,
Radio Suisse Romande Chorus/Choir,
Joan Sutherland Soprano,
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Orchestra,
Pro Arte de Lausanne et du Brassus Chorus/Choir
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| 1 | 1.Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour ('Barcarolle') | 4:11 | $0.99 | |||
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| 2 | 2.Menuetto. Trio | 3:49 | $0.99 | |||
Antonín (Leopold) Dvořák ComposerSerenade for Strings in E, Op.22 Work |
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| 3 | 4.Larghetto | 6:06 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer2 Nocturnes, Op.27 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 4 | No.2 in Db | 5:51 | $0.99 | |||
Josef Suk ComposerSerenade for strings in Eb, Op 6 Work |
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| 5 | 3.Adagio | 8:39 | $1.49 | |||
Hector Berlioz ComposerBéatrice et Bénédict, H.138 (opera) Work
April Cantelo Soprano,
London Symphony Orchestra Orchestra,
Helen Watts Contralto,
Sir Colin Davis Conductor
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| 6 | Vous soupirez, madame? ... Nuit paisible et sereine! | 4:38 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer24 Preludes, Op.28 Work |
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| 7 | 7.Andantino in A | 0:52 | $0.49 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer5 Mazurkas, Op.7 Work
Marisa Robles Piano
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| 8 | No.1 in Bb | 2:58 | $0.99 | |||
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| 9 | 2.Andante cantabile (Serenade) | 4:00 | $0.99 | |||
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach Composer4 Sketches, Op.15 Work
Alan Feinberg Piano
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| 10 | 3.Dreaming | 6:28 | $0.99 | |||
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| 11 | 3.Musette | 3:46 | $0.99 | |||
Francisco Tárrega ComposerRecuerdos de la Alhambra, for guitar Work
Eduardo Fernandez Guitar
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| 12 | Recuerdos de la Alhambra, for guitar | 4:46 | $0.99 | |||
Engelbert Humperdinck ComposerHänsel and Gretel (opera)...Act 2 Work
Brigitte Fassbaender Mezzo-Soprano,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra,
Lucia Popp Soprano,
Georg Solti Conductor
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| 13 | 5.Sc.2: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn | 3:06 | $0.99 | |||
Johannes Brahms ComposerSerenade for Orchestra No.2 in A, Op.16 Work |
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| 14 | 4.Quasi menuetto | 5:01 | $0.99 | |||
Antonín (Leopold) Dvořák ComposerCzech Suite, Op.39 Work |
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| 15 | 4.Romanza | 5:24 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | Chanson dans la Nuit (Song in the Night), versions for 1 or 2 harps | 3:46 | $0.99 | |||
Joseph Canteloube ComposerChants d'Auvergne, Series 3 Work |
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| 17 | 4.Brezairola | 3:30 | $0.99 | |||









