Ultimate Classical Chill Out: The Essential Masterpieces

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1Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1970-11)
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer) (in 1970-11)
balance engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer) (in 1970-11)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1970-11)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy45:57
2Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat, op. 9 no. 2
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster) (in 1977-07)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1977-07)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-07)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (in 1977-07)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3) and Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin4:32
3Lyric Pieces, op. 54: IV. Notturno
producer:
Tony D’Amato
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1969-10)
conductor:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist) (in 1969-10)
balance engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer) (in 1969-10)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-10)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1969-10)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
arrangement of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano)
Edvard Grieg4:42
4Dream Children, op. 43
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra) (in 1958-05)
conductor:
Raymond Agoult (Hungarian, London-based conductor and composer) (in 1958-05)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1958-05)
recording of:
Dream Children, op. 43 (in 1958-05)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
premiered at:
[concert] (1902-09-04)
publisher:
Joseph Williams & Co. (in 1902)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 43)
Sir Edward Elgar7:51
5Piano Sonata no. 14 In C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
recording engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist) (from 1972-06-13 until 1972-06-16)
solo piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-06-13 until 1972-06-16)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (from 1972-06-13 until 1972-06-16)
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 Beethoven7:12
6La Navarraise: Nocturne
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-05)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1971-05)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1971-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-05)
partial recording of:
La Navarraise : Acte I. Nocturne (in 1971-05)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
La Navarraise
Jules Massenet3:29
7String Quartet no. 2 in D: III. Notturno
producer:
Tony D’Amato
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1966-11)
conductor:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist) (in 1966-11)
balance engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer) (in 1966-11)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966-11)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1966-11)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno. Andante
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno. Andante
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1881)
part of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин7:43
8Nocturne no. 15 in F minor, op. 55 no. 1
piano:
Ilana Vered (pianist) (in 1974-06)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-06)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 15 in F minor, op. 55 no. 1: Andante (in 1974-06)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 55
Frédéric Chopin5:49
9Much Ado About Nothing - Incidental Music: Intermezzo (Garden Scene)
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
producer:
Raymond Few (Ray Few, producer)
violin:
Josef Sakonov
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
recording of:
Much Ado about Nothing, op. 11: III. Scene in the Garden: Molto espressivo (broad, but not too slow)
composer:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austrian composer and conductor)
part of:
Much Ado about Nothing, op. 11 (suite for violin [or cello] and piano)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold4:42
10La Vierge (1880): Scene 4. The Assumption: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge
producer:
Michael Williamson (classical music producer)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra) (in 1958-05)
conductor:
Raymond Agoult (Hungarian, London-based conductor and composer) (in 1958-05)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1958-05)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1958-05)
recording of:
La Vierge: Scene 4. The Assumption: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge (in 1958-05)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Charles Grandmougin
part of:
La Vierge
Jules Massenet5:10
11Lyric Pieces, op. 54: IV. Notturno
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1970-01)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist) (in 1970-01)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1970-01)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano) (in 1970-01)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54
Edvard Grieg4:15
12A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: no. 7 Notturno
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1968-02)
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor) (in 1968-02)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1968-02)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-02)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo (in 1968-02)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn6:49
13Pavane, op. 50
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1970-12)
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer) (in 1970-12)
balance engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer) (in 1970-12)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-12)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus) (in 1970-12)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
recording of:
Pavane, op. 50 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré0.58:17
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part of:Ultimate (Decca Classics) (order: 2)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2469992 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000ILZ6AA [info]
discography entry:http://www.deccaclassics.com/en/cat/4758079 [info]