Smooth Classics - 50 of the Best Instrumental Classical Naxos

Smooth Classics - 50 of the Best

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ZA 0140

Smooth Classics - 50 of the Best

Label Catalogue Number:
9.00140

Running Time: 305:10

Digital UPC: 0730099014014

Release Date: October 2012
Originally recorded in 2012

Composer
Claude Debussy

Solo Soloist
François-Joël Thiollier

Venue Venue
Temple Saint Marcel, Paris

Composer
Léo Delibes

Solo Orchestra
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra Orchestra
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
Andrew Mogrelia

Composer
Antonín Dvorák

Orchestra Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
Marin Alsop

Venue Venue
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, USA

Composer
Herbert Howells

Solo Choir
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

Conductor Conductor
Christopher Robinson

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach

Solo Soloist
Takako Nishizaki

Solo Soloist
Alexander Jablokov

Orchestra Orchestra
Capella Istropolitana

Conductor Conductor
Oliver von Dohnányi

Solo Soloist
Adriana Kohútková

Solo Soloist
Denisa Šlepkovská

Conductor Conductor
Johannes Wildner

Composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Solo Soloist
Bernd Glemser

Orchestra Orchestra
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
György Lehel

Composer
Gustav Mahler

Orchestra Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
James DePreist

Venue Venue
Abbey Road Studio, London

Composer
Johannes Brahms

Solo Soloist
Péter Nagy

Composer
Joseph Canteloube

Solo Soloist
Véronique Gens

Orchestra Orchestra
Lille National Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
Jean-Claude Casadesus

Venue Venue
Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle, Lille, France

Composer
Francisco Tárrega

Solo Soloist
Mats Bergström

Venue Venue
Nilento Studio, Kallered, Sweden

Composer
Remo Giazotto

Conductor Conductor
Richard Edlinger

Composer
Gabriel Fauré

Conductor Conductor
Keith Clark

Composer
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

Solo Soloist
Anthony Camden

Orchestra Orchestra
London Virtuosi

Conductor Conductor
John Georgiadis

Venue Venue
Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London

Composer
Gerald Finzi

Solo Soloist
Peter Donohoe

Orchestra Orchestra
Northern Sinfonia

Conductor Conductor
Howard Griffiths

Venue Venue
Jubilee Theatre, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Solo Choir
BBC Chorus

Conductor Conductor
Eric-Olof Soderstrom

Choral Choral
Finnish National Opera Chorus

Composer
Felix Mendelssohn

Orchestra Orchestra
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
Anthony Bramall

Composer
Giacomo Puccini

Conductor Conductor
Alexander Rahbari

Choral Choral
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus

Composer
Edvard Grieg

Orchestra Orchestra
Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
Bjarte Engeset

Venue Venue
Concert Hall of the Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Sweden

Orchestra Orchestra
Lyon National Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
Jun Märkl

Venue Venue
Auditorium de Lyon, France

Composer
Frédéric Chopin

Solo Soloist
Irina Zaritzkaya

Venue Venue
Tonstudio Van Geest, Heidelberg

Composer
Samuel Barber

Orchestra Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Composer
Morten Lauridsen

Solo Choir
University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers

Conductor Conductor
Noel Edison

Choral Choral
Elora Festival Singers

Venue Venue
St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada

Solo Soloist
Klára Körmendi

Venue Venue
Italian Institute, Budapest

Venue Venue
Malmö Concert Hall, Sweden

Composer
Gregorio Allegri

Solo Ensemble
Oxford Camerata

Conductor Conductor
Jeremy Summerly

Solo Soloist
Idil Biret

Venue Venue
Clara Wieck Auditorium, Heidelberg

Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Solo Soloist
David Greed

Orchestra Orchestra
English Northern Philharmonia

Conductor Conductor
David Lloyd-Jones

Composer
Eric Whitacre

Composer
Gustav Holst

Venue Venue
City Hall, Glasgow, UK

Solo Soloist
Jenö Jando

Orchestra Orchestra
Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra Orchestra
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
James Judd

Venue Venue
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand

Solo Soloist
Lisa Beckley

Solo Soloist
Colm Carey

Composer
C. V. Stanford

Solo Soloist
Carys-Anne Lane

Composer
Dmitry Shostakovich

Orchestra Orchestra
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Conductor
Theodore Kuchar

Venue Venue
Concert Hall of the Ukrainian Radio, Kiev

Composer
Sir Edward Elgar

Conductor Conductor
Adrian Leaper

Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Solo Soloist
Jirí Válek

Solo Soloist
Hana Mullerova

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven

Solo Orchestra
RTE Sinfonietta

Composer
Pietro Mascagni

Solo Soloist
Michael Houstoun

Conductor Conductor
Christopher Lyndon-Gee

Solo Choir
Kosice Teachers' Choir

Orchestra Orchestra
Camerata Cassovia

Composer
George Frideric Handel

Solo Soloist
Jozef Cejka

Composer
Camille Saint-Saëns

Solo Soloist
Marián Lapšanský

Solo Soloist
Peter Toperczer

Conductor Conductor
Ondrej Lenárd

Composer
Christoph Willibald Gluck

Solo Orchestra
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer
Sir John Tavener

Venue Venue
St John's College Chapel, Cambridge

Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Conductor Conductor
Antoni Wit

Venue Venue
Concert Hall of Polish Radio, Katowice

Composer
Érik Satie

Solo Soloist
Gerald Garcia

Orchestra Orchestra
CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Conductor Conductor
Peter Breiner

Genre:
Instrumental
Classical

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CLAUDE DEBUSSY

Suite bergamasque

05:11

Solo: François-Joël Thiollier Soloist

LÉO DELIBES

Coppelia

02:09

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Andrew Mogrelia Conductor

ANTONÍN DVORÁK

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World"

12:00

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Marin Alsop Conductor

HERBERT HOWELLS

Requiem

01:58

Solo: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge Choir

Conductor: Christopher Robinson Conductor

Choral: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge Choral

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043

06:50

Solo: Takako Nishizaki Soloist

Solo: Alexander Jablokov Soloist

Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Conductor: Oliver von Dohnányi Conductor

LÉO DELIBES

Lakmé: Blumenduett (Lara Croft Tomb Raider)

05:32

Solo: Adriana Kohútková Soloist

Solo: Denisa Šlepkovská Soloist

Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Johannes Wildner Conductor

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

02:50

Solo: Bernd Glemser Soloist

Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: György Lehel Conductor

GUSTAV MAHLER

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor

10:42

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: James DePreist Conductor

JOHANNES BRAHMS

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

02:15

Solo: Péter Nagy Soloist

JOSEPH CANTELOUBE

10.

Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1

05:14

Solo: Véronique Gens Soloist

Orchestra: Lille National Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus Conductor

FRANCISCO TÁRREGA

11.

Recuerdos de la Alhambra

05:40

Solo: Mats Bergström Soloist

REMO GIAZOTTO

12.

Adagio in G Minor (attrib. to Albinoni) *

11:29

Solo: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Conductor: Richard Edlinger Conductor

GABRIEL FAURÉ

13.

Pavane, Op. 50

07:46

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Keith Clark Conductor

TOMASO GIOVANNI ALBINONI

14.

Concerto for 2 Oboes in F Major, Op. 9, No. 3

02:12

Solo: Anthony Camden Soloist

Orchestra: London Virtuosi Orchestra

Conductor: John Georgiadis Conductor

GERALD FINZI

15.

Eclogue, Op. 10

10:51

Solo: Peter Donohoe Soloist

Orchestra: Northern Sinfonia Orchestra

Conductor: Howard Griffiths Conductor

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

16.

All-night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers"

03:23

Solo: BBC Chorus Choir

Conductor: Eric-Olof Soderstrom Conductor

Choral: Finnish National Opera Chorus Choral

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

17.

Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61, MWV M13

06:26

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Anthony Bramall Conductor

GIACOMO PUCCINI

18.

Madame Butterfly, 1. Akt: Vogliatemi bene (Mona Lisa)

02:50

Solo: BBC Chorus Choir

Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Alexander Rahbari Conductor

Choral: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Choral

EDVARD GRIEG

19.

2 Elegische Melodien, Op. 34

04:59

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Conductor

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

20.

Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune

10:12

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Lyon National Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Jun Märkl Conductor

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN

21.

24 Preludes, Op. 28

06:39

Solo: Irina Zaritzkaya Soloist

SAMUEL BARBER

22.

Adagio für Streichinstrumente, Op. 11

07:47

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Marin Alsop Conductor

MORTEN LAURIDSEN

23.

O Magnum Mysterium

05:52

Solo: University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers Choir

Conductor: Noel Edison Conductor

Choral: Elora Festival Singers Choral

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

24.

2 Arabesques

03:31

Solo: Klára Körmendi Soloist

EDVARD GRIEG

25.

Peer Gynt-Suite Nr. 1, Op. 46

04:16

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Conductor

GREGORIO ALLEGRI

26.

Miserere

10:11

Solo: Oxford Camerata Ensemble

Conductor: Jeremy Summerly Conductor

Chamber: Oxford Camerata Chamber

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN

27.

24 Preludes, Op. 28

05:49

Solo: Idil Biret Soloist

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

28.

The Lark Ascending

15:03

Solo: David Greed Soloist

Orchestra: English Northern Philharmonia Orchestra

Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones Conductor

ERIC WHITACRE

29.

Sleep

04:30

Solo: University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers Choir

Conductor: Noel Edison Conductor

Choral: Elora Festival Singers Choral

GUSTAV HOLST

30.

The Planets, Op. 32

08:32

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones Conductor

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

31.

Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll Op. 18: 3. Allegro scherzando (Auszug) (Das verflixte siebte Jahr)

11:24

Solo: Jenö Jando Soloist

Orchestra: Budapest Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: György Lehel Conductor

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

32.

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

15:11

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: James Judd Conductor

GABRIEL FAURÉ

33.

Requiem, Op. 48

03:33

Solo: Lisa Beckley Soloist

Solo: Colm Carey Soloist

Conductor: Jeremy Summerly Conductor

Choral: Oxford Camerata Choral

C. V. STANFORD

34.

The Blue Bird

03:44

Solo: Carys-Anne Lane Soloist

Conductor: Jeremy Summerly Conductor

Choral: Oxford Camerata Choral

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH

35.

The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a

05:54

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Theodore Kuchar Conductor

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

36.

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma"

03:42

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Adrian Leaper Conductor

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

37.

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

07:36

Solo: Jirí Válek Soloist

Solo: Hana Mullerova Soloist

Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Conductor: Richard Edlinger Conductor

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

38.

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

05:14

Solo: Jenö Jando Soloist

GABRIEL FAURÉ

39.

Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (arr. H. Rabaud)

04:36

Solo: RTE Sinfonietta Orchestra

Orchestra: RTE Sinfonietta Orchestra

Conductor: John Georgiadis Conductor

PIETRO MASCAGNI

40.

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (Der Pate III)

03:44

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Alexander Rahbari Conductor

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH

41.

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102

06:37

Solo: Michael Houstoun Soloist

Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Christopher Lyndon-Gee Conductor

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

42.

Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068

05:22

Solo: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Conductor: Richard Edlinger Conductor

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

43.

Ave verum corpus, K. 618

02:54

Solo: Kosice Teachers' Choir Choir

Orchestra: Camerata Cassovia Orchestra

Conductor: Johannes Wildner Conductor

Choral: Kosice Teachers' Choir Choral

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

44.

Serenade in E Minor, Op. 20

02:31

Solo: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Conductor: Adrian Leaper Conductor

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

45.

Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40 (arr. for oboe and orchestra)

03:43

Solo: Jozef Cejka Soloist

Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra

Conductor: Richard Edlinger Conductor

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS

46.

Carnival of the Animals

03:07

Solo: Marián Lapšanský Soloist

Solo: Peter Toperczer Soloist

Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd Conductor

CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK

47.

Orfeo ed Euridice

06:10

Solo: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Johannes Wildner Conductor

SIR JOHN TAVENER

48.

Song for Athene

05:43

Solo: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge Choir

Conductor: Christopher Robinson Conductor

Choral: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge Choral

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

49.

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique"

08:40

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Antoni Wit Conductor

ÉRIK SATIE

50.

3 Gymnopedies (arr. for guitar and orchestra)

03:06

Solo: Gerald Garcia Soloist

Orchestra: CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Orchestra

Conductor: Peter Breiner Conductor

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