Classical Dreams: A Collection of Inspirational & Relaxing Classical Music

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Joyful/Triumphant
▶ CD 2: Paradise
▼ CD 3: Romantic/Calm
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1Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Laurance Seigal (conductor, possibly another pseudonym Alfred Scholz created)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:23
2O My Beloved Father from Gianni Schicchi
sound engineer, engineer and balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1954)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building that includes the Assembly Rooms that are today the Watford Colosseum) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:30
3Scenes from Childhood, op. 15: Dreaming
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:45
4Serenade for Strings, op. 22: I. Moderato
orchestra:
Camerata Romana (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Camerata Salzburg (Austrian chamber orchestra), Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra (FICTIONAL / used for an Alfred Scholz (style) release - NOT the Philharmonie Leipzig (est. 2000)), Münchner Symphonieorkester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the former Symphonie-Orchester Graunke) and Pro Arte Orchester
conductor:
Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alberto Lizzio (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Wolfgang Müller (conductor) and Kurt Redel (flutist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1988)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1875-05-03 until 1875-05-14)
revised by:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Smyčcová serenáda E dur, op. 22, B. 52
Antonín Dvořák4:56
5Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante
violin:
Richard Schamalfuss and Helena Spitkova (Alfred Scholz pseudonym, violinist)
orchestra:
New Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related orchestra used on budget recordings), Philharmonia Slavonica (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Vienna Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Milan Pohronec (conductor, Scholz related) and Alfred Scholz (musical fraudster)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: II. Andante
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn8:08
6Nessun Dorma from Turandot
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
orchestra:
Royal Opera Orchestra Stockholm (The Royal Court Orchestra) and The Stockholm Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1944)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:19
7Moonlight Sonata, op. 27 no. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto (excerpt)
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
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 Beethoven3:36
8Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 18th Var.
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist)
orchestra:
London Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov2:47
9Vissi D’arte from Tosca
soprano vocals:
Ute Herbert (soprano)
orchestra:
The Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (real orchestra, not the Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alexander Pitanic (pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:14
10Für Elise
piano:
Peter Dagenhardt
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:49
11O Silver Moon from Rusalka
soprano vocals:
Eva Iles (soprano)
orchestra:
Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (real orchestra, not the Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hans-Peter Gmur (conductor (used as Alfred Scholz pseudonym))
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák4:15
12The Girl with the flaxen hair
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:32
13Andante Cantabile
instruments:
Caspar da Salo Quartet (string quartet, Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1871-02)
part of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:33
14Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante
solo piano:
Roderick Elms (pianist) (in 1991-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1991-04)
conductor:
Philip Gibson (conductor) (in 1991-04)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (in 1991-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:54
15Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen from La Boheme
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Orchestra, Royal Opera Orchestra Stockholm (The Royal Court Orchestra) and The Stockholm Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) and Renata Cellini (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:02
16Meditation from Thais
violin:
Barry Griffiths (violinist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:16
17Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
Magyar Állami Operaház Énekkara (Hungarian State Opera Chorus)
tenor vocals:
Josef Mukk (tenor)
orchestra:
Camerata Budapest
conductor:
Laszlo Hovaks (conductor)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck3:57
▶ CD 4: Escape

Credits

Release

compiler:Alan Peters (producer, violinist)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use "Demon Music Group"; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2005)
licensed from:Classic Hits 2000 Ltd
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/22272502 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000BH2U3M [info]