Various – Bill Turnbull’s Relaxing Classics (3 CD Set)

Description

3 CDs of the world’s most beautiful and relaxing classical music, personally curated by Bill himself.
A trusted and esteemed national figure, Bill was the face of BBC Breakfast for 15 years. In addition he hosted a hugely popular weekend show on Classic FM.”
These quintessential relaxing classical masterworks are performed by some of the biggest, most prestigious names in classical music – featuring Joshua Bell, Leonard Bernstein, Placido Domingo, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Lang Lang, Montserrat Caballé, and more!

Tracklisting
Disc 1
1 Bach – Air on the G String
2 Massenet – Meditation
3 Boccherini – Minuet from String Quartet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5
4 Mozart – Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: II. Andante
5 Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
6 Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII
7 Shostakovich – The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: No. 8 Romance
8 Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
9 Mozart – Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G Major “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”, K.525: II. Romanze
10 Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings: II. Valse. Moderato
11 Barber – Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
12 Pachelbel – Canon in D
13 Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Adagio

Disc 2
1 Saint – Saëns – The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan
2 Beethoven – Für Elise
3 Bach – Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: Prélude
4 Chopin – Nocturnes Op. 9: No. 2 in E
5 Elgar – Salut d’amour, Op. 12
6 Bach – Ave Maria
7 Faure – Pavane, Op. 50
8 Debussy – Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. “Clair de lune”
9 Bach – Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
10 Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
11 Part – Spiegel im Spiegel
12 Chopin – 12 Études, Op. 10: Étude No. 3 in E Major
13 Franck – Violin Sonata in A Major: Allegretto poco mosso
14 Brahms – Waltz, Op. 39: No. 15, in A
15 Liszt – Liebestraum No. 3 in A
16 Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending

Disc 3
1 Bizet – ‘Au fond du temple saint’ from The Pearl Fishers
2 Puccini – ‘O mio babbino caro’ from Gianni Schicchi
3 Bellini – ‘Casta Diva’ from Norma
4 Verdi – ‘Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves’ from Nabucco
5 Delibes – ‘Flower Duet’ from Lakmé
6 Fauré – Requiem, Op.48: In Paradisum
7 Handel – ‘Ombra mai fu’ from Serse
8 Catalani – ‘Ebben?… Ne andrò lontana’ from La Wally
9 Offenbach – ‘Barcarolle’ from The Tales of Hoffmann
10 Lotti – Crucifixus a 8
11 Puccini – ‘Che gelida manina’ from La Boheme
12 Schubert – Ave Maria
13 Mozart – ‘Soave il vento’ from Cosi fan Tutte
14 Handel – Lascia ch’io pianga
15 Whitacre – Lux Aurumque