50 Best Smooth Classics

Various Artists

• Released on 10/1/12 by Naxos Special Projects
• Main artist: François-Joel Thiollier
• Genre: Classical

Suite bergamasque, L. 75 (Claude Debussy)

1 III. Clair de lune (Featured in "Man on Fire")

François-Joel Thiollier 00:05:14

Claude Debussy, Composer - François-Joël Thiollier, Artist, MainArtist

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Coppélia-Suite, Coppelia, Act II (Léo Delibes)

2 Valse de la poupee

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra 00:02:08

Léo Delibes, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Andrew Mogrelia, Conductor

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Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, 'From the New World' (Antonín Dvořák)

3 II. Largo

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 00:11:56

Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marin Alsop, Conductor

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Requiem (Herbert Howells)

4 Salvator mundi

Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge 00:02:00

Christopher Robinson, Conductor - Herbert Howells, Composer - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

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Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

5 II. Largo ma non tanto

Takako Nishizaki 00:06:50

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Oliver von Dohnanyi, Conductor - Capella Istropolitana, Orchestra - Takako Nishizaki, Artist, MainArtist - Alexander Jablokov, Artist

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Lakmé (Léo Delibes)

6 Lakmé: Flower Duet

Adriana Kohutkova 00:05:34

Léo Delibes, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Johannes Wildner, Conductor - Adriana Kohutkova, Artist, MainArtist - Denisa Slepkovska, Artist

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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

7 Variation No. 18 (Featured in "Somewhere In Time")

Bernd Glemser 00:02:50

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - György Lehel, Conductor - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist

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Symphony No. 5 (Gustav Mahler)

8 IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

London Symphony Orchestra 00:10:39

Gustav Mahler, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James DePreist, Conductor

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

9 No. 4, Wiegenlied (Arr. for Piano)

Peter Nagy 00:02:15

Johannes Brahms, Composer - Peter Nagy, Artist, MainArtist

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Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 1 (Joseph Canteloube)

10 No. 2, Bailero

Véronique Gens 00:05:14

Joseph Canteloube, Composer - Veronique Gens, Artist, MainArtist - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra

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Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tárrega)

11 Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Mats Bergstrom 00:05:33

Francisco Tarrega, Composer - Mats Bergström, Artist, MainArtist

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Adagio in G minor (attrib. to Albinoni) * (Remo Giazotto)

12 Adagio in G Minor (Attrib. To Albinoni)

Capella Istropolitana 00:11:31

Remo Giazotto, Composer - Capella Istropolitana, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Edlinger, Conductor

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Pavane, Op. 50 (Gabriel Fauré)

13 Pavane, Op. 50

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra 00:07:46

Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keith Clark, Conductor

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

14 II. Adagio (Non troppo)

Anthony Camden 00:02:11

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Composer - Anthony Camden, Artist, MainArtist - John Georgiadis, Conductor - London Virtuosi, Orchestra - Julia Girdwood, Artist

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Eclogue, Op. 10 (Gerald Finzi)

15 Eclogue, Op. 10

Peter Donohoe 00:11:00

Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra - Peter Donohoe, Artist, MainArtist - Gerald Finzi, Composer - Howard Griffiths, Conductor

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All-night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers" (Serge Rachmaninoff)

16 Troparion for the Virgin Mary (Bogoroditse Dyevo)

Finnish National Opera Chorus 00:03:25

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Eric-Olof Söderström, Conductor - Finnish National Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist

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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13 (Felix Mendelssohn)

17 Nocturne

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra 00:06:25

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Anthony Bramall, Conductor

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Madama Butterfly, Madame Butterfly, Act II (Giacomo Puccini)

18 Humming Chorus

Slovak Philharmonic Chorus 00:02:50

Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Ali Rahbari, Conductor

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2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 (Edvard Grieg)

19 No. 2, The Last Spring

Malmö Symphony Orchestra 00:04:55

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Claude Debussy)

20 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86

Orchestre National De Lyon 00:10:12

Claude Debussy, Composer - Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jun Markl, Conductor

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24 Preludes, Op. 28

21 No. 15 in D-Flat Major

Irina Zaritzkaya 00:06:39

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Irina Zaritzkaya, Artist, MainArtist

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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (Samuel Barber)

22 Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra 00:07:46

Samuel Barber, Composer - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marin Alsop, Conductor

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O magnum mysterium (Live) (Morten Lauridsen)

23 O magnum mysterium (Live)

The Elora Singers 00:05:47

Morten Lauridsen, Composer - Noel Edison, Conductor - The Elora Singers, Choir, MainArtist

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2 Arabesques, L. 66 (Claude Debussy)

24 2 Arabesques: No. 1 in E Major

Klára Körmendi 00:03:30

Claude Debussy, Composer - Klara Kormendi, Artist, MainArtist

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Peer Gynt, Op. 23 (Edvard Grieg)

25 No. 15, Prelude. Morning Mood

Malmö Symphony Orchestra 00:04:16

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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Miserere (Featured in "Chariots of Fire") (Gregorio Allegri)

26 Miserere (Featured in "Chariots of Fire")

Oxford Camerata 00:10:13

Gregorio Allegri, Composer - Jeremy Summerly, Conductor - Oxford Camerata, Ensemble, MainArtist

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Prelude in D-Flat Major, Op. 28 No. 15 "Raindrop"

27 Prelude in D-Flat Major, Op. 28 No. 15 "Raindrop"

Idil Biret 00:05:54

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Idil Biret, Artist, MainArtist

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The Lark Ascending (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

28 The Lark Ascending

David Greed 00:15:03

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - David Lloyd-Jones, Conductor - English Northern Philharmonia, Orchestra - David Greed, Artist, MainArtist

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Sleep (Eric Whitacre)

29 Sleep

The Elora Singers 00:04:24

Eric Whitacre, Composer - Noel Edison, Conductor - The Elora Singers, Choir, MainArtist

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The Planets, Op. 32 (Gustav Holst)

30 II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra 00:08:32

Gustav Holst, Composer - David Lloyd-Jones, Conductor - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

31 II. Adagio sostenuto

Jenő Jandó 00:11:24

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Jenö Jando, Artist, MainArtist - György Lehel, Conductor

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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

32 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 00:15:11

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - James Judd, Conductor

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Requiem, op. 48 (Gabriel Fauré)

33 Pie Jesu

Lisa Beckley 00:03:32

Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Jeremy Summerly, Conductor - Oxford Camerata, Choir - Colm Carey, Artist - Oxford Schola Cantorum, Choir - Lisa Beckley, Artist, MainArtist

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8 Partsongs, Op. 119 (Sir Charles Villiers Stanford)

34 No. 3, The Bluebird

Oxford Camerata 00:03:48

Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer - Jeremy Summerly, Conductor - Oxford Camerata, Choir - Carys-Anne Lane, Artist, MainArtist

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The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a

35 VIII. Romance

Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra 00:05:53

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Theodore Kuchar, Conductor

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Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" (Edward Elgar)

36 Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra 00:03:42

Edward Elgar, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adrian Leaper, Conductor

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Concerto for Flute & Harp in C Major, K. 299 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

37 II. Andantino (Excerpt)

Jiri Valek 00:07:36

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Capella Istropolitana, Orchestra - Richard Edlinger, Conductor - Jiri Valek, Artist, MainArtist - Hana Mullerova, Artist

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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight' (Ludwig van Beethoven)

38 I. Adagio sostenuto

Jenő Jandó 00:05:15

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Jenö Jando, Artist, MainArtist

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

39 Dolly, Op. 56: V. Tendresse (Arr. H. Rabaud for orchestra)

RTE Sinfonietta 00:04:35

Gabriel Fauré, Composer - John Georgiadis, Conductor - RTE Sinfonietta, Orchestra, MainArtist

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Cavalleria Rusticana (Pietro Mascagni)

40 Intermezzo

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra 00:03:43

Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ali Rahbari, Conductor

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

41 II. Andante

Michael Houstoun 00:06:37

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Michael Houstoun, Artist, MainArtist - Christopher Lyndon-Gee, Conductor

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Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

42 Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on a G String"

Capella Istropolitana 00:05:22

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Capella Istropolitana, Orchestra, MainArtist - Richard Edlinger, Conductor

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Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

43 Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Kosice Teachers' Choir 00:02:54

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Camerata Cassovia, Orchestra - Johannes Wildner, Conductor - Kosice Teachers' Choir, Choir, MainArtist

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Serenade in E minor, Op. 20 (Edward Elgar)

44 III. Allegretto

Capella Istropolitana 00:02:31

Edward Elgar, Composer - Capella Istropolitana, Orchestra, MainArtist - Adrian Leaper, Conductor

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Xerxes, HWV 40

45 Larghetto "Ombra mai fu" (Arr. for Oboe & Orchestra)

Jozef Cejka 00:03:43

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Capella Istropolitana, Orchestra - Richard Edlinger, Conductor - Jozef Cejka, Artist, MainArtist

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Carnival of the Animals, R. 125 (Camille Saint-Saëns)

46 XIII. The Swan

Marian Lapsansky 00:03:06

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Marian Lapsansky, Artist, MainArtist - Peter Toperczer, Artist - Ondrej Lenárd, Conductor

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Orfeo ed Euridice

47 Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra 00:06:10

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Johannes Wildner, Conductor - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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Song for Athene (John Tavener)

48 Song for Athene

Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge 00:05:42

Christopher Robinson, Conductor - John Tavener, Composer - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

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Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, 'Pathetique'

49 II. Allegro con grazia

Antoni Wit 00:08:40

Antoni Wit, Conductor - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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3 Gymnopedies (arr. for guitar and orchestra) (Erik Satie)

50 No. 1, Lent et douloureux (Arr. for Orchestra)

Gérald Garcia 00:03:06

Erik Satie, Composer - Gerald Garcia, Artist, MainArtist - Peter Breiner, Conductor - CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Orchestra

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About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 50 track(s)
• Total length: 05:05:02

• Main artist: François-Joel Thiollier
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Naxos Special Projects
• Genre: Classical
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

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