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Johann Pachelbel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Delibes
Meditation: Classical Relaxation (Box Set)
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon
2. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: Andante
3. Coppélia, ou La fille aux yeux d'émail, ballet: Notturno
4. Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in C major, D. 956 (Op. posth. 163): Adagio
5. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
6. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Adagio
7. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: Andante con moto
8. Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9/2, (T. 9/2): Adagio
9. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
Track Listings (10) - Disc #2
1. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera 'Thaïs')
2. Romance in G major for violin & orchestra, Op. 26
3. Våren (Last Spring), elegiac melody for orchestra (or piano) No. 2, Op. 34/2
4. Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2
5. String Quartet in F major ('Serenade'), Op. 3/5, H. 3/17 (spurious, possibly by Hoffstetter): Andante cantabile (Serenade)
6. Poéme, for piano, Op. 41/6
7. Hjertsår (The Wounded Heart), elegiac melody for orchestra (or piano) No. 1, Op. 34/1
8. Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48: Elegia
9. Jeg elsker dig (I Love Thee), song transcription for piano, Op. 41/3
10. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Dance of the Hours
Track Listings (6) - Disc #3
1. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
2. Romance for violin & piano in F minor (arr. from Andante of Str Qrt No. 5), B. 38 (Op. 11)
3. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55: Solveig's Song
4. Romance for violin & orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
5. Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26): Ballet Music in G
6. Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No. 5)
Track Listings (11) - Disc #4
1. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning
2. Ständchen ('Leise flehen meine Lieder'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4
3. Suite No. 4 for orchestra in G major ('Mozartiana'), Op. 61: Preghiera (Ave Verum)
4. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto
5. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488: 2nd movement
6. Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26): Intermezzo
7. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 2nd movement
8. Serenade for string orchestra in E major, B. 52 (Op. 22): 1st movement
9. L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 2, from the incidental music (arranged by Ernest Guirard): Intermezzo
10. Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: 2nd movement
11. Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass in A major ('Trout'), D. 667 (Op. posth. 114): Theme and Variations
Track Listings (15) - Disc #5
1. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle
2. Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1
3. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
4. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
5. Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor (reconstruction), BWV 1059R: Excerpt
6. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: 2nd movement
7. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo sinfonico
8. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): Sinfonia
9. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
10. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447: 2nd movement
11. Symphony No. 1 in D major ('Titan'): 3rd movement
12. Kinderszenen No. 7 ('Träumerei'), for piano, Op. 15/7
13. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Ase's Death
14. Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ('Ombra mai fu' from the opera Serse)
15. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 2nd movement
Track Listings (10) - Disc #6
1. The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a: Scene
2. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525: Romance
3. Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 9, CT. 108-110: No. 3 in B major
4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Humming Chorus
5. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Notturno
6. Symphony No. 35 in D major ('Haffner'), K. 385: Andante
7. Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Intermezzo
8. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D. 960: Andante sostenuto
9. Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola & orchestra in E flat major, K. 364 (K. 320d): Andante
10. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, CT. 48: Larghetto
Track Listings (10) - Disc #7
1. Impromptu for piano in G flat major, D. 899/3 (Op. 90/3)
2. Abendlied, for chorus, Op. 69/3
3. Serenade for orchestra No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Adagio non troppo
4. Album für die Jugend No. 10 ('Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit Zurückkehrend') for piano, Op. 68/10
5. Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello No. 1 in D major, K. 285: Movement
6. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: Allegretto
7. Wiegenlied ('Guten Abend, gut Nacht'), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4
8. Quartet for flute, guitar, viola & cello in G major (arranged from W. Matiegka's, Trio, Op. 21), D. 96: Theme and Variations
9. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: June (Bacarolle)
10. Symphony No. 36 in C major ('Linz'), K. 425: Poco adagio
Track Listings (10) - Disc #8
1. Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 (BC L171)
2. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: Adagio
3. Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d): Adagio non troppo
4. Sonata for oboe & piano in F major: Andante
5. Impromptu for piano in B flat major, D. 935/3 (Op. posth. 142/3)
6. Clair de lune, for orchestra or other arrangement (from 'Suite Bergamasque' for piano), L. 75/3
7. Divertimento No. 11 for oboe, 2 horns & strings in D major, K. 251: Andantino
8. Caro mio ben, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
9. Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ('Jeunehomme,' 'Jenamy'), K. 271: Andante
10. Theme and Variations for string quartet, Op. 93
Track Listings (10) - Disc #9
1. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Panorama
2. Waltz for piano, 4 hands in A flat major, Op. 39/15
3. Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in G minor: Andante
4. Impromptu for piano in A flat major, D. 899/4 (Op. 90/4)
5. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major ('Turkish') K. 219: Adagio
6. Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200: Allegretto
7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: Andante
8. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: Largo
9. Suite No. 1 for orchestra in D minor, Op. 43: Intermezzo
10. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Largo
Track Listings (10) - Disc #10
1. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Prelude
2. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: Foreign Countries and People
3. Chanson triste, for piano, Op. 40/2
4. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: Andante
5. Work(s): [Unspecified] La Campanella
6. Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in B flat major, H. 435, Wq. 167: Adagio
7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Funeral March
8. Symphony No. 94 in G major ('Surprise'/'The Drumstroke'/'Mit dem Paukenschlag'), H. 1/94: Andante
9. Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c): Andantino
10. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: Adagio lamentoso

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All Artists: Johann Pachelbel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leo Delibes, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Johann Sebastian Bach, Tomaso Albinoni, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Jules Massenet, Johan Svendsen, Edvard Grieg, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn, Zdenek Fibich, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Amilcare Ponchielli, Antonin Dvorak, Gustav Mahler, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Georges Bizet, Joaquin Rodrigo
Title: Meditation: Classical Relaxation (Box Set)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Delta
Release Date: 10/11/1991
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Minuets, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Serenades & Divertimentos, Short Forms, Sonatas, Suites, Symphonies, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Romantic (c.1820-1910), Instruments, Brass, Keyboard, Reeds & Winds, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 10
SwapaCD Credits: 10
UPC: 018111583527

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CD Reviews

They are giving it away!

02/22/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Excellent recordings of excellent performances. You are undoubtedly skeptical that you can buy 10 quality CDs for 20 bucks. But here they are! Notice the sales ranking...people are finding this by word of mouth? Now, if you are a serious listener, you might think you would not enjoy the excerpt format. But the arrangement of these tracks has been very well designed. And why be a serious listener all the time? These make wonderful background music while you are filling out your tax forms, etc."

Meditative, But Not Boring

A.Trendl HungarianBookstore.com | Glen Ellyn, IL USA | 06/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Here's the deal: If you check out the individual CDs of this collection, you'll pay way too much. That said, compare this price, and realize it is a steal at twice the price.

The list of selections is immense. 101 selections. Most of it you've heard before, but that's OK. Despite the various cute names -- quite creative -- "Vol. 9"!... you can load your CD player and enjoy them without feeling a transition of style.

It's true these aren't meditative in the sense of a Gregorian chant. Anyone familiar with classical music will recognize the composers and various movements to know this. What is true is that you can sit down and write Amazon reviews with it in the background quite comfortably. No weird interpretations, just the music as you know it.

It is also meditative in the sense of popping on it your portable player as you go for a Sunday afternoon walk. The music has just the right pacing: no quite aerobics class, but not ready for the office elevator either.

The box and jewel cases are not that flimsy kind of thing often associated with box sets. It sounds silly to review the jewel cases, but I'm frustrated with the ones I've received lately that have no meat to them. This'll do the job.

I fully recommend "Meditation: Classical Relaxation, 10 Volume Set [BOX SET].

Anthony Trendl

editor, HungarianBookstore.com"

Classical Elevator Music Not

E. A. Lovitt | Gladwin, MI USA | 01/15/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This isn't a bad set of CDs, if you like strings and bits of things. There are lots of `adagio sostenutos,' intermezzos, and movements from such and such. However, Delta Music didn't stint on the performers. The Budapest Philharmonic is a major presence, along with the Berlin Chamber Orchestra, the Vienna Mozart Ensemble, Budapest String Quartet, and Prague Festival Orchestra. I didn't recognize any of the soloists, but that doesn't mean much. They are probably first chairs with the orchestras.I disagreed with some of the selections as not really conducive to meditation, e.g. Bizet's `Intermezzo from "L'Arlésienne," Suite No. 2' (BOMM, BOM, BOM, BOMP BA BOMP!). Everyone will probably wish for some exclusions since this is a ten-CD set. The really great news is that "Meditation" is a ten-CD set and you can purchase the whole thing for the price of a single CD. The performances are good, and most of the excerpts are very peaceful.Note: there are no liner notes to speak of, except for a quotation from Ludwig van Beethoven: "Music is the mediator between the spiritual [geistigem] and the sensual [sinnlichem] life." The back of each CD case identifies the exerpt, performance, and timing for its tracks."

An Undeniable Bargain

John A. Cheng | USA | 07/21/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You own full length, premium priced, selectively chosen versions of classical works numbering into the hundreds and you hear a well known excerpt from a work that you don't own. You notice that this collection contains what you're after (and ten CD's full of extras) at little more than the price of one premium CD and at about half the price of an opera. You decide: If I don't want the whole work, why buy it? My opinion: All of the renditions are acceptable, while a few rival some of the full priced versions I own. The recordings are all marked as digitally recorded, and the sonics are good. This is a ton of good music, decently recorded, at a great price."

Beautiful, moving music! You'll recognize many of the pieces

John A. Cheng | 02/24/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"John Cheng's review, below, said it's "an undeniable bargain," and I whole heartedly agree! I especially LOVE Volume 5. I have a Typing/Resume business, and I listen to Volume 5 ALL the time on my computer while I'm doing my work. It inspires me to be creative and calms me down when I'm stressed. I would say I've _easily_ listened to Volume 5 at least 100 times, and I'm still not tired of it. That's amazing for me, because I'm also a musician (singer/pianist) and I get bored easily. I actually found the Volume 5 CD at a Thrift store, and loved it so much that I bought the whole set recently. So I've only listened to a few of the other CD's in this set, so far, and they're also great.This is NOT boring music. My clients and family have heard it also, and they've also mentioned how soothing and wonderful these pieces are. Most of you will probably recognize a lot of these songs! You'll be saying, "OH! I remember THIS one! I haven't heard this for YEARS!!!"It's well worth the money for 10 very full CD's!!! Try it! You won't be disappointed!Happy listening!
Betty, Owner of Betty's Desk Typing Service and Quality Resumes"