Relaxing Violin

Relaxing Violin

On this CD:

1. Thais, opera Act II: Meditation
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by Martin Milner
Conducted by Maurice Handford

2. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Piers Lane, Tasmin Little

3. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Andante
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Monica Huggett
Conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

4. Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 Romance
Composed by Henryk Wieniawski
Performed by Michael Rabin
Conducted by Eugene Goossens

5. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 Adagio
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

6. Romance, for flute (or violin) & orchestra (or piano) in D flat major, Op. 37
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Ulf Hoelscher
Conducted by Pierre Dervaux

7. The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by David Nolan
Conducted by Vernon Handley

8. The Gadfly, suite from the film score, Op. 97a (assembled by Atovmyan) Romance
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Piers Lane, Tasmin Little

9. Sérénade mélancolique, for violin & orchestra (or piano) in B minor, Op. 26
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Leonid Kogan
Conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

10. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Adagio
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Tasmin Little, Jonathan Small
Conducted by Vernon Handley