Verdi: Rigoletto

ROMANZA - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming

Adrian Leaper and his sparkling Irish orchestra recorded all of Carl Nielsen's symphonies for Naxos in the mid-1990s and all three discs (the others are here: Nielsen - Symphonies & Nielsen - Symphonies) are worth hearing. Adrian Leaper's readings of Nielsen's First and Sixth Symphonies are dramatic, exciting, and filled with such conviction that I'd be hard pressed to find an alternative recording. Nielsen's First Symphony, written for his wife, is a tentative symphony; a composer just getting his feet wet in the symphonic pool, but the results are wonderful. The symphony is filled with ideas, intense motifs and a hint to the stunning symphonic masterpieces that would come later. Leaper and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland revel in Nielsen's symphonic beginnings and the result is a joyous but focused reading. The Sixth Symphony is a much more serious - and much more polished work - and Leaper and his orchestra make all the right choices: fast tempos, tight playing, and never just scratching the surface of some intense themes.

Bach: Clavierübung III, Vol. 1

Puccini's Tosca recorded at the Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Germany from the 7th to 14th of April, 1990. Conductors Markus Lehtinen and Alexander Rahbari, are joined by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Chamber Choir; Slovak Philharmonic Chorus and a host of performers.

Sonata, classical favorites for relaxing and dreaming. Chamber music performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra also appearing is the Moyzes Quartet. All arranged by Claude Debussy and Alfred Reed.

Liebesleid is classical favorites for relaxing and dreaming. Performed by such great orchestras as Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. You will hear works from Respighi, Barber, Chopin and more.

UNCHAINED MELODY

BERCEUSE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming

Vivaldi' Griselda, one of more than twenty operas, is based on a story retold in Boccaccio' Il decamerone about the testing of Griselda' patience and virtue by her royal husband through a series of cruel trials.

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

Elegie, classical favorites for relaxing and dreaming. Romantic period music performed by Capella Istropolitana; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra also appearing is the Villa Musica Ensemble. Performing arrangements by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak and more.

MEDITATION - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming

Stabat Mater: Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

Prelude, classical favorites for relaxing and dreaming. Chamber music performed by Capella Istropolitana; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, and Kosice. All famous classical performing companies.