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Classical Music for Reading
Naxos

Classical Music for Reading

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Nov 15, 2019
Catalog #
8578359
UPC
747313835973

About

This new installment in the Naxos Lifestyle Series is titled Music for Book Lovers: Classical Music for Reading. This is an ideal special edition for book lovers. Nestle into your favorite reading spot and experience how this music speaks volumes as the perfect accompaniment to your page-turning. Works include pieces from composers like Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Boulanger, Ravel, Godowsky, and more. (Naxos)

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile (version for cello and string orchestra) 06:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile (version for cello and string orchestra)
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Li-Wei Qin
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  2. 2 Italian Coffee: No. 5. L'Ultimo Caffè Insieme (version for guitar and string orchestra as El Último Café Juntos) 04:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    Italian Coffee: No. 5. L'Ultimo Caffè Insieme (version for guitar and string orchestra as El Último Café Juntos)
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Simone Iannarelli
    Performer
    Pablo Garibay
    Ensemble
    Eduardo Mata University Youth Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gustavo Rivero Weber
  3. 3 Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune 05:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    François-Joël Thiollier
  4. 4 Homenaje a la Guitarra 06:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    Homenaje a la Guitarra
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Eduardo Sáinz de la Maza
    Performer
    José Antonio Escobar
  5. 5 12 Études: No. 5. Andantino (1928 version) 02:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    12 Études: No. 5. Andantino (1928 version)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Performer
    Andrea Bissoli
  6. 6 Michi 06:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Michi
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Keiko Abe
    Performer
    Sarah Mouradoglou
  7. 7 3 Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No. 3 02:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    3 Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No. 3
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Klára Körmendi
  8. 8 Recuerdos de la Alhambra 04:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    Recuerdos de la Alhambra
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Francisco Tárrega
    Performer
    Irina Kulikova
  9. 9 5 Pieces: No. 4. Aria 03:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    5 Pieces: No. 4. Aria
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Alexandre Tansman
    Performer
    Piotr Pławner
    Ensemble
    Kammersymphonie Berlin
    Conductor
    Jürgen Bruns
  10. 10 La Llorona (arr. J.C. Oliva for guitar) 02:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    La Llorona (arr. J.C. Oliva for guitar)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Cecilio Perera
  11. 11 12 Morceaux, Op. 40: No. 12. Reverie interrompue (arr. P. Breiner for violin and orchestra) 04:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    12 Morceaux, Op. 40: No. 12. Reverie interrompue (arr. P. Breiner for violin and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Takako Nishizaki
    Ensemble
    Queensland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Breiner
  12. 12 Dyddiau Mebyd (Scenes of Childhood): II. Toriad y Dydd (The Dawn of Day) 03:05
    Track
    12
    Title
    Dyddiau Mebyd (Scenes of Childhood): II. Toriad y Dydd (The Dawn of Day)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    John Thomas
    Ensemble
    Lipman Harp Duo
  13. 13 3 Pièces: No. 1. Modéré (version for cello and piano) 02:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    3 Pièces: No. 1. Modéré (version for cello and piano)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Nadia Boulanger
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, José Gallardo
  14. 14 Danzas Rituales y Festivas, Vol. 1: III. Guajira 05:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    Danzas Rituales y Festivas, Vol. 1: III. Guajira
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Leo Brouwer
    Performer
    Alí Arango
  15. 15 Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose): Tableau 6: Apothéose (Le Jardin féerique, The Fairy Garden) 04:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose): Tableau 6: Apothéose (Le Jardin féerique, The Fairy Garden)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    Conductor
    John Axelrod
  16. 16 Triakontameron, 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure: No. 11. Alt-Wien (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano) 02:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    Triakontameron, 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure: No. 11. Alt-Wien (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Nazrin Rashidova, Roderick Chadwick
  17. 17 Fantasy on Polish Airs in A Major, Op. 13: II. Air, "Juz Miesiac Zaszedl": Andantino 03:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    Fantasy on Polish Airs in A Major, Op. 13: II. Air, "Juz Miesiac Zaszedl": Andantino
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
    Ensemble
    Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Stankovsky