50 Best Relaxing Piano je dvojdisková kompilácia klavírnych skladieb klasickej hudby zameraná na upokojujúce a kontemplatívne diela. Výber zahŕňa skladby od barokových majstrov ako JS Bach a Händel cez romantikov Chopina, Schumanna a Liszta až po impresionistov Debussyho a Ravela.
Medzi interpretmi sa objavujú poprední svetoví pianisti ako Maurizio Pollini, Maria-João Pires, Hélène Grimaud, Daniel Barenboim či Nicolai Lugansky. Kompilácia zahŕňa slávne skladby ako Clair de lune, Beethovenova Für Elise, Chopinova Tristesse i Bachovo Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring v klavírnej úprave. Nahrávky kombinujú sólové klavírne kusy s výberom pomalých viet z klavírnych koncertov sprevádzaných orchestrami ako Philharmonia Orchestra či New Philharmonia Orchestra.
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CD 1
1. JS Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude no.1 in C major, BWV 846 - Christian Zacharias
2. Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des Animaux, R125: VII. Aquarium (Andantino)
- Nash Ensemble
3. Schubert - Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 (arr. Liszt)
- Bertrand Chamayou
4. Chopin - 12 Etudes, op.10/3 in E major, 'Tristesse'
- Nicolai Lugansky
5. Handel - Suite in D minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande
- Andrei Gavrilov
6. Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L75: III. Clair de lune (Andante tres expressif)
- Kun Woo Paik
7. Chabrier - Pieces pittoresques: VI. Idylle
- Aldo Ciccolini
8. Schumann - Kinderszenen, op.15: XII. Kind im Einschlummern
- Maria-Joao Pires
9. Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major, M83: II. Adagio assai
- Hélene Grimaud
10. Chopin - Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, op.11: II. Romanze (Larghetto)
- Maurizio Pollini, Philharmonia Orchestra / Paul Kletzki
11. JS Bach - “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”, BWV 147 (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) (arr. Myra Hess)
- Alexis Weissenberg
12. Liszt - 6 Consolations, S172: No.3 in D flat major (Lento placido)
- Tzimon Barto
13. Beethoven - Piano Sonata no.8 in C minor, op.13, “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
- Stephen Kovacevich
14. JS Bach - Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
- Maria-Joao Pires, Gulbenkian Orchestra of Lisbon / Michel Corboz
15. Beethoven - Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59, “Für Elise” (Poco moto)
- Moura Lympany
16. Borodin - Petite Suite: VII. Nocturne (Andantino)
- Aldo Ciccolini
17. Scriabin - Nocturne for the left hand in D flat major, op.9/2
- Alexis Weissenberg
CD 2
1. Mozart - Piano Concerto no.21 in C major, K467: II. Andante
- Piotr Anderszewski, Sinfonia Varsovia
2. Granados - 12 Danzas espanolas, op.37: II Oriental
- Jean François Heisser
3. Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58: II. Andante con moto
- Daniel Barenboim, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer
4. Chopin - 12 Etudes, op.10: No.6 in E flat minor
- Nicolai Lugansky
5. Satie - 3 Gymnopédies: No.1 Lent et douloureux
- Aldo Ciccolini
6. Fauré - Nocturne no.1 in E flat minor, op.33/1
- Jean-Philippe Collard
7. Chopin - 24 Préludes, op.28: No.7 in A major (Andantino)
- Samson François
8. Brahms - 16 Waltzes, op.39: No.9 in D minor
- Mikhail Rudy
9. Liszt - Liebestod (from “Tristan und Isolde” by Wagner)
- Aldo Ciccolini
10. Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte, M19
- Anne Queffélec
11. Mozart - Piano Sonata no.12 in F major, K332: II. Adagio
- Daniel Barenboim
12. Debusy - Reverie, L76
- Aldo Ciccolini
13. Schubert - 6 Moments musicaux, op.94, D780: No.3 in F minor (Allegro moderato)
- Stephen Kovacevich
14. Schumann - Kinderszenen, op.15: VII. Träumerei
- Maria-Joao Pires
15. Séverac - Cerdana: I. En Tartane (L'arrivée en Cerdagne)
- Aldo Ciccolini
16. Tchaikovsky - The Seasons, op.37a: VI. June (Barcarolle). Andante cantabile
- Mikhail Pletnev
17. Scriabin - Etude, op.2/1
- Georges Pludermacher
CD 3
1. Liszt - Liebesträume, S541
- Kun Woo Paik
2. Mozart - Piano Concerto no.23 in A major, K488: II. Adagio
- Mikhail Pletnev, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
3. JS Bach - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria
- Maria Tipo
4. Beethoven - Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27/2, “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
- François-René Duchâble
5. Chopin - Waltz no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64/2
- Samson François
6. Debussy - Petite suite, L71a: I. En bateau
- Jean-Philippe Collard
7. Ravel - Miroirs, M43: III. Une barque sur l'océan
- Bertrand Chamayou
8. Satie - 6 Gnossiennes: No.1 Lent
- Aldo Ciccolini
9. Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18: II. Adagio sostenuto
- Hélene Grimaud, Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
10. Chopin - 12 Etudes, op.25: No.6 in G sharp minor
- Nicolai Lugansky
11. Schumann - 6 Etudes in canon form for pedal piano, Op.56: II. Mit innigem Ausdruck
- Piotr Anderszewski
12. Mendelssohn - Songs without Words, op.67/2: Allegro leggiero
- Leif Ove Andsnes
13. Fauré - Dolly Suite, op.56: I. Berceuse (Allegro moderato)
- Jean-Philippe Collard
14. Granados - 6 Escenas romanticas: VI. Epilogo
- Jean-François Heisser
15. Haydn - Piano Concerto no.11 in D major, Hob. XVIII:11 1: II. Un poco adagio
- Alexandre Tharaud
16. Brahms - 3 Intermezzi, op.117: No.2 Intermezzo in B flat minor
- Nicholas Angelich
