There are numerous great value compilation sets of classical music claiming to have the power of relaxation - Classic FM alone have a few variants such as `Relax', `Relax More' and `Time to Relax' - and all appear to offer the ultimate relaxing experience so it's a difficult task to decide which to buy. There is no `best' compilation though for it's a matter of personal choice, but there are several advantages of choosing the Classic FM range of relaxation therapy. There is not too much... more info
not for snobs I bought this because I know next to nothing about classical music and thought that it would serve as an a starting point from which to explore works by composers I liked. After all what's the point in buying a whole album by a composer and then finding out you don't like any of it? It's a good album from that point of view, but it is certainly not soothing. Several of the pieces are too jolly or bouncy. The classical interpretation of 'Summertime' is a travesty and I no longer play any of the cd it's on in... more info
Pointless if you genuinely like music Why some people (a very small minority I suspect) would go out of their way to buy these soulless classical music compilations is beyond me. As someone already pointed out, they bought this not because they like classical music, but to relax to. Well why not go for a sauna then? I listen to a fair chunk of classical music on my hi-fi, but to me Classic FM is an anathema to any half serious music fan with its awful 'smooth classics' policy and its patronising presenters. This formula is very much what... more info
Excellent relaxation! I'll be honest - I don't know the first thing about classical music, but these CDs are ideal for relaxation. I got them for listening on the tube, and can happily say that even for a non-classical listener, these CDs give a nice range of music to keep the blood pressure down, even when the idiot next to you is trying to take over three seats with his newspaper.
This has also served as a nice starting point to get me looking at more complete works by folks like Dvorak and Morricone. If you don't know... more info
Tracks:
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.14 in C# Minor ‘Moonlight’ - 1st movement
Grieg - Morning (from Peer Gynt Suite No.1)
Morricone - The Mission – Main Theme
Schubert - Ave Maria
Mendelssohn - Symphony No.4 in A major “Italian” - 2nd movement
Einaudi - Bella Notte
Franck - Panis Angelicus
Kashif - The Queen Symphony – 3rd movement
Puccini - “Che Gelida Manina”
Part - Spiegal im Spiegal
Handel - Air (from Water Music Suite No.1 in F major)
Desplat - Girl with a Pearl Earing - Griet's Theme
Kreisler - Schon Rosmarin
Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 in F major “Pastoral” -1st movement
