Classical Music Faves IV

Let this latest installment of my classical music favorites help you paint a picture of a relaxing picnic in a verdant pasture beside a babbling brook under the shade of a tree in summertime. If classical music serves any purpose then it is to help us relax, reflect, and enjoy our surroundings, whether they be a pastoral setting, a comfortable sofa, or a car stuck in traffic. Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!

Ludwig van Beethoven in Erlengebüsch bei Wien by Franz Hegi

01. Paisiello: “Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I: Cavatina: Saper bramate”

       – Ádám Fischer, Krisztina Laki, Denes Gulyas, Attila Fulop, Csaba Reti, Gabor Vaghelyi, Istvan 

          Gati, József Gregor, Miklos Mersei, Sándor Sólyom-Nagy, Hungarian State Orchestra (1985)

‎02. Pachelbel: “Kanon und Gigue”

      – Jordi Savall (2001)

03. Beethoven: “II. Adagio cantabile from Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathetique’ -

Instrumental”

      – Murray Perhahia (1994)

04. Orff: “Carmina Burana: In Trutina”

      – Kate Royal, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Edward Gardner (2007)

05. Bach: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.1 in G Major, BWV1007: I. Prélude”

      – Yo-Yo Ma (2018)

06. Bach: “Prélude No. 1 en Do majeur BWV 846”

      – Zhu Xiao-Mei (2010)

07. Delibes: “Lakmé, Act 1: Dôme épais, le jasmin”

      – Mady Mesplé and Danielle Millet, Alain Lombard, Choeurs du Théâtre National De l'Opéra-

         Comique (1970)

08. Handel: “Orch. Hale: Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWC 437: III. Sarabande”

     – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Alexander Briger (2002)

09. Mozart: “Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat Major K. 495: III. Rondo (allegro Vivace)”

      – Dennis Brain, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra (1954)

10. VioDance – “The Scientist (Violin Version)” (2016)

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