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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Adagio For Strings - William Orbit | |||
| 2. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Satie | |||
| 3. Adiemus - Adiemus with Karl Jenkins | |||
| 4. Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence - Ryuichi Sakamoto | |||
| 5. O Mio Babbino Caro - London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano | |||
| 6. Adagio In G Minor (Realised Giazotto) - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields / Sir Neville Marriner | |||
| 7. Figlio Perduto - Sarah Brightman | |||
| 8. Spiegel Im Spiegel - Tasmin Little / Martin Roscoe | |||
| 9. Flower Duet (Lakme) - Mesple / Millet | |||
| 10. The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise - Michael Nyman | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic) - David Abel / Shearman Orchestra | |||
| 2. Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra | |||
| 3. Concerto for Violin & Oboe in D Minor BWV 1060 - II: Adagio - Bath Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin | |||
| 4. Symphony No. 3 'Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs' II: Lento E Largo (Live) - Jacek Kasprzyk / Zofia Kilanowicz / Krakow Symphony Orchestra | |||
| 5. The Lark Ascending (Opening) - Sir Adrian Boult / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Hugh Bean | |||
| 6. Gnossienne No. 1 - Anne Queffélec | |||
| 7. Nagoya Marimbas - Colin Currie & Sam Walton | |||
| 8. Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor (Op.26 II Adagio) (Opening) - Walter Susskind / Philharmonia Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin | |||
| 9. Song For Athene - David Hill / Winchester Cathedral Choir | |||
| 10. Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone | |||
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
The only thing wrong with this compilation is the title: "Chillout" hardly seems the right word to describe such a well-balanced collection which, while it includes such relaxing music as Debussy's Clair de lune and Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, also has pieces as wired as Steve Reich's exciting Nagoya Marimbas and Simon Jeffes' Perpetuum Mobile. All the performances are good and have been juxtaposed with some wit: a piece which celebrates nocturnal luminescence, Clair de lune, is followed by a work traditionally performed in darkness, Allegri's Miserere. The aria "Ebbenne andrò lontana" (used in the film Diva) in which a woman reveals that she is going to live on the freezing summit of a mountain, is followed by the slow movement of Vivaldi's "Winter". There are no notes, translations or blurbs, so if you want to find out more about a piece you'll have to pull out the encyclopaedia or get on the net. But that aside, this is a thoroughly enjoyable compilation. --Warwick Thompson
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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this as an impulse buy, put it on at work as background music and ended up sitting at my desk doing nothing but listening. Containing old favorites like Barber's Adagio for Strings and Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending adding what are becoming new favorites like the spine tingling Weather Storm by Craig Armstrong it hasn't been out of my CD player yet. It's timeless, beautiful music wonderfully put together.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
An eclectic and unusal compilation of easy listening classics. There's some traditonal pieces here, such as Vaughan Williams's "The Lark Ascending" and Albinoni's "Adagio" (you'll know them when you hear them even if you don't recognize the names!) More interesting, there are some modern pieces that aren't so widely known. For example, I've never come across Reich's "Nagoya Marimbas" before, or Armstrong's "Weather Storm". Both are beautiful pieces of music that may inspire me to look out more by these particular composers.
If I've got one criticism of this album, it's that it assumes its listeners are dumbed down kids of the hamburger generation who can only relate to serious music if they recognize it from and advert or a film! Other than that, the mix of familiar and unusual is refreshing and sets this album apart from others in the same genre.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This CD was given to me as a christmas present, but have only started listening to it recently. The first disc is the best with the chest burstingly beautiful "O mio babbino caro", but the second disk is heaving with relaxing hits. It really does do what it say's on the tin, the most relaxing CD on the market, the second being "Pure peace". I can only advise you to buy it now, if I am wrong you can resell it on amazon for almost it's purchase price and I am sure there will be many takers.
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A relaxing compilation of classical and modern compositions from the...
This is the compilation of various compositions (soundtracks) that appear in movies and TV series. Most of the compositions are classical. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Eugene
amazing
The best thing about this album is that you already know most of these tunes so you really can chill out. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2002 by angie_c
Very Chilled!
A wonderfull combination of popular classics mixed with some less well known stuff. Great to relax to while chatting with your friends. Read more
Published on 16 May 2002
Brilliant - a superb mix of classical styles
I bought this cd after seeing it on Amazon.I am a bit of a classical music beginner and so do not know much about styles or quality, but take my word for it, there is something to... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2002 by Kate Alexander (Ratsel@aol.com)
A must have for your collection
An excellent cd to chill out to whether you have just come back from a club or having a quiet night in with your mates.
Published on 2 Jan 2002
This does exactly what it says in the title
This C.D was an unexpected delight , as the title would suggest there are many cd's around with this variation of music in one form or another. Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2001
beautiful
i have found this collection of classical music, and some modern classically-influenced music, an incredible listening experience. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2001
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