Music for Book Lovers
Gentle classics for reading
Gentle music makes a perfect accompaniment to reading. This selection has been chosen with the reader in mind. Many of the tracks began life with a literary theme or programme, taken from old legends, from Shakespeare's tales or from famous books. These works are interspersed with other characterful pieces which reflect a quiet mood or a scene from nature.
Track listing
1 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) A Midsummer Night's Dream - Nocturne
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Don Jackson
2 Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Peer Gynt Suite - Solveig's Song
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Don Jackson
3 Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Romeo and Juliet - Scherzo
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Alexander Titov
4 Easthope Martin (1882-1925) Evensong
Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra
5 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Rosamunde - Entr'acte No.3
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Don Jackson
6 Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No.2 (Hymn of Praise) - Adagio religioso
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Don Jackson
7 Hector Berlioz Faust - Menuet of wandering lights
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vahtang Kakhidze
8 Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Harmonies du soir in D flat
Josef Bulva, piano
9 Ronald Hanmer (1917-1994) Pastorale
Sidney Torch and the New Century Orchestra
10 Edward Macdowell (1860-1908) To a wild rose
Martin Souter, piano
11 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Eugene Onegin - Introduction
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vahtang Kakhidze
12 Eric Coates (1922-1997) By the sleepy lagoon
Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eric Coates
