Name: Fifty Shades Of Grey: The Classical Album by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 5099923237155
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3.5 (105 reviews)

COMPILATION

While E.L. James' erotic best-seller has produced its share of controversy, Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album is as safe and unprovocative as a companion CD to a book can be. The author has chosen 15 classical pieces that create a gentle, reflective mood, which many readers will appreciate as background music, much as James enjoyed listening to these selections while she wrote her book. Excerpts from popular works by Bach, Villa-Lobos, Verdi, Rachmaninov, Fauré, Vaughan Williams, and Canteloube give the program a comfortable familiarity, along with such perennial favorites as Pachelbel's Canon in D, Chopin's Prelude in E minor, Delibes' Flower Duet, and Debussy's La fille aux cheveux de lin. The artists are among the most celebrated, including Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the Tallis Scholars, Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Boult and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Riccardo Muti and the Philharmonia Orchestra, along with several vocalists and instrumentalists of note. Newcomers to classical music will find this album to be user-friendly, though anyone who already owns a few greatest-hits compilations will be acquainted with most of the music.

1. Delibes: Flower Duet

by Mady Mesplé

Primary Artist: Mady Mesple
Danielle Millet
Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'opéra-comique
Alain Lombard; Main Performer
Performer: Mady Mesple
Danielle Millet; Performer
Soprano: Mady Mesple
Danielle Millet; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'opera-comique; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'opéra-comique; Ensemble
Arranger: Norman Bates; Composer
Composer: Léo Delibes; Composer
Composer: Léo Delibes; Composer
Conductor: Alain Lombard; Conductor
Conductor: Alain Lombard; Conductor
Engineer: Paul Vavasseur; Production
Producer: Rene Challan; Production
Studio Personnel: Paul Vavasseur; Production
Artist: Mady Mesple
Danielle Millet; Production

2. J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto In D Minor BWV 974: II Adagio

by Alexandre Tharaud

Primary Artist: Alexandre Tharaud
Les Violons Du Roy
Bernard Labadie; Main Performer
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud; Performer
Piano: Alexandre Tharaud; Performer
Ensemble: Les Violons Du Roy; Ensemble
Orchestra: Les Violons Du Roy; Ensemble
Arranger: Gabriela Montero; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Conductor: Bernard Labadie; Conductor
Conductor: Bernard Labadie; Conductor
Artist: Alexandre Tharaud; Production

3. Villa-Lobos: I. Aria (Cantilena): Adagio

by Barbara Hendricks

Primary Artist: Barbara Hendricks
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Enrique Batiz; Main Performer
Performer: Barbara Hendricks; Performer
Soprano: Barbara Hendricks; Performer
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Heitor Villa-lobos; Composer
Composer: Heitor Villa-lobos; Composer
Conductor: Enrique Batiz; Conductor
Conductor: Enrique Batiz; Conductor
Producer: Brian Culverhouse; Production
Artist: Barbara Hendricks; Production

4. Verdi, Piave: Preludio

by Philharmonia Orchestra

Primary Artist: Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Francesco Maria Piave; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Francesco Maria Piave; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Producer: John Mordler; Production

5. Pachelbel: Canon In D

by Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields

Primary Artist: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Sir Neville Marriner; Main Performer
Performer: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Composer: Johann Pachelbel; Composer
Composer: Johann Pachelbel; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Engineer: Stewart Eltham; Production
Producer: Christopher Bishop; Production
Studio Personnel: Stewart Eltham; Production
Artist: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Production

6. Tallis: Spem in alium

by The Tallis Scholars

Primary Artist: The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: The Tallis Scholars; Ensemble
Composer: Thomas Tallis; Composer
Composer: Thomas Tallis; Composer
Conductor: Peter Phillips; Conductor
Conductor: Peter Phillips; Conductor
Author: Anonymous; Production
Producer: Peter Phillips
Steve C. Smith; Production
Author: Anonymous; Production

7. Chopin: Prélude No.4 en mi mineur Op.28

by Samson François

Primary Artist: Samson François; Main Performer
Performer: Samson Francois; Performer
Piano: Samson Francois; Performer
Composer: Frederic Chopin; Composer
Composer: Frédéric Chopin; Composer
Artist: Samson François; Production

8. Rachmaninov: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)

by Cécile Ousset

Primary Artist: Cécile Ousset
Sir Simon Rattle
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Cecile Ousset; Performer
Piano: Cecile Ousset; Performer
Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Composer
Composer: Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov; Composer
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor
Producer: John Fraser; Production
Artist: Cécile Ousset; Production

9. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis (Opening)

by Sir Adrian Boult

Primary Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult; Main Performer
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams; Composer
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams; Composer
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult; Conductor
Engineer: Christopher Parker; Production
Mastering Engineer: John Holland; Production
Producer: Christopher Bishop; Production
Studio Personnel: John Holland
Christopher Parker; Production

10. Canteloube: Baïlèro (Series 1, No.2)

by Arleen Auger

Primary Artist: Arleen Augér
English Chamber Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier; Main Performer
Performer: Arleen Auger; Performer
Soprano: Arleen Auger; Performer
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Joseph Canteloube; Composer
Composer: Joseph Canteloube; Composer
Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier; Conductor
Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier; Conductor
Producer: Andrew Keener; Production
Artist: Arleen Augér; Production

11. Chopin: Nocturne No.1 en si bémol mineur Op.9 No.1

by Samson François

Primary Artist: Samson François; Main Performer
Performer: Samson Francois; Performer
Piano: Samson Francois; Performer
Composer: Frederic Chopin; Composer
Composer: Frédéric Chopin; Composer
Artist: Samson François; Production

12. Fauré: Requiem, Op.48: In Paradisum

by The Choir Of King's College Cambridge

Primary Artist: The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
English Chamber Orchestra
José Luis Garcia
Peter Barley
Stephen Cleobury
The Choir Of King's College
Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; Main Performer
Organ: Jose Luis Garcia
English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury
The Choir Of King's College; Performer
Performer: Jose Luis Garcia
English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury
Peter Barley
The Choir Of King's College; Performer
Violin: Jose Luis Garcia
English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury
Peter Barley
The Choir Of King's College; Performer
Choir/chorus: Jose Luis Garcia
English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury
Peter Barley
The Choir Of King's College; Ensemble
Orchestra: Jose Luis Garcia
English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury
Peter Barley
The Choir Of King's College
Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; Ensemble
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Peter Barley
Stephen Cleobury
José Luis Garcia; Ensemble
Composer: Gabriel Fauré; Composer
Composer: Gabriel Fauré; Composer
Conductor: English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury
Peter Barley
The Choir Of King's College
Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; Conductor
Conductor: Peter Barley
The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury; Conductor
Engineer: Neville Boyling
David Flower; Production
Producer: David Groves; Production
Studio Personnel: Neville Boyling
David Flower; Production
Artist: José Luis Garcia
Stephen Cleobury
The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Peter Barley
English Chamber Orchestra; Production
Cambridge: The Choir Of King's College; Other