Classical Hugs: Music of Comfort and Hope Various Artists - Classical Hugs

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 1 Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Arr. August Wilhelmj) 03:27
• 2 Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: X. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Arr. Myra Hess) 03:38
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924):
• 3 Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50 05:28
• Anonymous:
• 4 Songs of the Auvergne, Book 1: No. 2 Baïlèro 06:13
• Anne Cawrse:
• 5 Cawrse: Songs without Words: II. Lied 06:46
• Anonymous:
• 6 Requiem, Op. 48: III. Sanctus 03:23
• Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945):
• 7 Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonica 03:36
• Anonymous:
• 8 Concertino for Guitar and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 72: II. Romanza 06:16
• 9 Love Me Sweet (Arr. Mark O'Leary) 04:15
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897):
• 10 Brahms: Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118 No. 2 06:57
• Anonymous:
• 11 Orphée et Eurydice, Act 2: Danse des esprits heureux 06:44
• 12 Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 05:19
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):
• 13 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina 07:38
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958):
• 14 Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves (Arr. Ralph Greaves) 05:10
• Anonymous:
• 15 Vergnügte Ruh’, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV170: 1. Vergnügte Ruh’, beliebte Seelenlust 05:57
• 16 L’incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act 3: Pur ti miro 04:31
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918):
• 17 Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Alexandre Roelens) 05:16
• Anonymous:
• 18 Ave Maria, CG 89a 03:03
• 19 Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Humming Chorus 03:17
• 20 14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise (Arr. Julie Simonds) 05:43
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849):
• 21 Chopin: Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 06:23
• Anonymous:
• 22 Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto 06:31
• 23 Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo (Arr. for Guitar by Siegfried Behrend) 05:35
• 24 Ave Maria (Arr. Dan Walker) 03:24
• Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918):
• 25 Boulanger: Nocturne 03:14
• Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912 - 1990):
• 26 Glanville-Hicks: Three Gymnopédies: Gymnopédie No. 1 04:07
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893):
• 27 Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, TH. 111: II. Andante cantabile (Arr. for String Orchestra) 06:46
• Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981):
• 28 Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 08:11
• Total Runtime 02:26:48

Info for Classical Hugs: Music of Comfort and Hope

With so many of us cut off from loved ones, ABC Classic is reaching out to music lovers across the country and around the world with this album of musical hugs: gentle, reassuring classical favourites that speak straight to the heart, no matter the miles that may keep us apart. Music specially chosen for its warm, encouraging, calming qualities.

With intimate piano music by Bach, Brahms and Chopin, luxuriant orchestral classics by Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams and Samuel Barber, choral gems by Fauré and Puccini, and featuring performances by Jayson Gillham, Karin Schaupp, Slava Grigoryan, Diana Doherty, Emily Sun, Sara Macliver, Gondwana Voices and some of Australia’s finest symphony orchestras, this is an album to bring comfort, inspiration and joy.

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sara Macliver Benaud Trio Cantillation Orchestra Victoria Karin Schaupp Gondwana Voices Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Goldner String Quartet Sara Macliver and Sally-Anne Russell Opera Queensland Chorus Melbourne Symphony Orchestra