Album Review:

For Yoga

  • Release Date: 2004
  • Genre: Classical
  • Label: Decca
  • Artist: Various Artists
  • Flags: Collection (various artists), Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Style: Classical
  • Track Picks: "Gymnopédies Nos. 1 & 3," "Meditation from Thaïs," "Rêverie"

Review

Decca's simply titled For Yoga presents 14 gentle, but not soporific, classical pieces ideal for a yoga session lasting just over an hour. The collection includes many well-known pieces that are lovely but not too languid, such as Satie's Gymnopédies Nos. 1 & 3, Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs, Debussy's Reverie, and Saint-Saëns' Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals. Bach, Vivaldi, Ravel, and Gluck are among the other composers represented on the album. Even though the For Yoga title makes the collection seem ultra-specific, the album's relaxing, sophisticated music lends itself to a number of possibilities. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title iTunes Composers Performers Time
Air from Suite No. 3 in D major, BMV 1068
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Johann Sebastian Bach Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (5:18)
Largo from Concerto for Guitar in D major, RV 93
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Antonio Vivaldi English Chamber Orchestra (5:10)
Gymnopédies Nos. 1 & 3 [Orch. Claude Debussy]
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Erik Satie (6:26)
Meditation from Thaïs
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Jules Massenet (4:53)
The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
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Camille Saint-Saëns Marie Goosens, Jascha Silberstein, Christer Thorvaldsson (3:17)
Largo from Concerto for Harpsichord No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
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Johann Sebastian Bach English Chamber Orchestra (2:56)
Rêverie
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Claude Debussy Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (4:03)
Menuetto from String Quintet No. 5 in E major, Op. 11 (13)
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Luigi Boccherini (3:24)
Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin [Orch. Arr.]
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Maurice Ravel Boston Symphony Orchestra (4:51)
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
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Pietro Mascagni National Philharmonic Orchestra (3:14)
Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals
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Camille Saint-Saëns Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (2:04)
Adagio from Oboe Concerto in D minor
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Alessandro Marcello Heinz Holliger (4:25)
Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice
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(6:08)
Tempo d Valse from Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
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Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (6:17)

Credits

André Previn (Conductor), Marie Goosens (Harp), Charles Gould (Release Supervisor), Raymond Leppard (Conductor), Raymond Leppard (Harpsichord), Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello), Neeme Järvi (Conductor), Charles Dutoit (Conductor), Penny Bennett (Creative Director), Carla Leighton (Art Direction), Carla Leighton (Design), Heinz Holliger (Oboe), Seiji Ozawa (Conductor), Kaysh Shinn (Photography), George Malcolm (Conductor), Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar), Gianandrea Gavazzeni (Conductor), Joseph S. Szurly (Executive Producer), Thanne Tangel (Production Coordination), Laura A. A. Johnson (Production Coordination)
 
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