The Ultimate Most Relaxing Music for Strings in the Universe (2007) more music like this

performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Alexander-Sergei Ramirez (guitar), Boris Belkin (violin), Chee-Yun (violin), Danceries, Eduardo Fernandez (guitar), Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin), Machiko Kikuchi (guitar), Sharon Isbin (guitar), Shin-Ichi Fukuda (guitar)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Erik Satie, Federico Moreno Torroba, Felix Mendelssohn, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tárrega (Y Eixea), Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Joaquín Turina, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jules Massenet, Max Bruch

The Ultimate Most Relaxing Music for Strings in the Universe may look like a double-disc collection of popular short pieces and excerpts from larger works for bowed strings, but a substantial portion of the program is actually filled with guitar music, a fact not suggested by the appearance of a violin on the cover. Listeners who expect mostly ...

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The Ultimate Most Relaxing Guitar Music in the Universe (2007) more music like this

performed by Alexander-Sergei Ramirez (guitar), Eduardo Fernandez (guitar), Machiko Kikuchi (guitar), Sharon Isbin (guitar), Shin-Ichi Fukuda (guitar), Vladimir Mikulka (guitar)
composed by Agustín Barrios-Mangoré, Alonso de Mudarra, Anonymous, Federico Moreno Torroba, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tárrega (Y Eixea), Gaspar Sanz, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Rodrigo, Joaquín Turina, Leo Brouwer, Luys de Narváez, Napoléon Coste

Putting aside criticism for the hyperbole of this double CD's title, The Ultimate Most Relaxing Guitar Music in the Universe is hard to beat for its plentiful selections, and many casual listeners will find these evocative and generally quiet pieces to be agreeable and soothing. Others who want something more than just pleasant mood music will ...

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Bride's Guide to Wedding Music, Vol. II (1998) more music like this

performed by Cambridge Classical Players, Frederic Bayco [Guy Desslyn] (organ), Jane Parker-Smith (organ), Maurice André (trumpet), Nancy Allen (harp), Paris Orchestral Ensemble, Sharon Isbin (guitar), South German Instrumentalists, Virgil Fox (organ)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Edvard Grieg, George Frederick Handel, Hieronymus Praetorius, James Lyman Molloy, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Jeremiah Clarke, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Ottorino Respighi, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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From Afar: Latin Romances (1999) more music like this

performed by Sharon Isbin (guitar), Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
composed by Agustín Barrios-Mangoré, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Francisco Tárrega (Y Eixea), Heitor Villa-Lobos, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Rodrigo, Joseph Schwantner, Leo Brouwer, Regino Sainz de la Maza, Zequinha de Abreu

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Peace: Pure Classical Calm (2005) more music like this

performed by Alison Bury (violin), Anne Queffélec (piano), Arleen Augér (soprano), Diana Ambache (piano), Dmitri Alexeev (piano), Edward Saklatvala (treble), Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Fabio Zanon (guitar), Fritz Helmis (harp), Gerard Lesne (alto)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Carl Orff, Dmitry Shostakovich, Ennio Morricone, Erik Satie, Franz Liszt, Gabriel Fauré, George Frederick Handel, Gregorian Chant, Gustav Holst, Howard Shore, Joaquín Rodrigo, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach

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Sharon Isbin (2001) more music like this

performed by Sharon Isbin (guitar), Lisbon Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra, Muhai Tang (conductor)
composed by Christopher Rouse, Tan Dun

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Aaron Jay Kernis: Air; Double Concerto; Lament & Prayer (1999) more music like this

performed by Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Joshua Bell (violin), Pamela Frank (violin), Sharon Isbin (guitar)
composed by Aaron Jay Kernis

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Sunday With the Times (1997) more music like this

performed by Andrew Davis (organ), Arthur Lima (piano), Camerata Academica Salzburg, Camerata Academica Wurzburg, Camerata Romana, Chicago Chamber Brass, Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord), Collegium Aureum, Dalibor Brazda (violin), Dubravka Tomsic (piano)
composed by Aaron Copland, Alessandro Marcello, Alexander Borodin, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg, Erik Satie, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Joseph Haydn, Frédéric Chopin, George Frederick Handel, Giacomo Puccini, Giovanni Gabrieli

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Guitar Essentials: The World's Greatest Guitar Music (2008) more music like this

performed by Alexander-Sergei Ramirez (guitar), Sharon Isbin (guitar)
composed by Fernando Sor, Francisco Tárrega (Y Eixea), Gaspar Sanz, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Turina, Johann Sebastian Bach, Regino Sainz de la Maza

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Romantique: Dreams of Love (2006) more music like this

performed by Castle Trio, Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Claire Désert (piano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano), Francois-Rene Duchable (piano), Kun Woo Paik (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Sharon Isbin (guitar), Winchester Cathedral Choir (choir, chorus)
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Bedrich Smetana, Claude Debussy, Edouard Lalo, Edvard Grieg, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Gustav Mahler, Hector Berlioz, Isaac Albéniz, Jean Sibelius, Joaquín Rodrigo, Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner

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Nocturne [Extended Audio Disc] [DVD Video] (2005) more music like this

performed by Alison Bury (violin), Andrew Litton (piano), Borodin Quartet, Castle Trio, Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Harmoniemusik of London, Kun Woo Paik (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Scottish Ensemble (formerly BT Scottish Ensemble)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, Gustav Holst, Jean Sibelius, Joaquín Rodrigo, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Jules Massenet, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel

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The Most Relaxing Bach Album in the World... Ever! (2006) more music like this

performed by Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Christian Ferras (violin), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Christopher Parkening (piano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Jordi Savall (viola da gamba), Josef Suk (violinist) (violin), Josef Suk (violinist) (guitar), Maria Tipo (piano)
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (1991) more music like this

performed by Markus Häberling (cor anglais), Sharon Isbin (guitar), Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Lawrence Foster (conductor)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Joaquín Rodrigo

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American Landscapes (2002) more music like this

performed by Sharon Isbin (guitar), Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff (conductor)
composed by John Corigliano, Joseph Schwantner, Lukas Foss

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Latin Romances for Guitar (2005) more music like this

performed by Sharon Isbin (guitar)
composed by Agustín Barrios-Mangoré, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Francisco Tárrega (Y Eixea), Heitor Villa-Lobos, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Rodrigo, Leo Brouwer, Regino Sainz de la Maza, Zequinha de Abreu

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The Most Relaxing Guitar Album in the World... Ever! (2005) more music like this

performed by Angel Romero (guitar), Christopher Parkening (guitar), David Brandon (guitar), Eliot Fisk (guitar), Ernesto Bitetti (guitar), Geoffrey Brown (horn), Manuel Barrueco (guitar), Pierre Laniau (guitar), Sharon Isbin (guitar)
composed by Anonymous, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Antonio Vivaldi, Celedonio Romero, Claude Debussy, Domenico Scarlatti, Engelbert Humperdinck, Enrique Granados, Erik Satie, Federico Mompou, Federico Moreno Torroba, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tárrega (Y Eixea), Gabriel Fauré

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Artist Portrait: Sharon Isbin (2004) more music like this

performed by Gaudencio Thiago de Mello (percussion), Sharon Isbin (guitar), Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano)
composed by Antonio Lauro, Antonio Vivaldi, Christopher Rouse, Francisco Tárrega (Y Eixea), Franz Schubert, Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, Joaquín Rodrigo, Johann Paul Aegidius Martini (aka J.P. Schwarzendorf), Johann Sebastian Bach, John Jacob Niles, Laurindo Almeida

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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for guitar; Ponce: Concierto del sur (2004) more music like this

performed by Sharon Isbin (guitar), New York Philharmonic, José Serebrier (conductor)
composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Joaquín Rodrigo, Manuel Ponce

Of the many available renditions of Joaquín Rodrigo's evergreen Concierto de Aranjuez, few stand out like guitarist Sharon Isbin's impressive performance with José Serebrier and the New York Philharmonic. Isbin's exquisite playing carries the piece, and her refined technique, clear execution, subtle timbral control, and tasteful expression sustain ...

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Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar (2003) more music like this

performed by Sharon Isbin (guitar), Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Howard Griffiths (conductor)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Tomaso Albinoni

The "Baroque Favorites for Guitar" title of this CD implies that it might be a greatest-hits compilation or a collection of tunes aimed at newcomers to classical music, and the presence of the not-really-Albinoni Adagio among the contents reinforces this impression. In fact, it is nothing of the sort. It is the product of a long study on Isbin's ...

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Bach for my Baby (2007) more music like this

performed by Bernhard Klapprott (harpsichord), Bob van Asperen (harpsichord), Carsten Lohff (harpsichord), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Consortium Musicum, Edith Mathis (soprano), Francois-Rene Duchable (piano), Jane Murdoch (violin), Jonathan Rees (violin)
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

You can be sure that infants aren't fussy about their classical collections, but grownups may feel that Bach for My Baby is a bit much to give to their offspring, considering the sophistication of the performances, the substantial length of the selections, and the seriousness of the music. Assembled from EMI's back catalog, dating between 1965 and ...

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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (2004) more music like this

performed by Markus Häberling (horn), Sharon Isbin (guitar), Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Lawrence Foster (conductor)
composed by Agustín Barrios-Mangoré, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Rodrigo

Sharon Isbin's 1990 EMI recording of Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, reissued in 2004 on Virgin Classics, faces direct competition from her rendition of the same work on Warner Classics, also released that year. While this performance with Lawrence Foster and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne is acceptable for background listening, it ...

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J.S. Bach: Complete Lute Suites (2003) more music like this

performed by Sharon Isbin (guitar)
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

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Nocturne: Music for Dreaming (1998) more music like this

performed by Andrew Litton (piano), Anne Queffélec (piano), Borodin Quartet, Kun Woo Paik (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Scottish Ensemble (formerly BT Scottish Ensemble), Sharon Isbin (guitar), Steven Isserlis (cello)
composed by Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg, Erik Satie, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Sibelius, Joaquín Rodrigo, Jules Massenet, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel, Modest Mussorgsky

As far as "mood" compilations go, Nocturne: Music for Dreaming is one of the better examples. It avoids the more clichéd selections you might find on such a disc and goes for more unusual and varied fare. There are a few expected staples, but you also have Massenet's The Last Sleep of the Virgin and the Andante from Schubert's "Rosamunde" String ...

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