MY PLAYLIST FOR GARDENING

The garden is a magical place to spend a day, and this playlist of cultivated classical pieces is the perfect accompaniment to working amid the flowers and foliage. Hear the sun rise in Grieg’s exquisite Morning Mood from Peer Gynt, waltz among the flowers with Tchaikovsky and watch the sparkling Fountain Dance with Elgar before drifting into the Haze of Noon with Alwyn. In the afternoon, shelter from the shower with Debussy and listen to the Birds in the High Hall Garden, exquisitely brought to life by Julian Lloyd Webber, before Gibbs’ Dusk falls.

Tracklist

Grieg, Edvard
Engeset, Bjarte (Conductor)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
1 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Morning Mood) 04:16
Engeset, Bjarte (Conductor)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tchaikovsky, Boris
Musica Viva Moscow Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ershov, Kirill (Conductor)
2 The Swineherd Suite: II. In the Garden 01:32
Musica Viva Moscow Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ershov, Kirill (Conductor)
Burleigh, Cecil
Schiff, Zina (violin)
Barranger, Mary (piano)
3 6 Fancies, Op. 31: No. 3. Dew 01:42
Schiff, Zina (violin)
Barranger, Mary (piano)
Cascarino, Romeo
Deemer, Geoffrey (cor anglais)
Philadelphia Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Falletta, JoAnn (Conductor)
4 Blades of Grass 07:26
Deemer, Geoffrey (cor anglais)
Philadelphia Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Falletta, JoAnn (Conductor)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
5 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VIII. Waltz of the Flowers 06:54
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Delibes, Léo
Gondinet, Edmond - Lyricist
Gille, Philippe - Lyricist
Kohútková, Adriana (soprano)
Slepkovska, Denisa (mezzo-soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
6 Lakmé, Act I: Viens, Mallika … Dôme épais, "Flower Duet" 06:41
Kohútková, Adriana (soprano)
Slepkovska, Denisa (mezzo-soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Elgar, Edward
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Judd, James (Conductor)
7 The Wand of Youth - Suite No. 2, Op. 1b: IV. Fountain Dance 03:15
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Judd, James (Conductor)
Bax, Arnold
Wass, Ashley (piano)
8 The Maiden with the Daffodil 04:20
Wass, Ashley (piano)
Alwyn, William
Wass, Ashley (piano)
9 Haze of Noon 02:47
Wass, Ashley (piano)
Roussel, Albert
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Denève, Stéphane (Conductor)
10 Le festin de l'araignée (The Spider's Banquet), Op. 17: Part 1: Prelude - Un Jardin (A Garden) 04:42
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Denève, Stéphane (Conductor)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
Morgan, John - Arranger
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Stromberg, William (Conductor)
11 The Sea Hawk: Rose Garden (complete score restored by J. Morgan) 04:34
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Stromberg, William (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Thiollier, François-Joël (piano)
12 Estampes: No. 3. Jardins sous la pluie 03:46
Thiollier, François-Joël (piano)
Ireland, John
Lenehan, John (piano)
13 The Almond Tree 04:01
Lenehan, John (piano)
Breiner, Peter
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Judd, James (Conductor)
14 Songs and Dances from the Silk Road: A Beloved Rose (Kazakh Folk Song) 04:21
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Judd, James (Conductor)
Delius, Frederick
Lloyd Webber, Julian - Arranger
Lenehan, John - Arranger
Threlfall, Robert - Arranger
Lloyd Webber, Julian (cello)
Lenehan, John (piano)
15 Maud: Birds in the High Hall Garden (arr. R. Threlfall, J. Lenehan and J. Lloyd Webber for cello and piano) 06:28
Lloyd Webber, Julian (cello)
Lenehan, John (piano)
Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong
RTÉ Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tomlinson, Ernest (Conductor)
16 Dusk 04:14
RTÉ Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tomlinson, Ernest (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:10:59