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)
1Peer 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)
2The Swineherd Suite: II. In the Garden01:32
Musica Viva Moscow Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ershov, Kirill (Conductor)
Burleigh, Cecil
Schiff, Zina (violin)
Barranger, Mary (piano)
36 Fancies, Op. 31: No. 3. Dew01:42
Schiff, Zina (violin)
Barranger, Mary (piano)
Cascarino, Romeo
Deemer, Geoffrey (cor anglais)
Philadelphia Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Falletta, JoAnn (Conductor)
4Blades of Grass07:26
Deemer, Geoffrey (cor anglais)
Philadelphia Philharmonia (Orchestra)
Falletta, JoAnn (Conductor)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
5The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VIII. Waltz of the Flowers06:54
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gondinet, Edmond - Lyricist
Gille, Philippe - Lyricist
Delibes, Léo
Kohútková, Adriana (soprano)
Slepkovska, Denisa (mezzo-soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
6Lakmé, 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)
7The Wand of Youth - Suite No. 2, Op. 1b: IV. Fountain Dance03:15
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Judd, James (Conductor)
Bax, Arnold
Wass, Ashley (piano)
8The Maiden with the Daffodil04:20
Wass, Ashley (piano)
Alwyn, William
Wass, Ashley (piano)
9Haze of Noon02:47
Wass, Ashley (piano)
Roussel, Albert
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Denève, Stéphane (Conductor)
10Le 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)
Morgan, John - Arranger
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Stromberg, William (Conductor)
11The 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)
12Estampes: No. 3. Jardins sous la pluie03:46
Thiollier, François-Joël (piano)
Ireland, John
Lenehan, John (piano)
13The Almond Tree04:01
Lenehan, John (piano)
Breiner, Peter
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Judd, James (Conductor)
14Songs 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
Lenehan, John - Arranger
Lloyd Webber, Julian - Arranger
Threlfall, Robert - Arranger
Lloyd Webber, Julian (cello)
Lenehan, John (piano)
15Maud: 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)
16Dusk04:14
RTÉ Concert Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tomlinson, Ernest (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:10:59