100 Best Adagios

Various Artists

Release Date:

12/05/2008

Record Label:

Warner Classics

Disc 1 of 6
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length	Track Price/Buy Link
1	Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor (Excerpt) [Arr. Giazotto] by Ian Watson/English Chamber Orchestra	2:42
2	Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major: Canon by Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott	3:41
3	Miserere mei, Deus by Choir Of King's College, Cambridge	13:02	Not available separately
4	Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, RV 439 "La notte": V. Largo. Il Sonno by Andrew Parrott	1:45
5	The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo e pianissimo sempre by London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green	2:43
6	The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II. Adagio by London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green	2:06
7	The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": II. Adagio molto by Christopher Warren-Green	2:57
8	The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo by London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green	2:29
9	Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: II. Largo by Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi	2:56
10	Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto by Bob van Asperen	4:56
11	Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo by Bob van Asperen	2:35
12	Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto by Jonathan Rees	6:53
13	Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande by English Chamber Orchestra & Philip Ledger	3:12
14	Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air by English Chamber Orchestra & Philip Ledger	4:49
15	Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande by Ralph Kirshbaum	4:20
16	Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob. I:88: II. Largo (Excerpt) by La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken	2:34
17	Stabat Mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosa by Véronique Gens/Gérard Lesne/Il Seminario Musicale	4:46
18	Ave verum corpus, K. 618 by Sir Roger Norrington	2:42
19	Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. "Ombra mai fù" (Serse) by David Daniels/Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Roger Norrington	3:08
20	Solfeggio by Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste	4:04
21	The Protecting Veil: VIII. The Protecting Veil by Steven Isserlis, London Symphony Orchestra & Gennadi Rozhdestvensky	2:58

Disc 2 of 6
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length
1	Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante by Diana Ambache/Ambache Chamber Orchestra	6:48
2	Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio by John Nelson	6:42
3	Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance by Mikhail Pletnev/Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen	9:04
4	Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: II. Romance. Andante by London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green	5:53
5	Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482: II. Andante by Annie Fischer	9:44
6	Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: II. Andante by Yehudi Menuhin	7:27
7	Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Andante by Mikhail Pletnev	6:18
8	Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto by Mikhail Pletnev/Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen	8:24
9	Maurerische Trauermusik, K. 477 by London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington	3:35
10	Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: II. Larghetto by Sabine Meyer & Wiener Streichsextett	6:31
11	Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione by Jean-Bernard Pommier	2:39
12	Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299 / 297c: II. Andantino by Yehudi Menuhin	9:13

Disc 3 of 6
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length	Track Price/Buy Link
1	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto by François-René Duchâble	6:19
2	Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai by London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington	12:38
3	Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto by Melvyn Tan/London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington	4:07
4	Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile by François-René Duchâble	5:01
5	Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso by Melvyn Tan/London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington	5:47
6	Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto by Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Daniel Harding	5:56
7	Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante (Excerpt) by Stephen Hough/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis/Timothy Hugh	2:59
8	A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: Nocturne by Sir Charles Mackerras	5:53
9	Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": II. Andante con moto by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Charles Mackerras	10:28
10	String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto by Hungarian Quartet	13:54
11	Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great": II. Andante con moto by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Charles Mackerras	14:01
12	Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto by Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley	8:43
13	Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei by Alexis Weissenberg	2:09
14	Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": IV. Feierlich by Bamberger Symphoniker/Christoph Eschenbach	6:56
15	4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 4, Morgen! (Version with Orchestra) by Gundula Janowitz, Peter Manning, Academy of London & Richard Stamp	3:49
16	Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103: (Ruhig bewegt) by Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Marek Janowski	17:19	Not available separately
17	Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Excerpt) by Jukka-Pekka Saraste	2:55
18	Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Introduction (Grave, Excerpt) [Sextet Version] (Sextet Version) by Nash Ensemble	2:52

Disc 4 of 6
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length	Track Price/Buy Link
1	Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: VII. Aquarium by Nash Ensemble	2:41
2	Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: XIII. Le cygne by Nash Ensemble	2:58
3	Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune by Kun Woo Paik	5:43
4	Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 6, Des pas sur la neige by Jean-Bernard Pommier	4:31
5	Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie by Jean-Bernard Pommier	5:29
6	Élégie, Op. 24 (Orchestral Version) by Paul Tortelier/English Chamber Orchestra	7:31
7	Pavane, Op. 50 by Paul Tortelier	5:33
8	Requiem, Op. 48: I. Introït et Kyrie by Michel Corboz	7:16
9	Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto by Anne Queffélec	5:50
10	Concert champêtre for Harpsichord and Orchestra, FP 49: II. Andante by Maggie Cole/Richard Hickox/City of London Sinfonia	6:14
11	6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent by Anne Queffélec	3:25
12	3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave by Anne Queffélec	2:45
13	Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai by Andrew Litton	10:00	Not available separately
14	Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera, M. 51 (Orch. Hoérée) by Arleen Augér/Philharmonia Orchestra/Libor Pesek	3:08
15	Ma mère l'Oye, ballet en un acte, M. 62: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Excerpt) by Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste	1:46
16	Ma mère l'Oye, ballet en un acte, M. 62: Le jardin féerique by Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste	3:46
17	Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Orchestral Version) by Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste	6:08

Disc 5 of 6
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length	Track Price/Buy Link
1	Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: No. 2, Waltz by Paavo Järvi	3:53
2	Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus] by Sylvain Cambreling	4:23
3	Symphonie espagnole in D Minor for Violin, Op. 21: IV. Andante by Christian Tetzlaff/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek	6:27
4	Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation by Renaud Capuçon	5:18
5	Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4, Il Vecchio Castello by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Sir Charles Mackerras	4:35
6	Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto by Jean-Bernard Pommier/Hallé Orchestra/Lawrence Foster	12:28
7	Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Litton	15:06
8	14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise by Natalie Dessay	5:21
9	Pulcinella: II. Serenata. “Mentre l’erbetta” by Ann Murray/Martyn Hill/David Thomas/City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox	3:20
10	Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2 by Mikhail Pletnev	3:41
11	Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. by François-René Duchâble	4:12
12	24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor by François-René Duchâble	2:28
13	Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento by Leif Ove Andsnes	8:27
14	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo by Jean-Bernard Pommier/Hallé Orchestra/Lawrence Foster	7:31
15	Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante by Augustin Dumay/London Symphony Orchestra/Emil Tchakarov	6:31
16	Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso by Andrew Litton	11:17	Not available separately

Disc 6 of 6
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length	Track Price/Buy Link
1	Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste	7:14
2	8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 10 in E Minor by Lorin Maazel	2:36
3	8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E Minor by Lorin Maazel	5:34
4	From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, B. 182: No. 5, Silent Woods by Timothy Walden/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek	5:22
5	Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 3: No. 12, The Death of Åse by Paavo Järvi	5:07
6	Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood by Paavo Järvi	4:09
7	Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio by Leif Ove Andsnes	6:50
8	Holberg Suite, Op. 40: IV. Air by Paavo Järvi	5:47
9	Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela by Paavo Järvi	9:49
10	2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste by Paavo Järvi	4:49
11	6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major by François René Duchable	3:50
12	Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major by François-René Duchâble	4:01
13	Fantasia on Greensleeves by London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green/Jonathan Snowden/Skaila Kanga	4:18
14	Bachianas brasileiras No. 5, W389-3: I. Aria in A Minor (Cantilena. Adagio) by Barbara Hendricks	6:08
15	Floresta do Amazonas, W551: Melodia Sentimental (Arr. Barbosa-Lima for Guitar) by Sharon Isbin	4:05
16	Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio by Sharon Isbin/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Lawrence Foster	11:39	Not available separately
pdf	100 Best Adagios - Digital Booklet by Various Artists		Not available separately

Duration:: 9:36:22

Genres:: Classical, Compilation

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