VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album

100 Best Adagios

VARIOUS ARTISTS

100 SONGS • 9 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES • MAY 09 2008

1
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, "Albinoni's Adagio" (Excerpt, Opening)
Ian Watson & English Chamber Orchestra
02:42
2
Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major: Canon
Taverner Players & Andrew Parrott
03:41
4
Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, RV 439 "La notte": V. Largo. Il Sonno
Andrew Parrott feat. Janet See & Taverner Players
01:44
5
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
London Chamber Orchestra & Christopher Warren-Green
02:43
6
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II. Adagio
London Chamber Orchestra & Christopher Warren-Green
02:05
7
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": II. Adagio molto
Christopher Warren-Green
02:57
8
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
London Chamber Orchestra & Christopher Warren-Green
02:29
9
Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: II. Largo
Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi feat. Giovanni Scaramuzzino
02:56
10
Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto
Bob Van Asperen feat. Melante Amsterdam
04:56
11
Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
Bob Van Asperen feat. Melante Amsterdam
02:34
12
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Johann Sebastian Bach feat. Jane Murdoch
06:52
13
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande
English Chamber Orchestra & Sir Philip Ledger
03:12
14
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
English Chamber Orchestra & Sir Philip Ledger
04:49
15
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
Ralph Kirshbaum
04:19
16
Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob. I:88: II. Largo (Excerpt)
La Petite Bande & Sigiswald Kuijken
02:33
17
Stabat Mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosa
Véronique Gens, Gérard Lesne & Il Seminario Musicale
04:46
19
Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: "Ombra mai fu" (Serse)
David Daniels, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment & Sir Roger Norrington
03:08
21
The Protecting Veil: VIII. The Protecting Veil
Steven Isserlis
02:57
22
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Diana Ambache & Ambache Chamber Orchestra
06:48
23
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
John Nelson
06:41
24
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: III. Rondo (Allegro assai) [Excerpt]
Mikhail Pletnev, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Christian Tetzlaff
04:15
25
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: II. Romance. Andante
London Chamber Orchestra & Christopher Warren-Green
05:53
26
Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482: II. Andante
Annie Fischer
09:44
27
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: II. Andante
Yehudi Menuhin
07:27
28
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Andante
Mikhail Pletnev
06:18
29
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto
Mikhail Pletnev & Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
08:23
30
Maurerische Trauermusik, K. 477
London Classical Players & Sir Roger Norrington
03:35
32
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione
Jean-Bernard Pommier
02:39
33
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299 / 297c: II. Andantino
Yehudi Menuhin
09:10
34
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
François-René Duchâble
06:12
35
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
London Classical Players & Sir Roger Norrington
12:37
36
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
Melvyn Tan, London Classical Players & Sir Roger Norrington
04:06
37
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
François-René Duchâble
05:01
38
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
Melvyn Tan, London Classical Players & Sir Roger Norrington
05:47
39
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Daniel Harding
05:56
40
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante (Excerpt)
Stephen Hough, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis & Timothy Hugh
02:59
41
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: Nocturne
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment & Sir Charles Mackerras
05:52
42
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": II. Andante con moto
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment & Sir Charles Mackerras
10:28
43
String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto
The Hungarian Quartet
13:54
44
Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great": II. Andante con moto
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment & Sir Charles Mackerras
14:01
45
Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon & Frank Braley
08:43
46
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei
Alexis Weissenberg
02:09
47
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": IV. Feierlich
Bamberger Symphoniker & Christoph Eschenbach
06:55
48
4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 4, Morgen! (Version with Orchestra)
Gundula Janowitz, Peter Manning, Academy Of London & Richard Stamp
03:48
49
Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103: (Ruhig bewegt)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France & Marek Janowski
17:19
50
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Excerpt)
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
02:54
51
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Introduction (Grave, Excerpt) [Sextet Version]
Nash Ensemble
02:52
52
Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: VII. Aquarium
Nash Ensemble
02:40
53
Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: XIII. Le cygne
Nash Ensemble
02:58
54
Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
Kun-Woo Paik
05:43
55
Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 6, Des pas sur la neige
Jean-Bernard Pommier
04:30
56
Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie
Jean-Bernard Pommier
05:29
57
Élégie, Op. 24 (Orchestral Version)
Paul Tortelier & English Chamber Orchestra
07:31
58
Pavane, Op. 50
Paul Tortelier
05:33
60
Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto
Anne Queffélec
05:49
61
Concert champêtre for Harpsichord and Orchestra, FP 49: II. Andante
Maggie Cole, Richard Hickox & City of London Sinfonia
06:14
62
6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent
Anne Queffélec
03:25
63
3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave
Anne Queffélec
02:44
64
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
Andrew Litton
09:59
65
Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera, M. 51 (Orch. Hoérée)
Arleen Augér, Philharmonia Orchestra & Libor Pesek
03:07
66
Ma mère l'Oye, ballet en un acte, M. 62: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Excerpt)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste
01:46
67
Ma mère l'Oye, ballet en un acte, M. 62: Le jardin féerique
Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste
03:45
68
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Orchestral Version)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste
06:08
69
Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: No. 2, Waltz
Paavo Järvi
03:53
70
Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus]
Sylvain Cambreling feat. Ann Murray & Jessye Norman
04:23
71
Symphonie espagnole in D Minor for Violin, Op. 21: IV. Andante
Christian Tetzlaff & Libor Pesek
06:27
72
Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation
Renaud Capuçon
05:17
73
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4, Il Vecchio Castello
Sir Charles Mackerras & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
04:35
74
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Jean-Bernard Pommier, Hallé Orchestra & Lawrence Foster
12:28
75
Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Litton
15:05
76
14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise
Natalie Dessay
05:20
77
Pulcinella: II. Serenata. “Mentre l’erbetta”
Ann Murray, Martyn Hill, David Thomas, City of London Sinfonia & Richard Hickox
03:20
78
Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2
Mikhail Pletnev
03:41
79
Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
François-René Duchâble
04:11
80
24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
François-René Duchâble
02:27
81
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento
Leif Ove Andsnes
08:26
82
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo
Jean-Bernard Pommier, Hallé Orchestra & Lawrence Foster
07:31
83
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante
Augustin Dumay, London Symphony Orchestra & Emil Tchakarov
06:31
84
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
Andrew Litton
11:17
85
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste
07:14
86
8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 10 in E Minor
Lorin Maazel
02:36
87
8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E Minor
Lorin Maazel
05:33
88
From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, B. 182: No. 5, Silent Woods
Timothy Walden, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Libor Pesek
05:22
89
Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 3: No. 12, The Death of Åse
Paavo Järvi
05:07
90
Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood
Paavo Järvi
04:09
91
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
Leif Ove Andsnes
06:50
92
Holberg Suite, Op. 40: IV. Air
Paavo Järvi & Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
05:46
93
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela
Paavo Järvi feat. Jesper Harryson
09:49
94
2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste
Paavo Järvi & Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
04:48
95
6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
François René Duchable
03:49
96
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major
François-René Duchâble
04:01
98
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5, W389-3: I. Aria in A Minor (Cantilena. Adagio)
Barbara Hendricks feat. Eldon Fox
06:07
99
Floresta do Amazonas, W551: Melodia Sentimental (Arr. for Guitar)
Sharon Isbin
04:05
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