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100 Best Adagios

2008/05/09

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Albinoni: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor (Excerpt)

Ian Watson/English Chamber Orchestra

2:42
2

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major: Canon

Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott

3:41
3

Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Gerald Finley, Timothy Beasley-Murray

13:02
4

Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, RV 439 "La notte": V. Largo. Il Sonno

Andrew Parrott, Janet See, Taverner Players

1:45
5

Vivaldi: 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

2:43
6

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II. Adagio

London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green

2:06
7

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": II. Adagio molto

Christopher Warren-Green

2:57
8

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green, London Chamber Orchestra

2:29
9

Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: II. Largo

Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi, Giovanni Scaramuzzino

2:56
10

Bach, JS: Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto

Bob Van Asperen, Melante Amsterdam

4:56
11

Bach, JS: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

Bob van Asperen, Melante Amsterdam

2:35
12

Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

Jonathan Rees, Jane Murdoch, Scottish Ensemble

6:53
13

Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande

English Chamber Orchestra & Philip Ledger

3:12
14

Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

English Chamber Orchestra & Philip Ledger, English Chamber Orchestra

4:49
15

Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande

Ralph Kirshbaum

4:20
16

Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob. I:88: II. Largo (Excerpt)

La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken

2:34
17

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosa

Véronique Gens/Gérard Lesne/Il Seminario Musicale, Véronique Gens

4:46
18

Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Sir Roger Norrington, Schütz Choir of London

2:42
19

Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. "Ombra mai fù" (Serse)

David Daniels/Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Roger Norrington

3:08
20

Pärt: Solfeggio

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste

4:04
21

Tavener: The Protecting Veil: VIII. The Protecting Veil

Steven Isserlis, London Symphony Orchestra & Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

2:58
22

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

Diana Ambache/Ambache Chamber Orchestra

6:48
23

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

John Nelson, Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, Paul Meyer

6:42
24

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance

Mikhail Pletnev/Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

9:04
25

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: II. Romance. Andante

London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green, London Chamber Orchestra

5:53
26

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482: II. Andante

Annie Fischer

9:44
27

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: II. Andante

Yehudi Menuhin

7:27
28

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Andante

Mikhail Pletnev, Mikhail Pletnev

6:18
29

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto

Mikhail Pletnev/Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

8:24
30

Mozart: Maurerische Trauermusik, K. 477

London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington

3:35
31

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: II. Larghetto

Sabine Meyer & Wiener Streichsextett, Peter Matzka, Rudolf Leopold, Thomas Riebl, Erich Höbarth

6:31
32

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione

Jean-Bernard Pommier

2:39
33

Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299/297c: II. Andantino

Yehudi Menuhin, Samuel Coles, Naoko Yoshino

9:11
34

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

François-René Duchâble

6:19
35

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington

12:38
36

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto

Melvyn Tan/London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington

4:07
37

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

François-René Duchâble

5:01
38

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso

Melvyn Tan/London Classical Players/Sir Roger Norrington

5:47
39

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto

Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Daniel Harding, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

5:56
40

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante (Excerpt)

Stephen Hough/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis/Timothy Hugh

2:59
41

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: Nocturne

Sir Charles Mackerras

5:53
42

Schubert: 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

Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto

Hungarian Quartet

13:54
44

Schubert: 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

Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto

Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley, Frank Braley, Gautier Capuçon

8:43
46

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei

Alexis Weissenberg

2:09
47

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": IV. Feierlich

Bamberger Symphoniker/Christoph Eschenbach

6:56
48

Strauss, R: 4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 4, Morgen! (Version with Orchestra)

Gundula Janowitz, Peter Manning, Academy of London & Richard Stamp

3:49
49

Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103: (Ruhig bewegt)

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Marek Janowski

17:19
50

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Excerpt)

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:55
51

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Introduction (Grave, Excerpt) - Sextet Version

Nash Ensemble

2:52
52

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: VII. Aquarium

Nash Ensemble

2:41
53

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: XIII. Le cygne

Nash Ensemble

2:58
54

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Kun Woo Paik

5:43
55

Debussy: Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 6, Des pas sur la neige

Jean-Bernard Pommier

4:31
56

Debussy: Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie

Jean-Bernard Pommier

5:29
57

Fauré: Élégie, Op. 24 (Orchestral Version)

Paul Tortelier/English Chamber Orchestra

7:31
58

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Paul Tortelier

5:33
59

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: I. Introït et Kyrie

Michel Corboz, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne

7:16
60

Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto

Anne Queffélec, Jean-Bernard Pommier

5:50
61

Poulenc: Concert champêtre for Harpsichord and Orchestra, FP 49: II. Andante. Mouvement de sicilienne

Maggie Cole/Richard Hickox/City of London Sinfonia

6:14
62

Satie: 6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent

Anne Queffélec

3:25
63

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave

Anne Queffélec

2:45
64

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai

Andrew Litton

10:00
65

Ravel / Orch. Hoérée: Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera, M. 51

Arleen Augér/Philharmonia Orchestra/Libor Pesek

3:08
66

Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye, ballet en un acte, M. 62: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Excerpt)

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste

1:46
67

Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye, ballet en un acte, M. 62: Le jardin féerique

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste

3:46
68

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Orchestral Version)

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste

6:08
69

Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: No. 2, Waltz

Paavo Järvi, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

3:53
70

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus]

Sylvain Cambreling, Ann Murray, Jessye Norman

4:23
71

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole in D Minor for Violin, Op. 21: IV. Andante

Christian Tetzlaff/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek

6:27
72

Massenet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation

Renaud Capuçon, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Daniel Harding

5:18
73

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4, Il Vecchio Castello

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Sir Charles Mackerras

4:35
74

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Jean-Bernard Pommier/Hallé Orchestra/Lawrence Foster

12:28
75

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Litton

15:06
76

Rachmaninov: 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise

Natalie Dessay, Berliner Symphoniker

5:21
77

Stravinsky: Pulcinella: II. Serenata. “Mentre l’erbetta”

Ann Murray/Martyn Hill/David Thomas/City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox

3:20
78

Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2

Mikhail Pletnev

3:41
79

Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

François-René Duchâble

4:12
80

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor

François-René Duchâble

2:28
81

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento

Leif Ove Andsnes

8:27
82

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo

Jean-Bernard Pommier/Hallé Orchestra/Lawrence Foster

7:31
83

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante

Augustin Dumay/London Symphony Orchestra/Emil Tchakarov

6:31
84

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso

Andrew Litton

11:17
85

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

7:14
86

Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 10 in E Minor

Lorin Maazel

2:36
87

Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E Minor

Lorin Maazel

5:34
88

Dvořák: From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, B. 182: No. 5, Silent Woods

Timothy Walden/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek

5:22
89

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 3: No. 12, The Death of Åse

Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

5:07
90

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood

Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

4:09
91

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio

Leif Ove Andsnes

6:50
92

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40: IV. Air

Paavo Järvi

5:47
93

Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela

Paavo Järvi, Jesper Harryson

9:49
94

Sibelius: 2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste

Paavo Järvi

4:49
95

Liszt: 6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major

François René Duchable

3:50
96

Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major

François-René Duchâble

4:01
97

Vaughan Williams & Greaves: Fantasia on Greensleeves

London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green/Jonathan Snowden/Skaila Kanga

4:18
98

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 5, W389-3: I. Aria in A Minor (Cantilena. Adagio)

Barbara Hendricks, Eldon Fox

6:08
99

Villa-Lobos: Floresta do Amazonas, W551: Melodia Sentimental (Arr. Barbosa-Lima for Guitar)

Sharon Isbin

4:05
100

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

Sharon Isbin/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Lawrence Foster

11:39

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2008/05/09