VA - Adagio (2009)

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Artist: Various Artists, Lorin Maazel, Eugene Ormandy, Zubin Mehta, George Szell, Leonard Slatkin, Daniel Barenboim, Dmitri Kitajenko, Nicholas Cleobury, James Galway
Title: Adagio
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: RCA Red Seal
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 6:24:59
Total Size: 1.51 GB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

Disc 1
1. Philharmonia Orchestra – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto (12:31)
2. Nicholas Cleobury – The Lark Ascending (13:51)
3. City Of London Sinfonia – Canon in D Major for Strings and Continuo (04:25)
4. Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos – Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio (10:28)
5. Lesley Garrett – Nulla in mundo pax sincera: 1st part (06:24)
6. Lorin Maazel – Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor (Revised Version): Part Three, IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (10:32)
7. Eugene Ormandy – Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess (09:46)

Disc 2
1. James Galway – Thaïs: Méditation (04:05)
2. Zubin Mehta – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (09:00)
3. Philharmonia Orchestra – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII (03:15)
4. City Of London Sinfonia – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068. Air on a G String (from Suite No.3 BWV 1068) (04:03)
5. Simon Dinnigan – Recuerdos de la Alhambra (04:02)
6. Samuel Friedmann – Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia (07:39)
7. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Adagio (Spartacus) (09:40)
8. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (03:39)
9. Guido Schiefen – Cello Suite No. in 1 G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (02:55)
10. Nicholas Cleobury – Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (15:04)
11. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Romance (The Gadfly) (06:24)

Disc 3
1. Britten Sinfonia – Chanson de matin (03:00)
2. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Pavane, Op. 50 (05:41)
3. Ewa Poblocka – Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: 2. Adagio (06:54)
4. City Of London Sinfonia – Adagio in G Minor (08:32)
5. Nicholas Cleobury – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (06:26)
6. John Lenehan – 3 Gymnopédies: 3 Gymnopediés, No. 1 (03:06)
7. Eugene Ormandy – Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (09:01)
8. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Adagio (07:06)
9. The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge – Miserere (08:21)

Disc 4
1. Eugene Ormandy – Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio (11:57)
2. Robert Casadesus – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (05:15)
3. The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge – Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (04:59)
4. London Philharmonic Orchestra – Serenade for String Orchestra: Allegro piacevole (03:34)
5. London Philharmonic Orchestra – Serenade for String Orchestra: Larghetto (05:35)
6. London Philharmonic Orchestra – Serenade for String Orchestra: Allegretto (03:11)
7. Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos – Fantasia para un gentilhombre: Villano y Ricerara (04:31)
8. Esa-Pekka Salonen – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante (06:26)
9. Tadeusz Wojciechowski – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood (03:30)
10. Ying Huang – Madame Butterfly: Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus). (Coro) (03:03)
11. Ofra Harnoy – Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (11:57)

Disc 5
1. Joy Farrall – Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: II. Adagio (07:43)
2. Russian Philharmonic Orchestra – L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2, GB 121b: III. Menuet (03:52)
3. Dmitri Kitajenko – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: Romanze: Larghetto (10:14)
4. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Judex (Mors et Vita) (04:31)
5. Nicholas McGegan – The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297: "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo (02:00)
6. The London Philharmonic Orchestra – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": IX (Adagio) "Nimrod" (03:24)
7. George Szell – A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M 13: No. 7, Nocturne (06:11)
8. Kathryn Stott – Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (06:46)
9. Simon Dinnigan – Cavatina (03:46)
10. The New Company – Spem in alium (11:40)
11. Philippe Entremont – Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (05:04)

Disc 6
1. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Main Theme (From "Schindler's List") (04:01)
2. The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge – Agnus Dei, Op.11 (09:29)
3. David Zinman – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": II. Andante molto moto (Szene am Bach) (12:01)
4. Steven Isserlis – The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. for Cello & 2 Pianos) (03:21)
5. Eugene Ormandy – Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (06:22)
6. Andrei Nikolsky – 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15, Sostenuto (05:31)
7. Daniel Barenboim – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: II. Andante con moto (10:44)
8. Leonard Slatkin – Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus": Theme (Adagio) (02:37)
9. Leonard Slatkin – Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus": Variant I (00:48)
10. Leonard Slatkin – Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus": Variant II (01:55)
11. Leonard Slatkin – Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus": Variant III (01:21)
12. Leonard Slatkin – Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus": Variant VI (00:56)
13. Leonard Slatkin – Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus": Variant V (02:27)

Released in 2009 on Sony Classical, the compilation album Adagio brings together some of the most revered slow movements and lyrical passages from the classical repertoire. Spanning six CDs, this collection features works by an expansive roster of composers, including Sergei Rachmaninov (with the "Adagio Sostenuto" from Piano Concerto No. 2 and "Variation XVIII" from the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini), Ralph Vaughan Williams ("The Lark Ascending" and "Fantasia"), Johann Pachelbel (the famous "Canon"), Joaquín Rodrigo ("Villano y Ricercare" from Fantasia para un gentilhombre), Antonio Vivaldi (multiple works including the "Largo" from "Winter"), and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ("The Young Prince and the Young Princess" from Scheherazade). The compilation also includes iconic adagios by composers such as Barber, Albinoni, and Mahler, performed by distinguished orchestras and conducted by the likes of Leonard Bernstein and Eugene Ormandy, offering a deep and immersive exploration of music defined by its slow, expressive tempo.

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