The 50 Most Essential Adagios – Various Artists

1

Adagio in G Minor

David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra

8:38

2

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

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:44

3

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Samuel Barber

8:23

4

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

Finghin Collins & Ludwig van Beethoven

5:37

5

Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Ivan Marinov & Sofia Symphony Orchestra

9:32

6

Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 1: II. Adagio

Howard Griffiths, Emanuel Abbühl, Strings of Zürich & Alessandro Marcello

3:54

7

Symphony No. 5, Pt. 3: IV. Adagietto

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Gustav Mahler

11:01

8

Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47

Michael Boder, Martin Ostertag & SWR Symphony Orchestra

9:50

9

String Quartet in D Major, Hob. III:63 "The Lark": II. Adagio

Quartetto Pressenda & Franz Joseph Haydn

6:51

10

Violin Concerto No. 5, K. 219: II. Adagio

Mikhail Gantvarg, St. Petersburg Soloists & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

9:32

11

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio

Herbert Waltl & Ludwig van Beethoven

9:39

12

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88: II. Adagio

Victor Pablo Perez & Tenerife Symphony Orchestra

11:11

13

Piano Concerto in C Major, WoO 12: II. Adagio e cantabile, con grande espressione

Jorge Rotter, Aldo Antognazzi & Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra

6:32

14

Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio di molto

Peter Lilye, Sergei Stadler & Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

8:48

15

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto

Bohdan Warchal, Slovak Chamber Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:51

16

Concerto for Strings in A Major, RV 159: II. Adagio

Leo Korkhin & Renaissance Chamber Orchestra

1:40

17

String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio cantabile

St. Petersburg Soloists & Franz Joseph Haydn

6:34

18

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: No. 8a, Grand adage à la rose

Arnold Kaz & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

5:40

19

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

Henrik Måwe & Ludwig van Beethoven

4:58

20

Four Songs, Op. 27: IV. Morgen!

Eduardo Marturet, Kari Løvaas & Berliner Symphoniker

3:54

21

Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: II. Adagio

Ulrich Mehlhart, Victor Yoran & Johannes Brahms

9:45

22

Symphony No. 49 in F Minor, Hob. I:49 "La Passione": I. Adagio

Alun Francis, Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano & Franz Joseph Haydn

7:40

23

Octet in F Major, D. 803: II. Adagio

Schweizer Octet

12:27

24

String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: III. Poco adagio

Johannes Brahms

9:17

25

Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande

Victor Yoran & Johann Sebastian Bach

9:35

26

Organ Concerto in D Minor, HWV 309: I. Adagio

Paul Kantschieder, Harald Feller & Capella Istropolitana

6:33

27

Adagio on Celtic Themes for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 56

Michael Boder, Martin Ostertag & SWR Symphony Orchestra

7:31

28

Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: II. Adagio

Bohdan Warchal, Arto Noras, Slovak Chamber Orchestra & Franz Joseph Haydn

6:30

29

Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: I. Allegro

Henrik Måwe & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:20

30

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

Vladimir Fedoseyev, Ekaterina Sarantseva, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Rachmaninoff

11:53

31

Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e Largo - Tranquillissimo

Werner Stiefel, Teresa Erbe, Baden-Baden Symphony Orchestra & Henryk Górecki

8:51

32

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

Bystrik Rezucha, Marian Lapsansky & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

6:08

33

Adagio in E Major, K. 261

Eduardo Marturet, Emmy Verhey, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

8:25

34

6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 5 in D-Flat Major. Adagio sostenuto

Andrea Kauten & Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:18

35

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

Woldemar Nelsson, SWR Symphony Orchestra & Ludwig van Beethoven

15:17

36

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo

Carlos Moerdijk, Emmy Verhey & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:08

37

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: II. Adagio

Eduardo Marturet, Emmy Verhey, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:42

38

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio ma non troppo

Eduardo Marturet, Berliner Symphoniker & Johannes Brahms

11:34

39

Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313: II. Adagio non troppo

Arife Gülsen Tatu, Salzburg Soloists & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

9:59

40

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

Igor Golovchin & Sergei Rachmaninoff

15:14

41

Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio

Zdenek Kosler, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:07

42

Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act II: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix

Hans Swarowsky, Rita Noel, Nürnberger Symphoniker & Camille Saint-Saëns

6:39

43

Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio

Alun Francis, Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano & Ludwig van Beethoven

10:44

44

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

Mikhail Gantvarg, Carmen Piazzini, St. Petersburg Soloists & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:01

45

Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Adagio

Howard Griffiths, Emanuel Abbühl, Strings of Zürich & Tomaso Albinoni

5:19

46

Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70: II. Adagio cantabile e con moto

Conrad von der Goltz, Conrad von der Goltz Chamber Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

10:44

47

Sextet for Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 71: II. Adagio

Ludwig van Beethoven

3:43

48

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio

Eduardo Marturet, Borika van den Booren, Berliner Symphoniker & Johannes Brahms

9:43

49

Cavalleria Rusticana: Symphonic Intermezzo

Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic & Pietro Mascagni

3:22

50

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

Henry Adolph, Helena Spitkova & Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

8:03