101 Adagios – Various Artists

1

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: Clair de lune (Orch. Mouton)

Eastman-Rochester "Pops" Orchestra, Frederick Fennell & Claude Debussy

4:31

2

Barber: Adagio for Strings

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman & Samuel Barber

8:43

3

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra - Transcribed for harp & orchestra: Adagio

Marisa Robles, Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit & Joaquín Rodrigo

5:48

4

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni & Pietro Mascagni

3:11

5

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: Romance (Andante)

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:07

6

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50 (Choral Version)

Choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Gabriel Fauré

6:38

7

Liszt: Consolation No. 3, Lento placido, S.142

Rhondda Gillespie & Franz Liszt

3:53

8

Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4

Marisa Robles & Johannes Brahms

2:32

9

Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus": Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus" (extract)

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Ralph Vaughan Williams

5:14

10

J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: Largo (Performed on Piano)

András Schiff, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:57

11

Dvořák: Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55, No. 4 - Songs My Mother Taught Me

Arthur Grumiaux, Istvan Hajdu & Antonín Dvořák

2:09

12

Yepes: Romance "Jeux interdits"

Pepe Romero

1:48

13

Fauré: 夜想曲第1番変ホ短調作品33の1 - Fauré: Nocturne No. 1 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 33 No. 1

Pascal Rogé & Gabriel Fauré

7:43

14

Mozart: Serenade in B flat, K.361 "Gran partita": 3. Adagio

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble, Sir Neville Marriner & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:42

15

Elgar: Sospiri, Op. 70

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Edward Elgar

4:52

16

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: Bailero

Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate

6:43

17

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

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:10

18

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scene. Moderato

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:58

19

Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

PKF – Prague Philharmonia & Nick Ingman

3:11

20

Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 (compl. by Franz Xaver Süssmayer): Lacrimosa

John Alldis Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alan Harverson & Sir Colin Davis

3:08

21

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13: No. 7 Notturno

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Felix Mendelssohn

6:39

22

Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899 (Op. 90): No. 3 in G-Flat Major. Andante

Radu Lupu & Franz Schubert

6:33

23

Albinoni, Giazotto: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor

Maria Teresa Garatti, I Musici & Tomaso Albinoni

6:58

24

Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. Z799: II. Adagio

Heinz Holliger, I Musici & Alessandro Marcello

4:25

25

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D.667 - "The Trout": 2. Andante (excerpt)

Clifford Curzon, Willi Boskovsky, Gunter Breitenbach & Nikolaus Hubner

3:47

26

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

Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

8:33

27

Vivaldi: Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D major, RV 93: 2. Largo (Arr. for Guitar)

Eduardo Fernández, English Chamber Orchestra, George Malcolm & Antonio Vivaldi

5:10

28

Corelli: Concerto grosso in D, Op. 6, No. 1: 2. Largo

Alan Loveday, Carmel Kaine, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

3:19

29

Shostakovich: The Gadfly, Op. 97: III. Youth. Romance (Music from the Film)

Alexander Kerr, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly & Dmitri Shostakovich

3:49

30

Mercadante: Flute Concerto in D Major: 2. Andante alla Siciliana

Andrea Griminelli, English Chamber Orchestra & Jean-Pierre Rampal

4:56

31

Handel: Concerto Grosso in A Minor, HWV 322: 1. Larghetto affettuoso (Excerpt)

Sir Neville Marriner, Trevor Connah, Kenneth Heath & Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:18

32

J.S. Bach: Oboe Concerto in F Major, BWV 1053R: II. Siciliano

Heinz Holliger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:16

33

Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1: "Soave sia il vento"

Lucia Popp, Brigitte Fassbaender, Tom Krause & Vienna Haydn Orchestra

2:41

34

Pachelbel: Canon in D, P. 37

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger & Johann Pachelbel

4:31

35

Schumann: 子供の情景作品15: 第7曲: トロイメライ - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei

Radu Lupu & Robert Schumann

2:29

36

Liszt: 愛の夢第3番変イ長調 S.541の3 - Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541/3

Jorge Bolet & Franz Liszt

4:57

37

Handel: Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 "Cuckoo and the Nightingale": 4. Larghetto

Martin Haselböck, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger & George Frideric Handel

2:42

38

Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Oboes in D Minor, RV 535 (Ed. Hogwood): II. Largo

Celia Nicklin, Neil Black, Christopher Hogwood & Colin Tilney

2:33

39

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: 2. Adagio assai

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Maurice Ravel

9:56

40

Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe

PKF – Prague Philharmonia & Nick Ingman

3:17

41

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

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Horst Stein & Jean Sibelius

7:24

42

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

Pascal Rogé, Cristina Ortiz, London Sinfonietta & Charles Dutoit

2:34

43

Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly & Gustav Mahler

10:23

44

Chopin: 12の練習曲作品10: 第3番ホ長調《別れの曲》 - Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

4:24

45

J.S. Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060R (Ed. Hogwood): II. Adagio

Carmel Kaine, Tess Miller, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

5:16

46

D. Scarlatti: 12 Concerti Grossi - Orch. Ch. Avison - Concerto No. 6 in D: 1. Largo

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Domenico Scarlatti

3:27

47

Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano, FP.164: 2. Cantilena

Patrick Gallois & Pascal Rogé

4:11

48

Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80, Suite: III. Sicilienne

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Gabriel Fauré

3:58

49

Debussy: Rêverie, CD 76

Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Claude Debussy

4:21

50

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: In Paradisum

Choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Gabriel Fauré

3:17

51

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto (Edit)

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn & Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:02

52

Massenet: Thaïs / Acte Deux: Méditation

Nigel Kennedy, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Jules Massenet

5:43

53

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act III: No. 49, Dance of the Girls with Lilies

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Sergei Prokofiev

2:31

54

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

Heinz Holliger, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti & Tomaso Albinoni

5:24

55

J.S. Bach: ゴルトベルク変奏曲 BWV988: アリア - J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

András Schiff & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:51

56

Mozart: Flute Quartet in D, K.285: 2. Adagio - (attacca)

William Bennett, Grumiaux Trio & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2:24

57

Vivaldi: 協奏曲集《四季》作品8 第1番ホ長調 RV269《春》: 第2楽章: Largo - Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": II. Largo

Felix Ayo, I Musici & Antonio Vivaldi

3:01

58

Massenet: La Vierge / Scene 4: The Assumption: Le dernier sommeil de la Vièrge (The Last Sleep of the Virgin)

New Symphony Orchestra of London, Raymond Agoult & Jules Massenet

5:02

59

Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op. 4, No. 6, HWV 294 - Transcr. from Organ Concerto No. 6, HWV 294 by composer: 2. Larghetto

Ursula Holliger, André Pepin, Jean-Claude Hermanjat & I Musici

4:43

60

Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E, Op. 22: 4. Larghetto

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood & Antonín Dvořák

6:07

61

Fauré: Morceau de concours (Arr. Brieff)

Timothy Hutchins, Janet Creaser Hutchins & Gabriel Fauré

2:42

62

Debussy: 2 Arabesques, CD 74: No. 1 in E Major. Andantino con moto

Zoltán Kocsis & Claude Debussy

3:56

63

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater: 1. Stabat Mater

Barbara Bonney, Andreas Scholl, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset

4:11

64

Telemann: Oboe Concerto in D minor, TWV 51:d1: 1. Adagio

Heinz Holliger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown & Georg Philipp Telemann

2:34

65

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante

Cristina Ortiz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Dmitri Shostakovich

7:33

66

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Maurice Ravel

6:10

67

Mozart: Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C, K.315

Claude Monteux, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:01

68

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel / Act 2: Evening Prayer

Lucia Popp, Brigitte Fassbaender, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti

2:53

69

J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

Henryk Szeryng, Maurice Hasson, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

6:30

70

Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1: Flower Duet

Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo & Richard Bonynge

5:03

71

Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno. Andante

Borodin Quartet & Alexander Borodin

8:11

72

Satie: Gymnopédie No. 3. Lent et grave

Pascal Rogé & Erik Satie

2:33

73

Satie: Gnossienne No. 3

Pascal Rogé & Erik Satie

3:10

74

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

Radu Lupu, English Chamber Orchestra, Uri Segal & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:16

75

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Ralph Vaughan Williams

4:18

76

Schubert: String Quintet in C, D.956: 2. Adagio (Edit)

Weller Quartet, Dietfried Gurtler & Franz Schubert

5:15

77

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

Joshua Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

9:26

78

J.S. Bach: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, Cantata BWV 208: Sheep may safely graze

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:31

79

Traditional: Te Lucis ante Terminum (after "Song of the Birds")

Helen Tunstall, Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom

2:24

80

Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse

Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque & Gabriel Fauré

2:58

81

Guridi: Seven Pieces for Harp: 3. Aritz Adarean

Marisa Robles

2:11

82

Boccherini: Minuet from String Quintet in E, Op. 13, No. 5

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger

3:44

83

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo (Extract)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti & Antonín Dvořák

5:35

84

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: III. Intermezzo (Entracte After Act II)

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Georges Bizet

2:35

85

Vivaldi: 12 Violin Concertos, Op. 8 "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione" / Concerto No. 4 in F Minor for solo violin, RV297 "L'Inverno": II. Largo

Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Igor Kipnis, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger

2:15

86

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 / Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger

6:38

87

Handel: Crux Fidelis (after "Ombra ma fu"- Xerses, HWV 40)

Capricorn, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom & George Frideric Handel

2:29

88

Hoffstetter: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5 (formerly attrib. J. Haydn): Andante cantabile

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger

3:58

89

Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Suite No. 3, P. 172: 1. Italiana

I Musici

2:54

90

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

Jack Brymer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:31

91

Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Antonia Act: Barcarolle

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge & Jacques Offenbach

4:01

92

Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act II: Coro a bocca chiusa "Humming Chorus"

Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Giacomo Puccini

2:58

93

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor": 2. Adagio un poco mosso

Vladimir Ashkenazy, The Cleveland Orchestra & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:45

94

Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre for Guitar and Small Orchestra: 2. Españoleta (excerpt)

Carlos Bonell, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Joaquín Rodrigo

4:43

95

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. Palmer for Cello & Orchestra)

Julian Lloyd Webber, English Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Cleobury & Camille Saint-Saëns

3:20

96

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Concert version by Kurt Masur & Friedhelm Eberle: Prelude: Morning Mood

Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur & Edvard Grieg

4:20

97

J.S. Bach: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068: 2. Air

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:50

98

Giuliani: Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A, Op. 30: 2. Andante siciliano

Eduardo Fernández, English Chamber Orchestra & George Malcolm

6:24

99

Chopin: 夜想曲第2番変ホ長調作品9の2 - Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op. 9 No. 2

Jorge Bolet & Frédéric Chopin

5:16

100

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: III. Sanctus

Choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Gabriel Fauré

3:04

101

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: 3. Adagio (Excerpt)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Sergei Rachmaninoff

6:52