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111 Adagio! Classics for Relaxation

Herbert von Karajan · Neville Marriner · Daniel Barenboim · Charles Dutoit · Seiji Ozawa · Stephen Cleobury · Vladimir Ashkenazy · André Previn · Lorin Maazel · Paul McCreesh

Deutsche Grammophon20149h 31m94 tracks
MusicBrainz

Composers

Johann Sebastian Bach8Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7Gabriel Fauré5Claude Debussy3Edvard Grieg3Franz Schubert3Frédéric Chopin3Johannes Brahms3Ludwig van Beethoven3Ralph Vaughan Williams3Sergei Rachmaninoff3Arvo Pärt2Camille Saint-Saëns2Dmitri Shostakovich2Edward Elgar2Giacomo Puccini2Gustav Holst2Henryk Górecki2Jean Sibelius2Max Bruch2Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2Alessandro Marcello1Alexander Borodin1Antonín Dvořák1Antonio Vivaldi1Aram Khachaturian1Benjamin Britten1Christoph Willibald von Gluck1Erik Satie1Felix Mendelssohn1Franz Liszt1George Frideric Handel1Georges Bizet1Gioachino Rossini1Gregorio Allegri1Gustav Mahler1Isaac Albéniz1Jacques Offenbach1Joaquín Rodrigo1Johann Pachelbel1John Tavener1Jules Massenet1Léo Delibes1Ludovico Einaudi1Luigi Boccherini1Maurice Ravel1Ottorino Respighi1Peter Warlock1Pietro Mascagni1Richard Wagner1Samuel Barber1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus, op. 82: Act 1. 8. Aegina's variation and Bacchanalia

Aram Khachaturian, Vienna Philharmonic

9:09
02

Meditation

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation”

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Michel Schwalbé

6:04
04

Pavane, op. 50

Gabriel Fauré - Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50

Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

6:49
05

Oboe Concerto in D minor: II. Adagio

Alessandro Marcello - Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935

Heinz Holliger, I Musici

4:25
06

Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

8:37
07

Impromptu no. 3 in G-flat major, op. 90

Franz Schubert - Impromptu in G‐flat major, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante

Andrei Gavrilov

5:41
08

Spiegel im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel

Nicola Benedetti

9:47
09

Serenade for Strings, op. 48: III. Elégie

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48

Gérard Korsten, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

10:19
10

Le Cygne

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

3:11
11

Canon in D major

Johann Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

4:12
12

Peer Gynt suite no. 1: Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

4:07
13

Adagio for Strings, op. 11

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

7:28
14

Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2

Daniel Barenboim

4:36
15

Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major: Air

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester

5:45
16

Brandenburg Concerto no. 5: Affetuoso

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050

Thierry Fischer, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Marieke Blankestijn

5:22
18

Piano Concerto no. 21: II. Andante "Elvira Madigan"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Géza Anda, Camerata Salzburg

7:15
19

Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

3:31
20

Nocturnes: Sirènes

Claude Debussy - Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

10:56
21

Symphony no. 5: Adagietto

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

11:53
22

The Planets: Venus

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

8:37
23

Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

Claude Debussy - Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

10:44
24

Ständchen (nach Schubert)

Franz Schubert - Ständchen von Shakespeare, S. 558 Nr. 9

Evgeny Kissin

2:38
25

Prelude in C major, BWV 846

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

Wilhelm Kempff

1:27
26

Piano Sonata no. 14 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Daniel Barenboim

6:38
27

Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits”

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

6:49
28

Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

3:34
29

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte

Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

6:18
30

Violin Concerto "Winter": II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”

Herbert von Karajan, Leon Spierer, Berlin Philharmonic

2:15
31

Arioso from Cantata, BWV 156

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 156 "Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe"

Julian Lloyd Webber

2:55
32

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: II. Romance

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

5:32
33

Valse triste, op. 44

Jean Sibelius - Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

6:04
34

Symphony no. 3: III. Poco allegretto

Johannes Brahms - Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

5:56
35

A Hymn to the Virgin

Benjamin Britten - A Hymn to the Virgin

Paul McCreesh

3:52
36

O mio babbino caro

Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)

Reinhard Peters

2:08
39

Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14

Lorin Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic

5:33
40

Sospiri, op. 70

Edward Elgar - Sospiri, op. 70

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

4:54
42

Gaîté parisienne: Barcarolle

Jacques Offenbach - Gaîté parisienne

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

3:36
43

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

4:30
45

Symphony no. 2: III. Adagio

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27

Lorin Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic

15:29
46

L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: Adagietto

Georges Bizet - L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

3:31
48

Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

Stephen Cleobury, James Vivian

3:37
50

Etude, op. 10 no. 3 "Tristesse"

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo

Tamás Vásáry

4:05
51

Peer Gynt Suite no. 1: The Death of Åse

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

4:34
52

The Swan of Tuonela, op. 22

Jean Sibelius - Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

7:59
54

Deux Arabesques: No. 1. Andante con moto

Claude Debussy - Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto

Tamás Vásáry

3:45
55

Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus

Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa

Herbert von Karajan, Norbert Balatsch, Vienna Philharmonic

3:01
56

Lakmé: "Viens, Mallika… Dôme épais"

Léo Delibes - Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)

Richard Bonynge, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

6:03

Disc 2

02

Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod (Concert Version)

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

7:23
03

Peer Gynt Suite no. 2: Solveig's Song

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55

Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

5:12
04

Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”

Ferdinand Leitner, Berlin Philharmonic, Wilhelm Kempff

7:35
05

Piano Concerto no. 23: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488

Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra

7:48
06

Goldberg Variations: Aria da Capo

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988

András Schiff

3:53
07

Serenade for Strings in E: I. Moderato

Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52

Rafael Kubelík, English Chamber Orchestra

4:32
08

Consolations no. 3 in D-flat major

Franz Liszt - Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido

Daniel Barenboim

4:14
09

Exhortation

John Tavener - Exhortation

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

3:22
11

Antiche danze ed arie: Siciliana

Ottorino Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 3

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

3:22
13

Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Luis Antonio García Navarro, Philharmonia Orchestra, Narciso Yepes

5:44
15

Lieder ohne Worte: Spring Song

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6

Daniel Barenboim

2:06
16

Harpsichord Concerto no. 2: Siciliano

Johann Sebastian Bach - Oboe Concerto in F major, BWV 1053R

Douglas Boyd, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

5:09
17

Trout Quintet: II. Andante (excerpt)

Franz Schubert - Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“

Willi Boskovsky, Clifford Curzon

3:49
18

Etude, op. 25 no. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in A‐flat major, op. 25 no. 1 “Aeolian Harp”: Allegro sostenuto

Vladimir Ashkenazy

2:56
19

Symphony no.3: II. Lento e largo

Henryk Górecki - Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"

Kazimierz Kord, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

4:29
20

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Roger Norrington

14:35
21

String Quartet no. 2: III. Notturno

Alexander Borodin - String Quartet no. 2 in D major

Rostislav Dubinsky

8:14
22

Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

2:04
23

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147

Johann Sebastian Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

Nicholas Daniel, Stephen Cleobury, James Vivian

6:01
24

Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

4:33
25

Symphony no. 6 "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Vienna Philharmonic

12:30
26

Elegy for Strings, op. 58

Edward Elgar - Elegy, op. 58

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

4:28
27

Piano Concerto no. 2: II. Andante

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

7:33
28

Capriol Suite: Pavane

Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:14
29

Kol Nidrei, op. 47

Max Bruch - Kol Nidrei, op. 47

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra

10:12
30

Totus Tuus, op. 60

Henryk Górecki - Totus Tuus, op. 60

Paul McCreesh

11:36
31

Élégie, op. 24

Gabriel Fauré - Élégie, op. 24

Semyon Bychkov, Orchestre de Paris

6:24
33

Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

Arvo Pärt - Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Nigel Short, English Chamber Orchestra

6:12
34

Gymnopédie no. 3

Erik Satie - Gymnopédies

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

3:34
35

The Planets: Neptune

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Herbert von Karajan, Uwe Gronostay, Berlin Philharmonic

8:47
36

Symphony no. 4: I. Allegro non troppo

Johannes Brahms - Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

13:22
37

Symphony no. 4: II. Andante moderato

Johannes Brahms - Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

11:51
38

I giorni (radio edit)

Ludovico Einaudi - I giorni

Daniel Hope, Simon Halsey, Berlin Chamber Orchestra

3:22
39

String Quintet, op. 11 no. 5: III. Menuetto

Luigi Boccherini - Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5

I Musici

4:06
40

Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

Barry Wordsworth

13:14
41

Organ Concerto no. 6: II. Larghetto

George Frideric Handel - Harp Concerto in B‐flat major, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294

Paul Kuentz

5:12
42

The Gadfly: Youth (Romance)

Dmitri Shostakovich - The Gadfly, op. 97

Riccardo Chailly, Philadelphia Orchestra

3:01
43

Violin Concerto no. 1: II. Adagio

Max Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26

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

9:25
44

Concerto for Flute and Harp: II. Andantino

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

8:32
45

Miserere

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

Simon Preston

11:52
47

Dolly Suite: Berceuse

Gabriel Fauré - Dolly Suite, op. 56

Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

2:38
48

Suite española: Asturias

Isaac Albéniz - Suite española No. 1, B 7, Op. 47 No. 5 "Asturias": Leyenda in G minor

Narciso Yepes

6:28
50

O salutaris hostia

Gioachino Rossini - Petite Messe solennelle

Edward Higginbottom

3:55
52

Cantique de Jean Racine

Gabriel Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11

George Guest, Stephen Cleobury

5:47
53

Piano Sonata no. 18: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 18 in D major, K. 576 "Trumpet", "Hunt"

Friedrich Gulda

5:14
54

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation 18

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII

Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra

2:48
55

Requiem: In Paradisum

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

Carlo Maria Giulini, Horst Neumann, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:58