‎100 Best Adagios by Various Artists

Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor

Ian Watson, English Chamber Orchestra

2:42

Canon

Taverner Consort, Andrew Parrott

3:41

Miserere a 9

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

13:02

V. Largo (Il sonno)

Janet See, Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort

1:44

II. Largo e pianissimo sempre

London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green

2:43

II. Adagio

Christopher Warren-Green, London Chamber Orchestra

2:05

II. Adagio

London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green

2:57

II. Largo

Christopher Warren-Green, London Chamber Orchestra

2:29

II. Largo

Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante, Giovanni Scaramuzzino

2:56

II. Larghetto

Melante Amsterdam, Bob van Asperen

4:56

II. Largo

Melante Amsterdam, Bob van Asperen

2:34

II. Largo ma non tanto

Jonathan Rees, Scottish Ensemble, Jane Murdoch

6:52

Sarabande

Sir Philip Ledger, English Chamber Orchestra

3:12

Air

Sir Philip Ledger, English Chamber Orchestra

4:49

Sarabande

Ralph Kirshbaum

4:19

II. Largo

La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken

2:33

Stabat Mater dolorosa

Gérard Lesne, Véronique Gens, Il Seminario Musicale

4:46

Ave verum corpus in D, K. 618

Coppola E Il Suo Sestetto, London Classical Players, Sir Roger Norrington, Schütz Choir of London, The Schütz Consort

2:41

Larghetto: Ombra mai fù

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

3:08

Solfeggio

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

4:03

The Protecting Veil

Steven Isserlis, London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

2:57

II. Andante

Ambache Chamber Orchestra, Diana Ambache

6:48

II. Adagio

Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Paul Meyer, John Nelson

6:41

II. Romanze

Christian Tetzlaff, Mikhail Pletnev, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

4:15

II. Romanza (Andante)

Christopher Warren-Green, London Chamber Orchestra

5:53

II. Andante

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Annie Fischer, Philharmonia Orchestra

9:44

II. Andante

Yehudi Menuhin, Sinfonia Varsovia

7:27

II. Adagio

Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Mikhail Pletnev, Christian Tetzlaff

6:17

II. Larghetto

Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Mikhail Pletnev

8:23

Maurerische Trauermusik in C Minor, K. 477 - K. 479a

Sir Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

3:35

II. Larghetto

Wiener Streichsextett, Sabine Meyer

6:30

II. Andante cantabile con espressione

Jean-Bernard Pommier

2:39

II. Andantino

English Chamber Orchestra, Samuel Coles, Naoko Yoshino, Yehudi Menuhin

9:12

I. Adagio sostenuto

François-René Duchâble

6:12

II. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)

London Classical Players, Sir Roger Norrington

12:37

II. Andante con moto (Quaver = 84)

Sir Roger Norrington, London Classical Players, Melvyn Tan

4:06

II. Adagio cantabile

François-René Duchâble

5:01

II. Adagio un poco mosso (Crotchet = 60)

Sir Roger Norrington, London Classical Players, Melvyn Tan

5:47

III. Poco Allegretto

Daniel Harding, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

5:56

III. Andante

Stephen Hough, Tim Hugh, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

2:59

Nocturne (From a Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras

5:52

II. Andante con moto

Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

10:28

Andante con moto

Hungarian Quartet

13:54

II. Andante con moto

Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

14:00

II. Andante con moto

Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley

3:12

Träumerei

Alexis Weissenberg

2:09

IV. Feierlich

Christoph Eschenbach, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

6:55

Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4 (Mackay)

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

3:48

Siegfried Idyll

Marek Janowski, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

17:19

IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:54

Grave ('Zwei Menschen gehn')

The Nash Ensemble, Marcia Crayford, Moray Welsh, Elizabeth Layton, Christopher van Kampen, Roger Chase, Yuko Inoue

2:52

The Aquarium

The Nash Ensemble, Ian Brown, Susan Tomes

2:40

The Swan

The Nash Ensemble, Susan Tomes, Christopher van Kampen, Ian George Brown

2:58

Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque

Kun-Woo Paik

5:43

VI. Des pas sur la neige

Jean-Bernard Pommier

4:30

X. La cathédrale engloutie

Jean-Bernard Pommier

5:29

Elégie, Op. 24

English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Tortelier

7:31

Pavane, Op. 50

English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Tortelier

5:33

I. Introït et Kyrie

Sandrine Piau, Michel Corboz

7:16

II. Larghetto

City of London Sinfonia, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Richard Hickox, Anne Queffélec

5:49

Andante

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Maggie Cole

6:14

No. 1: Lent

Anne Queffélec

3:25

No. 3

Anne Queffélec

2:44

Adagio

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton

9:59

Vocalise en forme de habanera (Orch. Arthur Hoérée)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pešek, Arleen Auger, London Philharmonic Orchestra

3:07

Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste

1:46

Interlude & Apothèose: Le Jardin féerique

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste

3:45

Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste

6:08

VI. Waltz 2

Paavo Järvi, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

3:53

Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus)

Sylvain Cambreling, Brussels National Opera Chorus, Ann Murray, Jessye Norman, Orchestre Symphonique de l'Opéra National, Bruxelles

4:23

IV. Andante

Libor Pešek, Christian Tetzlaff, Czech Philharmonic

6:27

Méditation religieuse - Symphonie (From Thaïs)

Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Daniel Harding, Renaud Capuçon

5:17

The old castle

Sir Charles Mackerras, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Haram

4:35

II. Adagio sostenuto

Hallé, Lawrence Foster, Jean-Bernard Pommier

12:28

III. Adagio

Andrew Litton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

15:05

Vocalise, Op. 43 - No. 4

Natalie Dessay, Michael Schønwandt, Berlin Symphony Orchestra

5:20

II. Serenata: Mentre l'erbetta pasce l'agnella (Tenor)

Martyn Hill, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Ann Murray

3:20

No. 5 in F-Sharp, Op. 15, No. 2

Mikhail Pletnev

3:41

Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. Posth.

François-René Duchâble, Frédéric Chopin

4:11

Prelude in E Minor (Largo), Op. 28, No. 4

François-René Duchâble

2:27

III. Marche funèbre (Lento)

Leif Ove Andsnes

8:26

II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo primo

Hallé, Lawrence Foster, Jean-Bernard Pommier

7:30

II. Canzonetta (Andante)

Emil Tchakarov, London Symphony Orchestra, Augustin Dumay

6:31

IV. Adagio lamentoso

Andrew Litton, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

11:17

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

7:14

(Op. 46 - Nos. 1-8), B. 147 (Op. 72 - Nos. 1-8): No. 2 in E Minor: Dumka (Allegretto grazioso), Op. 72

Berlin Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel

2:36

(Op. 46 - Nos. 1-8), B. 147 (Op. 72 - Nos. 1-8): No. 2 in E Minor: Dumka (Allegretto scherzando - Allegro vivo), Op. 46

Lorin Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic

5:33

Silent woods, B. 182 (Op. 68, No. 5)

Libor Pešek, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Timothy Walden

5:22

No. 12 Åses død - The death of Ase (Prelude to Act 3)

Estonian National Male Choir, Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

5:02

No. 13 Morgenstemning - Morning Mood (Prelude to Act 4)

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

4:12

II. Adagio

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitayenko, Leif Ove Andsnes

6:50

Air

Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

5:46

II. The Swan of Tuonela

Paavo Järvi, Ulf Bjorlin, Jesper Harryson, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Elemer Lavotha

9:49

Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

4:48

Consolation No. 3

François-René Duchâble

3:49

Rêve d'amour No. 3

François-René Duchâble

4:01

Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'

London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green, Skaila Kanga, Jonathan Snowdon

4:17

Aria (Cantilena)

Enrique Bátiz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barbara Hendricks

6:07

Sentimental Melody from 'Forests of the Amazon'

Sharon Isbin

4:05

II. Adagio

Sharon Isbin, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Lawrence Foster, Markus Häberling

11:38

Ian Watson

Organ
English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra
Taverner Consort

Orchestra, Ensemble
Andrew Parrott

Conductor
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Chorus, Choir

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