Mozart: Adagios - Decca - DEC 2894601912 - 028946019122

Now one wonders, if Mozart makes you more relaxed, will more Mozart make you even more relaxed or equally relaxed for a longer period of time? The folks at Decca add fuel to the debate with this more-than-generous collection of adagios, which clocks in at just a shade under two and a half hours. All the favorites are here, the B-flat Serenade for Winds, the 'Elvira Madigan' Piano Concerto, the Concerto for Flute and Harp and much more, but the ever-present question is who's playing, and the answers should give satisfaction.

The star of this show is Vladimir Ashkenazy, whose excellent piano concerto recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra are represented with four selections, while András Schiff is heard in the three solo sonata movements. Other notable soloists include violinist Joshua Bell, clarinetists Jack Brymer and Gervaise de Peyer and horn player Barry Tuckwell, accompanied by the likes of the English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony and Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. So here's an opportunity to take the phone off the hook for the afternoon and bliss out.

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" :: 2nd movement, Romanza

Conductor: Willi Boskovsky
Ensemble: Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Running Time: 5 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1787
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467 :: 2nd movement, Andante

Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Conductor: Sándor Végh
Ensemble: Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica
Running Time: 6 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1785
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade for Winds no 10 in B flat major, K 361 (370a) :: 3rd mvt, Adagio

Performer: Jack Brymer (Clarinet)
Ensemble: London Wind Soloists
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Running Time: 5 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1781
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622 :: 2nd movement, Adagio

Performer: Gervase de Peyer (Clarinet)
Conductor: Peter Maag
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Running Time: 8 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1791
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K 299 (297c) :: 2nd movement, Andantino

Performers: Lisa Beznosiuk (Flute); Frances Kelly (Harp)
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 8 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1778
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488 :: 2nd movement, Adagio

Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1786
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261

Performer: Mayumi Fujikawa (Violin)
Conductor: Walter Weller
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Running Time: 7 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1776
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550 :: 2nd movement, Andante

Conductor: Christoph Dohnányi
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1788
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Divertimento for String Quartet in B flat major, K 137 (125b) :: Andante

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1772
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 no 2 "Coronation" :: 2nd movement, Larghetto

Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1788
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447 :: 2nd movement, Romance - Larghetto

Performer: Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Conductor: Peter Maag
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Running Time: 5 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1784-1787
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595 :: 2nd movement, Larghetto

Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1791
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417 :: 2nd movement, Andante

Performer: Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Conductor: Peter Maag
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1783
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216 :: 2nd movement, Adagio

Performer: Joshua Bell (Violin)
Conductor: Peter Maag
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 8 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1775
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 12 in F major, K 332 (300k) :: 2nd movement, Adagio

Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1781-1783
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter" :: 2nd movement, Andante cantabile

Conductor: Christoph Dohnányi
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
Notes: An excerpt of this work is performed.
Running Time: 6 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1788
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466 :: 2nd movement, Romanze

Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Notes: An excerpt of this work is performed.
Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1785
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540

Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Notes: An excerpt of this work is performed.
Running Time: 6 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1788
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola, K 364 (320d) :: 2nd movement, Andante

Performers: Iona Brown (Violin); Josef Suk (Viola)
Conductor: Iona Brown
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 11 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1779
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581 :: 2nd movement, Larghetto

Performer: Antony Pay (Clarinet)
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble
Running Time: 6 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1789
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade for Winds no 12 in C minor, K 388 (384a) :: 2nd movement, Andante

Ensemble: Vienna Wind Soloists
Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1782
Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 16 in C major, K 545 :: 2nd movement, Andante

Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.
Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1788
Studio/Live: Studio

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