Works Summary
Performers
Marisa Robles (Harp)- Radu Lupu (Piano)
- Jorge Bolet (Piano)
- Alexandre LaGoya (Guitar)
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
- Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
- Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
- Zoltan Kocsis (Piano)
- Jack Brymer (Clarinet)
- Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
- Lucia Popp (Soprano)
- Eduardo Fernández (Guitar)
- Pascal Rogé (Piano)
Conductors
- Raymond Agoult
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Richard Bonynge
- Riccardo Chailly
- Colin Davis
- Charles Dutoit
- Gianandrea Gavazzeni
- Bernard Haitink
- George Malcolm
- Sir Marriner
- Kenneth Sillito
- Sir Solti
- Horst Stein
- Jeffrey Tate
Ensembles
- Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- English Chamber Orchestra
- London Sinfonietta
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- National Philharmonic Orchestra
- New Symphony Orchestra
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Suisse Romande Orchestra
- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
- Engelbert Humperdinck (Classical) (1854 - 1921)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
- Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
- Joseph Canteloube (1879 - 1957)
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
- Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
- Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
- Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
- Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
- Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
- Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
- Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
- Alessandro Marcello (1669 - 1747)
- Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
- Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
- Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
- Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
- Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
- Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
- Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Remarks:
This is the latest release in the popular "Adagio Series": a great selection of soothing and relaxing music as well as a great introduction to the classics. This set includes over 2 + hours of music on two CDs at a special "2 for 1" price.Reviews
There are currently no reviews, be the first one!Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra :: Adagio
- Performer: Marisa Robles (Harp)
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1939
Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15
- Performer: Radu Lupu (Piano)
- Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1838
Liszt, Franz : Liebesträume for Piano, S 541
- Performer: Jorge Bolet (Piano)
- Running Time: 5 min. sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1843-1850
Marcello, Alessandro : Concerto for Oboe in D minor :: Andante sos
- Performer: Alexandre LaGoya (Guitar)
- Conductor: Kenneth Sillito
- Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1716
Mascagni, Pietro : Ave Maria from the Opera Cavalleria Rusticana :: Intermezzo
- Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
- Period Time: Post-Romanti
Ravel, Maurice : Concerto for Piano in G major :: Adagio assai
- Performer: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
- Conductor: Sir Marriner
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 10 min. sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1929-1931
Debussy, Claude : Suite bergamasque :: Claire de lune
- Performer: Pascal Rogé (Piano)
- Running Time: 5 min. 38 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1890
Sibelius, Jean : Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
- Conductor: Horst Stein
- Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra
- Running Time: 7 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Post-Romanti
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1893
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble :: Aquarium
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
- Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1886
Mahler, Gustav : Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
- Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
- Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Running Time: 10 min. 25 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1901-1902
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
- Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1832
Canteloube, Joseph : Baïlèro
- Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
- Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
- Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1923-1930
Debussy, Claude : Poèmes (7) de Banville
- Performer: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
- Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: Post-Romanti
- Written: 1890
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48 :: In Paradisum
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1887-1900
Vivaldi, Antonio : Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93 :: Largo
- Performer: Eduardo Fernández (Guitar)
- Conductor: George Malcolm
- Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1716
Massenet, Jules : Meditation (from "Thaïs")
- Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 45 sec.
- Period Time: Post-Romanti
Prokofiev, Sergei : Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64 :: Dance of the Girls with Lilies
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Notes: Composition written: 1935-36.
- Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1935-1936
Debussy, Claude : Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
- Conductor: Bernard Haitink
- Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Running Time: 11 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1894
Elgar, Edward : Sospiri
- Conductor: Sir Marriner
- Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
- Period Time: Post-Romanti
- Written: 1913-1914
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Gran Partita :: Adagio
- Conductor: Sir Marriner
- Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Running Time: 5 min. 45 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1781
Massenet, Jules : La Vierge :: Last Sleep of the Virgin
- Conductor: Raymond Agoult
- Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
- Period Time: Post-Romanti
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1887
Debussy, Claude : Arabesques (2) for Piano
- Performer: Zoltan Kocsis (Piano)
- Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
- Period Time: Post-Romanti
- Written: 1888
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Clarinet Concerto :: Adagio
- Performer: Jack Brymer (Clarinet)
- Conductor: Colin Davis
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 7 min. 22 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1791
Shostakovich, Dmitri : Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 :: Andante
- Performer: Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
- Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 7 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1957
Ravel, Maurice : pavane
- Performer: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
- Running Time: 6 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1899
Satie, Erik : Gnossienne No. 1
- Performer: Pascal Rogé (Piano)
- Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1888
Humperdinck, Engelbert : Hänsel und Gretel, opera :: Evening Prayer [Abends will ich schlafen gehn]
- Performer: Lucia Popp (Soprano)
- Conductor: Sir Solti
- Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1893
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