100 Best Adagios

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1Piano Sonata No. 14 in C‐Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:13
2Symphony No. 3 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
orchestra:
London Classical Players
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven12:38
3Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist)
orchestra:
London Classical Players
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1807)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58
Ludwig van Beethoven4:07
4Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:01
5Piano Concerto No. 5 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist)
orchestra:
London Classical Players
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:47
6Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
orchestra:
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
conductor:
Daniel Harding (conductor)
recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1883)
part of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90 (Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90)
Johannes Brahms5:56
7Piano Concerto No. 2 in B‐Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante (Excerpt)
cello:
Timothy Hugh (cellist)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. Andante – Più adagio
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1878 until 1881)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83
Johannes Brahms2:59
8A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: Nocturne
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:53
9Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: II. Andante con moto
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1822)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
Franz Schubert10:28
10String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”: II. Andante con moto
string quartet:
Hungarian Quartet (1935-1972)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
Franz Schubert13:54
11Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 “The Great”: II. Andante con moto
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in C major, D. 944 “The Great”: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (from 1825-07 until 1826-07)
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in C major, D. 944 “The Great”
Franz Schubert14:01
12Piano Trio No. 2 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
cello:
Gautier Capuçon (cellist)
piano:
Frank Braley (pianist)
violin:
Renaud Capuçon (violinist)
recording of:
Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827-11)
part of:
Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 100, D. 929
Franz Schubert8:43
13Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:09
14Symphony No. 3 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: IV. Feierlich
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur, op. 97 “Rheinische”: IV. Feierlich
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1850-11-02 until 1850-12-09)
part of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur, op. 97 “Rheinische”
Robert Schumann6:56
15R: 4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 4, Morgen! (Version with Orchestra)
soprano vocals:
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of London
conductor:
Richard Stamp
recording of:
Morgen!, op. 27 no. 4 (for voice and orchestra)
lyricist:
John Henry Mackay (Scottish-German egoist anarchist, thinker and writer)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1894)
arranger:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1897)
arrangement of:
Morgen!, op. 27 no. 4 (for voice and piano)
Richard Strauss3:49
16Siegfried‐Idyll, WWV 103: (Ruhig bewegt)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor)
recording of:
Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (in 1870)
dedicated to:
Cosima Wagner
part of:
Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis (number: 103)
is based on:
Siegfried Idyll (original version for 13 instruments)
Richard Wagner17:19
17Symphony No. 5 in C‐Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Radion sinfoniaorkesteri (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Jukka‐Pekka Saraste (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler2:55
18Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Introduction (Grave, Excerpt) (Sextet Version)
cello:
Christopher van Kampen (British cellist) and Moray Welsh (British cellist)
viola:
Roger Chase (violist) and 井上祐子 (Yuko Inoue, violist)
violin:
Marcia Crayford (violinist) and Elizabeth Layton (violinist)
orchestra:
Nash Ensemble
partial recording of:
Verklärte Nacht, op. 4: I. Sehr langsam
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Verklärte Nacht, op. 4 (Transfigured Night, op. 4)
Arnold Schönberg2:52
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