100 Best Adagios

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1Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: No. 2, Waltz
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
recording of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz II. Allegretto poco moderato (formerly thought to be from 2nd Jazz Suite)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович3:53
2Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Act 4: “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus]
choir vocals:
Choeurs de l'Opéra Royal de la Monnaie (Chorus of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Chorus of the Belgian National Opera)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
conductor:
Sylvain Cambreling (conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach4:23
3Symphonie espagnole in D Minor for Violin, Op. 21: IV. Andante
violin:
Christian Tetzlaff (violinist)
orchestra:
Česká filharmonie (Czech Philharmonic, formerly Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21: IV. Andante
composer:
Édouard Lalo (French composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21
Édouard Lalo6:27
4Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation
violin:
Renaud Capuçon (violinist)
orchestra:
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
conductor:
Daniel Harding (conductor)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:18
5Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4, Il Vecchio Castello
saxophone:
Simon Haram (saxophonist)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: II. Il vecchio castello (Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello, orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский4:35
6Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Jean‐Bernard Pommier (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов12:28
7Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов15:06
814 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise
soprano vocals:
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
orchestra:
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester (Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester prior to 2006)
conductor:
Michael Schønwandt (Danish conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (1994–2013) (from 1998 to present), Parlophone (in 1998) and Warner Music France (in 1998)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for soprano and orchestra)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1916)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов5:21
9Pulcinella: II. Serenata. “Mentre l’erbetta”
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor)
vocals:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Pulcinella: Serenata "Mentre l'erbetta"
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1920)
part of:
Pulcinella (ballet)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:20
10Nocturne No. 5 in F‐Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2
piano:
Михаил Плетнёв (Mikhail Pletnev, pianist & conductor)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 5 in F‐sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 55) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 112)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 15
Fryderyk Chopin3:41
11Nocturne No. 20 in C‐Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 20 in C‐sharp minor “Reminiscence”, op. posth. 1 no. 16, B. 49, KKIVa/16
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 37), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 49) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 127)
Fryderyk Chopin4:12
1224 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 123) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 169)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin2:28
13Piano Sonata No. 2 in B‐Flat Minor, Op. 35 “Funeral March”: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Fryderyk Chopin8:27
14Piano Concerto No. 1 in B‐Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo
piano:
Jean‐Bernard Pommier (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:31
15Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante
violin:
Augustin Dumay (violinist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Емил Чакъров (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:31
16Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Пётр Ильич Чайковский11:17
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