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5:36:32 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics
An impressive cast of conductors is featured in this collection of the best slow movements performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker! Judge for yourselves: Simon Rattle, André Cluytens, Mariss Jansons, Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Lorin Maazel, John Barbirolli, Wilhelm Furtwängler… Take your time to discover this compendium of the best adagios in classical music, from the grandiose symphonies of Bruckner, Mahler and Beethoven to the moving concertos of Bach, Grieg and Sibelius, and of course Barber’s unmissable Adagio for Strings.
Tracklist
1. Adagio for Strings (8:57)
2. Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060R: II. Adagio (5:24)
3. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio (10:01)
4. Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E Major, K. 261 (8:12)
5. Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato (2:48)
6. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio di molto (8:16)
7. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio (6:09)
8. L’estro armonico, Concerto for Two Violins in G Minor, Op. 3 No. 2, RV 578: I. Adagio e spiccato (1:15)
9. Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Hob. I:92 “Oxford”: II. Adagio (7:55)
10. Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 “Organ Symphony”: I. (b) Poco adagio (8:31)
11. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: II. Adagio molto (2:52)
12. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: II. Adagio (2:26)
13. Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106: II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich (14:41)
14. Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313: II. Adagio ma non troppo (8:32)
15. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio (8:54)
16. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: III. Scène aux champs. Adagio (16:10)
17. Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207: II. Adagio (8:39)
18. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (16:13)
19. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108: III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend (1890 Version) (27:20)
20. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio (6:31)
21. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (10:58)
22. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo (10:36)
23. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: II. Adagio (7:18)
24. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: III. Adagio. Langsam, feierlich (24:33)
25. Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major: I. Adagio (1989 Cooke Version) (25:11)
26. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 “Turkish”: II. Adagio (Cadenza by Joachim) (11:17)
27. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile (17:18)
28. Symphony No. 9: IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend (23:02)
29. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107: II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam (26:49)