50 BEST ADAGIOS (3 CDs)

CD 1
1 ALBINONI: Adagio extract
English Chamber Orchestra / Ian Watson
2 PACHELBEL: Canon in D
Taverner Players / Andrew Parrott
3 ALLEGRI: Miserere extract
Taverner Consort / Andrew Parrott
4 VIVALDI : Flute Concerto Op.10 ‘La notte’ – II. Largo
Taverner Players / Andrew Parrott
5 VIVALDI : The Four Seasons - Concerto No.1 ‘Spring’ – II. Largo e pianissimo
London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green
6 VIVALDI : The Four Seasons - Concerto No.2 – ‘Summer’ – II. Adagio
London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green
7 VIVALDI : The Four Seasons - Concerto No.3 – ‘Autumn’ – II. Adagio molto
London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green
8 VIVALDI : The Four Seasons - Concerto No.4 ‘Winter’ – II. Largo
London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green
9 VIVALDI: Mandolin Concerto in C – II. Largo
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi
10 J.S. BACH: Harpsichord Concerto in A – II. Larghetto
Melante Amsterdam / Bob van Asperen
11 J.S. BACH: Harpsichord Concerto in F minor – II. Largo
Melante Amsterdam / Bob van Asperen
12 J.S. BACH: Concerto for two violins in D minor - II. Largo ma non tanto
Jonathan Rees & Jane Murdoch violins/Scottish Ensemble
13 J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No.1 – IV. Sarabande
English Chamber Orchestra / Philip Ledger
14 J.S. BACH: Air ‘on the G string’ (Orchestral Suite No.3)
English Chamber Orchestra / Philip Ledger
15 J.S. BACH: Cello Suite No.5 – IV. Sarabande
Ralph Kirshbaum cello
16 HAYDN: Symphony No.88 in G – II. Largo extract
La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken
17 PERGOLESI: Stabat mater opening
Véronique Gens soprano • Gérard Lesne alto / Il seminario musicale
18 MOZART: Ave verum corpus K622
London Classical Players • Schutz Choir of London/ Sir Roger Norrington
19 HANDEL: Ombra mai fù (Serse)
David Daniels/Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Roger Norrington
20 PÄRT: Solfeggio
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Tonu Kaljuste
21 TAVENER: The Protecting Veil conclusion
Steven Isserlis /London Symphony Orchestra / Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
CD 2
1 MOZART: Piano Concerto No.21 K467 – II. Andante
Diana Ambache piano / Ambache Chamber Orchestra
2 MOZART: Clarinet Concerto K621 – II. Adagio
Paul Meyer clarinet/Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson
3 MOZART: Piano Concerto No.20 K466 – II. Romanze extract
Mikhail Pletnev piano / Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
4 MOZART: Serenade in G ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ K525 - II. Romanze
London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green
5 MOZART: Piano Concerto No.22 K482 – II. Andante
Annie Fischer /Philharmonia Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch
6 MOZART: Symphony No.40 K550 – II. Andante
Sinfonia Varsovia / Yehudi Menuhin
7 MOZART: Piano Concerto No.23 K488 – II. Adagio
Mikhail Pletnev piano / Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
8 MOZART: Piano Concerto No.24 K491 – II. Larghetto
Mikhail Pletnev piano / Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
9 MOZART Masonic Funeral Music K477
London Classical Players / Sir Roger Norrington
10 MOZART: Clarinet Quintet K491 – II. Larghetto
Sabine Meyer/Members of the Vienna String Sextet
11 MOZART: Piano Sonata No.8 K310 - II. Andante cantabile con espressione extract
Jean-Bernard Pommier piano
12 MOZART: Flute and Harp Concerto K299 – II. Andantino
Samuel Coles flute • Naoko Yoshino harp
English Chamber Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin
CD 3
1 SAINT-SAËNS: Aquarium (Carnival of the Animals)
Nash Ensemble
2 SAINT-SAËNS: The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
Nash Ensemble
3 DEBUSSY: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
Kun-Woo Paik
4 DEBUSSY: Des pas sur la neige (Préludes, Book I)
Jean-Bernard Pommier
5 DEBUSSY: La Cathédrale engloutie (Préludes, Book I)
Jean-Bernard Pommier
6 FAURÉ: Élégie
Paul Tortelier cello
7 FAURÉ: Pavane
English Chamber Orchestra / Paul Tortelier
8 FAURÉ: Requiem – Introit extract
Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne
9 POULENC: Concerto for two pianos – II. Larghetto
Jean-Bernard Pommier, Anne Queffélec pianos
City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
10 POULENC: Concert champêtre – II. Andante
Maggie Cole/ City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
11 SATIE: Gnossienne No.1
Anne Queffélec
12 SATIE: Gymnopédie No.3
Anne Queffélec
13 RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G – II. Adagio extract
Andrew Litton /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
14 RAVEL: Vocalise en forme de habanera
Arleen Augér soprano/Philharmonia Orchestra
15 RAVEL: Ma Mère l’Oye: Pavane de la Belle au Bois dormant
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste
16 RAVEL: Ma Mère l’Oye: Le Jardin féérique
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste
17 RAVEL : Pavane pour une Infante défunte
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste