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Album Title: Relaxing Adagios CD 1
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Leo Delibes, Alexander Borodin, Erik Satie, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, et al.
Performer: Various Artists
Audio CD (Aug 01, 2006)
Number of Discs: 2
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
SPAR Code: n/a
Label: Decca
Copyright: (C) 2006 Decca Music Group Limited
Total Length: 2:32:27
Genres: Classical, Music.
1. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Ⅱ. Largo, ma non tanto (6:33)
Common Name Double Concerto, Concerto For 2 Violins Strings & Continuo
Catalog No. BWV 1043
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor Sir Neville Marriner
Performer Maurice Hasson (Violin)
Henryk Szeryng (Violin)
Orchestra Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (ASMF)
Genre Baroque Period / Concerto / Concerto: Double
Date Written 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Period Baroque
Country Cöthen, Germany
Recording Data June 1976
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, United Kingdom
2. Lakmé, opera: Act 1: Viens, Mallika... Dôme épais le jasmin (Flower Duet) (5:09)
Common Name Viens Mallika Dome Epais Le Jasmin Flower Duet, Lakme Opera
Composer Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Conductor Richard Bonynge
Performer Jane Berbié (Mezzo-Soprano)
Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Orchestra Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1883; France
Period Romantic
Country France
Recording Data October 1967
Studio/Live Studio
Note Text: Edmond Gondinet (1828-1888), Author, Philippe Gille (1831-1901), Author
3. String Quartet No. 2 in D major: Ⅲ. Notturno (8:17)
Common Name Notturno, String Quartet 2
Composer Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)
Performer Rostislav Dubinsky (Violin)
Yaroslav Alexandrov (Violin)
Dimitri Shebalin (Viola)
Valentin Berlinsky (Cello)
Ensemble Borodin String Quartet
Genre Romantic Period / String Quartet
Date Written 1881; Russia
Period Romantic
Country Russia
Recording Data September 1962
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
4. Gymnopédies (3) for piano No. 3, Lent et grave (2:36)
Common Name Gymnopédie For Piano
Composer Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
Performer Pascal Rogé (Piano)
Genre Character Piece
Date Written 1888; France
Period Modern; 20th Century
Country France
Recording Data May 1983
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Kingsway Hall, London, United Kingdom
5. Gnossienne (6) for piano No. 3, Lent (3:14)
Common Name Gnossienne For Piano
Composer Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
Performer Pascal Rogé (Piano)
Genre Character Piece
Date Written 1890; France
Period Modern; 20th Century
Country France
Recording Data May 1983
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Kingsway Hall, London, United Kingdom
6. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: Ⅱ. Andante (7:48)
Common Name Elvira Madigan Piano, Piano Concerto 21
Catalog No. K 467
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy
Performer Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)
Genre Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written 1785; Vienna, Austria
Period Classical
Country Vienna, Austria
Recording Data 1973
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Kingsway Hall, London, United Kingdom
7. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love") (4:21)
Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
Conductor Sir Neville Marriner
Performer William Bennett (Flute)
Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (ASMF)
Genre Fantasy
Date Written 1934; England
Period Post-Romantic; 20th Century
Country England
Recording Data May 1971
Studio/Live Studio
Note Text: Work Arranger. by Ralph Greaves (-1966)
Venue Kingsway Hall, London, United Kingdom
8. String Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in C major, D. 956 (Op. posth. 163): Ⅱ. Adagio (5:42)
Common Name Quintet For 2 Violins Viola & 2 Cellos (excerpt)
Catalog No. D 956
Composer Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Performer Miklós Perényi (Cello)
Ensemble Takács String Quartet
Genre Romantic Period / String Quintet
Date Written 1828; Vienna, Austria
Period Romantic
Country Vienna, Austria
Recording Data December 1991
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Church Studios, Crouch End, London, United Kingdom
Work Notes This recording is presented in the excerpted form.
9. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27 No. 2: Ⅰ. Adagio sostenuto (7:09)
Common Name Moonlight Piano, Piano Sonata 14 (opening movement)
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer Radu Lupu (Piano)
Genre Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written 1801; Vienna, Austria
Period Classical
Country Vienna, Austria
Recording Data June 1972
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
10. Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd" (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3): Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) (4:34)
Common Name Was Mir Behagt, Cantata, Cantata 208
Catalog No. BWV 208
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor Karl Münchinger (1915-1990), Work Arranger
Ensemble Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Genre Baroque Period / Cantata / Musical Theater
Date Written 02/23/1713; Cöthen, Germany
Period Baroque
Country Cöthen, Germany
Recording Data October 1977
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Evangelische Schlosskirche, Ludwigsburg, Germany
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11. Te lucis ante terminum (Song of the Birds) (2:26)
Composer Traditional (Arr.E. Higginbottom after Casal's Song of the Birds)
Conductor Edward Higginbottom (1946 - )
Performer Helen Tunstall (Harp)
Ensemble Choir of New College, Oxford
Period Contemporary
Country Catalonia, Spain
Recording Data July 1999
Studio/Live Studio
Venue The Chapel of New College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Work Note (P.Casals 1876/1973) Work Arranger; Edward Higginbottom
12. Dolly, suite, for piano, 4 hands or orchestra (Dolly, suite), Op. 56: NO.Ⅰ. Berceuse (3:01)
Composer Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Performer Katia Labèque (Piano)
Marielle Labèque (Piano)
Ensemble Labèque Sisters
Genre Romantic Period
Date Written 01/12/1894; France
Period Romantic
Country France
Recording Data December 1985
Studio/Live Studio
13. Seven Pieces for harp: Harp solo: Ⅲ. Aritz Adarean (2:14)
Composer Jesús Guridi Bidaola (1886 - 1961)
Performer Marisa Robles (Harp)
Written Spain
Period Modern; 20th Century
Country Spain
Recording Data October 1965
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
14. String Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola & 2 Cellos in A major, Op 13 No. 5/G 281: Minuet (3:47)
Catalog No. G 275
Composer Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)
Conductor Karl Münchinger
Ensemble Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Genre Classical Period / Dance / Minuet
Date Written 1771-1772; Spain
Period Classical
Country Spain
Recording Data February 1984
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Evangelische Schlosskirche, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Work Note (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
15. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Ⅱ. Largo (5:39)
Common Name From The New World Symphony, Symphony No 9 (Extract)
Catalog No. B 178
Composer Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Conductor Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Genre Romantic Period / Symphony
Date Written 1893; USA
Period Romantic
Country USA
Recording Data January 1983
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Orchestra Hall, Chicago, United States
Work Notes This recording is presented in the excerpted form. Composition revised: United States of America.
16. Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 1 - Act 3 Prelude: Intermezzo (2:37)
Common Name Carmen Suite For Orchestra (assembled by Ernest Guirard)
Composer Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Conductor Charles Dutoit
Orchestra Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Genre Romantic Period
Date Written 1875; France
Period Romantic
Country France
Studio/Live Studio
Notes Composition revised: Spain.
17. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: Ⅱ. Largo (2:15)
Common Name Violin Concerto For Violin Strings & Continuo The Four Seasons
Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Conductor Karl Münchinger
Performer Konstanty Kulka (Violin)
Igor Kipnis (Harpsichord)
Orchestra Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (SCO)
Genre Baroque Period / Concerto
Date Written 1725; Venice, Italy
Period Baroque
Country Venice, Italy
Recording Data July 1972
Studio/Live Studio
Venue Evangelische Schlosskirche, Ludwigsburg, Germany |
