Classical Moods: Melancholy

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1Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
violin:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
recording of:
Adagio in G minor (Rasquin version) (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
composer:
Remo Giazotto and Giscard Rasquin (production music)
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
is based on:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni7:48
2Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)
horn:
David Cripps (hornist / conductor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:46
3Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri3:24
4Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, march and canzona for orchestra, Z. 860
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
conductor:
Philip Ledger
partial recording of:
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1695)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 860)
arrangement of:
Funeral of Queen Mary
Henry Purcell3:34
5When I am laid in earth (from "Dido and Aeneas"), soprano aria (Dido's Lament), Z. 626/38b
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
harpsichord [harpsichord continuo]:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
choir vocals:
English Chamber Choir (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
soprano vocals [Dido]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
partial recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (from 1965-08-25 until 1965-08-27)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell3:48
6Passacaglia. The Death Of Falstaff
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
recording of:
Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V”: Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff (for string orchestra, Walton)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Two Pieces for Strings from “Henry V” (for string orchestra, Walton)
Sir William Walton3:09
7Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27: No. 2 Adagio Sostenuto
piano:
Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 1) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 2)
part of:
Two Piano Sonatas, op. 27
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 Beethoven5:53
8Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: Adagio [Excerpt]
guitar:
Ángel Romero (guitarist/conductor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo5:27
9Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Ases Tod
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åses død (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åse’s Death)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 3. akt: Åses død
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg5:37
10Intermezzo for piano in E flat minor, Op. 118: No. 6
piano:
Михаил Рудый (Mikhail Rudy, pianist)
recording of:
6 Klavierstücke, op. 118: Nr. 6. Intermezzo in es-Moll. Andante, largo e mesto (6 Piano Pieces, op. 118: No. 6. Intermezzo in E-flat minor. Andante, largo e mesto)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
part of:
6 Klavierstücke, op. 118 (6 Piano Pieces, op. 118)
Johannes Brahms5:21
11Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No. 5) [Excerpt]
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
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 Mahler3:10
12Piano Concerto in G major: Adagio Assai
piano:
Jean‐Philippe Collard (French classical pianist)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: II. Adagio assai
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel10:19
13Enigma Variations, for orchestra, Op. 36: Var. 9: Nimrod (August Johannes Jaeger)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Nimrod (for brass band, Denis Wright)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
arranger:
Denis Wright (English composer and conductor of brass band music)
arrangement of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar3:41
14Prelude for piano No. 4 in E minor, Op. 28: No. 4, CT. 169
piano:
Tzimon Barto (pianist and conductor)
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 Chopin2:27
15Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957, in 1985)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957, in 1985)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber36:21

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part of:Classical Moods (EMI series) (order: 1)