100 Best Adagios

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1Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jukka‐Pekka Saraste (conductor)
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 Barber7:14
28 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 10 in E Minor
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 2 in E minor: Allegretto grazioso (for orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1886-11 until 1887-01-05)
premiered at:
[concert] (1887-01-06)
orchestration of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72 no. 2 e-Moll (Slavonic Dance, op. 72 no. 2 in E minor, for Piano, four hands)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72, B. 147 (Slavonic Dances, op. 72, B. 147, for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák2:36
38 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E Minor
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E minor (Dumka)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák5:34
4From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, B. 182: No. 5, Silent Woods
cello:
Timothy Walden (cellist)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Klid (Silent Woods) for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 no. 5
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (on 1893-10-28)
dedicated to:
Hanuš Wihan
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-16)
part of:
Works of Antonín Dvořák by opus number (number: op. 65/5) and Antonín Dvořák: Thematický katalog (Antonín Dvořák: Thematic Catalogue, Burghauser [B.]) (number: B. 182)
orchestration of:
Ze Šumavy, op. 68, B. 133: č. 5. Klid (Lento e molto cantabile) (From the Bohemian Forest, op. 68, B. 133: no. 5. Silent Woods (Lento e molto cantabile), for four-hand piano)
Antonín Dvořák5:22
5Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 3: No. 12, The Death of Åse
orchestra:
Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester (Estonian National Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 3. akt: Åses død
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg5:03
6Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood
orchestra:
Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester (Estonian National Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg4:12
7Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist)
orchestra:
Bergen filharmoniske orkester (Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Дмитрий Китаенко (Dmitri Kitayenko, Soviet, Russian conductor b. 1940)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg6:50
8Holberg Suite, Op. 40: IV. Air
orchestra:
Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester (Estonian National Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: IV. Air (Andante religioso) (for string orchestra)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, for string orchestra)
Edvard Grieg5:47
9Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela
cor anglais:
Jesper Harryson
orchestra:
Kungliga Filharmoniska kören (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Chorus)
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
recording of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22: II. Tuonelan joutsen (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
Jean Sibelius9:49
102 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste
orchestra:
Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester (Estonian National Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius4:49
116 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D‐Flat Major
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
recording of:
Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
Franz Liszt3:50
12Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A‐Flat Major
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:01
13Fantasia on Greensleeves
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
orchestra:
London Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Christopher Warren‐Green (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:18
14Bachianas brasileiras No. 5, W389-3: I. Aria in A Minor (Cantilena. Adagio)
cello:
Eldon Fox (cellist)
vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos6:08
15Floresta do Amazonas, W551: Melodia Sentimental (Arr. for Guitar)
classical guitar:
Sharon Isbin (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Floresta do Amazonas: Melodia sentimental
lyricist:
Dora Vasconcellos
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1958)
part of:
Floresta do Amazonas, W551
Heitor Villa‐Lobos4:05
16Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
Steve Barnett (classical producer)
classical guitar:
Sharon Isbin (classical guitarist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (Lausanne Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo11:39