Romantic Adagios

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  • Release Date: 06/13/2000
  • Original Release: 1999
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 21,406
  • Label: DECCA
  • UPC: 028946671023

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Romantic Adagios

Disc 1
1LISTENAdagio for strings (or st / Samuel Barber
2LISTENMéditation, for violin & / Jules Massenet
3LISTENPiano Concerto No. 2 in C / Sergey Rachmaninov
4LISTENGymnopédies (3), for pian / Erik Satie
5LISTENClarinet Concerto in A ma / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz
6LISTENSpartacus, ballet: Adagio / Aram Khachaturian
7LISTENPiano Sonata No. 14 in C / Ludwig van Beethoven
8LISTENKol Nidrei, for cello & o / Max Bruch
9LISTENEnigma Variations, for or / Edward Elgar
10LISTENAdagietto, for orchestra / Gustav Mahler

Disc 2
1LISTENPiano Concerto No. 21 in / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz
2LISTENString Quartet No. 1 in D / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik
3LISTENViolin Concerto No.1 in G / Max Bruch
4LISTENSymphony No. 9 in E minor / Antonin Dvorák
5LISTENRhapsody on a Theme of Pa / Sergey Rachmaninov
6LISTENCavalleria rusticana, ope / Pietro Mascagni
7LISTENClair de lune, for piano / Claude Debussy
8LISTENConcierto de Aranjuez, fo / Joaquín Rodrigo
9LISTENThe Swan (from "Carnival / Camille Saint-Saëns
10LISTENPiano Concerto No. 2 in F / Dmitry Shostakovich
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Editorial Reviews

A double meaning is at play in the title of Romantic Adagios, a collection of pieces from the Romantic era that are long on candlelight-dinner sentiment as well. The languid, dreamy slow movement became most ardently romantic during the 19th century, as this two-CD compilation proves. Favorite adagios by composers from Beethoven and Mozart to Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and Dvorák will quench any listener's thirst for yearning melodies, expressive harmonies, and relaxing tempos. There won't be any complaints about the performances either: The 21 selections drawn from the Decca archives feature soloists such as Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Nigel Kennedy, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Kyung-Wha Chung, all of whom are at their best in this sentimental repertoire. A compilation like this wouldn't be complete without Barber's "Adagio for Strings" or the "Concierto de Aranjuez" of Rodrigo, but you'll also discover Shostakovich, Mahler, and Khachaturian in their most tenderly lyrical moments. By the time Fauré's gentle "Pavane" concludes the second disc, even the most hardened cynic will have succumbed to the blissful mood of serenity that only a romantic adagio can provide. Scott Paulin, Barnes & Noble

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August 13, 2009: There's no accounting for taste, and it's hard sometimes to reconcile all of the reviews with one's own perception of the music.

That said, I bought several of the adagios and "relaxing" cds and found this one to be the most representative of what I think a really good adagios cd should be. For example, in Massenet's Meditation, the clear, crisp audio allows the superb violin solo to be appreciated both individually and as an ensemble instrument, blended so well that brass, strings, woodwinds, and even harp strings are well defined. The cello in my favorite, The Swan, brings to mind the expectation of a brief, lyrical swan-song of an animal that only sings once. And the haunting orchestra of Barber's Adagio and plaintive piano keys of Debussy's Clair de Lune are stand-outs as well. I would say that this is a keeper.