V1 Romantic Adagios

Product Details

Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0028946671023
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 2
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2001-01-23
Running Time : 155minutes
UPC : 028946671023

ASIN : B00004C8TG

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Adagio For Strings: Barber: Adagio for Strings
2. Meditation (Thais): Massenet: Meditation (Thais)
3. Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18
4. Gymnopedies 1 and 3: Satie: Gymnopedies 1 and 3
5. Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622: Mozart : Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K622
6. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus): Khachaturian: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
7. Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Beethoven : Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'
8. Kol Nidrei: Bruch: Kol Nidrei
9. Nimrod (Enigma variations): Elgar: Nimrod (Enigma variations)
10. Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor: Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor

Disc-2
1. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467
2. Andante cantabile (String quartet No. 1): Tchaikovski: Andante cantabile (String quartet No. 1)
3. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor: Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
4. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ' From the New World': Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor ' From the New World'
5. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini: Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
6. Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana): Mascagni: Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)
7. Clair de Lune: Debussy: Clair de lune
8. Concierto de Aranjuez: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez - Adagio
9. The Carnival Of The Animals: Saint-Saens: The Swan
10. Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Op. 102: Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, op. 102 - Andante
11. Pavane, op 50: Faure: Pavane, op 50

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Customer Reviews

Beautiful interpretations (2004-01-25)

I agree with a previous reviewer on the minor problemof variations in volume. Beyond that, I find everypiece beautiful. This interpretation of Barber's Adagio is the most passionate I have ever heard. I alsofind the Faure selection very touching. I love the vocals. I recommend this set to anyone, if for no other reason than the Barber piece.

great music! not so great sound variations! (2003-07-07)

The selections and the arrangements are truly excellent. There are some hard to find (on the same CD) pieces and adagios--Spartacus ; Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez; Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavelleria...But, better turn up the sound and then get away from the speakers. Parts of the selections are played so very softly that, when you turn up the volume to hear them, you will get blasted by those sections that have cresendos, or just plain louder sections. Too bad!Very hard to enjoy in a car--or, even at home. if this problem did not exist, this is a 5 star plus!

A great, great collection! (2001-10-01)

I was stunned to see only two and a half stars for romantic adagios. I don't know how much you get to know by listening to only one "song" out of so many in this collection, but in my opinion this CD collection deserves a lot of credit. I had heard of Samuel Barber's Adagio for strings many times before and I was impressed but this was the first time that I was completely mesmerized. I highly recommend to any Barber fans to listen to this interpretation by David Zinman which is incredible. There seems to be so much passion and emotion! Also others such as Adagio of Spartacus and Clarinet Concerto just make the collection even better.

An Excellent intro to Faure & Barber (2000-11-27)

This is a collection of tranquil pieces (not "songs", which, by definition, must have vocals) and individual movements excerpted from larger classical works. All of the performances are at least good, some excellent. Especially satisfying are the Barber and Faure. As this recording shows, David Zinman is an outsanding interpreter of Barber while Dutoit handles the Faure with the style, polish, and grace that this music requires. Although the "Pavanne" was originally composed as an instrumental piece, a year after its composition Faure adapted it to fit the text that is given on the CD. He would hardly have been insulted to find a choral version of this work. In fact, given Dutoit's elegantly understated performance, he would probably think his music well served. Also recommendable from this disc is Solti's excerpt from Mahler's 5th and Kennedy's rendition of Massenet's "Thais." In a nutshell, if you are interested in exploring some very enjoyable (if not totally on the beaten path) music, this set is an excellent choice.

An insult to Faure! (2000-11-11)

I only listened to one song on this album and I found their performance of 'Pavane, Opus 50' insulting. I have never heard such a beautiful song transformed into such a disgusting piece of music! I love that song's insrtumental compsition, but next time leave out the choir! It insults the song! It is a song meant to be played on an instrument, not performed vocaly! But the rest of the songs might be alright.

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