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Number of CDs: 2
Release Date: 26-10-1998
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 14054-2
Barcode: 13711405422
Musical Style: Classical
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adagio from Sonata No 1 in G Minor for violin solo BWV 1001; Johann Sebastian Bach [05:31] | 8 | Berceuse in D Flat Major Op 57; Frederic Chopin [09:36] |
| 2 | Largo from Concerto for keyboard strings and basso continuo in F Minor BWV1056; Johann Sebastian Bach [07:42] | 9 | Adagio from Piano Quartet in C Minor Op 15 No 1; Gabriel Fauré [10:30] |
| 3 | Adagio from Autumn Concerto No 3 in F Major RV 293 (The Four Seasons Op 8); Antonio Vivaldi [05:17] | 10 | Tres lent from String Quartet; Maurice Ravel [08:08] |
| 4 | Prelude No 22 in B Flat Minor BWV 867 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Volume 1; Johann Sebastian Bach [07:56] | 11 | Loure from Partita No 3 in E Major for Violin Solo BWV 1006; Johann Sebastian Bach [04:15] |
| 5 | Adagio from Oboe Quartet in F Major KV 370; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [05:58] | 12 | Largo from String Quartet No 8 in C Minor; Dmitry Shostakovich [03:19] |
| 6 | Lento assai cantante e tranquillo from String Quartet No 16 in F Major Op.135; Ludwig Van Beethoven [06:25] | 13 | Ave Maria; Franz Schubert [06:01] |
| 7 | Adagio from Piano Quartet No 3 in C Major Wo O36; Ludwig Van Beethoven [03:45] | 14 | Andante con moto from String Quartet in D Minor D 810 (Der Tod und das Madchen); Franz Schubert [13:44] |
| Disc 2 | |||
| 1 | Romanze No 1 from 3 Romanzen Op 94; Robert Schumann [04:21] | 7 | Sarabande from Cello Suite No 5 in C Minor BWV 1011; Johann Sebastian Bach [05:24] |
| 2 | Poco adagio from String Quartet in C Major H III:77 (Emperor); Josef Haydn [02:44] | 8 | Andante ma moderato from String Sextet No 1 in B Flat Major Op 18; Johannes Brahms [04:40] |
| 3 | Adagio sostenuto from Piano Sonata No 14 in C Sharp Minor Op 27 No 2 (Moonlight); Ludwig Van Beethoven [02:45] | 9 | Adagio from Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B Minor Op 115; Johannes Brahms [05:52] |
| 4 | Andantino from String Quartet in G Minor Op 10; Claude Debussy [02:10] | 10 | Adagio molto espressivo from Violin Sonata in A Major Op 30 No 1; Ludwig Van Beethoven [07:15] |
| 5 | Larghetto from Clarinet Quintet in A Major KV 581; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [03:28] | 11 | Grave From The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross H III:50-56; Josef Haydn [07:59] |
| 6 | Andante cantabile from String Quartet No 1 in D Major Op 11; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky [05:40] | ||
Description:
Classical music is hot. In fact, it is probably the biggest story of the l990s in the recording industry. Classical crossover hits like Nigel Kennedy's recording of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Henryk Gorecki's Symphony no. 3, the Gregorian Chant album by the monks of Silo and Michael Nyman's score for the Jane Campion film The Piano - to name just a few - have broken out of classical music's traditional bounds and hit the pop charts. Suddenly, a classical recording that sells 10,000 units is no longer pushing the envelope; today's top classical releases are reaching sales heights formerly reserved for pop icons like Madonna and the Rolling Stones. This stunning turnaround in classical music's marketing power did not come out of nowhere, though. Celestial Harmonies helped set the stage for it with its Adagio (Complete Edition) series. Since 1981, long before the current interest in classical music began, Celestial Harmonies' compilations have been used worldwide for relaxation, meditation and even music therapy. And in a stunning reversal of music industry rules, absolutely no advertising or promotion was needed to achieve substantial sales figures. And while the rest of the classical world scurries around looking for the next big hit, Celestial Harmonies has released an updated digital version of an already proven winner: The Adagio series, a total of seven double–CDs. With sales of over 300,000 units in the past decade, the reason for the series' success is no mystery. As modern life has become increasingly complex and stressful, listeners have turned to music as a source of relief - especially the timeless, contemplative sounds of classical music. It seems that as the pace of our lives gets progressively faster, the music that many listeners are seeking is increasingly slow. The Adagio series, presents over seventeen hours of the world's finest slow music, making it the largest such collection anywhere.
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