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Number of CDs: 2
Release Date: 26-10-1998
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 14060-2
Barcode: 13711406023
Musical Style: Classical
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lectio I: Lamentationis Jeremiae for Holy Saturday; Pierre de La Rue [09:21] | 7 | Credo from Missa Papae Marcelli; Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina [08:33] |
| 2 | Lamentation for Maundy Thursday; Thomas Tallis [08:19] | 8 | Sanctus from Missa Papae Marcelli; Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina [08:56] |
| 3 | Lamentation for Maundy Thursday; Orlando Di Lasso [05:51] | 9 | Agnus Dei from Missa Papae Marcelli; Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina [07:51] |
| 4 | Lamentation for Good Friday; De Brito [06:18] | 10 | Motet O Magnum Mysterium; Tomas Luis de Victoria [04:11] |
| 5 | Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli; Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina [04:36] | 11 | Motet Sancte Spiritus Domine; Carlo Gesualdo [02:01] |
| 6 | Gloria from Missa Papae Marcelli; Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina [05:38] | ||
| Disc 2 | |||
| 1 | Motet Infelix Ego; William Byrd [13:41] | 10 | Indroit from Requiem Mass; Manuel Cardoso [06:26] |
| 2 | Motet Versa est; Alonso Lobo [05:08] | 11 | Kyrie from Requiem Mass; Manuel Cardoso [02:02] |
| 3 | Introit from Requiem Mass; Duarte Lobo [05:49] | 12 | Gradual from Requiem Mass; Manuel Cardoso [04:50] |
| 4 | Kyrie from Requiem Mass; Duarte Lobo [01:48] | 13 | Offertory from Requiem Mass; Manuel Cardoso [05:34] |
| 5 | Gradual from Requiem Mass; Duarte Lobo [03:34] | 14 | Sanctus from Requiem Mass; Manuel Cardoso [03:00] |
| 6 | Offertory from Requiem Mass; Duarte Lobo [04:00] | 15 | Agnus Dei from Requiem Mass; Manuel Cardoso [02:36] |
| 7 | Sanctus from Requiem Mass; Duarte Lobo [02:38] | 16 | Communion from Requiem Mass; Manuel Cardoso [03:48] |
| 8 | Agnus Dei from Requiem Mass; Duarte Lobo [02:24] | 17 | Motet In Manus Tuas; Thomas Tallis [02:33] |
| 9 | Communion from Requiem Mass; Duarte Lobo [02:44] | ||
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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