Adagio - Adagio (15 tracks) +Album Reviews

Adagio
Adagio
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
2. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: Adagio
3. Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, SF. 935 (often transposed to C minor): Adagio
4. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: Andante
5. La plus que lente, waltz for piano (or orchestra), L. 121
6. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: Adagio sostenuto
7. La Traviata, opera: Prelude
8. Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 (K. 285d): Adagio non troppo
9. Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ('Ombra mai fu' from the opera Serse)
10. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
11. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
12. String Quartet No. 2 in D major
13. M?ditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera 'Tha?s')
14. The Swan (from 'Carnival of the Animals'), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements
15. Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No. 5): Adagietto

CD Details

All Artists: Adagio
Title: Adagio
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Vox (Classical)
Release Date: 10/22/1996
Album Type: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910), Instruments, Reeds & Winds, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 047163882623

CD Reviews

A truly unacceptable recording.

The Rev. David L. Nevergall (Parson | Elmore (Toledo), Ohio | 02/24/1999

(1 out of 5 stars)

"My major concern in purchasing this CD was the Barber "Adagio." I was quite disappointed with the performance of this piece by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Their interpretation was wooden at best. And the most fundamental technical skills of intonation and dynamic quality were sadly lacking. Music for a romantic evening? Hardly! I suggest saving your $3.57 and putting it towards a decent recording."

Fine

Gregory M. Zinkl | Chicago, IL | 06/03/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I can't leave the previous review unanswered! I don't own this particular disk, but I own many of the disks from which excerpts were taken and compiled here.

The Reverend criticized the disk based on his opinion of the Barber Adagio. I don't own that particular recording, but based on the Amazon excerpt, he's right. They don't sound that great. If you want a great Barber Adagio, string orchestra version, get Slatkin's EMI recording (not RCA, not Telarc).

On to the others. You have the likes of Rosand and Cao on this disc. Both are performers not to sneeze at. The Rosand Mendelssohn violin concerto recording is a fine one. I wonder if Rosand has ever played a note out of tune in his life! His tone is wonderful, and is definitely old-school, which is very much a good thing. The Slatkin performance of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Symphony is also very fine--apparently his set of the Rach symphonies were quite popular in Europe for a long time. The St. Louis strings were just coming into their own when this recording was made.

There are several other recordings with Luxembourg under Froment. I won't kid you--the Luxembourg group is not world-class. HOWEVER, they ain't slouches either. Usually my criticism of those recordings has everything to do with the engineering, not the musicianship (although if you ever run across their Saint-Saens' 3rd Symphony, RUN in the other direction--the organ is pathetic!).

For $4, you could a hell of a lot worse. I have. As for the intent of this disc, $4 is too little for the *overall* quality. A few dogs shouldn't upset you or your glass of spirits."

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