Relaxing Adagios

1 Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tantoHenryk Szeryng, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Maurice Hasson 6:30

2 Lakmé: Viens, Mallika, . Dôme épais (Flower Duet)Dame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo & Jane Berbié 5:03

3 String Quartet No. 2 in D: III. NotturnoBorodin Quartet 8:11

4 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3Pascal Rogé 2:36

5 Gnossiennes: No. 3 - LentPascal Rogé 3:10

6 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467: II. AndanteVladimir Ashkenazy & London Symphony Orchestra 7:46

7 Fantasia on GreensleevesAcademy of St Martin in the Fields & Neville Marriner 4:17

8 String Quintet in C, D. 956: II. Adagio (excerpt)Takács Quartet & Miklós Perényi 5:40

9 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoRadu Lupu 7:07

10 Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, Cantata BWV 208: Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze)Karl Münchinger & Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra 4:32

11 Te Lucis ante Terminum - Arr.E. Higginbottom after Song of the Birds (P.Casals 1876/1973)Helen Tunstall, Edward Higginbottom & Choir of New College Oxford 2:24

12 Dolly, Op. 56: I. BerceuseKatia & Marielle Labèque 2:57

13 Seven Pieces for Harp: III. Aritz AdareanMarisa Robles 2:10

14 Minuet from String Quintet in E, Op. 13, No. 5Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra & Karl Münchinger 3:44

15 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo (Extract)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti 5:36

16 Carmen Suite No. 1: IntermezzoOrchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit 2:36

17 Concerto for Violin and Strings in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, R. 297 "L'inverno": II. LargoKarl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Konstanty Kulka & Igor Kipnis 2:15

1 Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Reigen seliger Geister)Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra & Karl Münchinger 6:40

2 Crux Fidelis - Arr. E. Higginbottom after "Ombra ma fu" (Xerses)Capricorn, Edward Higginbottom & Choir of New College Oxford 2:33

3 String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5 (formerly attrib. J. Haydn): Andante cantabileStuttgart Chamber Orchestra & Karl Münchinger 3:59

4 Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3: I. ItalianaI Musici 2:54

5 Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622: II. AdagioJack Brymer, Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields 7:30

6 Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amourDame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Huguette Tourangeau, Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne Du Brassus & Radio Suisse Romande Chorus 4:05

7 Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Herbert von Karajan & Vienna Philharmonic 2:58

8 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 - "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mossoVladimir Ashkenazy & The Cleveland Orchestra 7:44

9 Fantasía para un gentilhombre for Guitar and Small Orchestra: II. Españoleta (excerpt)Carlos Bonell, Charles Dutoit & Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 4:44

10 Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le CygneNicholas Cleobury, English Chamber Orchestra & Julian Lloyd Webber 3:20

11 Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Prelude: Morning MoodGewandhausorchester Leipzig & Kurt Masur 4:21

12 Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068: II. AirKarl Münchinger & Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra 3:50

13 Concerto for Cello & Orchestra No. 6 in D, G479: II. Andante cantabileEnrique Jorda, Symphony of the Air & Andrés Segovia 6:16

14 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 9 No. 2Jorge Bolet 5:17

15 Requiem, Op. 48: III. SanctusChœur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 3:04

16 Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio (Excerpt)Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy 6:53