VA - Romantic Adagios II (2003)
VA - Romantic Adagios II (2003)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 752 MB | 02:36:27
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca
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Genre: Classical | Label: Decca
The title is Romantic Adagios II. The description is "Over 2 1/2 hours of the world's most passionate music." What these are, in other words, are two discs of seduction music, which is fine. Using music for seductive purposes is the oldest ploy in the world. From Orpheus up to Ol' Blue Eyes, music hath charms to arouse, inflame, and incite lascivious and lubricious behavior. The whole purpose of this disc is to ensure a successful seduction. It sure isn't because sticking all of these Adagios together doesn't make any sort of musical sense. How could Wagner's "make love and die" Prelude from Tristan possibly be followed by anything except Tristan, much less by the smarmy Rose Adagio from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty? How could Debussy's "imagine naked nymphs" Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune possibly be followed by Grieg's tenderly sentimental Adagio from his piano concerto? And how could Rachmaninov's "song of sweet despair" Vocalise be followed by Vaughan Williams' transcendent Tallis Fantasia? None of this fits and the selected performances don't make any sense. Why couple Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Concertgebouw Orchestra's throbbing Adagio from Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2 with Riccardo Chailly's dreary Crisantemi by Puccini? Why couple Arthur Grumiaux's exquisitely lyrical Romance No. 2 by Beethoven with Jaap Schroder's austere and severe Largo from Bach's double violin concerto? Why couple Clifford Curzon's ethereal Adagio from Mozart's Piano Concerto in A major with Misha Dichter's mundane Libestraum No. 3 by Liszt? Does it work as seduction music? Some of the music can't miss, such as the Rachmaninov Adagio, Wagner's Prelude, and Debussy's Prelude. Some of it seems unlikely to succeed, such as the Elgar Adagio and Brahms' Adagio.
VA - Romantic Adagios II (2003)
Track List:
CD 1
1. J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 - 2. Air
by Henryk Szeryng & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
2. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 - 2. Andante
by Sir Clifford Curzon & London Symphony Orchestra & István Kertész
3. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 3. Adagio
by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy
4. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 -"Pathétique" - 2. Adagio cantabile
by Vladimir Ashkenazy
5. Puccini: Crisantemi
by Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Riccardo Chailly
6. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 - 2. Adagio
by Joshua Bell & The Cleveland Orchestra & Christoph von Dohnányi
7. Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No.1, WD 40 - 3. Adagietto
by Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Charles Dutoit
8. Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1 - Intermezzo
by Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Charles Dutoit
9. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C Major, Op.15 - 2. Largo
by Radu Lupu & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta
10. Mozart: Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat, K.495 - 2. Romanza (Andante)
by Barry Tuckwell and English Chamber Orchestra
11. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op.10 - No.3 in E Major - "Tristesse"
by Vladimir Ashkenazy
12. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture - TH.42 - Love Theme
by Wiener Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
CD 2
1. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Act 1 - Prelude - Langsam und smachtend
by Wiener Philharmoniker and Sir Georg Solti
2. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, TH.13 / Act 1 - 8a. Pas d'action: Introduction (Andante) - Adagio ("Rose Adagio")
by The National Philharmonic Orchestra and Richard Bonynge
3. Beethoven: Violin Romance No.2 in F, Op.50
by Arthur Grumiaux & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Bernard Haitink
4. J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 - 2. Largo ma non tanto
by Jaap Schröder & Christopher Hirons & The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
5. Elgar: Cello Concerto In E Minor, Op.85 - 3. Adagio
by Julian Lloyd Webber and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Yehudi Menuhin
6. Liszt: Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3 - Arr. by Liszt from: O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S.298
by Misha Dichter
7. Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
by Jeffrey Khaner and The Cleveland Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy
8. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 - 2. Adagio
by Jorge Bolet and Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Riccardo Chailly
9. Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
by Lynn Harrell and Vladimir Ashkenazy
10. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis
by London Philharmonic Orchestra and Roger Norrington
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