Adagio for Relaxation

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1Concerto in G major: II. Adagio assai
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: II. Adagio assai
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel9:50
2Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber7:48
3Concerto for Bassoon, K. 191, in B‐flat (transcribed for clarinet): II. Andante ma adagio
clarinet:
Richard Stoltzman (clarinetist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Schneider (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Bassoon in B-flat major, K. 186e/191: II. Andante ma adagio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1774)
part of:
Concerto for Bassoon in B-flat major, K. 186e/191
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:46
4Intermezzo From Cavalleria rusticana
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni4:10
5The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43: Adagio
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43: IX. Adagio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43 (The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:53
6Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio
violin:
Pinchas Zukerman (violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch9:07
7Enigma Variations, op. 36: Variation IX, Nimrod: Adagio
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar5:06
8Adagio in G minor
orchestra:
Guildhall String Ensemble
recording of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2: II. Adagio (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2: II. Adagio
part of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2 (catch-all for arrangements)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:38
9L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: III. Adagietto
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: III. Adagietto (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1, op. 23bis (for orchestra)
Georges Bizet2:44
10Symphony no. 5 in C‐sharp minor: Adagietto
recording engineer:
Paul Goodman (engineer)
producer:
Jay David Saks (producer of classical and musical theatre recordings)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1977)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Scottish Rite Cathedral (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1977)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (in 1977)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler12:02

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printed in:United States
distributed by:BMG Distribution (distributor, do not use as a label!)
copyrighted (©) by:BMG Entertainment Inc. (in 2001)
ASIN:US: B000059SV0 [info]