Heavenly Adagios

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Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring [Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147]

03:00

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger

Producer: James Mallinson - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

2

Méditation religieuse - Symphonie [Thaïs / Acte Deux]

05:36

Nigel Kennedy, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Producer: James Mallinson - Violin: Nigel Kennedy - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Jules Massenet

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7. In paradisum

03:14

Choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Choir: Choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Composer: Gabriel Fauré - Producer: Paul Myers - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

4

Gymnopédie No.1

02:51

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Producer: Paul Myers - Composer: Erik Satie - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

5

Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais (Flower Duet) [Lakmé / Act 1]

05:05

Dame Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Richard Bonynge

Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Producer: John Mordler - Mezzo-Soprano: Jane Berbié - Orchestra: Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer: Léo Delibes

6

The Swan

03:17

Jascha Silberstein, Marie Goossens

Cello: Jascha Silberstein - Producer: John Mordler - Harp: Marie Goossens - Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

7

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 ('Sleepers, awake')

05:29

The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Raymond Agoult

Orchestra: The New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Conductor: Raymond Agoult - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Producer: Michael Williamson

8

Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) [Madama Butterfly / Act 2]

03:04

Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Producer: Michael Woolcock - Chorus: Wiener Staatsopernchor - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Herbert von Karajan - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: Jack Law - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

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9. Nimrod (Adagio)

03:13

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Producer: Ray Minshull - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Composer: Edward Elgar

10

The Walk to the Paradise Garden

10:11

Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras

Producer: Chris Hazell - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Composer: Frederick Delius - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

11

Pavane, Op.50

06:43

Choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Choir: Choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Composer: Gabriel Fauré - Producer: Paul Myers - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

12

Panis Angelicus

04:22

Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd

Producer: Hermine Sterringa - Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Producer: Martha de Francisco - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: James Judd

13

"Ombra mai fù"

02:32

Anthony Way, Daniel Phillips, English Sinfonia, Neil Page

Treble: Anthony Way - Producer: Chris Hazell - Organ: Daniel Phillips - Orchestra: English Sinfonia - Conductor: Neil Page - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon

14

The Lark Ascending

16:02

Iona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Violin: Iona Brown - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall

15

3. Clair de lune [Suite bergamasque, L. 75]

05:36

Pascal Rogé

Piano: Pascal Rogé - Composer: Claude Debussy - Producer: Richard Beswick - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot

16

9. Sheep May Safely Graze [Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, Cantata BWV 208]

04:27

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger

Producer: James Mallinson - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

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2. Lento e largo (Tranquilissimo - cantabilissimo - dolcissimo - legatissimo)

04:25

Joanna Kozlowska, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazimierz Kord

Soprano: Joanna Kozlowska - Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Kazimierz Kord - Composer: Henryk Górecki

18

Stabat mater dolorosa

04:42

Judith Raskin, Maureen Lehane, Orchestra Rossini Di Napoli, Franco Caracciolo

Producer: Erik Smith - Soprano: Judith Raskin - Contralto: Maureen Lehane - Orchestra: Orchestra Rossini Di Napoli - Conductor: Franco Caracciolo - Composer: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

19

Ave Maria

05:23

Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd

Producer: Hermine Sterringa - Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Producer: Martha de Francisco - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: James Judd - Composer: Giulio Romano Caccini

20

2. Adagio (excerpt)

05:39

Takács Quartet, Miklós Perényi

Ensemble: Takács Quartet - Cello: Miklós Perényi - Composer: Franz Schubert

21

Ave verum corpus, K.618

03:50

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Peter White, George Guest

Producer: Harley Usill - Choir: The Choir of St John’s Cambridge - Engineer: Alan Reeve - Organ: Peter White - Conductor: George Guest - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

22

2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)

12:25

Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt

Producer: Erik Smith - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven - Balance Engineer: James Brown - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

23

Dance Of the Blessed Spirits

06:34

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger

Producer: Michael Haas - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall

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2.Excerpt/Beginning of mvt.2: Largo

03:04

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Producer: Vittorio Negri - Engineer: Ko Witteveen - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Engineer: Cees Heijkoop - Composer: Antonín Dvorák

25

Wiegenlied, Op.49, No.4

02:29

Marisa Robles

Harp: Marisa Robles - Recording Producer: Chris Hazell - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Recording Engineer: Andrew Pinder - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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3. Adagio

13:02

Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev

Orchestra: Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg - Conductor: Valery Gergiev - Composer: Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov

27

2. Air

05:10

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Michael Bremner - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach