Kammermusik verzichtet auf Bühne und großes
Orchester, kann im privaten Kreis und in intimer Atmosphäre
gespielt werden. Der Einstieg mit J. S. Bachs Adagio aus der Sonate
Nr. 1 für Solovioline stellt das Extrem an „kleiner Besetzung“
bei gleichzeitig höchstem Anspruch an Virtuosität und
musikalischer Reife dar. Weitere Kompositionen von Bach, Vivaldi,
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, Faure,
Debussy, Ravel und Schostakovich vertiefen die Kontemplation.
the project
Classical music is hot. In fact, it is probably the
biggest story of the l990s in the recording industry. Classical
crossover
hits like
Nigel Kennedy's recording of
Vivaldi's
The Four Seasons,
Henryk Gorecki's
Symphony
no. 3, the Gregorian Chant album by the monks of Silo, and
Michael Nyman's score for the
Jane Campion
film
The Piano—to name just a few—have broken
out of classical music's traditional bounds and hit the pop charts.
Suddenly, a classical recording that sells 10,000 units is no longer
pushing the envelope; today's top classical releases are reaching
sales heights formerly reserved for pop icons like
Madonna
and the
Rolling Stones.
This stunning turnaround in classical music's marketing
power did not come out of nowhere, though. Celestial Harmonies helped
set the stage for it with its Adagio (Complete Edition) (19908)
series. Since 1981, long before the current interest in classical
music began, Celestial Harmonies' compilations have been used worldwide
for relaxation, meditation and even music therapy. And in a stunning
reversal of music industry rules, absolutely no advertising or promotion
was needed to achieve substantial sales figures. And while the rest
of the classical world scurries around looking for the next big hit,
Celestial Harmonies has released an updated digital version of an
already proven winner: The Adagio series, a total
of seven double–CDs. With sales of over 300,000 units in the
past decade, the reason for the series' success is no mystery. As
modern life has become increasingly complex and stressful, listeners
have turned to music as a source of relief—especially the timeless,
contemplative sounds of classical music. It seems that as the pace
of our lives gets progressively faster, the music that many listeners
are seeking is increasingly slow. The Adagio series,
presents over seventeen hours of the world's finest slow music, making
it the largest such collection anywhere.
the music
Andante is in some ways the most intimate of
the collections, as you might expect from a set of chamber music classics.
Some of the most personal music by Debussy, Beethoven,
Tchaikovsky, Schubert, and another
dozen of the West's greatest composers are presented here.
the musicians
These compilations were put together by Celestial
Harmonies' President,
Eckart Rahn, and
Sister
Marie Therese Levey, RSJ, of Australia. They drew upon a
vast repertoire of classical and sacred music recordings, from some
of the most talented orchestras, chamber ensembles, and soloists in
Europe. The
Kodály Quartet, the
Capella Istropolitana,
and the
Camerata Cassovia appear on
Andante.
tracklist
| |
Disk 1: |
|
| 1 |
Adagio from Sonata No.
1 in G Minor for violin solo BWV 1001 by J.S. Bach |
5'31" |
| 2 |
Largo from Concerto for
keyboard, strings and basso continuo in F Minor BWV 1056 by
J.S. Bach |
2'44" |
| 3 |
Adagio from Autumn Concerto
No. 3 in F Major RV 293 by Antonio Vivaldi |
2'45" |
| 4 |
Prelude No. 22 in B Flat Minor
BWV 867 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 1 by J.S.
Bach |
2'10" |
| 5 |
Adagio from Oboe Quartet
in F Major KV 370 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
3'28" |
| 6 |
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
from String Quartet No. 16 in F Major Op. 135 by Ludwig
van Beethoven |
5'40" |
| 7 |
Adagio from Piano Quartet
No. 3 in C Major Wo 036 by Ludwig van Beethoven |
5'24" |
| 8 |
Berceuse in D Flat Major Op.
57 by Frédèric Chopin |
4'40" |
| 9 |
Adagio from Piano Quartet
in C Minor Op. 15 No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré |
5'52" |
| 10 |
Tres lent by Maurice
Ravel |
8'08" |
| 11 |
Loure from Partita No.
3 in E Major for Viloin Solo BWV 1006 by J.S. Bach |
4'15" |
| 12 |
Largo from String Quartet
No. 8 in C minor Op. 110 by Dimitry Shostakovich |
3'19" |
| 13 |
Ave Maria (arr. Liszt) by Franz
Schubert |
6'01" |
| 14 |
Andante con moto from
String Quartet in D Minor D. 810 by Franz Schubert |
13'44" |
| |
Total Time: |
75'09" |
| |
Disk 2: |
|
| 1 |
Romanze No. 1 from 3
Romanzen Op. 94 by Robert Schumann |
4'21" |
| 2 |
Poco adagio from String
Quartet in C Major H. III:77 (Emperor) by Franz Joseph Haydn
|
7'42" |
| 3 |
Adagio sostenuto from
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight)
by Ludwig van Beethoven |
5'17" |
| 4 |
Andantino from String
Quartet in G Minor Op. 10 by Claude Debussy |
7'56" |
| 5 |
Larghetto from Clarinet
Quintet in A Major KV 581 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
5'58" |
| 6 |
Andante cantabile from
String Quartet No. 1 D Major Op. 11 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
6'25" |
| 7 |
Sarabande from Cello
Suite No. 5 in C Minor BWV 1011 by J.S. Bach |
3'45" |
| 8 |
Andante ma moderato from
String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat Major Op. 18 by Johannes Brahms
|
9'36" |
| 9 |
Adagio from Quintet for
Clarinet and String Quartet in B Minor Op. 115 by Johannes
Brahms |
10'30" |
| 10 |
Adagio, molto espressivo from
Violin Sonata in A Major Op. 30 No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven |
7'15" |
| 11 |
Grave from The Seven
Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross H. III: 50-56 by Franz
Joseph Haydn |
7'59" |
| |
Total Time: |
77'47" |
the series
| Adagio I: A Special 2 ½
Hour Collection of Orchestral Classics |
(14050) |
| Adagio II: A Special 2 ½ Hour Collection
of Orchestral Classics |
(14052) |
| Andante: A Special 2 ½ Hour Collection
of Chamber Music Classics |
(14054) |
| Largo I: A Special 2 ½
Hour Collection of Piano Classics |
(14056) |
| Largo II: A Special 2 ½ Hour Collection
of Piano Classics |
(14058) |
| Magnum Mysterium I: A Special 2 ½ Hour
Collection of Sacred Music Classics |
(14060) |
| Magnum Mysterium II: A Special 2 ½
Hour Collection of Sacred Music Classics |
(14062) |
