Adagio I: A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Orchestral Classics

Various Artists (Artist), Ravel; Handel; Bach; Albinoni; Massenet; Elgar; Grieg; Martucci; Dvorak; Rodrigo; Beethoven; Vaughan Williams; Mahler; Barber; Chausson (Composer), Adrian Leaper; Antoni Wit; Jaroslav Dvorak; Johannes Wildner (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

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• Conductor: Adrian Leaper; Antoni Wit; Jaroslav Dvorak; Johannes Wildner
• Composer: Ravel; Handel; Bach; Albinoni; Massenet; Elgar; Grieg; Martucci; Dvorak; Rodrigo; Beethoven; Vaughan Williams; Mahler; Barber; Chausson
• Audio CD (November 3, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Celestial Harmonies
• ASIN: B0000007ZS
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Requiems, Elegies & Tombeau > Elegies

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent digital recording, March 18, 2003

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Zack Davisson "japanreviewed" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adagio I: A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Orchestral Classics (Audio CD)

I realize that classical music is something were there is a range of conesuirship, and I represent perhaps the lowest tier of appreciators. In my wholly uniformed opinion, "Adagio I" is an excellent classic music collection, containing well-executed pieces ranging from a few instruments to full orchestral ensembles, representing a variety of composers. The digital recording is remarkable, and an unexpectedly full sound comes from the CD. The 2 1/2 length is nice, split onto two disks.

My favorite pieces are the justifiably famous "Suite No.3 In D Major: Air" and the goose-bump inducing "Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio." The style of the music is mostly soft, and relaxing but there are thrilling moments peppered in. The violin and the guitar have wooed me to contentment many evenings, and do so know as I am writing this review. An enjoyable CD set.