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The two disc compilation is among the finest I have listened to. The discs are appropriately entitled:disc 1 comprising 12 tracks "Orchestral Adagios" and disc 2 comprising 18 tracks "Choral Adagios".
Some of the most beautiful Classical music pieces have been collated in the two discs. The pieces were meticulously selected for their sublime beauty but also for their intrinsic ability to soothe, relax and inspire and promote a feeling of calm and tranquility. Tracks mesh seamlessly and convey the feeling of an underlying unity in their variety. The quality of both rendition and sound is exemplary.
While I appreciate the difficulty of selecting tracks in this "uninterrupted string of gems" still I shall make an attempt recognizing that a variety of alternatives would be perfectly feasible and viable.
Disc 1
Track 1. Barber's Adagio for Strings, possibly one of the most emotional pieces of classical music ever written, the Adagio by the American composer Samuel Barber has made very many public appearances - at the funeral of President Kennedy and in the films "Platoon" and "The Elephant Man".
Track 6. Albinoni's Adagio for Strings, one of the most famous pieces of classical music, heard in many commercials and always tugging at the heart strings.
Track 9. Mahler's Adagietto from Mahler's Symphony No.5 made famous from the film "Death In Venice".
Disc 2
Track 3. Allegri's Miserere
Track 8. Bruckner's Locus Iste
Track 13. Faure's Pavane, Faure composed his famous Pavane in 1886 and added the chorus parts in 1887 at the request of his patroness at the time - this beautiful piece featured in many TV comercials, and was used as the BBC theme for the 1998 Football World Cup.
Track 14. Tavener's Exhortation
Track 15. Ravel's Pavane pour une infante Defunte
Track 17. Faure's In Paradisum (Requiem), the ethereal "In Paradisum" is the final section of Faure's famous Requiem, this peaceful work, which suggets the idea of eternal rest so well, was played at Faure's own funeral.
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Serghiou Const
An uninterrupted string of gems
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2009mr m j head
Great music to relax to
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2023
Amazon Customer
Could have been so much better
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2021