Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Le Cygne - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Camille Saint-Saëns
2. Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 - Version Cello and Piano - Lynn Harrell, Paul Myers, Colin Moorfoot, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
3. Méditation de Thaïs - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Jules Massenet
4. 2. Adagio - János Starker, György Sebök, Johann Sebastian Bach
5. Après un rêve - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Gabriel Fauré
6. 3. Adagio - Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin, Edward Elgar
7. Ave Maria - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Giulio Romano Caccini
8. 2. Adagio non Troppo - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Luigi Boccherini
9. 7. Träumerei - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Robert Schumann
10. Nocturne - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Alexander Borodin
11. Sicilienne - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Maria Theresia von Paradis
12. An die Musik, D.547 (Op.88/4) - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Franz Schubert
13. Rêverie - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Claude Debussy
14. 1. Prayer - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Ernest Bloch
15. Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Alfredo Catalani
16. Salut d'amour, Op.12 - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Edward Elgar
17. Valse sentimentale, Op.51, No.6 - Heinrich Schiff, Rupert Faustle, Volker Straus, Samuel Sanders, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
18. Kol Nidrei, Op.47 - Adagio on Hebrew Melodies for Cello and Orchestra (Adagio ma non troppo) - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Max Bruch

Disc 2:

1. Air on the G string - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Johann Sebastian Bach
2. Clair de lune - Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Cleobury, Claude Debussy
3. Elégie, Op.24 - Anna Barry, Julian Lloyd Webber, English Chamber Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Gabriel Fauré, Onno Scholtze, Thijs Hoekstra
4. 3. Andante - Heinrich Schiff, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
5. Romance, Op.62 - Erik Smith, Julian Lloyd Webber, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Erdo Groot, Edward Elgar
6. Beau Soir - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Claude Debussy
7. Sicilienne, Op.78 - Chris Hazell, Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino, Gabriel Fauré
8. Panis Angelicus - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd
9. Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2 - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Frédéric Chopin
10. Cantabile - Heinrich Schiff, Rupert Faustle, Volker Straus, Samuel Sanders, Nicolo Paganini
11. Liebesleid - Arr. for Cello and Piano - Heinrich Schiff, Rupert Faustle, Volker Straus, Samuel Sanders, Fritz Kreisler
12. 2. Adagio ma non troppo - János Starker, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Antonín Dvorák
13. 1. Berceuse - Anna Barry, John Lenehan, Julian Lloyd Webber, Gabriel Fauré
14. Cantilena from Sonata No.11 in D minor, Op.148 - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Josef Rheinberger
15. Mélodie, Op.20, No.1 - Hermine Sterringa, Julian Lloyd Webber, Martha de Francisco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd, Alexander Glazunov

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3318 in Music
• Released on: 2004-05-10
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .24 pounds
• Running time: 154 minutes

Customer Reviews

Relax at a bargain!
The cello is one of the greatest instruments in the string family of instruments and adagio is a slow movement in a piece of music. This is a 2 Cd compilation of the slow movements of some of the greatest orchestral works for the cello by various artists. From the uplifting sounds of the Swan (Saint-Saëns) played by Lynn Harrell to the haunting sounds of Kol Nidrei (Bruch) played by Julian Lloyd Weber (two of the greatest cellists of our time), the music on these Cds are some of the best uplifting, relaxing and enriching pieces of music ever written for the cello. For sheer quality of the recording and artistic performance, this 2cd set is a bargain. I highly recommend.

Cello is Champion
Over the course of 2009, I have purchased the entire series of Decca's Adagio double albums. On the whole I've found every disc very soothing though naturally I have my favourites. Close contenders for the Adagio album crown must be Baroque Adagios, Romantic Piano Adagios, Bach Adagios, Romantic Adagios I and II, Midnight Adagios, Harp Adagios, and Flute Adagios. But, for me, I have to plump for Cello Adagios as the finest of the lot. This is perhaps a slightly odd choice given that the cello is not generally recognised for being a polular lead instrument in the most familiar classical pieces, unlike the piano and violin. Nevertheless, this double album never fails to please in its melodic, soothing content and there are just few enough over-familiar pieces to stop short of it grating on the listener. Very highly recommended.

Wedding favour!
Superb music, with lots of variety. Played at daughter's wedding as background during the meal -several appreciative comments. Also enjoyed at home for quiet listening