TRACKLISTING

CD 1
1 Beethoven: Adagio sostenuto from Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 "Moonlight"
Vladimir Ashkenazy
2 Rachmaninov: Adagio sostenuto from Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
Zoltán Kocsis/San Francisco Symphony/Edo de Waart
3 Mozart: Adagio from Piano Concerto No.23 in
A major, K488
Alfred Brendel/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner
4 Chopin: Larghetto from Piano Concerto No.2
in F minor, op.21
Vladimir Ashkenazy/London Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman
5 Shostakovich: Andante from Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, op.102
Cristina Ortiz/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy
6 Debussy: Clair de lune/Pascal Rogé
7 Saint-Saëns: Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals
Pascal Rogé and Cristina Ortiz/London Sinfonietta/Charles Dutoit
8 Grieg: Adagio from Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Steven Kovacevich/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis
9 Liszt: Consolation No.3
Jorge Bolet
10 Chopin: Nocturne in E flat, op.9 no.2
Vladimir Ashkenazy
11 MacDowell: To a wild rose
Joseph Cooper
12 Rubinstein: Melody in F, op.3
Shura Cherkassky
13 Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto
Jean-Yves Thibaudet/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Hugh Wolff

CD 2
1 Beethoven: Adagio cantabile from Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 "Pathétique"
Vladimir Ashkenazy
2 Bach: Aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
András Schiff
3 Mozart: Andante from Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K467
Radu Lupu/English Chamber Orchestra/Uri Segal
4 Schubert: Impromptu in G flat, D899 no.3
Radu Lupu
5 Schumann: Träumerei
Radu Lupu
6 Beethoven: Adagio un poco mosso from Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat, op.73 "Emperor"
Vladimir Ashkenazy/The Cleveland Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy
7 Tchaikovsky: Andantino semplice from Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
Vladimir Ashkenazy/London Symphony Orchestra/Lorin Maazel
8 Ravel: Adagio assai from Piano Concerto in G
Werner Haas/Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo/Alceo Galliera
9 Satie: Gnossienne No.1
Pascal Rogé
10 Bach: Adagio e piano sempre from Concerto No.3 in D major, BWV1054
András Schiff/Chamber Orchestra of Europe
11. Mozart: Andante from Piano Concerto No.13 in C, K415
Alfred Brendel/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner
12 Schubert: Andante from Sonata in A major, D664
András Schiff
13 Fauré: Nocturne No.1, op.33 no.1
Pascal Rogé

RECORDING INFORMATION

An ideal collection for all romantics! An album full of beautiful music filled with passionate phrases, rich orchestration and the tenderness of a solo piano.

The piano is one of the instruments most connected with the richness of colour and emotional poignancy associated with repertoire of this kind and Romantic Piano Adagios showcases the full beauty of this instrument, as well as its wide range of sounds and textures.

With featured works from Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninov and Grieg, this release features Adagios from both the Classical and Romantic periods composed by the masters of the Romantic style. The collection includes both exceptional concerto movements, such as the slow movement from the Second Piano Concerto by Rachmaninov as well as solo piano pieces such as Beethoven’s ever-popular “Moonlight” Sonata.