Notes and Editorial Reviews
ADAGIOS FOR AFTER HOURS is an excellent pick-me-up to listen to at home after a busy day at work. For some, it might be a great antidote to commuting or stress. There is something particularly soothing about French music, and the inclusion of works by Debussy, Satie, Ravel and Fauré not only represents their styles nicely but also creates a peaceful sonic landscape.
As the accompanying liner notes suggest, these pieces are suitable for meditation, or as a sleep aide, or for general relaxation. Perhaps most interesting is their possible use for meditation due to their tendency to assist visualization. The sounds of "Clair de Lune" and "En Bateau" suggest nighttime sounds and sounds that are quiet with a touch of sentimentality. "Reverie"
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seems to produce an alpha rhythm conducive to daydreaming and reminiscence. The ever-popular Pachelbel Canon is elegant and majestic. It is here performed soothingly by Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in a memorable rendition.
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Works on This Recording
4.
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo by Pietro Mascagni
Conductor:
Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 55 Secs.
6.
Pavane pour une infante défunte by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1899; France
Length: 6 Minutes 47 Secs.
Notes: Orchestrated: Maurice Ravel (1910)
7.
Pavane, Op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; France
Length: 5 Minutes 44 Secs.
8.
Concerto for Guitar in D major: Largo by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Celin Romero (Guitar)
Conductor:
Iona Brown
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs.
12.
Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni
Conductor:
Maria Teresa Garatti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
I Musici
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
Length: 6 Minutes 55 Secs.
Notes: This work was reconstructed by Remo Giazotto in 1945 from a fragment by
Albinoni.
Sound Samples
Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D, RV.93: 2. Largo
Petite suite: 1. En bateau
Gymnopédie No.1 - Orchestrated by Claude Debussy
Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
Pavane pour une infante défunte - Orchestral version
Concerto for Oboe, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1059 - reconstruction after Concerto for Harpsichord, Oboe, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1059: 2. Siciliano
Canon and Gigue in D major: 1. Canon
Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467: 2. Andante
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068: 2. Air
Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 -"Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenuto
Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622: 2. Adagio
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