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Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Pachelbel, Luigi Boccherini, Ottorino Respighi, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan – Adagio (E/E) – LP, DE 1973
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Adagio is an LP by Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Pachelbel, Ottorino Respighi, Luigi Boccherini from 1973 released on the Deutsche Grammophon label.
About this album
A popular Karajan-led classical compilation, Adagio centres on Albinoni’s famous G minor slow movement and places it alongside music by Pachelbel, Boccherini and Respighi. Issued in 1973, the release showcases the Berlin Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan in repertoire that suits his polished, expansive sound. The title piece became one of the best-known examples of Baroque adagio writing in the 20th century, while the broader programme links courtly elegance, lyrical melancholy and late-Romantic orchestral colour. Its appeal lies in how these contrasts are shaped into a coherent, accessible concert listening experience.
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Artist: Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Pachelbel, Ottorino Respighi, Luigi BoccheriniLabel: Deutsche Grammophon – 2530 247Format: LP, StereoUnits: 1Country: GermanyReleased: 1973Genre: Classical
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A1 Adagio G-Moll
Kanon Und Gigue D-dur
A2 Kanon. Sostenuto
A3 Gigue. Scherzando
Quintettino - Aufziehen Der Militärischen Nachtwache In Madrid
A4 Einleitung
A5 Minuetto. (Tanz Der Blinden) Allegretto
A6 Largo Assai, Senza Rigor Di Battuta
A7 Passacalle. Allegro Vivo
A8 Ritirata. Maestoso
Antiche Danze Ed Arie Per Liuto, 3. Suite
B1 I. Italiana. Andantino (Anonym, Ende Des 17. Jahrhunderts)
B2 Ii. Arie Di Corte. Andante Cantabile - Allegretto - Vivace - Lento Con Grande Espressione - Allegro Vivace - Vivacissimo - Andante Cantabile (Giovanni Battista Besardo, 17. Jahrhundert)
B3 Iii. Siciliana. Andantino (Anonym, Ende Des 17. Jahrhunderts)
B4 Iv. Passacaglia. Maestoso (Lodovico Roncelli, 1692)