Classical Moments, Vol. 2: Classical Music for Love

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
March 1, 2002
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various Artists
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 01, 2002
    • UPC
      747313535828
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8555358
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Bernd Glemser

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    2. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Concentus Hungaricus

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

      Conductor: András Ligeti

    3. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno: Andante

      Composer: Alexander Borodin

      Ensemble: Budapest Haydn Quartet

    4. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto

      Composer: Gustav Mahler

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    5. The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

    6. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

      Composer: Max Bruch

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser

    7. Spartacus: Suite No. 2: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: André Anichanov

    8. Rakastava (The Lover), Op. 14: I. Der Liebende (The Lover)

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    9. Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (3rd version, 1880)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    10. Olav Trygvason, Op. 50: Bonn (Prayer) (arr. for piano)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: Einar Steen-Nøkleberg

    11. The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62

      Composer: Anatoly Lyadov

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser


Over two centuries of the world’s greatest love themes, tenderly played by world-class orchestras and performers. The 11 gorgeous, sensual tracks include Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini -Andante cantabile; Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 – Andante; Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 – Notturno; Atovmyan: The Gadfly Suite – Romance; Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 – Adagio; Khachaturian: Spartacus - Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia; and more romantic classics!