Some of the best-known and best-loved passages in classical music—from Italian Baroque to 20th Century American—have something in common: Each is emotionally evocative . . . and each is marked “Adagio.”
In this hour, how a simple tempo notation makes for memorable music by Albinoni, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Rodrigo and Barber.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title | Group/Artist | Catalog # | UPC |
| Mozart: Concertos 23 & 26 | Friedrich Gulda; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | Warner Classics 89091 | 8573890912 |
| Albinoni: Complete Oboe Concertos | Anthony Robson; Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage | Chandos CHAN 579 | 095115057926 |
| Albinoni Adagio & Concerti | Eduard Kaufmann, Lucerne Festival Strings | Deutsche Grammophon 469 607-2 | 028946960721 |
| Beethoven: Sonatas 13, 14 & 15 | Maurizio Pollini | Deutsche Grammophon 427770 | 028942777026 |
| Tchaikovsky: The 3 Ballets (for Sleeping Beauty) | National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Decca 460 411-2 | 028946041123 |
| Khachaturian: Spartacus.- Gayaneh – Masquerade | Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Loris Tjeknavorian | ASV CD DCA 773 | 743625077322 |
| Rodrigo Edition | Alfonso Moreno; London Symphony Orchestra, Enrique Batiz | EMI Classics CZS 7 67435 2 | 077776743523 |
| American Dreams [for Barber: Adagio for Strings] | Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | Decca 458 157-2 | 028945815725 |
