Adagio: Music to free the mind

Karajan Adagio is the most successful classical collection of all time with nearly 4 million units sold since 1993. It has now been re-engineered, re-titled, and newly compiled for the 21st century.

Adagio Karajan was the original classical chill-out album. Over two-and-a-half hours of the world’s most relaxing music – from the most accomplished conductor of all time. Emphasizing classical music’s unique power in transporting the listener away from the stresses and strains of modern-day living. All over the world, consumers are searching for an escape, and the soothing sounds of Karajan Adagio can provide that.

“Adagio” – the literal translation is “at ease”, with a slowness, with a tranquillity, and with a longing – the perfect antidote to the relentless pace of modern global living.

Disc 1:
1. Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo sinfonico Wolfgang Meyer 3:30
2. Canon and Gigue in D major - arr. Max Seiffert - Canon Berliner Philharmoniker 5:05
3. Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor - Adagietto (Sehr langsam) Berliner Philharmoniker 11:52
4. Thaïs / Acte Deux - Meditation Michel Schwalbé 6:00
5. Orfeo Ed Euridice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (Act 2) Karlheinz Zoeller 6:44
6. Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture - Love Theme Berliner Philharmoniker 3:27
7. Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor Berliner Philharmoniker 11:45
8. Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op.55 - 4. Solveig's song Berliner Philharmoniker 6:01
9. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Berliner Philharmoniker 9:52
10. Concerto for Violin and Strings in F minor, Op.8, No.4, R.297 "L'inverno" - 2. Largo Michel Schwalbé 2:17
11. Valse triste, Op.44 Berliner Philharmoniker 6:02
12. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - 2. Air Berliner Philharmoniker 6:08

Disc 2:
1. Gaîté parisienne - Arranged by M. Rosenthal - Barcarolle Berliner Philharmoniker 3:34
2. L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 - Adagietto Daniel Deffayet 3:26
3. Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46 - 2. The Death of Aase Berliner Philharmoniker 4:35
4. Concerto in A minor for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo, R.523 - 2. Largo Thomas Brandis 3:36
5. La traviata / Act 3 - Prelude Berliner Philharmoniker 4:24
6. Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - 2. Romance (Andante) Berliner Philharmoniker 5:30
7. The Swan of Tuonela, Op.22, No.2 Gerhard Stempnik 7:53
8. Serenade for Strings in C, Op.48 - 3. Elégie: Larghetto elegiaco Berliner Philharmoniker 8:10
9. Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) Wiener Staatsopernchor 2:56
10. Pavane pour une infante défunte Berliner Philharmoniker 7:05
11. Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite III - 3. Siciliana. Andantino Berliner Philharmoniker 3:19
12. Carmen Suite No.1 - Entr'acte (Act III) Berliner Philharmoniker 2:40
13. Les Sylphides - 2. Nocturne Berliner Philharmoniker 5:53
14. Concerto grosso in B minor, Op.6, No.12 - 3. Larghetto, e piano Michel Schwalbé 6:00
15. Tristan und Isolde - Concert version - Liebestod Berliner Philharmoniker 7:24