Adagio: A Windham Hill Collection

On this CD: 1. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Air "on the G String"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Philippe Saisse

2. Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of Bach, for violin or cello & piano with organ or cello ad lib. (or other instrumental arrangements)
Composed by Charles Gounod
with Paul McCandless, Michael Manring, Robert [Horn Player] Ward, Steve Cardenas

3. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 Arioso
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Thea Suits-Silverman, Tracy Silverman

4. Nocturne, lyric piece for piano, Op. 54/4
Composed by Edvard Grieg
with Steve Erquiaga

5. Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.2, No.4 in D minor, HWV 437 Sarabande
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Paul Schwartz

6. Intermezzo for piano in E major, Op. 116/6
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Dean Taba, Jeff Olson

7. Flute Sonata in G major (Op.1/5), HWV 363b Adagio
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Paul Baker, Gregg Williams, Brian Dunning, Jeff Johnson

8. Fantasía para un gentilhombre, for guitar & orchestra Adagio
Composed by Joaquin Rodrigo
with Patrick O'Hearn

9. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 4 in C sharp minor (WTC II/4), BWV 873 (BC 107) Prelude in C sharp minor
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Edgar Meyer, Mike Marshall

10. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
Composed by Tomaso Albinoni
with Richard Schonherz

11. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
Composed by Samuel Barber
with Philip Aaberg

12. Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV 93 Largo
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Tim Story, Martha Reikow, Kimberly Bryden

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Adagio follows in the rosin-dusted footsteps of The Impressionists, A Different Mozart, and A Different Prelude. As with those releases, it was produced by Dawn Atkinson and features many of the same artists. The results are as varied as the musicians. Violinist Tracy Silverman cuts one of his patented echo-delayed pizzicato violin arrangements of a Bach arioso, while Patrick O'Hearn drapes a somber keyboard shroud around the Adagio from Rodrigo's Fantasy for a Gentleman. Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning find the Celtic air in the Adagio from Handel's Sonata in G, while Philip Aaberg discovers infinity between the notes of Barber's ubiquitous Adagio for Strings. He stretches the melody across his piano in finely drawn lines, subtlety filled out with synthesizer undertones. Subtlety is a casualty on Philipe Saisse's bongos, bells, and synth arrangement of Bach's Air on a G String. It's also sacrificed in a corny confection of Handel's Sarabande by Paul Schwartz. His ham-fisted electronic keyboards would've sounded dated even before Switched-On Bach. But Adagio features plenty of musicians who are willing to surrender themselves to their elegiac themes, including guitarist Steve Erquiaga, Mike Marshall, and Edgar Meyers. --John Diliberto

Adagio: A Windham Hill Collection,Patrick O'Hearn,Michael Manring,Paul Baker,Martha Reikow,Tomaso Albinoni,Johann Sebastian Bach,Samuel Barber,Johannes Brahms,Charles Gounod,Edvard Grieg,George Frideric Handel,Joaquin Rodrigo,Antonio Vivaldi,Dean Taba,Jeff Olson,Paul McCandless,Brian Dunning,Thea Suits,Thea Suits-Silverman,Robert Ward [Horn Player],Steve Cardenas,Mike Marshall,Kimberly Bryden,Gregg Williams,Philip Aaberg,Philippe Saisse,Tim Story,Tracy Silverman,Windham Hill Records,Adagio for Orchestra,Adult Alternative,Ambient,Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra,Chamber,Chamber Jazz,Concerto,Contemporary Folk,Contemporary Instrumental,Crossover Jazz,Flute Solo/Sonata,Folk-Jazz,Fusion,Guitar Concerto,Intermezzo for Keyboard,Keyboard,Keyboard Concerto,Neo-Classical,New Age / Meditation

Tracks:

Air 'On The String' - Philippe Saisse
Ave Maria - Paul McCandless
Arioso - Tracy Silverman
Nocturne - Steve Erquiaga
Sarabande - Paul Schwartz
Intermezzo No.6 - David Benoit
Adagio - Brian Dunning
Adagio - Patrick O'Hearn
Prelude In C-Sharp Minor - Edgar Meyer
Adagio - Richard Schonherz
Adagio For Strings - Philip Aaberg
Largo - Tim Story

Amazon.com

Adagio follows in the rosin-dusted footsteps of The Impressionists, A Different Mozart, and A Different Prelude. As with those releases, it was produced by Dawn Atkinson and features many of the same artists. The results are as varied as the musicians. Violinist Tracy Silverman cuts one of his patented echo-delayed pizzicato violin arrangements of a Bach arioso, while Patrick O'Hearn drapes a somber keyboard shroud around the Adagio from Rodrigo's Fantasy for a Gentleman. Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning find the Celtic air in the Adagio from Handel's Sonata in G, while Philip Aaberg discovers infinity between the notes of Barber's ubiquitous Adagio for Strings. He stretches the melody across his piano in finely drawn lines, subtlety filled out with synthesizer undertones. Subtlety is a casualty on Philipe Saisse's bongos, bells, and synth arrangement of Bach's Air on a G String. It's also sacrificed in a corny confection of Handel's Sarabande by Paul Schwartz. His ham-fisted electronic keyboards would've sounded dated even before Switched-On Bach. But Adagio features plenty of musicians who are willing to surrender themselves to their elegiac themes, including guitarist Steve Erquiaga, Mike Marshall, and Edgar Meyers. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Simply Gorgeous !.......2003-10-05

This is the first Windham Hill compilation I've purchased in a long, long time, and I am thrilled with the music.
The artistry is stunning, the artists bring themselves to the music while at the same time maintaining the integrity of the original piece.
My favorite is Grieg's Nocturne, arranged and performed by Steve Erquiaga. I have been in love with his music from the moment
I heard his CD "Cafe Paradiso" (Imaginary road Records). It is absolutely stunning!
When I saw that he was on "Adagio" I went for it. I'm so happy that I did ...
Other hightlights for me are Philip Aaberg's "Adagio for Strings", Tracy Silverman's "Arioso" ..... they're all beautiful.
Thank You for this wonderful music.

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