Cello Adagios – Decca 2-CD Set, 33 Cello Tracks

Give yourself time for quiet listening

An evening, an afternoon with a book or a moment to yourself: Cello Adagios accompanies times when you want to slow down. Choose a melody or let the disc play through. An invitation to listen closely and enjoy the cello's singing lines.

Familiar melodies to rediscover

Saint-Saëns's The Swan, Rachmaninov's Vocalise and Massenet's Méditation from Thaïs open the first disc. Across the set, enjoy Après un rêve, Clair de lune, Élégie, Salut d’amour and Kol Nidrei. Return to favourite melodies and explore pieces you know less well.

The cello at the heart of a varied programme

The set includes pieces and movements from concertos, sonatas, chamber music and arrangements, with Bach, Fauré, Elgar, Debussy, Schubert and Dvořák among the composers. Different musical worlds meet around the cello. All 33 tracks appear below, listed disc by disc.

A musical gift to share

For a lover of classical music or someone moved by the cello's sound, give a set to revisit. Its programme welcomes discovery as well as the pleasure of familiar melodies. A thoughtful choice for a birthday, celebration or simply to share a musical moment.

Two discs to extend the pleasure

Issued on the Decca label, Cello Adagios offers 18 tracks on CD 1 and 15 on CD 2, with a total running time of 156 min 49 sec, or 2 hr 36 min 49 sec. Use a compatible audio CD player and choose your listening moment.

Frequently asked questions

How many CDs and tracks are included?

2 audio CDs: 18 tracks on the first disc and 15 on the second, making 33 tracks.

What is the total running time?

156 min 49 sec, or 2 hr 36 min 49 sec.

Which works are featured?

They include The Swan, Vocalise, Méditation from Thaïs, Clair de lune and Kol Nidrei. The full programme appears below.

Complete track listing

CD 1

1. Saint-Saëns : The Swan - Carnival of the Animals
2. Rachmaninov : Vocalise
3. Massenet : Méditation - Thaïs
4. Bach : Cello sonata in G minor - Adagio (excerpt)
5. Fauré : Après un rêve
6. Elgar : Cello Concerto - Adagio
7. Caccini : Ave Maria
8. Boccherini : Cello Concerto in B flat - Adagio
9. Schumann : Träumerei - Kinderszenen
10. Borodin : String Quartet No. 2 - Notturno
11. Paradis : Sicilienne
12. Schubert : An die Musik
13. Debussy : Rêverie
14. Bloch :  Prayer - From Jewish Life
15. Catalani : Ebben ? Ne andrò lontana - La Wally
16. Elgar : Salut d'amour
17. Tchaikovsky : Valse sentimentale
18. Bruch : Kol Nidrei

CD 2

1. Bach : Air on G String - Orchestral Suite No.3
2. Debussy : Clair de lune - Suite bergamasque
3. Fauré : Élégie
4. Rachmaninov : Cello Sonata - Andante
5. Elgar : Romance
6. Debussy : Beau soir
7. Fauré : Sicilienne
8. Franck : Panis angelicus
9. Chopin : Nocturne in E flat
10. Paganini: Cantabile
11. Kreisler : Liebesleid
12. Dvorak : Cello Concerto - Adagio
13. Fauré : Berceuse - Dolly Suite
14. Rheinberger : Organ Sonata in D minor - Cantilena
15. Glazunov : Mélodie