A MUSICAL MOMENT

 

Profound Music for Contemplation

 

1. Vita in ligno moritur, prima pars, Ludwig Senfl (c.1486-c.1543), Lynda Sayce, bass lute

2. Pavana dolorosa, Peter Philips (c.1561-1628), Martin Souter, virginals

3. Partita in D minor BWV1004 Chaconne, Bach (1685-1750), Ilya Ioff, violin

4. Sonata in C minor K457 Adagio, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Martin Souter, piano

5. Pavane, Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), Sam Piha & Martin Vishnik, guitars

6. Symphony No. 5 Adagietto, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana / Anton Nanut

7. Sonata in F minor Op. 2/1 Adagio, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Martin Souter, piano

8. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 - Romance W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) Felicja Blumental, piano, Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra / Robert Wagner

 

Quiet music crossing four centuries, from the calm lute of the sixteenth century to the rich harmonies of the nineteenth, in a programme of some of the most profound music ever written. Long adagios contrast with a series of short but moving pieces. Music by J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler and others.

 

The Gift of Music CDG1159