Music · Background
Tapers
Strings in a minor key and a little choral, for nights lit by tapers.
20 songs
Tracklist
- 1Adagio for StringsSamuel Barber · Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
- 2On the Nature of DaylightMax Richter
- 3Spiegel im SpiegelArvo Pärt · Vladimir Spivakov & Sergej Bezrodny
- 4FratresArvo Pärt · Gidon Kremer & Keith Jarrett
- 5Symphony No. 3: II. Lento e largoHenryk Górecki · Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta, David Zinman
- 6Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio, ModeratoEdward Elgar · Jacqueline du Pré, London Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli
- 7Adagio in G MinorTomaso Albinoni, arr. Giazotto · Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
- 8Élégie, Op. 24Gabriel Fauré · Sheku Kanneh-Mason, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
- 9Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14Sergei Rachmaninoff · Anna Moffo, American Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
- 10Miserere mei, DeusGregorio Allegri · The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
- 11Dido's LamentHenry Purcell · Janet Baker
- 12Chaconne in G MinorTomaso Antonio Vitali · Jascha Heifetz
- 13String Quartet No. 8: I. LargoDmitri Shostakovich · Borodin Quartet
- 14String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con motoFranz Schubert · Alban Berg Quartett
- 15Lonely AngelPēteris Vasks · Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
- 16Flight from the CityJóhann Jóhannsson
- 17LjósiðÓlafur Arnalds
- 18Escape ArtistZoë Keating
- 19Atomos VIIA Winged Victory for the Sullen
- 20The Host of SeraphimDead Can Dance
Scenes it suits
All scenesEvenings that call for this kind of music, with the light and scent to go with it.
