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Elegy: Melancholy classical music for solemn occasions

Classical Playlists - Elegy: Melancholy classical music for solemn occasions

Let your emotions out with a playlist of sad but sweet classical music by Brahms, Grieg, Tchaikovsky and more.

TRACKLIST:

00:00:00
Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 3: II. Adagio
Ilya Kaler, violin
Alexander Peskanov, piano

00:05:11
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: II. The Death of Aase
Oslo Camerata
Stephan Barratt-Due, conductor

00:09:20
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Antoni Wit, conductor

00:21:24
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Adagio sostenuto
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Antoni Wit, conductor
Idil Biret, piano

00:32:46
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations: IX Nimrod
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Roger Norrington, conductor

00:36:21
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem: Lacrimosa Dies Illa
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir
Morten Schulst-Jensen, conductor

00:38:58
Peter Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6: IV. Adagio Lamentoso
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Antoni Wit, conductor

00:50:45
Johannes Brahms
Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano: I. Andante
Martin Hackleman, horn
Martin Beaver, violin
Jane Coop, piano

00:58:11
Sergei Rachmaninoff
10 Preludes, No. 10
Idil Biret, piano

01:02:17
Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite: II Sarabande
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Richard Studt, conductor

01:06:06
Johann Sebastian Bach
Capriccio on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother: III. Adagissimo - The General Lament of His Friends
Wolfgang Rubsam, piano

01:09:16
Gabriel Faure
Palleas et Melisande Suite: IV. La Morte de Melisande
RTE Sinfonietta
John Georgiadis, conductor

01:13:42
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces, Book 5: IV. Nocturne
Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano

01:17:23
Edward Elgar
Elegy
English Northern Philharmonia
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

01:21:43
Camille Saint-Saëns
Elegy in F Major
Fanny Chamagirand, violin
Vanya Cohen, piano

01:26:24
Antonín Dvořák
Terzetto in C Major: II. Larghetto
Vlach Quartet

01:32:49
Frederic Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Funeral March
Igor Tchetuev, piano

01:42:15
Frank Bridge
Lament
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor

01:47:00
Leon Boellmann
Suite Gothique: III. Prière a Notre-Dame: Très Lent
Janice Larson, organ

01:51:34
Peter Tchaikovsky
Chanson Triste (Sad Song)
Ilona Prunyi, piano

01:54:48
Gabriel Faure
Elegie
Ina-Esther
Joost Ben-Sasson, cello
Allan Sternfield, piano

02:01:09
Peter Tchaikovsky
Album for the Young: XIII. Dolly's Funeral
Idil Biret, piano

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