Adagio for Strings
Adagio for Strings a song by Samuel Barber on Foxsoundi
About Adagio for Strings
"Adagio for Strings" was written by American composer Samuel Barber. It is Barber's best-known composition although it was not one of his Pulitzer Prize winners. The Adagio is a re-arrangement of the slow second movement of Barber's "String Quarter, Op. 11." Barber was only 26 when the Adagio was performed, in 1938, by Arturo Toscanini's famed NBC Symphony Orchestra. At the end of the first rehearsal, Toscanini remarked, "Simple & beautiful!" This was especially amazing because he rarely conducted pieces by American composers. .
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About this song
- Credited to
- Samuel Barber, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker
- Album
- 100 Greatest Classical Songs · Track 19 of 50
- Released
- November 15, 2024
- Duration
- 8:57
- On Last.fm
- 229,313 listeners on Last.fm
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From the album: 100 Greatest Classical Songs
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Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande by George Frideric Handel , Alex Briger , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields , -
Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne (Arr. Chris Hazell) by Camille Saint-Saëns , Leonard Slatkin , Aline Brewer , Han-Na Chang , Philharmonia Orchestra , -
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14, Pas de deux: III. Var. II. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Sir Simon Rattle , Berliner Philharmoniker , -
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: I. Allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Martha Argerich , Piotr Anderszewski , -
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi , Jerzy Maksymiuk , Krzysztof Jakowicz , Polish Chamber Orchestra , -
String Quintet in E Major, G. 275: III. Minuetto by Luigi Boccherini , Sir Neville Marriner , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields , -
Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, B. 49 by Frédéric Chopin , Mikhail Pletnev , -
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Bryden Thomson , Stephen Hough , Hallé Orchestra , -
Canon and Gigue in D Major for 3 Violins and Continuo, P. 37: I. Canon (Orchestral Version) by Johann Pachelbel , Sir Neville Marriner , Academy of St. Martin in the Fields , -
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. (No Tempo Marking) by Johann Sebastian Bach , Anthony Halstead , Hanover Band , -
3 Gymnopédies: No. 1 in D Major. Lent et douloureux (Orch. Ducros) by Erik Satie , Adrien Perruchon , Gautier Capuçon , Jérôme Ducros , Orchestre de chambre de Paris , -
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Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 by Maurice Ravel , Bertrand Chamayou , -
Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80: III. Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré , Leonard Slatkin , Han-Na Chang , Philharmonia Orchestra , -
Nabucco, Act III: Va pensiero, sull'ali dorata by Giuseppe Verdi , Riccardo Muti , Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano , Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano , -
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Sir Simon Rattle , Berliner Philharmoniker , -
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber , Sir Simon Rattle , Berliner Philharmoniker , -
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt: Ode to Joy) by Ludwig van Beethoven , Riccardo Muti , James Morris , The Philadelphia Orchestra , Westminster Choir , -
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 by Johann Strauss II , Franz Welser-Möst , London Philharmonic Orchestra , -
24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 21 in B-Flat Major. Andante by Alexander Scriabin , Mikhail Pletnev , -
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (Excerpt) by Gustav Mahler , Zubin Mehta , New York Philharmonic , -
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Claudio Abbado , Sabine Meyer , Berliner Philharmoniker , -
Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner , Mariss Jansons , Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra , -
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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio by Ludwig van Beethoven , Sir Simon Rattle , Wiener Philharmoniker , -
Sonata for Cello and Piano, FP 143: II. Cavatine by Francis Poulenc , Daniel Müller-Schott , Robert Kulek , -
The Seasons, Op. 67: IV. Petit Adagio by Alexander Glazunov , Yevgeny Svetlanov , Philharmonia Orchestra , -
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: No. 13, Dance of the Knights by Sergei Prokofiev , André Previn , London Symphony Orchestra , -
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace - Presto by Ludwig van Beethoven , Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Chamber Orchestra of Europe , -
Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich , Paavo Järvi , Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France , -
Consolations, S. 172: III. Lento placido by Franz Liszt , Mariam Batsashvili , -
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Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato by Edward Elgar , Sir John Barbirolli , Jacqueline du Pré , London Symphony Orchestra , -
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14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninoff , Mariss Jansons , Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra , -
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme. Andante by Edward Elgar , Sir Adrian Boult , London Symphony Orchestra , -
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Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio by Joaquín Rodrigo , Ben Glassberg , Thibaut García , Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse , -
Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach , Daniel Barenboim , -
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