Adagio for Strings
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| - | (1999) "Barber's Adagio for Strings" by [[William Orbit]] - a [[techno]]/electronic version of [[Samuel Barber]]'s "[[Adagio for Strings]]" | + | |
| + | '''''Adagio for Strings''''' is a work by [[Samuel Barber]], arguably by far his most well known, arranged for [[string orchestra]] from the second movement of his [[String Quartet (Barber)|String Quartet, Op. 11]]. Barber finished the arrangement in 1936, the same year that he wrote the quartet. It was performed for the first time in 1938, in a radio broadcast from a New York studio attended by an invited audience, conducted by [[Arturo Toscanini]], who also took the piece on tour to Europe and South America. It is disputed whether the first performance in Europe was conducted by Toscanini or [[Henry Wood]]. Its reception was generally positive, with Alexander J. Morin writing that ''Adagio for Strings'' is "full of [[pathos]] and [[catharsis|cathartic]] [[passion (emotion)|passion]]" and that it "rarely leaves a dry eye." The music is the setting for Barber's 1967 choral arrangement of ''[[Agnus Dei (Barber)|Agnus Dei]]''. ''Adagio for Strings'' can be heard in many TV shows and movies. | ||
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| + | === Film and TV soundtracks === | ||
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| + | ''Adagio for Strings'' can be heard on many film soundtracks: | ||
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| + | *''[[Amélie]]'' (2001), a romantic comedy directed by [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] | ||
| + | *''[[A Very Natural Thing]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[El Norte (film)|El Norte]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Lorenzo's Oil]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'', directed by [[Oliver Stone]] | ||
| + | *''[[Reconstruction (2003 film)|Reconstruction]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Sicko]]'' (2007), a documentary by [[Michael Moore]] | ||
| + | *''[[Swimming Upstream]]''; | ||
| + | *''[[Galipolli]]''; | ||
| + | *''[[The Elephant Man (film)|The Elephant Man]]'' (1980), directed by [[David Lynch]] | ||
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| + | It has been heard in episodes of ''[[Daria]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Big Brother 2010 (UK)]]'', ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'', ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]'', ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[American Dad!]]'', ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', ''[[Seinfeld]]'', [[ER (TV series)|''ER'' (TV series)]], ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'', ''[[Big Love]]'', ''[[Misfits (TV series)|Misfits]]'', ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', ''[[Pramface]]'', and the live-action Japanese drama ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]''. | ||
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Adagio for Strings is a work by Samuel Barber, arguably by far his most well known, arranged for string orchestra from the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. Barber finished the arrangement in 1936, the same year that he wrote the quartet. It was performed for the first time in 1938, in a radio broadcast from a New York studio attended by an invited audience, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, who also took the piece on tour to Europe and South America. It is disputed whether the first performance in Europe was conducted by Toscanini or Henry Wood. Its reception was generally positive, with Alexander J. Morin writing that Adagio for Strings is "full of pathos and cathartic passion" and that it "rarely leaves a dry eye." The music is the setting for Barber's 1967 choral arrangement of Agnus Dei. Adagio for Strings can be heard in many TV shows and movies.
Film and TV soundtracks
Adagio for Strings can be heard on many film soundtracks:
- Amélie (2001), a romantic comedy directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- A Very Natural Thing
- El Norte
- Lorenzo's Oil
- Platoon, directed by Oliver Stone
- Reconstruction
- Sicko (2007), a documentary by Michael Moore
- Swimming Upstream;
- Galipolli;
- The Elephant Man (1980), directed by David Lynch
It has been heard in episodes of Daria, The Simpsons, Big Brother 2010 (UK), That Mitchell and Webb Look, The Boondocks, South Park, American Dad!, How I Met Your Mother, Seinfeld, ER (TV series), Red Dwarf, Band of Brothers, Big Love, Misfits, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Pramface, and the live-action Japanese drama Nodame Cantabile.
