Adagio for Strings is a work by Samuel Barber arranged for string orchestra from the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. Barber finished the arrangement in 1936, the same …

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His Adagio for Strings originated as the second movement of his String Quartet, Opus 11, composed in 1936 and premiered in Rome that year. His string-orchestra arrangement was …

Watch the Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 music video by Gustavo Dudamel & Vienna Philharmonic on Apple Music.

In 1967 Barber crafted a new version of the Adagio: setting to it the text of the ancient prayer Agnus Dei and intending it for chorus, with or without keyboard accompaniment. The original …

Perhaps the most famous modern work ever written in adagio style is “Adagio for Strings,” a work by Samuel Barber. Created from the composer’s own 1936 String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11, …

Melancholic yet sensuous, Barber’s Adagio for Strings is a go-to score for occasions demanding solemn contemplation or national mourning. The brief work for string orchestra was composed …

He originally wrote it as the second movement of a string quartet in 1936, but within two years arranged it for string orchestra. In this form, it became not only his most popular work, but also …

Sony Classical is proud to release Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 from the Summer Night Concert 2019. The Vienna Philharmonic is conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.

Genesis Barber's Adagio for Strings began as the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11, composed in 1936 while Barber was spending a summer in Europe with his partner Gian Carlo …