Barber's Adagio / Munch, Galway, Boston SO Strings
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Free Music Review: Barbers Adagio: The American Tribute
Hit: 1 Stars
I feel that Samuel Baber's Adagio for Strings Op.11, is one of the most beatiful pieces of music in the classical repitoir. If you close your eyes and listen, you will see your self flying into the inevitable. Or if you close your eyes you can see a love story, a story which is so painful, that you can't help but to cry. Or the Adagio can be viewed as a piece in which you see "visions", or simply defined: memories, of a friend or loved one who has passed away. Either way, it is still a VERY moving piece. I feel that to get the true emotions and true "visions" of this piece, you must be able to play it slowly, and be able to play it as if it where the last thing on this earth that you would ever play.This CD, Barbers Adagio, lacks the emotions and the "memories", that it should have. Instead, the piece is played very flat, with hardly any emotion, and played so fast that you can't even have time to think about it. Barbers Adagio, is NOT only a piece of music, but a tribute, to the American Society. And when played rushed, you are taking all the love and compassion away from the piece. It's as if your taking Americas memories and throwing them down the drain. If you have never heard Barbers Adagio, and where considering to buy this CD, I highly recommend agianst it. The version I think is closest to the emotional level is the recording with the strings of the Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo, conducted by Lawrence Foster.Free Music Review: The song makes the CD
Hit: 2 Stars
The Barber Adagio is not supposed to be so incredibly short. Some of the best recordings (including the Baltimore Symphony and the Bernstein) last 10 minutes in length! Unfortunately some of the groups on this CD just tear through the piece (4:52?!) The Boston Symphony Orchestra does a nice job with the piece but they still play it too quickly (just under 8 minutes). This piece requires such control to play and, unfortunately, most of the groups that perform it on this CD do not display that. The choral version of this piece is truly magnificent but listeners would do better to get the CD "Agnus Dei" (Gregorio Allegri) which includes a beautiful version of the Barber along with a wonderful collection of other songs. For an instrumental version of the Barber listeners need go no further than the Thomas Schippers version which is perhaps the most beautiful recording of the piece ever made.Free Music Review: truly a peace of musical genius!
Hit: 5 Stars
this is MY favorite song and once you listen to it it will probably become yours as well. you can't listen to it and NOT be moved. i first heard the Canadian Brass' version and fell in love, then heard it on strings and fell in love all over again.Free Music Review: An answered prayer...
Hit: 5 Stars
The only problem with Barber's hauntingly beautiful Adagio is that it's too short. Now, instead of hitting the replay key, you can listen to nine variations of this glorious piece! Orchestra, choral, flute, brass, clarinet, strings, organ...they're all represented. My feeling is that the Adagio is best represented by strings, full orchestra, or the "Agnus Dei" choral version. The variations, even the ones I'm not crazy about, are still interesting and convey that sense of "longing" this piece always imparts.
This was an inspired idea!
Free Music Review: The most beautiful piece of music ever........
Hit: 5 Stars
I love this CD. To take this magnificent work and give it to different artists for their interpretation was genius. My favorite is the Agnus Dei track performed by the Choir of Trinity College, hauntingly beautiful.