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L'adagio de Samuel Barber, des cordes d'un quatuor aux cordes vocales

Dans la chronique Copier-coller, Pierre Solot se demande pourquoi diable on s'est encore permis de secouer un chef-d'oeuvre ! Tout ça pour ne rien y changer. Rien ? Ou presque... La pièce transformée, ...
RTBF

Comment est né le célèbre Adagio de Samuel Barber

Il s’agit de l’œuvre la plus célèbre de Samuel Barber. Son intensité dramatique convenant parfaitement au cinéma, à la télévision ou même aux grands événements solennels. Mais savez-vous comment est ...
Classic FM

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings

For many, it was its use in the film Platoon. For others, it was William Orbit’s Pieces in a Modern Style project. But very few of us can claim to have first experienced Barber’s Adagio for Strings in ...
The New York Times

An Adagio for Strings, and for the Ages

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Johanna Keller SAMUEL BARBER’S Adagio for Strings begins softly, with a single note, a B flat, played by the violins. Two beats later the lower ...
Gramophone

Barber's Adagio for Strings – a quick guide to the best recordings

This is a beautiful collection of American music, lovingly and brilliantly performed. With Barber’s Adagio you might fear that Bernstein would ‘do a Nimrod’ and present it with exaggerated ...
NPR

The Impact of Barber's 'Adagio for Strings'

In the second of a five-part series produced by independent producer Ben Manilla and Media Mechanics, Weekend All Things Considered looks at recordings recently selected for the Library of Congress' ...
Seattle Times

‘The Saddest Music Ever Written’: Samuel Barber’s ‘Adagio for Strings,’ deconstructed

This new book about Samuel Barber’s famous, eloquently mournful “Adagio for Strings” is 262 pages long. About one-fourth of those pages are eminently worthy of the music lovers’ careful attention. In ...
Le Figaro

Avec le Quatuor Modigliani, écoutez l'Adagio de Barber qui affole les sites de streaming

VIDÉO - Pour fêter ses 15 ans, le quatuor Modigliani sort un nouveau disque intitulé Portraits avec, entre autres, le superbe Adagio du compositeur américain tel qu'il avait été écrit à l'origine Bien ...
NPR

From Funerals To Festivals, The Curious Journey Of The 'Adagio For Strings'

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. Samuel Barber's Adagio ...
AgoraVox

Les grands adagios

Les adagios ont été rendus célèbres auprès du grand public par le cinéma. L’Adagio pour cordes de Samuel Barber, par exemple, a été utilisé dans Platoon, Elephant Man, Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

The Impact of Barber's 'Adagio for Strings'

Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" is considered one of the most popular of all 20th-century classical works. Its 1938 premiere by the NBC... The Impact of Barber's 'Adagio for Strings' The Impact ...
Classic FM

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings (Platoon)

For many, it was its use in the film Platoon. For others, it was William Orbit’s Pieces in a Modern Style project. But very few of us can claim to have first experienced Barber’s Adagio for Strings in ...