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| Barber's Adagio | 
 enlarge | Creators: Samuel Barber, Gustav Mahler, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, David Nadien
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $9.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (16 reviews)
Sales Rank: 58412
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 38484
UPC: 074643848428
EAN: 0074643848428
ASIN: B0000025TX
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 | | • | Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis | | • | Fantasia On 'Greenleaves' | | • | String Quartet No. 1,. Op. 11: 'Andante Cantabile' - Tchaikovsky | | • | Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor: 'Adagietto' |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Superb May 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bernstein's usual wonderful interpretations of 5 pieces.
This is probably the best performance of Barber's Adagio you can find and I have heard them all. One other note is Williams' Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis... it is spellbinding. This cd is definately worth the price if you are into slower strings.
Powerful and Moving February 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Barber's Adagio for Strings has become my favorite piece of music ever since hearing this recording several years ago. I definitely recommend this for anyone who likes violin music.
Barber's adagio February 1, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This sounds like a great recording of the Adagio adopted for orchestra.
I personally discovered another cd called Cathedral Classics recorded by Dale Warland Singers which gives a superior recording of the same music.
Dale Warland gives an unmatched quality that is available on the Internet.
My inner beauty January 20, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This music brings thoughts to my mind. I relax and think about good memories. But something in the music makes me sad sometimes and I can't stop listening to it because it is so beautiful. I want this CD to be played at my funeral. Only because it would bring good thoughts to people who know me now, but also just because it is so serene.
 Oscar Wilde plays Barber? July 11, 2005
11 out of 24 found this review helpful
Apparently, Thomas R. Brown is the only reviewer who has actually listened to this disc.
The performance of the Barber is not only the worst performance of the Adagio that I've ever heard; it's probably the worst performance of any piece by a major orchestra that I've ever heard, live or recorded. The complete lack of synchronization between the various string sections is embarrassing; the sloppy entrances are distracting and graceless. The orchestra sloshes from phrase to phrase like water in a bucket being carried over rough terrain. One wonders whether Bernstein was bothering to conduct at all, or was making everyone guess. This performance would have been unacceptable from my Youth Orchestra 25 years ago.
The other tracks are considerably better, but it's hard to make up for such a pathetic effort on the lead track.
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