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Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 - Adagio | Classic FM

Bruch's Violin Concerto No.1, a mainstay of the violin repertoire, is one of the great works of the Romantic era, and a former number one in the Classic FM Hall of Fame - a position it held for five ...
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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 ...
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What’s the piece of classical music in Mobb Deep’s Down For You?

Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings has become one of the most sampled and reimagined classical pieces in modern music, particularly within dance music, hip-hop and trance. And now it’s been used by ...
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Official: cats find classical music relaxing

Scientists have performed extensive feline tests to determine what music cats prefer when they're undergoing surgery, with Barber's Adagio for Strings coming out on top. The study, which was ...