Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings, op.11. Uncut

[ReinaHW]

No matter how many times I hear this masterpiece, it always hits hard. It is beautiful beyond words, the emotions in it are deep. Truly one of the most beautiful and haunting pieces of music in existence.

I hope that future generations will be introduced to this piece of music.

[TheMrStevage]

watch this with your eyes closed and you will forget to breathe,truly amazing.

[lukeshatterhand1969]

unbelieveable

[Mustadio]

Why is there always a person in the damn audience who coughs and ruins the recording? WHY COUGHING MAN WHY?

[facetious6108able]

This has and will always stand the test of time. A true masterpiece.

[Reikhardt]

Willem Defoe.... Noooooooooooooooooo.....

[MrEnterthehole]

Murder shouldn't have a nice soundtrack. They wont come back for this. Sort out the terrorists, put them in their graves then this wont happen again.

[afterburner94]

The context of this footage makes it even more emotional. It's bringing so many tears to my eyes..

[djAlrus]

the signal to noise ration in the vid is pretty bad :P but thank u for posting this epic, beautiful masterpiece

[anewell41]

What I find VERY emotional is the fact that the UK seems to feel just as sorry as Americans do. Shows that we really are still one. In some ways. Nice to see allies together.

[zowi1]

@anewell41

i think the whole civilized world, at least europe feels just as sorry, what really upset me is that some muslims in my country (the Netherlands) actually went outside to celebrate, dont want to be racist or something. but it's just terrible

[TheDorksman]

kharak is burning

[speedosfetish]

At the time this was broadcast, the audience were asked not to applaud afterwards, but they did anyway. It was also commented that if there's a disaster in Britain then we tend to play "Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations and if there's a disaster in the USA then they play Barber's Adagio.

Either way, this and Albinoni's Adagio are both great.

[DoOdLeBaKa]

I played this in my high school band last year and it was honestly one of the most enjoyable times of my life.

[cuppycakezable]

i listened to all 10:35 of this amazing song D: it was incredible

[nigeldick]

Speaking as someone who like his guitars to wail, likes his drums to thud on 2 and 4 and thinks everything should be based on a 3-chord blues progression all I can say is this is breathtaking! If there's a piece which conveys more of a sense of loss and yearning I'd like never to have to hear it for fear it should destroy me....

[kyornm]

So beautiful, and filled with emotion.  It brought tears to my eyes.

[knic203]

Separate from the beauty of the peice was the beauty of the conductor's expression. you could tell that he was truly moved by the playing of this peice.

[rndmcfarrlane]

Is there a more beautiful, awesome, timeless piece than this? Barber was truly a man out of time.

[Calidibriator]

Right up there with Air on a G string by Bach

[brianallancobb]

Arguably the most beautiful piece ever written.

[lokopitt]

86 dislikes ? you have to come straight from the butcher after your heart was removed....

[tomada36]

@lokopitt I know! What's not to like? 

[killer200g]

ok.. seriously.. 86 persons.. come on! what's wrong with you

[wizcadillackid]

What does it sound like when Angels are dying?

[MasterTraktor]

that guy coughing at 07:11 makes me furious....

[killer200g]

@MasterTraktor maybe he coughed because he could not breathe for 7 minutes :)

[Leonardo4xE]

I remember hear this song long time a go watching the movie Platoon, later in 2000 or 2001 I guess maybe was Tiesto but that doesn't mater it was nice to hear it again but in electronic music.

[subwaygoddess1]

I cry every time I hear it. What a magnificent piece of music. AND, I'm a rock 'n roll girl!!

[cherrybelly999]

WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE FUCKING "DISLIKE" THIS?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??

[TopTap09]

@cherrybelly999 Teenagers!

[TopTap09]

@TopTap09 They will understand when they are older

[juan5600]

Piece of classical awesome fu**ing nice music!

[qh777]

this gives me chills as does tiestos remix

[1wayward9]

@qh777 well they, should they're basically the same, except this has no bass.

[quartelanimation]

I bet those 86 dislikes are the tiesto fans mentioned below ....

[allimacmillan245]

at 7:03 when it falls quiet and it rings through the hall....so beautiful

[dsadwarf]

The audience was silenced so long before clapping their hands...

The effect of this piece is amazing.

[chiakithedemonqueen]

The dreams I have after falling asleep to this...

[Eldranh]

@chiakithedemonqueen You cannot fall asleep on this song. The only things wich fall are your tears coming from your stronger feelings...

Sorry for my bad english :)

[RawrImAPeanut]

i want this as my funeral song. o:

[TrapperMilan]

This up there with Elgar's Nimrod!

[TrapperMilan]

the passion in the conductors face @ 02.34 says it all..epic!

[Cairnsification]

@waldosunshine dick.

[gavrokk]

Tiesto can go fuck himself off a bridge for destroying this piece of music. Not only that but he's one of the worst DJ's in the world.

[Arexor]

One word: Masterpiece.

[paul21turbo]

@Arexor then why write "one word" im sure u could have just written "masterpiece"  i see 3 :D

....... though i do agree

[randytosh]

man for once i have no snide comments or jokes ! that just rocked me to my very core , who ever uploaded this vid ? thank you so very much , you just made another human beings life a little bit better

[anewell41]

Hearing this 4 days after 9/11 would have been absolutely unbearable.

[Quatorzel4]

@anewell41 It was used for JFK's funeral, and was unbearable on that 1963 day. I remember it well,. Yes, to use it for the victims of 9/11- omg, it would have torn our heats out.

[anewell41]

@Quatorzel4 Wow do people like making us sad? lol. Why not play something that is not going to want me to kill myself haha.

[Quatorzel4]

@anewell41 LOL- I don't think this Adagio is actually designed to make us sad- but it is profoundly moving and therefore appropriate for funerals. The fact that it induces a mood is proof of its power. Actually, I find hip hop and rap far more depressing lol

[Bulk02]

im sorry ted. we have to drink. it's part of the game...

[hephestus09]

Is it possible to make a compliment without detracting the other?! You cannot compare this version with Tiësto's because they are different styles for different purposes...and the DJ made a great job spreading the song to ppl that otherwise wouldn't even experienced this melody ever!

[qed2232]

Music to commit suicide to. What can I say.

[Juanelo4u]

@qed2232 Or maybe music to mutilate good music dislikers.

[wlsjoh013]

There is no substitute for real music!

[MrVicentevpf]

06:59 conductor orgasm

[amaroth666]

ooh i hate it when the music falls silent and someone coughs

[jhavid2]

conductor is palpatine

[Classifiedsurvival]

I don't know why I listened to this song tonight, but I know that I needed it. A long time favorite of my youth, popularized by a movie called Platoon. I will walk away from this more at peace then I could ever understand. Thank you Samuel Barber.

[geoffwoade]

leonard slatkin conducts this so beautifully

[zanozen]

magic!!

[SuperZerodotcom]

Elias...platoon...

[everydaywarriors]

Intimacy 9:38-10:37

[sianamusic]

@everydaywarriors Unsure why you don;t have almost 1.9 million thumbs up. When he walks off i walked with him, just beautiful.Sometimes there is nothing to be said but just the silence.

[RookOfOnyx]

THE MUSIC HAS JUST FALLEN OFF FOR A POIGNANT SILENCE. I BETTER START COUGHING NOW AND NOT EXCUSE MYSELF!

[MrJdogftw]

The REAL version is better than them all

[MrHellofuckyou]

Brennan Hearts version is better than tiestos

[01StuartA]

Tiesto's rendition is inciteful but my increasing incline for this original is overwhleming

[JaysWalkThrus]

Even though the vibe of Tiesto's version isn't as intense and sorrowful as the original, I still think it's an interesting rendition to say the least.

[JapJackson]

This music is gutwrenchingly beautiful. Beyond words really...

[jdeluca725]

Outrageous that the godawful techno version has more hits/views...

[debichillo]

Tiesto`s version it's patetic.I would prefer William Orbit`s remix.This one appeared before than the Tiesto`s aberration and I consider it much better.

And u can find a cut with the Samuel`s Barber track in the vinyl.

[258shell]

beautiful song

[aapricot816]

that one coughing guy at 7:11 and 7:30 just ruined the silence...

[steveslammin]

@aapricot816 completely spoiled it!!! I love this and has got me back into music.

[evhfan]

ooh this gave me the chills listening to

[kik2574]

OMG!!! I JUST HAD AN "EARGASM"

[wessel1956]

It is timeless, that is also proven by Tiesto and maybe he is the bridge that connects the new generation to classical music?!! So, an opportunity, I think.

[imdeadimove]

84 people have zero taste in music.

[COOH28]

Or maybe they just didn't like the video (I didn't).

[doggie979050]

I heard this from movie Platoo.

[kobeno1]

This music is exquisite. This was my father's all-time favorite musical piece. When he passed away from an accident back in 1990, this was played at his memorial service. To this day, when I hear this piece, I think of him with love and a smile on my face.

[Kittonkitkat]

Always takes me somewhere, i am unsure where I am taken to, this provokes such pain in me, yet uplifts me to a point of ecstacy.

Moving, truly moving.

Thank you

KitKat xx

[ugibrian]

PLATOON!!!

[Steinway1994]

I cry everytime i hear this fantastic piece.

[MegaJabboy]

@Steinway1994 Just watched platoon. Damn.

[GlenGostlow]

the fact that this was filmed on BBC America and four days after 9/11 makes it that little bit more remarkable

[Commissar1032]

@GlenGostlow Not trying to sound like a dick here but: The show must go on and in its own little way this wonderful piece expresses many emotions that most Americans and decent people felt as I did in the days after 9/11.

[atreyu5717]

Es un tema musical muy conmovedor, ademas pertenece a una gran pelicula ( Peloton) que fue estrenada cuando era adolecente y que marco mucho mi entendimiento sobre lo que yo denomino el "animal humano"

Espero tambien lo aprecien como yo...saludos desde Lima

[memestarlet]

what is this !!! this from another planet ,incredible

[bobbelsekwol]

Superb. 

[Panchita86JOOJ]

.:tavo



[Panchita86JOOJ]

would u let urself feel this? too much for the average../

[MrActionMovie]

Lorenzo's oil.

[spookedjunglist]

One of the single most emotional musical compositions I have ever and will ever hear.

[kopolopykip]

@spookedjunglist Listen to Requiem by Mozart.

[cheesegwis]

This is the greatest work ever!!!



[LauraPage3000]

Music is the most powerful magic that ever existed... It can make you cry, laugh...

It's the most beautiful song I've ever heard... And the saddest too...Just stunning!

[TKMSeznam12]

@LauraPage3000 This isn't a song. It isn't art. It's an experience.

[TKMSeznam12]

This has 1.5 million views. Tiesto's version has 15 million. Oh, how far we have fallen...

[RabbitLitvyak]

@TKMSeznam12 teisto is a fagget

[TKMSeznam12]

@RabbitLitvyak That's the message I was trying to convey...

[breletronic]

@TKMSeznam12 a sta kao tiesto je bolji? ma daj bježi čovjek ne maš pojma

[TKMSeznam12]

@breletronic Ja nemluvim po Srbsky/Chorvatsky. Mluv Cesky anebo Slovensky a pak muzem mit diskuze :) A myslel jsem to dobre, ne spatne...

[raukeb]

@TKMSeznam12 Yes, or see how succesful this melody still is, unless people like tiesto more...

[xhibitionQuirino]

@TKMSeznam12 i think tiestos version is quite nice. of course it will never match the beauty of an orchestra but i think he pioneered a very cool mixture of electronic and classical music.

[airsoftmorelia]

@TKMSeznam12 quality is not realted whit cuantity

[airsoftmorelia]

@TKMSeznam12 related

[raptor0jesus]

@TKMSeznam12

wait... what? tiesto's version!? it must be horrible

[Amplify2012]

@TKMSeznam12 everything changes. get used to it.

[geoffwoade]

@Amplify2012 it's really not about that

[donterase]

@TKMSeznam12 recording with my toaster has better quality than this, the tiesto one is a lot better quality wise, but i personally like this one better

[hilectro]

@TKMSeznam12

The Tiesto version is still a very good take on the song. I can appreciate both. No need to be a hater.

[TKMSeznam12]

@hilectro Ha, it's not "hating". Tiesto's version is a complete bastardization. It's not like 5fdp remaking "Bad Company", which still sounds the same - Tiesto took it and completely disregarded the sanctity of a beautiful piece of musical artwork. And I am mostly commenting on the fact that 15 million people have viewed the Tiesto version, but only 1 million have viewed this one. The character of this world is falling rapidly.

[vaendryl]

@TKMSeznam12

this version makes you cry. tiesto made it awesome.

so people like awesome more than crying. can you really be surprised?

[SlayerAOD]

@vaendryl Sadness in itself can hold more emotions. Tiesto, made a nice variation to it, but i cant show a lot of respect for it. As far as i can hear Tiesto just got the basic melody and put some bass underneath it woww impressive. Try composing a piece instead of borrowing.

[lougagagah]

@TKMSeznam12 you are a fucking right men 0-0

[jbenno10]

who is the composer who did the adverts for warburtons wht nis tht piece called,, alot of peeps sayin adagio,, but its not obviously,, anyone knw thx

[reznor12]

@jbenno10 The composer of this peice is written in the title... Samuel Barber.

[GUBIN8ER]

@jbenno10

I dont remeber Warburtons song but what i do remeber is "Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor Going Home" from hovis advert

[rickya350]

The conductor looks like an elderly Boris Johnson...

[islandprepper]

This song came to mind when I heard the NDAA was signed.

[karennorwegian]

@islandprepper Cheer up... Election day will be here sooner than you think.

[Kazama0001]

This is by far the most beautiful rendition of this song I've ever heard. :')

[jtamagnini]

beautiful

[BreezyObserver]

When my friends try to complain to me about insignificant things I always play this song in the background.

[TheSgtgreen15]

for all these people mentioning tiesto, how dare you mention this sand-niggers name on the music video.

[Thebitty788]

So emotional, unbelieveable. Just brings back memories of loved ones that we've lost. so simple, yet so powerful.

[MusiicBox001]

Sorry. But this musics much higher than 'tiesto' will ever be.

[thejose970]

iam here because i heard this song in the simpsons

(this song appears when a statue of the Virgin comes to life and she beat all the football players)

[MrStaffy3]

@thejose970 Also when Milhouse has to move away or something in one episode, can't remember which one.

[GLPMV95]

@MrStaffy3 @thejose970 also in the bar scene after marge has taken steroids :D

[MrStaffy3]

@GLPMV95 Haven't seen that one..

[GLPMV95]

@MrStaffy3 ah its hilarious.  back onto topic, beautiful song (:

[L33TH47]

R.I.P to every single person who lost their life on that dark day. R.I.P to every single person who lost their brother, mother, father, daughter, sister, son, love, and soul that day, because it might as well be the same as death. take nothing for granted, and cherish what you have.

Never Forgotten

[alboan00]

From deepest Sadness to a little thread of Hope.

[Dadyn87]

This piece is great, but it makes me so sad - even without looking on the date when it was played.

[FestivalJester]

how people can bring up Tiesto.... or start talking smack in the presence of such brilliant music I have no idea... oh wait. Yes I do. They made a site for people like that. It's called PeopleOfWalmart (dot) com

[TheHaimesan]

Could you please die quietly in the presence of a masterpiece?

[Kyztin]

Who is Tiesto?? ;D

[dogzBillHooks]

@Kyztin Exactly, another nobody that cashes in on someone elses brilliance.

[dean812323]

this is good to chillout to but tiesto's is epic

[GustavCarl17]

Remix... Puke. This is not a piece to remix

[MrStaffy3]

@CoraxzXBL That comment gave me cancer

[Snakecgg]

Amazingly beautiful piece.

[SutoSardoniczny]

Tylko dlaczego ludzie tak głośno kaszlą!! :)

[gajemusic]

I still give Tiesto prompts for his version but this is astonishing nonetheless..

[lex588467]

@gajemusic

Tiesto hah. People shouldn't compare original to some BS. Tiesto should keep his own music as original and he is good at his own music but this music and composers are faaaaaar more greater then any living soul on this Earth. That is the power of Classical music. And by the way for ALL you out there who knows this and that kind of. Don't make your selfs loud please because there are "others" who know what i'm talking about.

[lex588467]

@gajemusic

There is "reason" why every composition is the way it is. And "how" it is build. There are "rules" for creations in every "timeline"(century) musicstyle. RULES not that it's sounds ok or it's good to hear. So Tiesto and some other musicison should just keep to their own music

[Denchanter357]

@lex588467 I don't think you really know what you are talking about. Tiesto took this great piece of art and turned it into a favorite techno track as well. The emotion runs through both mediums. Alien Ant Farm took smooth criminal and made it their own and I enjoy both those tracks as well. Open your narrow mind some and experience things.

[lex588467]

@Denchanter357

i don't knoe what i'm talking about hahaha. no worry man. there are people out there that know what i'm talking about. every one which have music academy knows what i'm talking about. so your can talk this stuff to your fellow buddies who doesn't even have any clues about harmony and yes not harmony as you know it but harmony as a field music field in school dumbass

[Denchanter357]

@lex588467 Maybe if you could string together a correct sentence I'd lend your messages some credence. As for the dumbass comment, I can not even be sure you are not referring to yourself.

[lex588467]

@Denchanter357

last comment for you. no comment

[Denchanter357]

@lex588467 at least that one made sense...

[MrMattyrude]

am showing my signs of respect to everyone who has lost someone they loved........solstice and christmas is a sad time.......and this was done in respect of all those people who died in the 911 twin tower tragedy......SAMUEL BARBER MUST HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME SAD TIMES TO HAVE COMPOSED THIS PIECE.....TELL ME OF A SADDER TUNE THAN THIS........RAW EMOTION..........R.I.P.MUM AND MORE RECENT OUR GOOD FRIEND STEVE GLADWYN FROM BASILDON IN ESSEX, OUR BROTHER AND GOOD FRIEND

[MrStaffy3]

@MrMattyrude So sorry to hear that...

[barklight85]

Heard this for the first time many years past in an old computer game by Sierra called Homeworld.  It's been my favorite song ever since. I don't mind the Tiesto remix, I'll listen to it on some playlists, but it can't hold a candle to the real thing.

[evilmiera]

@barklight85 Think I heard adagio sometime earlier, but only bits and pieces. Homeworld was the first time I heard it in a "proper" setting. Also happened upon the remix after that :)

[TheRocketEngine]

@barklight85 It's amazing what modern media exposes us to, isn't it? Others first heard it in Platoon. It was such a small piece of those products--great games and films though they may be--but a hundred years from now people will still revere this song, when the rest of our media culture is long forgotten. Some things last. This will last.

[OWNAGECOMPLAINTS]

anyone who appreciates the "tiesto" remix of this song more than the original has no concept of what music is and will likely fester in a hole for the duration of their pitiful existence. "adz1991xx" your only semi-legitimate excuse would be that you are a tone deaf latino who loves anything that sounds spanish (i.e Tiesto)

[adz1991xx]

Tiesto brought me here, never ever...will I return

[fanofnothingface]

@adz1991xx

Good. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out...

[sturniboy]

@adz1991xx you do realise tiesto ruined this peice right? like most dj's do to music

[VlSlONARlO]

Tiësto 4 ever