Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber)

Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, enjoy!
This video combines the beautiful Adagio for Strings with an awe-inspiring slideshow.

Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Album: The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

Pictures from: http://tinyurl.com/adagioforstrings

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[persevere4]

This was the requested music for Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy funerals, it is said one could walk down any street in America and hear this being performed, nearly every radio high volume, at President Roosevelt's Funeral thousands stood at attention or hovered near their family's home radio and the country wept. Only people can change the world we must all try, act, charity with grace as human beings - my wish

[Msdistarr]

@redefiningsk8ing I've seen that. It's brutal. It's hard not to cry while looking at these great pic's. The 9/11 video left me in a total puddle. I then watched part of Tiesto's club remix of this song. There should be an 11th commandment - Thou Shalt Not Remix Classical Music. I felt his version took away the song's ability to evoke the emotion it was meant to create. It's one thing to remix a song. It's a complete other, when you have entirely stripped away the intent of the composer.

[persevere4]

@boblee666 - I did not copy and paste I read of the use of this piece only as an incidence surrounding the funeral of both presidents, part of my research into the piece. I abridged a much longer essay, concentrated my thinking on anecdotal accounts, ceremonies, photos, images of Americans crying, saluting funeral train on the historic journey in FDR’s case and that of Jackie O’s request of this piece as she knew of its use for FDR so as for RFK, my work not a copy and paste job.

[blackishlovah123]

@DiggaausOsna its just hans zimmer..

[boblee666]

@persevere4 where did you copy n paste that nice paragraph?

[randytosh]

thank you

[ampthilluk]

@DiggaausOsna zimmemann?

[solomillo3333]

@tuning444 Right now? E. Punset said: "There´s life BEFORE death!"

[tuning444]

At 6:00 I would just listen to this song while under the tree... and then close my eyes and sleep forever.

[memphistothales]

This song's theme use Tiesto

[montanealan]

Picture at 7:30 is amazing thats wat it looked like before we had lights that block out stars.Imagine seeing that in the middle of new york every now and again all we would have to do is turn off the lights but plp dont appreciate that stuff anymore.For the record im saying the world is dying plp have u looked around latley, its fucking embarassing we became a big celebrity/money obsessed mall void of morals and decency.Thank god no ones immortal, they would have to watch it get worse Forever

[dj2781]

This song puts me at peace. calms my nerves.