Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei (tune 'Adagio for Strings')

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Robert Shaw conducts the Robert Shaw Festival Singers as they give a Superior performance of Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei, to the tune of his 'Adagio for Strings'... (There also exists an Organ Solo Score for this, too.)...
Thank You for listening!

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Music

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• Samuel
• Barber
• Agnus
• Dei
• tune
• Adagio
• for
• Strings
• Robert
• Shaw
• Festival
• Singers
• Choir
• Chorus

[arsg66]

I heard this piece performed for the first time today, and I was absolutely captivated.

This recording is phenomenal!

[csheff1014]

It's originally written for Strings only, entitled "Adagio for Strings", by Barber.

[chipwrexx]

In my opinion, the purest, most touching piece/recording of music ever created!!! Reduced me to tears 15 years ago and still does..

Thank you for putting this on youtube!!

Unfortunately, some DJ has turned this into a techno/dance/house version some years ago - hope you never had to hear it..

[bigredsoprano]

I sung with him in 1969. He was a task master but he had to be to get that sound. This is my all-time favorite piece.

[yukyuk21]

This is a great piece of music, i would also suggest listening to "Song for Athene"

[aSkepticalman]

If Aliens ever made contact with Humankind, I'd play this to them, result?

Gobsmacked Aliens

[fledgehog]

the pureness of the human voice really fits the haunting, delicate harmonies of the piece

[chrispalmo]

@chipwrexx

That would be DJ Tiesto. Apart from creating a brilliant remix of Barbers masterpiece, he has also managed to expose many listeners to a piece of music and possibly a whole world of music they may never have otherwise discovered.

[iJamz88]

Is this the same score in "Tree of Life"

[PiscaCPT]

Bravo! Cheers from Brazil

[brookederosa]

this is the best version of this, bar none

[roms059]

just close the eyes, think about nothing, just dreaming to fly.... master piece

[VoodooVelma]

@chipwrexx

Not saying i like the remix version, but i do like the reaction people have to it. The crescendo is exhilarating as the original, and theres something satisfying about watching people loose themselves to it in an entirely different way.