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11/10/2006

Happy Birthday Mr. Barber

By Paul. Filed under: TweedBlog.

68 years ago this week Aurturo Toscanini and the NBC orchestra debuted Samual Barber’s ‘Adagio for Strings’ Since them it’s become one of the most recognize pieces of modern classical music in America being featured in movie and television sequences alike.

To have a listen to the original visit here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6427815&ft=1&f=1008

And for the same music with a new beat:
DJ Tiƫsto - Adagio for Strings
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7040270481828913554&q=adagio+for+strings