Adagio for Strings (from “Platoon”)

~ Recording by Budapest Strings

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.13Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd movement of String Quartet), op. 11(from "Platoon" & "Elephant Man")8:07Samuel BarberMovies: Greatest HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-12-06
Sony Classical
1.4Adagio for Strings (from “Platoon”)8:12Samuel Barber100 Must‐Have Movie ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2012-05-22
Cobra Entertainment

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recording of:Adagio for Strings

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Adagio for Strings

orchestrator:Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05)
Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
G. Schirmer Inc.
is the basis for:Dov’è l’amore
arrangement of:String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
arrangements:Adagio (Carla Bley arrangement, from Adagio for Strings)
Adagio for Strings (for organ, Strickland)
Adagio for Strings (arr. Lucien Cailliet for clarinet choir)
Adagio for Strings (arr. John O'Reilly for woodwind band)
Adagio for Strings (catch‐all for arrangements)
Adagio for Strings (Rise of the Triad: Dark War)
Adagio for Strings (Bond arrangement)
Adagio for Strings (arr. William Orbit)
Agnus Dei (arr. Samuel Barber for chorus)