Like the title asks, what's your favorite recorded performance of Samuel Barber's Adagio? I've got the one on the CD An Adagios Weekend by Deutsche Grammophon which is a compilation of various adagios, but was wondering if you know of any better versions. Thanks in advance.
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I'm partial to Puff Daddy's version on his album No Way OUt. Deutsche Grammophon is a pretty good label I doubt if you will find better on CD. When you say it is a compilation does it have the original string quartet version as well as the string orchastra version that he wrote a couple of years later?
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I've tried doing a comparison of the recordings of it that I have but I always fall asleep before I get to the second one. :roll:Originally posted by David Meek
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Bob, I thought you WERE pulling my chain on the Puff Daddy bit.Originally posted by Bob
The one version I have is this one..
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Nope, while I was kidding about being my favorite version, it is indeed part of his album.Comment
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Tokyo String Quartet,The best I have heard. I do not know the CD.Comment
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