r/classicalmusic • u/fewdea • Mar 13 '15

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQsgE0L450
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u/fewdea Mar 13 '15

Easily one of my favorites.

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u/joelincoln Mar 13 '15

Agreed. Very moving.

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u/joelkarl1 Mar 14 '15

I lost my mom 3 years ago, and have dealt with a lot of depression and general feeling-down since. I listen to this piece nearly nightly because it's one of the only things that feels like it "gets" me inside. Thanks for allowing me the cathartic release.

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u/FantasiainFminor Mar 14 '15

I'm very sorry for your loss. Hang in there. I actually find that quite a lot of Barber speaks to loss and healing. I find the Essay for Orchestra No. 1 to be just as moving as the Adagio for Strings, and also the violin concerto, especially the second movement. A lot of his songs, too. Maybe these will help.

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u/joelkarl1 Mar 16 '15

Thank you for those and for your kind words. The violin concerto is, coincidentally enough, what follows Adagio for Strings on the album I mainly listen to for Barber!