Samuel Barber’s Adagio for strings

Posted by: jcs_smith on 13 February 2007

At 3 o’clock in the morning in a club William Orbit’s dance version of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for strings sounds fabulous. Actually it sounds pretty good most of the time, but under those circumstances it’s especially good. Anyway I can’t remember hearing the original orchestral or string quartet version or whatever it is. Is it any good and if so can anyone recommend any particular one?
Posted on: 26 February 2007 by {OdS}
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Originally posted by acad tsunami:
Fred,

Yep, memory is weird, I don't remember the adagio being in Amelie and its not on the soundtrack. Fredrik's memory is not what it used to be - too much vodka I'm afraid. Roll Eyes Winker


it's being used as background music while Amélie is watching a black and white montage of her own life on the tv.
Posted on: 26 February 2007 by {OdS}
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Originally posted by jcs_smith:
At 3 o’clock in the morning in a club William Orbit’s dance version of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for strings sounds fabulous.


couldn't agree more!

has it been released as part of an album?
Posted on: 27 February 2007 by jcs_smith
It's on a lot of Mix albums. There's also a version on one of William Orbit's albums but I think that's a straight transcription of the orchestral version because it's slow, dull and has no bass.