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Written by Remco on 23 April 2021 in Interviews
'Adagio For Strings' is a classical piece of music from the hands of American composer Samuel Barber (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981). In 2004, 'Adagio For Strings' was voted the world’s "saddest piece of music" in one survey of listeners by BBC radio.
During the years 'Adagio For Strings' has been reworked and remixed by lots of people in all kind of genres and styles. Some of the most well known versions were done by William Orbit, Ferry Corsten, Tiësto and Paul Oakenfold.
In this week's episode you will hear more about the history of 'Adagio For Strings', Twan from Muzikxpress will tell you more about some of the remakes and remixes. And you will get to see an interview with Ferry Corsten, who's talking about his award winning remix, for which he received a Dancestar Award in the year 2000, for 'Best Remix Of The Year 1999'.
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