This is the 16th of these monthly columns about £1 classical music records. I’ve learned so much researching them, but let me tell you: there haven’t half been times when I’ve found myself staring ...

In his recent review of Manchester by the Sea, New Yorker critic Anthony Lane posits the following about the film's musical centrepiece: "Should Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor not be banned onscreen?" ...

Surely this is surprising because, after all, the famous Adagio in G minor is not only one of the best-known pieces of classical music but also one of the most popular among music lovers with a ...

This new book about Samuel Barber’s famous, eloquently mournful “Adagio for Strings” is 262 pages long. About one-fourth of those pages are eminently worthy of the music lovers’ careful attention. In ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Johanna Keller SAMUEL BARBER’S Adagio for Strings begins softly, with a single note, a B flat, played by the violins. Two beats later the lower ...

Virginia McKenna explores the lasting impact of Albinoni's adagio, while Andrew Gant maintains it is wrongly attributed to him. From 2014. Show more Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor, is one of the most ...

In the second of a five-part series produced by independent producer Ben Manilla and Media Mechanics, Weekend All Things Considered looks at recordings recently selected for the Library of Congress' ...

For decades, the Mississippi septuagenarian has self-released idiosyncratic fusions of blues, bebop, zydeco, ambient, and modern composition. This reissue confirms him as a true American original.