[MUSIC] Samuel Barber, "Adagio for Strings", performed by William Orbit

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"William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings (Original Version)" (Watch on YouTube)

William Orbit's 2000 CD Pieces in a Modern Style when it came out, substantially on the strength of his contributions to Madonna's Ray of Light CD two years earlier. This album may well be the only classical album I've bought, barring earlier and forgotten teenage years' purchases.

His setting of Barber's "Adagio for Strings" tugs at my heartstrings. It is symphonic majesty for the mourning.