Friday, March 03, 2006

Adagio Debacle

I just found out via a website advertisement—the worst way to find something out—that Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" has been redone into a techno song (of the trance style) by a DJ Tietso. I never thought I'd say this about a DJ, but is nothing sacred? I suppose nothing is, and I'm all right with that, but it (which a sample of can be found here) isn't even that good. According to wikipedia, several versions of it have been made, but it's difficult for me to imagine it in a different form. Generally regarded as one of the finest classic compositions of the twentieth century, "Adagio for Strings" is often invoked for meaningful and lush background music. I've heard used in odd places, like podcasts, and famous places like in "Platoon." I just think it might be too surreal for me to hear it at a basement rave.

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