Adagio for Strings Adagio for Strings Adagio for Strings is a work by Samuel Barber, arguably his best known, arranged for string orchestra from the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. Barber finished the arrangement in 1936, the same year that he wrote the quartet. It was performed for the first time on November 5, 1938, by Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra in a radio broadcast from NBC Studio 8H. Toscanini also played the piece on his South American tour with the NBC Symphony in 1940. Its reception was generally positive, with Alexander J. Morin writing that "Adagio for
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" is a 1934 popular song with words and music by James F. Hanley. It was introduced by Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey in the Broadway revue "Thumbs Up!" The most notable recordings were made by Judy Garland (who recorded it numerous times, including in the 1938 film "Listen, Darling" and for Decca Records in 1939) and by The Trammps (reaching No. 17 on the US "Billboard" R&B chart in 1972). Bing Crosby recorded the song for his radio show and it was broadcast on January