Adagio for Strings eye." In 1938, Olin Downes noted that with the piece, Barber "achieved something as perfect in mass and detail as his craftsmanship permits." In an edition of "A Conductor's Analysis of Selected Works", John William Mueller devoted over 20 pages to "Adagio for Strings". Wayne Clifford Wentzel, author of "Samuel Barber: A Research and Information Guide (Composer Resource Manuals)", said that it was a piece usually selected for a closing act because it was moderately famous. Roy Brewer, writer for AllMusic, stated that it was one of the most recognizable pieces of American concert music. G. Schirmer has published several
Adagio and Rondo Concertante Schubert's death, the composition was not published until 1865. The first known public performance of the quartet was on 1 November 1861 at the Ludwig Bösendorfer Salon in Vienna. The composition, which is written for a standard piano quartet is in two movements played continuously: The composition takes around 14–16 minutes to perform. Adagio and Rondo Concertante The Adagio and Rondo Concertante ("Adagio e Rondo concertante") in F major for piano quartet, 487, was composed by Franz Schubert in 1816. A "brilliant" work designed as a display piece for the piano soloist, it is not only one of the few