Tiësto discography 2004, "Just Be". The album contained one number one hit, "Traffic", which was the first instrumental track to reach the top spot in his homeland the Netherlands in 23 years. The album also contained a new trance anthem, "Adagio for Strings", a remake of Samuel Barber's classical song "Adagio for Strings". Tiësto became the first DJ to perform live at the Olympic Games when he was asked to perform during the 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. The set that he performed there was later condensed and released on CD as "Parade of the Athletes". In 2007, Tiësto released his third
Adagio for Strings Music critic Olin Downes wrote that the piece is very simple at climaxes but reasoned that the simple chords create significance for the piece. Downes went on to say: "That is because we have here honest music, by an honest musician, not striving for pretentious effect, not behaving as a writer would who, having a clear, short, popular word handy for his purpose, got the dictionary and fished out a long one." Alexander J. Morin, author of "Classical Music: The Listener's Companion", said that the piece was "full of pathos and cathartic passion" and that it "rarely leaves a dry