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
Fantasia for Strings (Henze) Fantasia for Strings (Henze) Fantasia for Strings () is a composition by German composer Hans Werner Henze. It was finished in 1966, as part of the soundtrack for Volker Schlöndorff's film adaptation of Robert Musil's novel "The Confusions of Young Törless". This composition has been published by Schott Music. "Fantasia for Strings" is an abridged concert version of the full score for "Der junge Törless", which has never been published and has only been performed for the film. Henze finished both the film score and the "Fantasia" in 1966, and he chose specifically Renaissance instruments for the film score recording,