Surely this is surprising because, after all, the famous Adagio in G minor is not only one of the best-known pieces of classical music but also one of the most popular among music lovers with a ...
Albinoni was a Baroque composer who had a financially rather well-cushioned life, thanks to the shares he inherited in his father’s stationery firm, which manufactured playing cards, among other ...
In his recent review of Manchester by the Sea, New Yorker critic Anthony Lane posits the following about the film's musical centrepiece: "Should Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor not be banned onscreen?" ...