Albinoni's Adagio—a beautifully dramatic masterpiece, often considered a highlight of Baroque music. However, it turns out that it was actually composed by Remo Giazotto. The first edition was published in 1958, meaning it’s not a 300-year-old Baroque piece after all. Originally written for strings and pipe organ, the piece has been arranged in numerous versions. It gained widespread fame after being used in Orson Welles' 1962 film The Trial, enhancing Kafka’s eerie and enigmatic story. While it is often played at funerals, I personally believe it should be enjoyed more casually, anytime one wishes.
Now, regarding the Beethoven piano sonatas that I am currently focusing on, my musical advisor has instructed me to be extremely attentive to each individual note and its relationship with the surrounding sounds when inputting them. However, since this piece falls under the category of Baroque music, I approached it with the intention of studying the balance between the different parts, mainly the string instruments and the organ, as I worked on inputting it.
For the string ensemble sound source, I’m using the newly upgraded La Scoring Strings 3 by Audibro. LASS is widely recognized for its high-quality string sounds, and with the upgrade from version 2.5 to 3, the user interface has been completely redesigned, making it significantly more user-friendly.
For the pipe organ sound, I’m using Alfa Organ by Soundiron. Unlike the piano, which is a percussive instrument, the pipe organ can be considered a wind instrument. Additionally, its sound is created by combining multiple overtones (various pipe combinations). Keeping this in mind, I’ve been studying its playing techniques little by little while working on the input.
Title: Giazotto "Adagio in G minor" (Albinoni Adagio)
Sound Source: Emotional Violin(Solo), La Scoring Strings 3, Alfa Organ
Audio file format: mp3