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Classical Music

Bluetus

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1. So-called "The saddest song"

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 12:41 AM

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It was a major part of the mourning for Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy.
https://pophistorydig.com/topics/tag/jfk-adagio-for-strings/

Another much shorter piece, "Nimrod" by Elgar, has similar emotions and has become customary for symphony orchestras to perform in memory of departed orchestra members. Here is a performance by CSO. Apologies that the video runs almost a whole beat ahead of the audio.

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So-called "The saddest song" Bluetus Wednesday #1

Thanks for the Nimrod piece. Wasn't familiar to me. Evokes emotions. sprinkleeninow Wednesday #2