ahead of Purcell’s Dido Lament (21%) and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony Adagietto (12%). As such, the Adagio for Strings has accompanied many of the most significant private and public occasions of ...

Recalling his favourite moment, one of heightened emotion and drama, Olsson says, “In the concluding movement, ‘Dido’s Lament’, Dido has driven away her lover and is preparing to end her life.