Virus music: Madrid to play Adagio for victims daily at noon

Virus music: Madrid to play Adagio for victims daily at noon

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norman lebrecht

March 30, 2020

The regional government of Madrid is flying all flags at half mast and will relay Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings daily at noon, outside its headquarters on the deserted Puerta del Sol.

The Adagio is also being played on radio and in supermarkets, together with a minute’s silence.

 

 

 

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