Seattle's KING-FM radio is good at making classical music more approachable, and they present the tale the Adagio as one of their juiciest intros whenever they

Seattle's KING-FM radio is good at making classical music more approachable, and they present the tale the Adagio as one of their juiciest intros whenever they play it. I'd never heard this much about the Adagio's background (a classical DJ can only provide so much detail in 30 seconds or less), but their attitude has always been more or less "wherever it came from, let's enjoy it."