æmˈeɪdɪˌoʊ sˈɛd ʌv hɪz ˈɜːli dˈeɪz "wiː wɜːɹ ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə plˈeɪ vˈɜːtʃuːəli ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ, fɹʌm sɐlˈɑːn mjˈuːzɪk tə ɹᵻdˈuːst vˈɜːʒənz ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv ˈoʊvɚtjˌʊɹ".
Amadio said of his early days "We were expected to play virtually everything, from salon music to reduced versions of the 1812 Overture".