ðə kəndˈʌktɚ sˌɜː tʃˈɑːɹlz mˈækɛɹəz wˈʌns sˈɛd ðæt æmˈeɪdɪˌoʊ wʌz "wɪðˌaʊt dˈaʊt, ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst flˈɔːɾɪst ðə wˈɜːld pɹədˈuːst ɪnðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi".
The conductor Sir Charles Mackerras once said that Amadio was "without doubt, the greatest flautist the world produced in the 20th century".