Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral

[IAAoboist]

aw, poor English horn, didn't quite get the attack on the first Bb (Eb) right on the money and had a few intonation issues with oboe as well but they both got it in tune pretty quickly .... nice vibrato...very warm and tasteful.

[MrBigdaddy0319]

I played this as a member of the State of Ohio High School Honors Band in 1990 at the Ohiuo State University. I was playing Tenor Saxophone. This is the only musical score that has ever brought a tar to my eye. Its both emotionally and spiritually moving!

[arjosnil]

Dette er et stykke som hører med til klassikerne blant janitsjarkorps. Det var ikke så lett å finne en brukbar innspilling, men jeg mener denne er det. Det framgår at et godt janitsjarkorps erstatter et symfoniorkester og langt på vei er bedre enn disse i klang, ansats m.m. Nazistene likte Richard Wagner, men Wagner hadde ikke så særlig mye med dem å gjøre.

[Peaceman287]

i only heard one plain out mistake at about 4:33

[grooms63941]

@Peaceman287 Yeah I caught that as well.

[parzifal40]

This piece of music shows the sheer genius of R. Wagner in that he could take a melody and develop it into so many wonderful expressions. P. I. Tchaikovsky was able to do the same thing. However, none could do it like the great maestro, Richard Wagner. Truly a genius with immortal talent.

[mostasilla17]

love this song so much i played the solo for the oboe part with the john glenn high school wind ensemble at festival and we got a superior!

[QueenElizabethh]

Exquisite

[lbfoxhunter]

The Cairo High School Band played this for Festival in 2010 they were awesome they even got a standing ovation from the judge from FAMU and they play this for warm-up he also said it was the best he has ever heard a high school band play it my son plays the bassoon they also played Hands Across the Sea and Songs of Sailors and the Sea

[95shorty]

Wow. This song is beautiful! My high school played this, this past year. Great piece. Brings tears to my eyes. So hard to get intination down but it's well worth the work!

[adarterii]

Holy crap that was amazing! Fanatstic job guys!!

[kitanasackett]

this song is amazing im in 7th grade and in varsity band n we might play this at band festival. i cant wait(:

[boyyyitsjoey]

This song is amazing. I just played the first clarinet part at a clinic this weekend. I sat second chair, so I had the duet at the beginning. (Or 2nd solo, whatever). The song is just beautiful! All 4 first clarinets managed to tune that nastily high Gb in the middle section. :)

[breadclock01]

@boyyyitsjoey at the clinic? we're gonna this song for our skl band music festival competition tmr:)) EEP

[pattywatty420]

i played 1st trombone on this my junior year of high school. had to cover a bassoon part at the beginning and a few measures of a baritone part. but not french horn. i wish i could have played the horn part though

[mrhavoc4]

french horn part is my fav

[AngedeleCor]

Beautiful. I played the first horn part at Governor's School this summer and loved this piece, even the held high Bflat. :D This is anamazing blend and balance.Well done.

[ftlfl1900]

The Hibriten High School Band from Lenoir, NC played Elsa's in the 1975 NC Band Festival and received Superior 1, 1+ and 1+++ from the 3 judges, The whole auditorium gave a standing ovation led by the judges. I've never seen judges give a standing ovation before.

[chunkyboy32986]

too slow!

[MikeInPlano]

@chunkyboy32986

It's supposed to be slow. This is a perfect tempo for it. Much faster and it loses the emotional build up.

[comingaround989]

This was a great recording- I was in the Baylor Wind Ensemble years ago.

The best recording I've heard is from the Lake Highlands High School Band in Dallas from the 70's under Eddie Green.

Thanks for sharing this!

[PlanoSarah]

Mr. Green is amazing. I bet they had a good recording back then. :)

[ernest5h]

This song is amazing.

The wind ensemble I was in at my high school played it and I've loved it ever since.

[missmusicals68]

tempo is dragging at the beginning, beautiful balance.

[aries066]

I've heard this played on the piano once, it's extraordinary. If anyone knows where I could listen to the piano version let me know please.

[Kedarispimp]

there is a piano version? shit i didnt even know lol

[aries066]

Well I saw it on a TV movie called Hitler: Rise of evil. Hitler was a massive fan of Wagner and an associate of his plays it on the piano. It is actually on youtube if you search.

[peribium]

This is the most beautiful piece I have ever heard......

[pshsa5]

The Texas All State Band played this. Also, my school's Wind Ensemble is performing this piece. I think it's really beautiful. I play Bass Sax for this one. Playing the endless low Cs at the end of the piece is like death but when we all get into the piece, it's an awesome feeling.

[DJBigz1988]

i've played this song with 2 different bands. one with only 2 trombone players, and anyone that knows this song and is a trombone player when that E comes(atleast i think it was an E its been a while) you better be prepared to let it all come out. the second time i played this piece there was 7 trombone players. now that was fun. this is one of my favorite songs to play other than the like 36 measures of rest at the beginning. lol

[pattywatty420]

its more like 64 measures of rest at the beginning. and its and F at the end. but youre right. anyone whos played the trombone part knows. this song is not for the weak. lol.

[j565c]

I love this song. We played it in our all region band (region 14, texas). Didn't sound nearly this good though.

[ImperialEggplant]

This song always gives me the chills, especially this version. Beautifully done.

I hope I can play as good as this someday. :]

[Roswendora]

this song was okay- i was the only bassoon and had to hold up the bass section.

[Jonnyboy22592]

That bassoon part was a killer. We had 6 bassoons and having to tune that perfectly was terrible. haha. And the register (1st bassoon) that I was in wasn't the most friendly at times. Beautiful piece, though!

[Jonnyboy22592]

yay! This was such a cool piece.

But it killed my lips...I was playing really high the whole time.

[lphilthompson]

I had the honor of directing the "last part" of Elsa's at Paul Tyson almost 40 years ago. I still remember Mr. Perot's admonition to not rush it, especially the "bom-bom-bom-bom" of the lower insruments . . .

[BlueKSnare09]

wow this is such a beatiful peice of music

[kevoboe09]

and actually, since i was in Symphonic band, i bought the wind ensembles and orchestra's cd...lol

[kevoboe09]

I play oboe. I was 2 chairs away from being in Wind Ensemble.ugh.lol. thats my favorite classic piece, and i usally dont like contemporary music, but morning star overture is my new favorite contemporary one...

[kevoboe09]

i went to this camp! i love this piece of music!! the ending gives me chills....

[PlanoSarah]

Oh really? What instrument do you play? I loved every single piece we played. :)

[iamtheslow]

I went to this camp too! i was the 1st chair clarinet. haha. i went to your profile and i saw your texas tech videos. I was BOC this year too.