Elgar conducts Pomp and Circumstance March no.1

[ab7ca80d1]

I think so, too because he was musical genius and in our hearts he will live on forever.

[borgoat21]

Best recorded performance of this piece I've heard. It must be because out of all the different versions, this one alone has the composer's "true" intentions in mind, for obvious reasons.

[carlolamberti1]

documento video sonoro di estrema rarità

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[crichey1000]

I don't like this song!

[JaguarEarlobe]

"good morning gentlemen, very glad to see you all"

[alanabit]

It sounds good to me. I like it so much better without those jingoistic words - and so did Elgar by all accounts!

[therealjoebloggs]

"Sync'd" or not sync'd? I don't know, but hey lads, didn't you ever see the film "Singin' In the Rain"? That is to say, Elgar may have conducted a live performance of Land of Hope and Glory for the dignitaries in attendance, or for radio, with Pathe releasing a film clip shot silent after Elgar's remarks. It wouldn't have been hard to dub in a more "Concert-Hall-sounding" track in post-production, even at that early date.

[kc7roxviolin]

LOVE IT... No need for explination!

[pabmusic1]

On a different point - Elgar recorded 'Falstaff' with the LSO for EMI that day, but Pathe wanted 'Land of Hope' for their newsreel film. There is absolutely no question of it being 'pre-synced' - the technology wasn't there anyway and Elgar spent the rest of the morning recording 'Falstaff'.

[pabmusic1]

It is not unusual for classical orchestral recordings to be made today with two or three mikes (even with one!). It would be very unusual for anything to be 'fixed in the mix' - and the recording company would be rightly criticised for using electronic gimickry on established classics. The reason the sound quality is poor(ish) is that the sound was captured physically on wax or metal masters.

[SatchmoSings]

@pabmusic1 I never said the sound quality was poorish; I can and do understand that what ultimately recorded the sound was very old; what I don't understand is how the orchestra can have a good and natural balance without all the instruments having individual microphones.

How can you hear the snare drum so clearly if there is no microphone directly on it?

This whole thing is just so fake.

[SatchmoSings]

How is it you can hear the snare drum if it has no microphone directly on it?

This whole recording set-up must be phoney; they pre-synched it all someway.

[SatchmoSings]

I didn't know that they had sound film them; also, what's with only TWO microphones?

No wonder it sounds so terrible; nowadays they'd have a one or two microphones on every instrument and fix it all "in the mix."

I'll say this much; Elgar had a fantastic tailor!

[killerchamps]

remember my graduation =(

[ilNuovoArchaeOpteryx]

It is great to see how the violins use the vibrato absolutely sparingly, and when they do so, it is very narrow and slow - one can see that in those times vibrato was still an ornmament.

[rjflesher]

R.I.P. "Macho Man" Randy Savage. OOOOOOHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHH!

[awokenXfob]

My graduation song<3

[imyjr333]

I bet he could do it in his sleep.........

[PokutePyon]

I am so glad that the sound quality was hardly effected negatively, especially in those times.

Sir Edward Elgar, a man of such great pride and love for his country - he deserves every kind of respect and love that he receives today and more. This man is one of the reasons I remain proud to be British.

[elgar34]

No one could conduct this glorious tune like the master. He infuses so much life and energy into it. Positively miraculous.

[BLACKPUFFLEXTREME1]

What year was this when it happened?

[assazergling]

@BLACKPUFFLEXTREME1 it's 1931.

[saltburner2]

Wonderful to have this unique film [a Pathe Newsreel] so beautifully restored: it has never looked or sounded better.

[nikanj]

He's the spitting image of the archetypal Brit.

[Cruciferus]

@nikanj

Catholic Brit

[YTM021807]

Ultra crisp video of the great Elgar

[capnvideo2006]

very gifted man.....and modest

[PZK12]

What a clip.

Priceless.

[Lso]

So excited to see this early footage, lovely to see LSO players previously only seen in photos brought to life on film!

[SwingBandHeaven]

Excellent to see Elgar actually conducting. I have recently uploaded the 78rpm disk of this which I assume was recorded at around the same time as this was filmed.

[luvmostmusic]

What a great man, and self-taught too. Respect for such an English genius.......

Should have been our national anthem.