A Far Cry - Elgar: Introduction & Allegro for Strings (pt.2)

[Violinkoala08]

Great job !

[stooge389]

The worst part was 9:46 :(

[zchao93]

4:01



[stooge389]

How teh fuck can they do it with out a conductor!!!?!?!???

[LontanoEnsemble]

Wow!! What a marvellously focused and invigorating version! The danger here is that performances like this might encourages more ensembles to make do without a conductor =)

[LontanoEnsemble]

Wow!! What a marvellously focused and invigorating version!

[rkentburke]

What energy and power.  Elgar hasn't sounded this alive since Barbirolli!

[Violinkid05]

I love the fugue in the piece. pretty epic

[vassekino]

Great! I didn´t know this piece! Now-I want play it!!! :-)

[SarcasmLovePeace]

3:34 is UHMAZING!!!!!

[Vadraedan]

Fantastic performance of a masterpiece.

[2bl3ss]

my symphony is playing this song.

I love the energy!

[ruletheworld93]

wow I love this (: the piece, and the performance!

[Strad615]

You haave to be an excelent orchestra to get those runs @ 1:25 intune and together.

[mendoncacorreia]

Just in passing, Elgar's "Introduction and Allegro for Strings, opus 47" was the music chosen for the 1973 BBC TV adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's immortal novel, "Jane Eyre".

Even after all these years (more than 30!...), everytime I hear the "Introduction and Allegro for Strings", this mini-serial comes immediately (!) into my mind - and I assure you I'm not the only "Jane Eyre (1973)" fan to feel that experience...

[roskruge]

@mendoncacorreia music was also used in the BBC documentary film "Elgar" from about 1962. On the life of Elgar. I have it on DVD.

[mendoncacorreia]

@roskruge - I didn't know that. As far as I remember, that documentary about Elgar was never broadcasted here in Portugal. Thank you for your information!

[colorfulcrocs]

When I grow up

I want to be just like any one of you

:)

[tintin4561]

i can play this:D CCAA highschool

[3NUNS]

hey guys a fugue is a texture and the allegro comes second

[musicalcolin]

what a great piece! Good playing too. That fugue is quite hard!

[pix042]

Fabulous! Every note. Quintessentially British. I am pinching myself that Britain has a composer who is up there in the bunch of composers immediately below Mozart, Beethoven and Bach.

[SecretTheatre]

You just made my day. Thanks so much. :)

[KingOfPrawns]

hate to be boring but that was totally fantastic! my favourite Elgar and so compelling and so much passion it brings tears to my eyes many years I visited Elgar's birthplace on my bike and i always wanted to cycle in the Malvern Hills with Introduction and Allegro on headphones (i know its dangerous! what a way to go!) again fantastic and thank you so much!

[longeaton34]

@KingOfPrawns - He he! I totally know what you mean. It has been a long time ambition of mine to listen to Introduction and Allegro while walking away from Herefordshire Beacon along the Malverns on a sultry summer evening. I too will need the tissues! Let me know when you're going....

[cherowrady]

You guys are unbelievable and the cello pizz starting at 2:12 is to die for!!!

[violinflu]

Thanks so much! The cellist you mentioned is named Loewi Lin, and he obsessed over those pizzes. I'll make sure he hears that you appreciated them :)

[sirpaulchaplin]

glorious

[saccharyne]

WOW WOW THIS IS TOTALLY FANTASTIC

we played this and did NOT do it justice in the slightest - this is unbelievable. WOW.

[shamari2k9]

Introduction and Allegro is NOT an easy piece to play, but they did VERY well. I don't even know them and I'm proud of them

[nattimatti]

omg we're playing this right now in orch, it's soooooo hard!!

[HerrWozzeck]

OMG so am I! And yes, it's a hard piece, but it's also really awesome. Probably one of my favorite string orchestra works!

These guys do a remarkable job, not counting the fact that it's without a conductor. The fact that it's without conductor is remarkable in and of itself; one of the reasons that this piece is so hard is because it's so lushly written. So, congratulations to these guys for attempting the piece and playing it incredibly well!

[tomatojuice12]

wow! this is so awesome! you guys have such a great sound!