Amazing in that Elgar never studied composing. He learned from sitting in the back of the second violins, and once had a job conducting an orchestra in an insane asylum!
@dragonese1 The Malvern Hills are in Worcestershire AND Herefordshire. In fact in some places you can see small metal posts that mark the divide. I hope you will forgive me being pedantic!
@Sangrenegra9 He's a much underrated composer, a true patriot. He's a national treasure. In my opinion, it was an insult removing him from the £20 notes and Land of Hope and Glory should be the official national anthem!
@Sangrenegra9 - A question I asked myself when it happened. Talk about bad timing - on his 75th anniversary (or thereabouts). I suppose we should be grateful that he wasn't replaced by Amy Winehouse :-)
@Sangrenegra9 - Given Amy Winehouse's sad demise at the weekend, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some kind of movement to commemorate her image on a stamp or coin. But comparing her with Elgar is, I suppose, comparing chalk and cheese. For one thing, her career lasted barely 8 years......
@Sangrenegra9 : The de-Britonizing of Britain, naturally. There is a revolution going on as revolutionary as the Nazi revolution. The Glorious Revolution has been forgotten ; the Parliament of Great Britain ceded its sovereignty to Europe. No matter how elegant, Elgar had to go !
@MusicPredominates - sadly ironic really, given the currently abysmal state of the Euro and the recession in general, that our greatest composer's face was replaced with that of a banker...
Sadly this lovely piece doesn't get played as often as it should here in America, (although everyone graduates to March #1) and so the first time I heard it was during the televised wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana when it was used, I believe, as the recessional, and I have loved it ever since. Thanks for posting.
Such lovely visions along with the world's most perfect musical score. Very well done, very well done. Let me express my gratitude for your artistic abilities. It is a pleasure not only for the eyes but the ears as well. God bless, Where pray tell is Malvern Hills? Sandi, Earth Angel in Wisconsin aka Dragonese1
@Dragonese1 The Malvern Hills are in Worcestershire in England.Elgar used to cycle around the country thereabouts. When he died he died looking out over his beloved patch of England!
Don't you just love it, where the big tune comes back one last time at 4:05? Makes me so proud to be English I feel like I'm walking on air, like I'm king of the fucking world. These days you shouldn't take pride in being "English" - makes you into some sort of Nazi - but me, I'm old, I can afford the luxury. (OMG I'm so old I can remember prayers for the King-Emperor at the start of class every morning!) Stuff the Empire, it was a bloody disgrace, but long live England and Sir Edward Elgar!
What inspirational music. To me, it embodies the best of the human spirit. I once read that Elgar learned much about composing from sitting in the second violin section and simply listening to the many different orchestral sound combinations. A true genius!
Actually there are, at least to the trio section: Elgar himself set it to "The King's Way", using his wife's words; and during WW2 A.P. Herbert's poem "Song of Liberty" (starts with "All men must be free...") was set to it.
All men must be free. Fight for liberty with me. Brutes and braggarts May have their little day. We will never bow the knee. God is drawing his sword, We are marching with the Lord. Sing then brother sing, Giving everything. All you are and hope to be. To set the people free!
@londonscot1 Far better than the words bolted on to P&C No. 1, which Elgar disliked, although he knew immediately that he'd composed a great tune ... eventually he came to hate the piece, much like Tchaikovsky and his 1812 Overture ...
@radstainforth - Well, it must have been frustrating for him that P & C No 1 (accessible, exciting and uplifting as it is) obscured the works that he obviously laboured over for much longer and cared about more deeply. Did you by any chance see the recent Elgar documentary on BBC4? It was fantastic - I immediately went onto Amazon and bought "The Music Makers", which I'd heard of before but never realised that it was so densely-packed with quotations from his other works.
when really good and great men go to heaven God plays Elgar's music to greet them.
wavescrashinginside 3 months ago
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wavescrashinginside 3 months ago
Elgar defined the mood of a nation through music. He's a national treasure: none like him before, and none since.
britishbulldog5505 4 months ago
Amazing in that Elgar never studied composing. He learned from sitting in the back of the second violins, and once had a job conducting an orchestra in an insane asylum!
elainebmack 9 months ago
@dragonese1 The Malvern Hills are in Worcestershire AND Herefordshire. In fact in some places you can see small metal posts that mark the divide. I hope you will forgive me being pedantic!
pogmathon100 1 year ago
Not at all friend
trackieben 1 year ago
No problem friend!
trackieben 1 year ago
Toadstools....
steveavery77 1 year ago
great Elgar music and scenes... but i hate mushrooms...
irish89055 1 year ago
GOD i love number 4 so much better than 1 !!!
john151988 1 year ago
From 1.25 the most majestic, most patriotic music you could imagine. Amazing tempo and melody, awe-inspiring
thespacialone 1 year ago
Seriously, why the HELL did we remove Elgar's face from the £20 notes?
Sangrenegra9 1 year ago 16
@Sangrenegra9 He's a much underrated composer, a true patriot. He's a national treasure. In my opinion, it was an insult removing him from the £20 notes and Land of Hope and Glory should be the official national anthem!
xenbay 1 year ago
@Sangrenegra9 - A question I asked myself when it happened. Talk about bad timing - on his 75th anniversary (or thereabouts). I suppose we should be grateful that he wasn't replaced by Amy Winehouse :-)
londonscot1 8 months ago
@londonscot1 - a small consolation. Still, will be interesting in years to come, comparing the impact of Elgar with that of Amy Wino...
Sangrenegra9 7 months ago
@Sangrenegra9 - Given Amy Winehouse's sad demise at the weekend, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some kind of movement to commemorate her image on a stamp or coin. But comparing her with Elgar is, I suppose, comparing chalk and cheese. For one thing, her career lasted barely 8 years......
londonscot1 7 months ago
@Sangrenegra9 : The de-Britonizing of Britain, naturally. There is a revolution going on as revolutionary as the Nazi revolution. The Glorious Revolution has been forgotten ; the Parliament of Great Britain ceded its sovereignty to Europe. No matter how elegant, Elgar had to go !
MusicPredominates 7 months ago
@MusicPredominates - sadly ironic really, given the currently abysmal state of the Euro and the recession in general, that our greatest composer's face was replaced with that of a banker...
Sangrenegra9 7 months ago
Sadly this lovely piece doesn't get played as often as it should here in America, (although everyone graduates to March #1) and so the first time I heard it was during the televised wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana when it was used, I believe, as the recessional, and I have loved it ever since. Thanks for posting.
dfburton91 1 year ago 2
@dfburton91
I hate the first one, Well not hate hate but I hear it way too much graduation after graduation. I played this though it was awsome.
mattz2000 1 year ago
played for concert did very well
1126thegman 1 year ago
Such lovely visions along with the world's most perfect musical score. Very well done, very well done. Let me express my gratitude for your artistic abilities. It is a pleasure not only for the eyes but the ears as well. God bless, Where pray tell is Malvern Hills? Sandi, Earth Angel in Wisconsin aka Dragonese1
Dragonese1 1 year ago
@Dragonese1 The Malvern Hills are in Worcestershire in England.Elgar used to cycle around the country thereabouts. When he died he died looking out over his beloved patch of England!
trackieben 1 year ago
@trackieben This is near to where I live and I also cycle around the area, it's stunning beautiful countryside with some breathtaking views!
xenbay 1 year ago
uri geller !
ttonyskater12343 1 year ago
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Don't you just love it, where the big tune comes back one last time at 4:05? Makes me so proud to be English I feel like I'm walking on air, like I'm king of the fucking world. These days you shouldn't take pride in being "English" - makes you into some sort of Nazi - but me, I'm old, I can afford the luxury. (OMG I'm so old I can remember prayers for the King-Emperor at the start of class every morning!) Stuff the Empire, it was a bloody disgrace, but long live England and Sir Edward Elgar!
conradin1000 2 years ago
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conradin1000 2 years ago
It's about his love for his wife
"Let me ever gaze on thee,
Lest I lose warm hope and so
Cease to be"
saggarmaker 2 years ago
What inspirational music. To me, it embodies the best of the human spirit. I once read that Elgar learned much about composing from sitting in the second violin section and simply listening to the many different orchestral sound combinations. A true genius!
stickershomeplus 2 years ago
Edward Elgar was self-taught and such a musical genius. This is such a superb piece of music, and we should be very proud of him.
luvmostmusic 2 years ago 3
Sorry -- I missed the "irony" font! :>)
perfesser88 2 years ago
the best of the pomp and circumstance marches by far. this should be the national anthem!
rob12192 2 years ago 8
no lyrics though.
amrite 2 years ago
i'm sure some could quite easily be set to it
rob12192 2 years ago
Actually there are, at least to the trio section: Elgar himself set it to "The King's Way", using his wife's words; and during WW2 A.P. Herbert's poem "Song of Liberty" (starts with "All men must be free...") was set to it.
perfesser88 2 years ago
Yeah I know which is why I asked.
amrite 2 years ago
trackieben 1 year ago
@trackieben - The AP Herbert lyrics are just as memorable as the tune itself! Thanks for bringing them to a new audience, on YouTube.
londonscot1 11 months ago
@londonscot1 Far better than the words bolted on to P&C No. 1, which Elgar disliked, although he knew immediately that he'd composed a great tune ... eventually he came to hate the piece, much like Tchaikovsky and his 1812 Overture ...
radstainforth 8 months ago
@radstainforth - Well, it must have been frustrating for him that P & C No 1 (accessible, exciting and uplifting as it is) obscured the works that he obviously laboured over for much longer and cared about more deeply. Did you by any chance see the recent Elgar documentary on BBC4? It was fantastic - I immediately went onto Amazon and bought "The Music Makers", which I'd heard of before but never realised that it was so densely-packed with quotations from his other works.
londonscot1 8 months ago
@rob12192 Agreed, this one or Land of Hope and Glory! They both beat God Save The Queen any day.
xenbay 1 year ago
Thank you for your kind comments.
steveavery77 2 years ago
i've played this once. It's beautiful
eggvena 2 years ago
Beautiful, I've got all 'Pomps' on CD. A great composer, Elgar. I love his Enigma Variations et al. Thanks for posting.
BuckshotLaFunke 2 years ago
MAGNIFICENT!
WarrenChu000 2 years ago 2