Sir William Walton's "Spitfire Prelude" (1943)

[SimonWelburn]

Along with Elgar's Nimrod this makes me weep with the emotion it exudes. The subject and composers are mighty fine.

[Bondek1996]

@SimonWelburn definitely does have that power to make tears come to the eyes. Listening to this and the Fugue does that. More's the pity we don't have Walton today.

[AndrewMcCheyne]

There's something reassuring about the shape of a Spitfire.

[TheRobertTaggart]

Boscher Basher - brilliant !

[Jenjenilou]

Stunning.

[MrAFLANDERS]

Knightly heroes; gallantry and grace-...fearless and courageous...up against the odds they gave it their all and turned the tide of battle against a brazen and evil enemy bent on destroying freedom and democracy-if we are so unfortunate as to never see young men like this again-we can consider ourselves fortunate indeed to have walked among them and lived in their time.

[irkibby]

That's just made my arm hair stand on end. 

[Bondek1996]

@irkibby thank you. It was mainly to show off the music but in some ways, to pay a tribute to the Few.

[bluepheonex1989]

Simply beautiful.

In ways this really rather vile society we live in now could never achieve.

[crzxr]

One of my favourite works: uplifting,heroic - a wonderful piece of music, let alone those heroes who stood alone against the world's most evil regime. Bravo! the RAF, the 20th century's 300.

[karajaneperrio]

One of my most favourite works,uplifting heroic, wonderful piece of music,let alone those hero's who stood alone against the worlds most evil regime,bravo the R.A.F.,20th's centuries 300.

[andromidia1]

proms birchington kent. spitfire ,walton and wine. glorious evening

[craiggybear]

Knock off the comedy comments. This is perfection,

[louisvonbeethoven]

Yes it is.

[TheBantlingboy]

I went to a proms in the park at Weston Park - Shropshire in 2006, and the Orchestra played this as a Spitfire danced in the sky over-head - I found it very imotional.