The Sea Hawk - Part 5 of 14
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seems that QE1 was not so good
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MingnonDunn got it exactly...the March of The Sea Hawks (so named in the Gerhardt/National Philharmonic liner notes) is the pinnacle of processional fanfares. Utterly brilliant. For another treat, go listen to 'Conquest', from Captain of Castile starring Tyrone Power.
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Well, he better stay at sea.....because all countries pretty much suck now.
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The greatest fanfare processional ever writtten; and look at them scamper to their places as the procession concludes.
It took an Austrian composer to outdo the British.
Wonderful Korngold!
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Michael Curtiz directed this film, not Jack Warner. The Queen is played by Flora Robson.
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It just doesn't get anymore dashing than Errol Flynn!
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@LLJtbone No that was the late great Flora Robson
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haha im sorry i cant get over Claude Rains in that get up
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@svartekaptenen only the hull used oak The English man o' war used four different kinds of timber: oak, elm, beech and fir. English oak was used for the 'hull
and what a great QE1!
mmmbeachlover 2 years ago 10
If he knew the England of today he might well want to turn around and go back out to sea ;-) 1:35
JollyRodders 1 year ago 4