Bernstein - Elgar "Enigma" variations (IX) - (Nimrod) : Adagio
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Uploaded by TheLeonardoSaez on Jul 28, 2009
Edward Elgar, variations on an original theme ("Enigma") op.36
(IX) (Nimrod) : Adagio.
BBC Symphony Orchestra - Leonard Bernstein.
1981 recording.
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Bernstein could get more out of ONE note than any other conductor in my memory. This is as dramatic as music gets and Bernstein is the reason for it. After the first measure, you forget the tempo, because you are already steeped in the depth and richness of the piece.
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@scabycat I would just add that Boult also recorded the same piece with the LSO and is available on utube- NOT AS GOOD !!! The LPO seems much warmer and fuller and more powerful. The LSO recording is very " shrill" - accoustics perhaps?
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I can absolutely guarantee you that the best Nimrod you will EVER hear is by Sir Adrian Boult in the 1963? recording with the London Philharmonic. I have about 20 different recordings by various conductors and orchestras and have studied literally dozens more. I promise you there is NO ONE , I repeat NO ONE who can bring Nimrod to the climax that Boult achieves with the LPO. Pierre Monteaux is a good runner up but Boult is absolute King of this piece!!
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I would have loved to watch his technique on a video. I wonder if one exists.
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The best.
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As a musician, I don't mind different interpretations of one piece. It's like when you're looking at a sculpture and another person is looking at the same thing in a different place...
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Achingly gorgeous - damn the well-known controversy over the tempo!
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you'd be hard pressed to identify the 3/4 rhythm at this speed but it works wonderfully on its owm terms. The orchestra were famously resistant to Bernstein's view but you wouldn't guess it from this performance.
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Bernstein had the guts to play this piece as slow as this and get away with it!!..It really brings the serenity and beauty out of the piece..most conductors play it way too fast!!...
davecoleman12 2 years ago 10
Wow, how powerful. Though this is one of the most controversial interpretations of Elgar's "Nimrod", in my opinion it is one of the best. It is so emotional and graceful, truly a great interpretation. Bernstein was a genius. Thank you for posting this video.
MrJcorona89 2 years ago 10