Edward ELGAR - Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 - Variation № 9 "Nimrod" Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor - Anna Rakitina Tanglewood Festival, 2021
This was lovely, i am not sure why, but as an Englishman, Nimrod seems to be able to turn many of us into emotional wrecks, it has happened again listening to this. Thank you.
This composition is so powerful because the instruments almost seem to be holding the wave of emotion that breaks free and is the time when Nimrod rises
I hope my kin don't see this. I've made a video to be played at my funeral of a jet aircraft taking off in the late afternoon, climbing high into the sky through changing colors of clouds, then coming in to land after dark with a full moon showing as the words of John Gillespie Magee's poem High Flight are displayed and Nimrod is softly played to commemorate what I consider my greatest accomplishment: that of becoming a Naval Aviator. (This may seem silly, but attending your own funeral 'beforehand' is kind of fun.)
Very nice rendition if Bernstien were alive today he would have done well to listen to this version and learnt how it should be played instead of ruining it.
In number nine, Elgar suddenly brought forth a precious jewel for the ages, lightly touched by the divine. Wonderful rendition. That conductor is gifted with a facial appearance full of grace and beauty, and drama too… magically conveys this music’s unique emotional message from the podium to the musicians. Enchanting. Where ever they teach orchestra conductor they should show this lady. Leonard Bernstein had a bit of that magic too . But now I want to hear the Bernstein version you mention, to know where he went wrong and wrecked it.
This is the best version I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot. It has some personal touches of the conductor, that's for sure. On the last notes of nimrod I've heard a unique surprise... Never heard before. Thank you Anna!
What a wonderfull performance of this heavenly piece of music! Elgar's Nimrod has some many interpretations but this one conducted by Anna Rakitina will be my all times favorite...
A thousand cords of violin to cello pause, from shining light from death's cause, ear to ear, noise to noise, that none may smell, may neither know of what horrors of war...
It’s a glorious piece and all versions stir something in you if you’re human! Try Sir Colin Davis’ version as a comparison - it moves me a little more.
@@jimcrawford5039 Music invokes very personal, visceral reactions. This does it for me but I'd never tell anyone it was the best. That's for each individual to decide. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Nz8p9mOLr8U.html
As an Englishman this music means a lot to me. This was beautifully played, but i think it sounds better when the mass bands of the guards play it on remembrance Sunday.
Absolutly superb ; the balance between the different sections of the orchestra is fantastic in this version (1'45 to 2'50 specially really subtile) . One of my favorite (with Baremboïm's)
Elgar's Enigma Variations was the first record (disk) I bought at the age of fifteen, I'm now eighty. The conductor appears to be slightly out of sinc with her orchestra? Is that a recording engineer's error?
Il risultato è molto buono ma l'esecuzione diretta da Berstein è insuperabile. Certamente la qualità dell'orchestra è un grande aiuto in quanto specialmente nella parte finale è piuttosto difficile comprendere (da orchestrale) quello che il direttore vuole ottenere.
Bernstein absolutely butchered this. The tempo was pathetically slow and members of the BBC Symphony orchestra told him so at the time. The piece is about friendship, not a funeral accompaniment.
Nimrod is described in the Bible as a mighty *hunter*. The piece is a tribute to an evening Elgar walked talking of Beethoven with his friend and supporter Jaeger. "Jaeger" means "hunter" in German.
Sorry, but that was a disappointing performance of transcendentally beautiful music. The conductor seemingly has no understanding or feeling for the composition, and, speaking as a former orchestral musician, she is constantly AHEAD of the beat. The conductor's job is not to *push*; it is to lead! There's a difference.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_8NOVGHJmRs.html Bernstein's performance, one of... elsewhere on RU-vid, there is a video of Bernsteiin and Gould discussing their different understanding of Bach's intentions with his variations...they discussed their differences...Gould played...Bernstein conducted...and the orchestra followed...if we all agree on method, and timing, colour and emphasis and phrasing, what would be the point of our individual & orchestral performances... we would all be redundant...
Presumably you are referring to Glenn Gould and Bach Goldberg variations? I am blessed to have records of Gould solo, thanks for link, goodness, didn't know there were orchestral performances. @@yllennocj
