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Prom 75 - 9.09.17: Last Night of the Proms
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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostThat verse is in Elgar's arrangement too. There are even worse verses to be found.
May by thy mighty aid,
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
and like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush,
God save the King.
Not sure that would pass muster in the round Britain Hello Glasgow whirligig...
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Originally posted by Prommer View PostLord, grant that Marshal Wade,
May by thy mighty aid,
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
and like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush,
God save the King.
Not sure that would pass muster in the round Britain Hello Glasgow whirligig...
The three 'official' verses of the National Anthem have always been largely the same as they are now."I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
Lady Bracknell The importance of Being Earnest
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Originally posted by pastoralguy View Post
In fact, does anyone remember the Sanderling/Philharmonia set of the Beethoven Symphonies that were boxed in the same bright red livery as the du Maurier cigarette packets?!
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Originally posted by LHC View Post
The three 'official' verses of the National Anthem have always been largely the same as they are now.
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As usual, I approach the LNOtP with a sinking feeling, mostly because it is the Last Night but also because it's another season gone all too soon.
Much as I dislike the flag-waving nonsense I do, at the same time, feel a strange compulsion to watch on TV. It is, like Remembrance Sunday, one of the markers of the passing year and it would seem odd without it.
Mind, as Barbirollians has pointed out, with Lucy Crowe and Nina Stemme on hand it will be worth watching."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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I don't know the Bliss version either of the National Anthem. Be good to hear. I do rather like Gordon Jacob's arrangement, though, with that strong fanfare at the beginning.
MrsBBM does rather like this night. As she has a penchant for the more popular items/ I suppose when it come to HW's Fantasy on British Sea Songs, they'll be doing the rounds?Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostI suppose when it come to HW's Fantasy on British Sea Songs, they'll be doing the rounds?"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostAs usual, I approach the LNOtP with a sinking feeling, mostly because it is the Last Night but also because it's another season gone all too soon.
Much as I dislike the flag-waving nonsense I do, at the same time, feel a strange compulsion to watch on TV. It is, like Remembrance Sunday, one of the markers of the passing year and it would seem odd without it.
Mind, as Barbirollians has pointed out, with Lucy Crowe and Nina Stemme on hand it will be worth watching.
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