ELGAR: "Nimrod" from Enigma variations •• Anna Rakitina ••

Edward ELGAR - Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 - Variation № 9 "Nimrod"
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor - Anna Rakitina
Tanglewood Festival, 2021

[@ianburnley7786]

I've grown up listening to this, and moreover at remembrance Sunday..yes emotional and very very British.

[@tonyledger1179]

Really listen to this and not shed a tear is impossible.

[@emmabackhus6298]

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

[@songsmith31a]

The proof that great music crosses boundaries and the years in our lives.

[@pmlt2010]

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!

[@christopherlambert8237]

Absolutely stunning I've known and loved this piece for over 50 years she conducted from the heart

[@christianc5165]

What an exquisite interpretation, from the perfect tempo to the beautifully lyrical sentences. Applause!!

[@daneelolivaw602]

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.

[@robertrenaud958]

Not just Englishmen.

[@roddieglossop3942]

Yes. Never fails with me.

[@davidfryer9025]

Listening to this makes me miss my daughter so much. Sleep well darling xxx

[@stephensmith4480]

@@davidfryer9025 I am sure your Daughter is listening to this with her Dad. God Bless you my friend from Liverpool UK 🙏🙏

[@judithbaker9084]

Brings me to tears also.

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

This is My Favorite “Nimrod!!!”

[@mralsal]

Always played at the Remembrance Day Parade in the UK. It without fails brings me to tears everytime.

[@OC35]

Played at my mother's funeral at her request. Always brings tears to my eyes.

[@user-xy5gc3zd3y]

Same here played at my Mothers funeral. Very emotional music for me

[@user-ks4hz7ls4t]

It is very very strong at a funeral,greeting

[@user-ks4hz7ls4t]

It is very very strong at a funeral

[@marianvanderspek6935]

Wat een prachtige uitvoering.....mooi Anna....

[@chrisbiz2]

So fluid like silk blowing in a summer breeze. Nostalgia, profound thanks and reconciliation pours from her hands..

[@graehamquilliam7019]

This gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Beautiful piece of music.

[@justonecornetto80]

An excellent rendition of a very special piece of music to us Brits.

[@robertanuzzi6247]

Musica che apre il Cuore alla Consolazione e alla Speranza !!! Bravissima Rakitina grandi delicatezza e sensibilità !❤

[@SMAZVidoes]

Beautifully conducted and played by the orchestra.

[@scr5970]

This some how describes England for all that is good, and captures the fallen who paid the ultimate sacrifice to keep us all safe!

[@BritaMagnusson]

Elgar was simply s genious!

[@bingo1232]

Anna Rakitina has a wonderful way with music.

[@wimbuts219]

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...

[@stephenbassett4317]

Thank you. The world has just become a better place.

[@lawrencequave7361]

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.)

[@rebeccaartybeccawatkins6931]

In a slightly similar vein, if it can be arranged, I would hope to listen to this as I die peacefully in my own bed (someday far in the future.)

[@kevinruddthestudrudd0074]

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...

[@markbrewin2728]

Britain's finest .

[@davidheath3835]

Nimrod gets me very emotional when hearing it every time.

[@elibroekhuis8794]

beautiful interpretation

[@ragnor56]

Beautiful & the correct speed !!

[@mangelspaulis591]

!!!sublime Obra!!!!!!!

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Powerfully Beautiful!!!!

[@ellastarrr1st149]

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.

[@davidrusen9938]

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.

[@victorkenzie8907]

i agree, there are many renditions better than Bernsteins' which is overrated .

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Breathtakingly Beautiful!!!

[@lindason52]

Yes, perfect description.

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Brilliant and Beautiful!!!

[@johnbyrne3295]

beautifully conducted and played

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Spectacular!!!!

[@LuisKolodin]

marvelous performance!

[@juliettegoddard5446]

Beautifully well conducted magnificent piece Remembrance Sunday

[@rafaelgil6345]

Muy digna versión de la 9a de las Enigma, felicidades!

[@PieterLeenhouts]

Major goosebumps.

[@bsamalslmh9722]

تحفة لانها من نبع كبير تأتي الفلب لتذوب في باقي الافئدة

[@kevinfarrell523]

Goosebumps music

[@LOVELYCELLO]

Great performance…very!

[@ricardoblancorodriguez5457]

Sin duda una de la mejores versiones que he escuchado! Bravo! Direccion maravillosa! Llena de delicadeza y sentimiento!

[@renatopizzingrilli7840]

Brano bellissimo magistralmente eseguito bravi 👍👏👏👏

[@docrabbit1630]

very good interpretaion/performance. impressive!!

[@victorkenzie8907]

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)

[@hughfranklin4002]

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.

[@kevinfarrell523]

Deeply ennobling

[@sarahmineart9977]

Daniel James Lacey. 💚 I miss you so much..

[@joemaguire5575]

yep that's a hound that will whack your heart

[@user-wp4ju4hp5w]

Nice timpani playing by Timothy Genis who took over from former timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Vic Firth

[@willy_wombat]

Great ❤. Pity Its not the whole piece ...

[@fernandosanz4539]

El día que falleció. Lady Di ,Radio Nacional de España corto sus emisiones para dedicarle esta obra genial ;eran las 8'30 de la noche D.E.P.

[@martingodber3907]

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]

Sir Adrian Boult, you mean! Davis was no Elgarian!

[@martingodber3907]

@@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. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKuboWyjhLGlbrc

[@annetmeesters4903]

It is used with the 2de war thans why

[@peterfuller9429]

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?

[@averyhodge8669]

Low brass 3:50 on 😮

[@tangerino55]

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.

[@justonecornetto80]

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.

[@hotdatedave]

Beautiful. But why is the leader [US: concertmaster] wearing a mask? The pandemic was over 2 years ago.

[@annmoody4186]

Don’t you know? It’s because he’s a Democrat!

[@alexeialexeiev9307]

B .H..X CPMPARTIR....

[@jackfletcher1000]

Well Isay that the tune is based on The Volga boatman. any takers??????

[@lbrowning2543]

The enigma is Nimrod was a class A villain killing looting and destroying across the ancient world I guess.

[@paulbrownsey5964]

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.

[@callumkenmuir2825]

Tempo is a bit too slow. It needs just a little more momentum to capture the full emotion.

[@kennethpiters6231]

My take exactly. Tempo detracts from the grandeur.

[@annetmeesters4903]

Magische klink blasfemisch maar geloof me is nu ECHT nodig....

[@user-ln5xu4qw2q]

Wagner Siegfried overture

[@truthlifefishing1730]

A female conductor....OUTRAGEOUS.

[@ninafogelberg]

...and??

[@truthlifefishing1730]

@@ninafogelberg just that. It was clearly a slow week for complaining.

[@michaeljohnston-ul1vi]

I wonder if anyone else has this thought,a man conducting with a frock on. No comment with a female conductress in trousers.

[@BAC_Mono]

You seriously took the time to type that? Simply sublime. Who cares what she’s wearing, she’s outstanding.

[@ninafogelberg]

No. It never entered my mind. I don't even quite get what you're after with your comment.

[@timbartholow8210]

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.

[@yllennocj]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWmxgIl9fa-giNU Bernstein's performance, one of... elsewhere on KZbin, 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...

[@daphnewilson7966]

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

[@leabee9990]

tell me she did not pour her heart and soul into this .masterful lead....

[@user-he5ec8st4h]

She may well have done. But no one was looking!

[@anonymoussource701]

pick a hand any hand