Mendelssohn's Overture Fingal's Cave - Staffa Inner Hebrides

Video shot while on the boat trip to and on Staffa as part of the Three Islands tour from Oban Scotland which takes in the islands of Mull, Iona and Staffa.. The trip is highly recommended. The video was edited to account of the time required to play Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. I have the feeling that Mendelssohn's writing took in the forces of the volcanic eruptions/plate tectonics that formed the island besides the action of the sea on the rocks. All good grounds for a member of the Donald clan to visit and pay tribute.

[@MackWilliams-oz2cz]

The absolute best pairing of video to the music! Bravo!

[@MrSouzy]

when I was 19 I went into this cave.. amazing experience

[@copperman752]

Oh my gosh, thanks for posting this. I've always loved "Fingal's Cave" but had no idea what Mendelssohn was portraying. He did such a phenomenal job of capturing the eerie, other-worldly look of this place with his music.

[@CHHwang-bu5pf]

Wow! What a fabulous shot and nice edit with Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture! Thank you for sharing. We plan to visit it too to experience Mendelssohn's original touch. :)

[@susanhallamado]

Absolutely breathtaking. It is on my bucket list next time I go to Scotland.

[@caz4831]

please go It's amazing😍

[@colinmiller429]

Thanks for the video. Visiting Fingal's Cave was a must for me for over 50 years after first hearing the evocative score as a teenager. So this year (2016) and last I made the journey using Staffa Tours from Tobermory (2016) & Fionnphort (2015) on Mull. There are thousands of caves around the worlds but few have achieved the fame that Fingal's Cave has after Felix Mendelssohn visited it in 1829 and published the overture in 1830. I could hear it in my head as I stood far back in the cave as the waves came and went in that cathedral like cavern. It's an awesome experience. It's a pity that one cannot spend more than hour there. It was delight too to visit Lunga in the Treshnish Isles (part of the same trip using Staffa Tours) and photograph the delightful puffins.

[@JT29501]

I think no piece of music has ever captured waves beating on the rocks as well as this, especially the middle part (the brass fanfare is the splash, the strings slowly descending with the main theme the wave pulling back). Mendelssohn is my hero.

[@cecilyliebenberg4381]

Absolutely wonderful. The music came to life with the the sound of the waves. Many thanks.

[@pamelaflower1447]

Yes. You can clearly hear when the sun breaks through the clouds. I will never be able to go myself but a friend who was lucky enough to do so gave me a stone that she picked up there. I remember the first time I heard it. Aged 11, first music lesson in my secondary school, a beautiful gothic style building. I was sitting three rows back and two in with the hot sun shining through. She played the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No:1 and asked if anyone knew what it was. My geeky hand shot up and gave her the complete title - which got me some funny looks! Then she played Fingals Cave. That was it! Fell in total love with Mendelssohn. His violin concerto is always at the top of my “hit parade”. Best wishes to everyone

[@WPFinlay]

.Mendelssohn sent a postcard to his family with the opening phrase of the overture on it and with a note to his sister Fanny which said: "In order to make you understand how extraordinarily the Hebrides affected me, I send you the following, which came into my head there." A beautiful reminder of where Scotland truly belongs - there was a love affair between Europe and Scotland all these years ago. It is dreadful it is now threatened by people with no understanding of such things. April 2019.

[@josephpaul4735]

I play Fingals Cave on saxophone.Wonderful peice it is

[@andreafox7267]

Brilliant video and of course, beautiful music. :)

[@timothymitchell9277]

You have no idea how amazing watching this was...from way down south here in New Zealand, I had studied Fingal's Cave at school for music (so many years ago!), I feel so incredulous about seeing it finally, and still so in love with the music.... thank you for your video, so much.

[@silviaadriana4299]

thank you so much for sharing, I ve always loved the music but never had the chance to see what the Fingal s cave was! now I see why Mendelsson was touched by this mother nature masterpiece and created a piece to honour that. I know i will never have the money , not the courage, to go there, but it was almost like been there. ;)

[@joasiahardej6019]

This is amazing! A perfect representation of the music.

[@fiddlemusik]

Well done! This has been my favorite symphonic piece to play (violin) for decades. One day I hope to see this.

[@stuartdow]

SUPERB EDITING !!! Thank you so much for doing this . We were there just over a week ago and it was one of the most emotional experiences of my life . Wanted the visit to last forever but ,the images of our trip will forever be recalled via our photos and your wonderful video . (a Buchanan tribe member ;) ) Stu

[@Inness54]

God bless you for posting this exactly as you did! It is perfect. One can see what Mendelssohn saw and heard to inspire this finest of orchestral overtures. Remember Brahms said, "I'd give up all my works to have written a single piece like Fingal's Cave Overture!"

[@chunkychunks857]

We went on this boat trip many years ago, unfortunately due to time constraints it was a choice between Fingal's cave or the puffins on the other side of the island, the puffins won and they were amazingly unafraid of those who made the trek, we always thought we may have come back and gone in the cave but things never work out as planned and it's beyond either of us to do so now, however your video is good enough to show what we missed, thanks.

[@pitbullsandcalicos]

Magical !! Thank you for uploading and sharing with us ☺🖒

[@xapaga1]

Thanks for the upload. I like the way you present the video here with the tour guide speaking with Scottish accent, other visitors in view to give us a sense of scale and the real sound of waves. Keilberth's vintage recording is also a fine choice.

[@itsjustme0123]

This was just lovely. Amazing video with the music inspired by the location. Thank you so much.

[@Traderjoe]

Columnar jointing. It's actually the heart of a long extinct volcano! Devils Tower Wyoming also has that same columnar jointing.

[@chatbud]

What a sight & experience this must be, esp. with the overture playing inside your head.

[@estherleedavenport5273]

Wonderful videography. Just what I wanted to see. And including the people and transport added a lot. Thanks!

[@ridelhouse]

I really appreciate to your video. It feels like that I visited there. Also, I could understand about Mendelssohn's inspiration of his music. Thanks a lot.

[@b.scottfarthingsworth]

Like/thumb #1000 was ME! Great video thx!

[@srothbardt]

Excellent performance. "Romantic" setting which Mendelssohn was inspired by.

[@musicalladybug]

Thank you for posting this! I used it for my "Under the Sea" preschool piano class! Much more exciting than just listening or seeing a still picture!

[@JoseFerraro-hc6rp]

lo mas bello........hasta las lagrimas........ !que hermosa y sublime es la naturaleza¡¡.....PÉRO AUN MAS BELLO ES COMO LA MUSICA PUEDE REPRENSENTARLA,,,,,, desde uruguay muchas gracias por el video..... es una maravilla

[@alejandrobermudez530]

Marvelous video. Gracias.

[@srothbardt]

Great video. My favorite piece of music. Good performance.

[@AnnieWolff]

Heel mooi, bedankt dat je deze mooie beelden hebt willen delen.

[@2000VIOLINO]

Maravilloso e impactante 😲 paisaje, ensalzado por la genial música de “La gruta de Fingal” (“Las Hebridas” ) de Félix Mendelssohn. Wonderful and impressive 😲 landscape, praised by the great music of “La grotta de Fingal” (“The Hebrides”) by Félix Mendelssohn.

[@DerekWilliamsMusic]

Stunning footage and great music by Mendelssohn.

[@Olentzaro]

I was at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland last year and wondered what this end looked like. This is so cool. Can't wait to see the Island of Staffa.

[@pabloreece6808]

Que dualidad grandiosa se juntan en este gran video, la musica sobrecojedora del genio Mendelsson y la savaje belleza de esta isla indomita de Escosia en el Atlantico Norte.

[@JoseFerraro-hc6rp]

cierto.... no he encontrado mejor definicion sobre este tema musical del genial mendelsshon y hay que considerar que solo tenia 20 años de edad..... eso nos demuestra su sensibilidad para expresar musicalmente sus sentimientos.....!que lejos estamos hoy de esa actitud tan sublime¡¡¡¡¡

[@aldebaran3692]

What an amazing place I hope to go there some day Mendelssohn had a real in site and what wonderful music

[@christineuniversexy]

Thank You!!! I heard this song today on the radio today & had to seek deeper. I'd love to witness this majestic phenomena. Its like a natural rock pipe organ channeling the heart's song of the ocean. The ocean breathing life into our souls combined with a magical classical overture pouring deep into our hearts with every wave beating against the shore. I am in awe of this outer worldy natural temple. Sighs~

[@pamelaflower1447]

Apparently the acoustics in the cave are great and concerts have been held in there. How can people not respond to classical music. In a traffic jam some years ago another car had their radio up loud and I kid you not the ‘exciting’ piece that was (sort of) playing was a monotone of “Run bunny jump bunny bunny bunny jump bunny” etc etc etc!!!! I turned up the Meistersingers prelude as loud as I could lol!!!!

[@bazz15946]

absolutely magnificent the photography is allmost as good as the wonderfull score!

[@tonyward516]

From My early days Of Learning to Play the Piano This has Always been My At Peace Music Creating calm and Serenity For Me

[@Ken7663]

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[@Ken7663]

Thank you so much. Beautiful to watch and hear. Just wish I could download it!

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[@MadHatterDJ-]

I was there 15/16 years ago, slipped on the rocks in the entrance to the cave and went bumping down towards the sea. I just stopped short of the water. Absolutely stunning place but it was almost the death of me.

[@patriciafoy2894]

Oh, my goodness. I've been there twice and the second time I slipped and fell on the rocks further away from the cave itself. I probably would have died from a heart attack if I had fallen at the mouth of the cave.

[@Rael39]

Very enjoyable video

[@twosacrowd]

Excellent!

[@manuslam45]

Espectacular.

[@ebach1]

great video :) merry christmass

[@extanegautham8950]

the nice thing about ireland and the uk is you can get a small bag of quite delicious chips that taste like they were made from actual potatoes.....in usa the smallest bag is 3x that size....

[@ilidiasoareslopes8943]

Magnífico!

[@telmomachado1490]

More. please.

[@GavinLyonsCreates]

Lovely video - I'm off to Mull myself next month for photography.

[@marcevergara2910]

Hermosa sinfonia, perdon soy ignorante en esta clase de musica pero me apasiona la musica clasica, gracias por subirla hermosa la eicion!!!

[@extanegautham8950]

well done!!!!

[@jjj2563j]

Magnifique

[@olorin3k]

Very nice! I've longed to listen since our similar trip 2 days ago. I enjoyed the sound of the waves' crashing (since the sea was not up when we went). Thanks again! PS--the basalt formations are a product of the designed natural laws, similar to the way a snowflake takes on shape that appears directly of intelligent design when it is only of derivative intelligent design. God made the laws; the laws made the objects.

[@hamblepoint]

I would agree with regard the musical performance. Thanks Madame Classique. Hamblepoint.

[@zinam5795]

What 'the Orchestra's conductor?!

[@Helios-0107]

Una maravilla de la naturaleza musicalizada por Mendelshon

[@jhennyffermendes2746]

Q perfeição ❤❤❤

[@waldsonneres8641]

Parabéns, música muito linda!

[@dominiclester3232]

Yay, at 6 mins we get to see the cave itself.

[@miguelzentollo2048]

Maravilloso

[@stuartmcdonn.5831]

I was just about too say that as well!

[@martincraxton7741]

Neat video. I liked the sensitively blended in soundtrack of the boat trip guide. Nice to hear those Scottish accents. Adds to the local flavour and authenticity of it. Can you read German? Worth looking Mendelssohn's own diaries about his visit there.

[@hellokittie9000]

Mezmorizing

[@mikepatrick1904]

First time I heard this was about 55 yrs ago. Warner Bros used a small part of it in a cartoon entitled Inki and the Minah. Set in Africa, though.

[@Itisnanful]

This is like a "musical trip"

[@msmadison2000]

I Enjoyed this very much ,As my wife went on the same trip & my video not as good as the one you took .

[@bobcrunch]

The producer of the old "Lone Ranger" radio program, Fran Stryker, must have loved this piece. He used three "snippets" of this piece for "transitions" in the show: 2:57, 6:03, and 8:12. Of course, the most famous music from the show was the introduction, the William Tell Overture.

[@pamelaflower1447]

OMG I live and breathe classical music. There is a certain radio station I have on 24/7 as I am elderly and disabled but the two pieces I CANNOT STAND although I know how popular they are is the William Tell overture and the Ride of the Valkeries!!!!

[@byronmak7943]

Uncharted 4 brought me here. Later, it will send me to Scotland.

[@zaev_kamafol]

Здравствуйте! Какая красота и мощь!!!)

[@elsiemackie4891]

nice

[@Nasserosos]

in australia there is a bay called fingal bay also has the same rock formation

[@user-pt2ok2ng2v]

Чувства переполняют всё мое существо. Скоро я ее увижу.

[@brooklyn9398]

Ancient fortress...

[@miguelzentollo2048]

Yo estuve hay en el 2017

[@aquim33]

I try to imagine the size of the tree

[@luisantoniogualpapena1338]

No sabia de este lugar ..es igual al paso de los gigantes.. cuesta creer que sean formacion natural....

[@RoseSantos-qc7fp]

I wish I had heard the crunch sound in this video. I didn't hear anything! background orchestra sound only.

[@endtimes777]

where were the puffins?

[@EMERALD451]

How can something like this just naturally happen ?

[@herringfly]

+EMERALD451 Many millions of years ago, there was an enormous flow of lava here that extended over a very wide area. Basically, as the basalt cooled and contracted, it formed these hexagonal columns. A later geological disturbance tilted this formation slightly, allowing the sea to erode parts of it. That is what eventually formed the caves. Staffa is certainly worth a visit if you are ever in this part of the world. You also have the bonus of seeing puffins close-up if you land on the island. I hope this was of help!

[@dennyswain2]

This is an ancient tree that was cut down

[@anneshalaby8910]

Might help to remove the audio of the surf, so the music would be clearer.

[@carmium]

Me. What else do think it is? Giants? X-D

[@DavieQuinnHctid]

it was in harry potter this cave lol

[@toppleup]

finn mcool

[@mondaymonday3027]

Voilà : dest ass den Clip B wu dei romantisch Musik sich verbënnt mat dem Geraich vun den Wellen dei widert Fielsen an t'Boot klatschen. Wann s'Du Deng Ouren spëtzt heiers Du suguer de Wand blosen. Durchaus gelongen.

[@DonnyMacG]

I used to live there when I was bairn. Just over to the right of that square stane,, oh hang on a minute,, no to the left abit,, maybe it was up a bit,, who built all this ? and the Bluidy water wasn't there then either,, I remember when Staffa was just green fields with the Haggis grazing in the glen. It's gone right doon the hill since then...

[@pamelaflower1447]

Thanks Donny! In pain and feeling a bit p****d off😣your post gave me a good laugh!! X

[@johnjamieson7087]

It was jist a few days efter you set oot to mak your fortune doon sooth, Donny. Aboot 500,000,000 years ago, as I recall, when Dumbarton Rock was a wee chuckie stane. It was on a Wednesday at the end of October, around 11 o'clock in the forenoon. Fair gave the Haggi an awfy fricht. Did ye no see it oan the London BBC? Mind ye there was cricket oan that morn but it got a wee mention oan BBC Shortbread up here. All the best to you and the wee McG bairns!

[@antoniaantonia2151]

Ola

[@matimatisito1197]

Ola

[@samodonnell730]

Ah, yummy! Fresh meat for my pot!

[@user-go8yl3nu9d]

🇰🇷👍😇🙏

[@brooklyn9398]

1/64 ATLANTIS

[@ALSOLUSGaming]

f**king minecraft caves man lol

[@Chuscarbayu]

Carlos Fuentes Mexican writer died in may 2012 , is gone from this world of physical form, but is has not been spiritually, because in this way will not go away ever, will stay with us forever, the same thing that will remain the important dimension that it has given of Veracruz , Xalapa, Mexico, one of the cities of the world with a higher degree of contamination,"The city of dreams and nightmares of Carlos Fuentes as he indicates." chuscarbayubrimxel. Since Asturies

[@voljin789]

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[@stuartmcdonn.5831]

REALLY? Could You Please Enlighten Me as 2 How this could B so? I would Believe Giants did it B4 I Believed It was Natural! How can Nature cut All these Rocks at the SAME ANGLES & at All Different Heights? What Is She Cutting the Rocks with? How can the Same Shape be Kept All the Way Round in so Many Rocks & Also the 1s on the outside of the Cave All MATCH In a PERFECT Line? In the Cave the shape of the Rock at the Bottom Is The EXACT Same Shape as the Rock Above It with The Middle Part MISSING?

[@pamelaflower1447]

That’s geology for you. Made by natural forces in this incredible world we are bent on buggsring up!

[@stuartmcdonn.5831]

Who believes that this is a natural formation?

[@NadineHak]

Me.