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Title: Vaughan Williams ~ The Lark Ascending
Added: Sep 1, 2010
Author: Laergoth
Duration: 14:55
Description:
An English classic, performed here by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with David Nolan on violin and Vernon Handley conducting.(Picture: "The Cornfield", 1826, by John Constable)
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Tags: vaughan williams lark ascending english countryside sky fields wales lapwing london philharmonic england british classical music
vaughan williams lark ascending english countryside sky fields wales lapwing london philharmonic england british classical music
Youtube Comments: 167
marvinc999 Says:
May 5, 2012 - Yes, nostalgia ain't what it used to be, and 'now' has ALWAYS been the Best Time To Live.Just ask any 5th Century Athenian !But don't be TOO harsh on those who sense the inspiring dream of an Idealised England in this exquisite piece of music - a 'dream' which has never been fully realised, of course, but which remains (perhaps) yet to be achieved.And which (arguably) transcends even the dubious freedom (for men, women, or cats) of being able to 'vote' for Tweedle Dum or Tweedle Dee !
ohgreatshapes Says:
May 6, 2012 - ENNNNGGLLAAANNDDDD
withnail555 Says:
May 7, 2012 - Excellent post and one I agree with, wholeheartedly.
CanaryTrainer Says:
May 7, 2012 - It's not about some perfect vision of 'England'. It's about so much more and is far more complex than that. Yes, there's yearning for what is lost. But this was when the first world war destroyed so much. You can apply it to any vision of perfection, as it clasehes with the reality of day to day living. Definitely not cosy biscuit-tin music.
marvinc999 Says:
May 7, 2012 - Thanks - much appreciated !
Folma7 Says:
May 8, 2012 - Here, here! Agreed!
Folma7 Says:
May 8, 2012 - Vaughan-Williams seeming selflessness in transforming the English experience into an incredible body of music. Having lived through the ravages of war torn Europe to the bucolic English countrysides, gleaning from the latter a trove of simple yet complex melodies. And from the former....that sense of forlorn loss, total destruction and seeming despair which drive artistic expression into flight! I've never found listening to this Romance for Strings and Orchestra, tedious. Never!
whenimetmymuse Says:
May 8, 2012 - This is the version
farrog Says:
May 9, 2012 - I don't find this beautiful music purely nostalgic ... you only have to walk in deserted country fields for this to be bang up to date - it is wonderful music for the soul
brisbailrocks Says:
May 12, 2012 - Absolutely the most beautiful music I have ever heard. I read about how this has reminded people of England. Personally, this reminds me of God the Father and his glorious angels. This must be the sound of heaven.
bobojr456 Says:
May 12, 2012 - this music takes me to another time...another place
Hypnobunny1 Says:
May 13, 2012 - i so agree with u ... this is so beautiful it makes me cry every time i hear it :))
chaos1588 Says:
May 13, 2012 - Agree... I am wiping away tears even now...
pawdaw Says:
May 14, 2012 - 'Romance for Violin and Orchestra' would seem a very modest title for this special piece, although Vaughan Williams did reserve the word 'Romance' for some of his most profound utterances. When I hear this music I always think of a line in James Agee's Knoxville: Summer of 1915: 'and who shall ever tell the sorrow of being on this earth......'
drfahar123 Says:
May 15, 2012 - Based on a prose poem by George Meredith IIRC. I love music that paints a picture and this certainly pictures the almost clumsy lark in flight as it ascends an azure sky. Heavenly music...
RossNoSpeak Says:
May 18, 2012 - How is it that these notes are able to make us cry? What is the psychology behind it I wonder. Though this song is not particularly a sad song; there is something very somber in the way these notes fit together... almost like a very sad memory or a longing perhaps? Truly one of the most beautiful works to ever composed.
menniiii Says:
May 19, 2012 - I absolutely love this song. So incredibly beautiful.
antinominianist Says:
May 21, 2012 - I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of the everyday routine, the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition.
Isaac Palmer Says:
May 22, 2012 - Painfully beautiful
ohgreatshapes Says:
May 25, 2012 - nice comment to read. i think its a longing feeling. It powerful whatever it is,
RosieRum Says:
May 25, 2012 - It just 'is', and is perfect.
Bossachic Says:
Apr 25, 2012 - Perfect Constable painting to reflect an exquisite piece of music..depsite all that GB is going through or has gone through, she is a gem! I want to go home and listen to this in the beauty that is this beautiful island.