In Reply to: Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 posted by rbolaw on August 10, 2015 at 07:38:42:
The Elgar "Pomp" and Verdi "Aida" March were both pieces I liked as a child, but over the years, I realized these were pieces in which it didn't matter who performed or conducted them..... Works that a conductor can't mess up, but can't do anything extraordinary with either. (The one interesting thing about "Aida" is that it's often performed with long straight tubed "herald" trumpets. These instruments tend to have major intonation problems.)Another work that does absolutely nothing for me is Johann Strauss Sr. "Radetzky" March. The march performed every New Year's Day in Vienna, in which the entire audience claps rhythmically to the music.
Edits: 08/10/15
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- RE: Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 - Todd Krieger 11:07:29 08/10/15 (2)
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