Elgar - Sospiri for string orchestra and harp, Op. 70
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Publicado 2017-08-02
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sospiri, Op. 70, is an adagio for string orchestra, harp (or piano), and organ (or harmonium) composed by Edward Elgar just before the beginning of World War I.
Elgar originally intended it for violin and piano, as a companion piece to Salut d'Amour and had in mind the title Soupir d'Amour (French for "Sigh of Love"). While composing it, however, he realised that he was writing something more intense, and so chose an Italian word, sospiri, meaning "sighs".
The work, with a performance time of approximately five minutes, was first performed on 15 August 1914 in Queen's Hall in London, conducted by Sir Henry Wood.
Sospiri was dedicated to Elgar's long-time friend, the violinist W. H. "Billy" Reed.
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Art doesn't get more profoundly beautiful than this. Thank you for reminding me how profound life is.
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Sublime! It's a close run thing for me between this and the lark ascending as the best of British.
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A lovely piece and beautiful shot to accompany it.
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Magnificently performed by Barbirolli
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For my brother, always a moment of sorrow.
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So beautiful and evocative. The Malvern Hills beckon
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listen to this with closed eyes. its heaven.
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To be heard in Westminster Abbey today at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Rest in peace Ma'am.
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💝🎶🌟 never listend to something so Beautiful!
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Philip Pullman the writer of " His Dark Materials" said that this movement captured the sense of separation of love between the characters of Lyra and Will. I had to find it in order to try and understand how it is possible for an author to conceptualise the idea of a feeling like love. A beautiful yet troubled piece, somehow incomplete.
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Beautiful with the addition of the harp!
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Simplemente maravilloso.!!
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The best Orchestra with a beautiful music...
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This piece was used so powerfully in the audiobook version of “Bomber” by Len Deighton I can’t listen to it without remembering O orange and it’s crew.
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Очень красиво!
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Simplemente exquisito..¡¡
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so beautiful it made me cry
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Prodigioso amanecer en la mente,Que suspirando recuerdos, Blandió su arma musicalmente.Feliz día amigos.
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Beautiful
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Muy hermosa, me ha hecho la tarde. 🙂🙂🙂