David Starkey's MUSIC & MONARCHY 4. Re-inventions
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2024
- Dr David Starkey's exploration of how the monarchy shaped Britain's music concludes with the 19th and 20th centuries, when the crown rediscovered the power of pageantry and ceremony and when native music experienced a renaissance.
David discovers the royal origins of such classics as Edward Elgar's 'Land of Hope and Glory', Hubert Parry's 'I Was Glad' and William Walton's 'Crown Imperial', as well as finding out how the twentieth century's coronations - culminating in the crowning of Elizabeth II - cemented the repertory of royal classics in the hearts of the British people. He hears music written by Queen Victoria's beloved Albert, Prince Consort, played for him in Buckingham Palace on a lavish golden piano which was bought by Victoria and Albert themselves. There are also specially recorded performances from St Paul's Cathedral Choir and Westminster Abbey and of works by Felix Mendelssohn, Arthur Sullivan, Charles Villiers Stanford, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, as well as Hubert Parry's classic 'Jerusalem'.
David uncovers a rarely seen, diamond-encrusted conductor's baton that was a gift from Queen Victoria to her private organist, Sir Walter Parratt. He also recounts the duets sung by Italian opera composer Gioacchino Rossini with George IV in his decadent pleasure palace, the Brighton Pavilion; and visits the Royal College of Music in London, and St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, both of which played a crucial role in the revival of British music.
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What a magnificent series this is, well done David Starkey and the BBC.
thank you mister Starkey for making us proud. even though this is Australia. our blood never dilutes. God Bless
A wonderful recording. I’m glad they liked Mendelssohn. He is one of my favorite composers. When I had my choral society (27 years) we did ELIJAH 5 times. It is one of the best concerts that we did.
The performance of Jerusalem in this episode is the single most beautiful performance of that piece I have ever heard
Wasn't it just?
I have watched this series 3 times. I never get tired of it. Bravo Mr Starkey.
DAVID, Such magnificence and a triumph of majesty, so wonderfully put together THANK YOU!
That was well done. Glad the BBC is so freely available. Starkey has us all convinced ya'll should keep that monarchy thing going!
David Prange, the BBC is supported by the taxpayers. Socialism does have it’s benefits.
My favourite series he has produced. Beautiful and inspiring music.
One word only: FABULOUS
We need an addendum for the 2023 coronation and its music!
Not only are you a brilliant historian but you know about good music too
Breathtaking
THANK YOU!!!!
Why has this video been removed? I hope it's a temporary technical issue.
Albert was a polymath. It is such a shame that he was restrained by his station in life.
"music as noble self sacrifice"!!!
What is the march played at 2:16?
The Thieving Magpie (Rossini), Overture
What are the lyrics to The Whirlwind by Parratt (22:14)? I can't even determine if the boy is singing English.
I thought that, with all due respect to the boy could they not have found someone more experienced and competent for a tv segment like this. He pronunciation was awful and his voice was cracking on a few occasions.
It isn't so much enunciation as acoustics. The boy has a nice voice, and remember, he is just a kid. He did very well.
The choice to omit Arthur Sullivan - odd. Was it in a previous episode?
The theme of the series is music and monarchy, so British composers who had no connection to the monarchy were omitted - like Benjamin Britten. And Arthur Sullivan.
what is the song that starts from 52:05?
He also mispronounced Vaughan Williams' first name.
It's pronounced 'Rafe'.
Actually, the way he pronounced it isn’t incorrect. Ralph is one of those names in England that is typically pronounced “Rafe” by the upper classes and “Ralf” by everyone else. Although plenty of ordinary folks pronounce it Rafe and some upper class pronounce it Ralf I’m sure. Apparently Williams himself pronounced it Rafe, but for someone to use the other form isn’t a mispronunciation at all. One of those rare words where two different pronunciations are both acceptable.
what is the last song?
Zadok The Priest
+Arrrbol (YCS) thnx
I see from all this historic footage, that the Duke of Norfolk and King Charles did not have to search the archives very far to know exactly how to enact the 2023 coronation - just do what was done before!
Did Windsor really say all that with a straight face?
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What was again Rossini's first name? A historian with a PhD who does't know how to pronunciate correctly Giacomo...Come on!
He's English. I bet you can't pronounce every name in English perfectly
@@DS9TREK I can
You need to be careful when correcting others that you correct the error properly; Starkey did indeed mangle Giacomo by using a hard ‘G’ at the start instead of the correct ‘Ja’ sound as in ‘Jack’.
The problem of course is that Rossini’s name was not Giacomo at all, but Gioachino - pronounced correctly ‘Jee-oh-ah-*kee*-noh’.
@@DS9TREK
English-speakers around the world routinely mutilate the Italian language probably more so than any other language they attempt, or from which they have adopted vocabulary.
Grazie, bruschetta, espresso, tagliatelle, latte, and gelato, are all examples of common mispronunciation for one reason or another.
These horrors are exacerbated when as in North America, the ‘t’s become ‘d’s which means we end up with the downright ugly ‘brush-edda’ - correctly ‘brus-ke-ttah’.
What is the piece played from 16:06 on?