@@voraciousreader3341 She was my Monarch for 60 years. I'm not a Monarchist, but had respect for Queen Elizabeth 11. That respect ended when she passed away
As a musician, I have never heard that much silence from an audience. There's almost always someone coughing or shuffling about in their seat. It was almost like no one wanted to leave that moment.
The silence reminded of what my late mother said about how quiet traffic was the day President Kennedy was shot. She and my Dad were newly married and living in a very modest apartment on a major thoroughfare just outside of Washington DC. She said didn’t hear a horn, honk, not even the squeal of a brake or a revving engine.
@@Laudon1228 I remember this from September 11th, 2001 - We were all frantically calling relatives in New York City and suffering and crying and enraged and some just sitting and being quiet - I was at uni and remember whole crowds of us stopping to watch events on various assorted Telly screens etc (no streaming on phones yet…) and overall just the sadness of it all. So much loss, so much cruelty, such a squandering…
@@4Mr.Crowley2 ❤️🩹 I imagine for folks who had lived through the Blitz, or terrorist bombings there, it must have been especially hard. People gathering around TVs, that’s another thing Mom mentioned. The only places with public TVs in 1963 were the shops that sold them. Mom said the movie Mermaids depicted it exactly as she remembered: schools let out, people standing on sidewalks crying or just stunned. They gathered outside the local electronics stores, watching the footage of the shooting, and the President Kennedy’s body being brought back to Washington DC. (I say “brought” because I grew up just across the Potomac River from DC.) If you haven’t seen it. I really recommend watching Mermaids. It’s from the 90s, Cher, Bob Hoskins (love him), and Winona Ryder. It’s a comedy, even with those awful events, , just not a “ha-ha!” comedy.
Me too, and I'm not a Royalist. But she was there my whole life. It's impossible not to feel a loss, and a nostalgia for all that's passed in those years, personally and collectively.
It is May 13th, 2024 as I listen to this; and it still brings tears to my eyes. A symbol of our heritage, traditions and dignity has left the world, never to return. May we forever remember and do our best to emulate the example we've been privileged to witness.
As a person living in the USA with 100 per cent British ancestry the news of the Queen's death brought tears. She is the only Queen that reigned in my lifetime. This music was so appropriate. It also brought tears. I probably would have been a Tory back in the day.
Noble Queen, yet The "Defender of the Faith" was - and is - silent, when Christians are arrested for preaching the Bible in the UK (Pastor John Sherwood, 71, London), under Pride ideology by the Pride Police. No matter, this world shall pass. 2. TIMOTHY 3: "12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
I still can't get my head round the fact there is no more Queen Elizabeth II in our midst. A constant and a ubiquitous presence my whole life. Such a huge loss 🌹
Yes. I'm over 40 years old and I've never known anything except "the Queen". It will take some time to really realize that there is no more "Queen Elizabeth".
I forget for a while, then suddenly remember and get a bit teary eyed again. She pretty much gave her whole life to this country, never stopped, right to the end.
I'm right there with you, as my whole family for hundreds of years and of Royal decent back into the 800's, where British, Scottish, Canadian. Nothing saddens me more these past few months than Her Majesty's Passing. I hope Nothing but the Best for His Majesty, King Charles lll.
I'm nearly 50 and it took me half an hour of listening to Andrew marr on LBC to adjust to the fact that she was gone. Thank God I went on holiday 2 days later and missed the collective meltdown of a "nation in mourning".
As a professional musician applause is a wonderful acknowledgment, however there are those moments when the last note lifts into the air, it floats there and if the job has been done just right that silence is golden, hearts are full and the rich beauty of the music lives.
Only fitting for an American orchestra to honor the late Queen. The day after 9/11, she honored the US and the American lives lost in the World Trade Center attacks by playing the U.S. national anthem at her public appearance. Class act m’am. You were truly a wonderful leader.
@@mn-nf3dd Me too. It was an unprecedented act of kindness by Queen Elizabeth. And she had no idea how much our nation needed that act of kindness. Well done M’am and thank you. ❤️
I was in Gallipoli, Turkey, on a battlefield tour, when we received word during dinner. There was shock and a stunned silence. We then stood and toasted her and the new King. Many of us were ex service veterans and she'd been 'The Boss' to us. God bless you, Ma'am.
Can we take a moment to acknowledge the fact the orchestra played the anthem perfectly and with no prior warning or practice. And it wasn't even their anthem. Bravo. Absolutely beautiful.
I am 64 i served my Queen and country. When we returned home after Gulf War 1 this music from Elgar was playing on the aircraft speaker system it climaxed as our wheels touched the tarmac. I was proud to have served Her Majesty, a true Queen, a heart with compassion and the resolve of a lion. God bless you Ma’am. Sat listening to this proper crying, which is a problem as I am sat having a meal in the pub.
When I think of Queen Elizabeth II, I am reminded of the words of the first Queen Elizabeth at Tilbury. "I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman but I have the heart and stomach of a Prince, and a PRINCE OF ENGLAND!"
In many ways she was a rather ordinary person. in fact she was not beautiful not clever. nor talented*, nor was she even good at public speaking, ok but no more than you'd expect. Public speaking being her professional skill. Silence was the only defence she was allowed. And the public loved her for it. The way she stuck at it as they could wish that they them selves would. Us but on a really really good day. She invested the role with humanity not sure if Chas III has much of that to invest *apart from with horses of course, breeding or riding
You can say what you like about Britain, but when it comes down to it, we know how to do things properly. And props to the Philadelphia Symphony which played magnificently....
I remember seeing footage outside of Buckingham Palace playing Our Anthem right after 9/11 as a tribute. It was truly touching. I don’t think we ever forgot y’all’s generosity so we can return the honor. Colonists/Yanks we are all connected. I have always admired the Queen from afar and enjoyed her humor during video clips. Wish you all the best from the US. ❤
Americas way worse than Britain school shooting at least every week you lot care more about your right to carry guns than the children who have to suffer
That seriously has to be the most dignified act of grief andrespect ever witnessed,the emotional support to the Royal family and the Nation surpasses all other acts. No cheering nothing but unified silence from every part of the Hall. Thankyou.
@@emloney Your southern neighbors know the song as *_My Country, Tis of Thee_* or *_America_* . Much respect for Her Majesty and Canada from California.
I was eight years old. My school was in a large old mansion and our classroom was up on the top, attic floor. I think we had been in class for only a short time after our morning break. Suddenly, we heard heavy footsteps and laboured breathing coming up the steep stairs to our class-room. The door burst open and a distraught Mrs Wass, our elderly and ample “housekeeper”, came in weeping and gasping. She pretty much collapsed into the seat that Miss Greaves (I worshipped Miss Greaves) offered her and finally blurted out, “Oh, Miss, oh, Miss. God save us. The poor King is dead.” She then burst out sobbing, couldn’t catch her breath and had to be revived with the “smelling salts” that Miss Greaves produced from her bag. Yeah! I know. Different times, eh? Needless to say, this had thoroughly captured the whole class’s attention and, after Mrs Wass had been comforted, soothed and accompanied downstairs, Miss Greaves told us all about the Royal Family and our new Queen. Then word came that we were being sent home early. I felt “ever so” grown up, buying the early edition of the evening paper instead of my tuppence worth of sweets. Mum hadn’t heard and when she, too, burst into tears I was totally non-plussed. George VI had only reigned for seventeen years but his steadfastness during the war had earned him the love and respect of my parent’s generation. He taught his daughter well and she inherited his strength of character and sense of duty. Farewell, Queen of all our lifetimes. If all you had ever achieved was to represent a personification of your realm - our nation - then your quiet purpose, modest demeanour, honest commitment and senses of both duty and humour are characteristics any nation would surely be proud to claim.
To QED-- Thank you for this poignant tribute and glimpse into a different time, indeed. So much is lost today on a wide scale-- duty, devotion, honour, grace, selflessness-- which this woman represented to many people of many countries. Thank you 🇬🇧
I am a 67 year old American who was raised by a father who was a proud citizen of the United Kingdom. He taught us all to love and respect great Britain and to love the Queen. I feel as though we all knew her. I know this, there will never be another like her. The softest, most gentle, most feminine piece of granite England ever knew
“ I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust. In this resolve I have my husband to support me. He shares all my ideals and all my affection for you.” …Her Royal Majesty Elizabeth ll
I keep stumbling across tributes to her late Majesty. Each time I think the poignancy of the tribute can’t be beaten. Now I’ve seen this and found myself moved to tears. I’m not an expert in classical music by any means. I like what I like and I can recognise certain pieces. I love Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Nimrod in particular is a real favourite, so powerful, so stirring, so deeply moving. I can’t think of anything better to have caught the mood on that evening and the orchestra played it beautifully. However, the other thing I found moving was the silence after the music died away. I’d expected tumultuous applause, but just for a moment there was nothing, as if, just for a moment, the audience were lost in the music, or, possibly, their own memories of lost loved ones. My warmest congratulations to all involved in such a wonderful tribute.
Altough certain people does not like sad music, I think that sad music, and funeral music, can be so incredibily beautiful and likeable. A particular handful of songs come to mind, the ones played here, Lacrimosa from Mozart, and also his own personal whole requiem, Ich hatt einen kameraden (I once had a comrade) a German army song from the XIX century and the national anthems of both the USSR and Czechoslovakia when played in what I call their "funeral versions" (that is, playing them slower than usually and with all the sirens, horns, or when they still existed, steam trains sounding at full in any public places).
I shall, for such reasons, continue play the old, slow hymns on the pipe organ for funerals, which are rare these days. Tears are a language that God understands.
We Americans feel the same about you Brits and Aussies! We kid and tease, but when it comes right down to it, we are there for each other. QEII was a class act. She broke the mold.
@@aims4usa A class act indeed, I really wish she were still here. She was queen virtually all my life (77 years now) and I just can not get used to hearing God save our King.
Never again will the world see a Head of State, King or Queen or President as well admired, respected and loved as her late Majesty was. R.I.P. Your Majesty 😢
From the Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪 I stand with deep affection for the Royal family but more so her majesty the Queen, Her legacy will forever fill all our hearts and minds with joy and bitter sweet tears now she gone to her rest ,this piece fits perfectly into all things beautiful God bless the King and Queen consort
@@noniousxltruffles7454 The outgoing queen requested that Camilla be referred to as Queen Consort and STRAIGHTAWAY the Royals fuk'd up their legacy by calling this adulteress as Queen Camilla.
Her way of life is nothing you’d ever be able to experience. I think you mean she represented a time of history commonly thought to be a time of greater civility and “class.”
That rendition of God Save the King and Elgar's Nimrod and the total silence after the announcement of the Queen's death was so touchingly beautiful. It never fails to be so eloquent and emotional. Great job the Yanks. Just spectacular. Really pulled at the heartstrings. Thank you.
The Queen broke a longstanding tradition to play the Star Spangled Banner outside Buckingham palace because of 9/11. So I consider this a return gesture to play our national anthem back for the Queen. Thank you USA. Did it justice too I must add.
I'll still be crying in 20 years time. I don't think this grief will EVER end. Come back Your majesty. Come back, don't leave us!!!!! Gone many many years too soon!! This world is so cruel.
Sir Edward Elgar’s Nimrod Variations - so very fitting, and I believe it was one of Her Majesty’s favourites. Always played on Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph. Elizabeth II - Requiescat in pace. PS: Thanks for posting this. It could only happen in Britain, and at the Proms, no less. ❤️🇨🇦
Of all the pieces of classical music I have heard this is my absolute personal favourite and epitomises of all the very best of this country because it stirs something deep inside that feels very patriotic and actually brings a tear to my eye.
I was there in the second row of the left-hand choir stalls. It was absolutely the most touching and emotional performances I have heard and an incredible tribute. Thank you for sharing this recording.
This is the most poignant performance of Elgar’s Nimrod that I’ve ever heard. I wish I could have heard it performed in person. A beautiful tribute to her majesty the Queen. I still can’t believe that she’s gone.😢
Nimrod was one of the pieces played on the day of Elizabeth II's coronation. It was also Prince Philip's favorite classical piece, which he requested to play at his funeral. Nimrod is one of those pieces of music that can pull a tear from the hardest and driest of stones. There are rare moments in the world of music, where pieces like these are composed that transcend taste or preference and are elevated to an almost universal level of appreciation as master pieces in their own right. They become, immaculate. Beautiful tribute
I think it is also widely claimed that the real "enigma", the hidden theme that Elgar's variations were based on, is God Save The King/Queen theme. So performing two pieces back to back has a special meaning.
The most moving tribute to HM The Queen I have seen to date performed to perfection with a solemn, respectful audience. THIS is how it’s done, World. An American with London roots. God Save the Queen. Long Live King Charles III. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Norma, Ditto. You may now appreciate (and perhaps understand?) why we are Constitutional Monarchy, as I can't think of a living Politician we have that could command that respect. The Queen is Dead, Long live the King and within a very few days everything about the Legal/Constitutional handover had been completed, smoothly and peacefully, with a support for King Charles III (and particularly Queen Consort Camilla) that they could have only dreamt about. We are very lucky.
My tears are streaming at the beautiful poignancy of such a blessed moment. Thankyou for posting this awesome tribute. 🌹🙏 RIP Your Majesty. God save the King 🇭🇲
I just stumbled across this. I'm wiping away tears. She was an example to all of us of a remarkable life of service. May God grant her entrance into the land of life and love where there is no sickness sorrow or sighs May her memory be Eternal
Thanks for sharing this. This the Best Nimrod we are EVER going to hear. Each note played is being pulled emotionally out of this performance. You can hear it……May God Bless Good Queen Elizabeth .
I agree. I’ve heard Elgar’s Enigma Variation #9 (Nimrod) many times performed by many different orchestras who plow thru it at too fast a speed. This rendition was exquisite.
BBC Proms bring in orchestras from all over the world. The Philadelphia Orchestra led by Yannick Nezet-Seguin was in London to perform an entirely different program at Proms 70. Instead, they played “God Save the King” & Elgar’s “Nimrod” out of respect for the passing of the Queen earlier in the day.
@@madjock2878it is the BBC Proms with the Philadelphia Orchestra performing that evening. The gentleman even says “The Philadelphia Orchestra” in his announcement. Get with the program.
@@jacquelineharrod6386 obsession? Ive asked a few times (maybe 3 or 4 times), and i haven't asked since someone replied that yes, they got refunds. Is that what you class as an obsession? Perhaps you need a copy of the OED?
@@martinjenkins6467 As an American I was born two years before she became Queen but she is the only monarch I remember. My mom passed this year and she was the same age as the Queen and I am close to Charles's age so she is special to me.
The playing of the National Anthem was just lovely (I'm used to hearing it played by bands, not orchestras), but the Elgar about broke me. So touching. And the audience keeping a fullness of silence - also special.
I live in Philadelphia & grew up with the Philadelphia Orchestra. They have a very unique sound - especially the strings where you feel like you’re being enveloped in velvet. I hope the PO’s rendition of the National Anthem & Elgar’s Nimrod brought you some solace & comfort. Knowing that “my hometown orchestra” was there to present this performance to the people of the UK pleases me to no end.
@@Hardia882 It was so touching to me that one of our American orchestras was scheduled to play that concert. IMO, it was the perfect heartfelt tribute to Her Majesty from the USA. I see, from the original schedule, the orchestra was prepared for a completely different program. I'm sure, as professionals, Nimrod was in their repertoire. At the same time, the eyes and ears of the world were on them for that impromptu tribute. Well done! How interesting, as well, that it was the Proms night #70 - the Queen's anniversary year.
Thank you for making the interesting correlation between Prom 70 & the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. I totally missed that one. Indeed, Elgar’s Enigma Variations (including #9 - “Nimrod”) are no stranger to the Philadelphia Orchestra. In fact, it was part of the last program the PO played to a live audience before everything ground to a halt because of covid. I was in that audience & as usual, the tears were running down my face at Nimrod. I wasn’t the only one. That work evokes a very deep response from many.
Politics is, by its essence, a divisive business and NOT helped in the least by the track records of the majority who have trod this path as an occupation, particularly at leadership level. Having a Head of State whose function is to be above politics and unite people of different social, political and religious backgrounds is a blessing, not just ours, but the Commonwealth Realms as well. If you watched the recent Coronation church service you would have seen the practical form of this in action.
You are little naive can't u read BBC on top. It is all propaganda. What special has she done lived off on poor British people and loot from colonized countries. I have zero respect or remorse for any of them.
You British people have always filled me with admiration and this time you don't dissapoint is all. I'm fr South America and very moved by this, love your Queen as you do. Love and blessings ❤️ 😔❤️❤️❤️❤️💪💪🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💪💪💪
I'm English she was my Queen.. "The Boss." I'm always pleasantly surprised and amazed that she touched so many people around the World. Thank you for you kind and respectful comment. We appreciate it. Long live King Charles III.
Yes, and shes probably going to be your second off last HOS living abroad in britain. When the ref happens and you've voted to elect your own, you can have paul hogan or john farnham or anne charleston........ or maybe Natalie imbruglia.
Absolutely beautiful, and so fitting for honoring the Queen. Elgar's "Nimrod" was among the beautiful pieces of music we used at my father's funeral, and will always remind me of the peace and freedom we achieve as we transition from our earthly being into our true state of grace. God Bless the Queen, and God Save the King.
Still, "The Defender of the Faith" was - and is- silent, when Christians are arrested for preaching the Bible in the UK (Pastor John Sherwood, 71, London), Pride-ideology. No matter, this world shall pass. JOHN 8: 31 "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
@@soavemusica...you are correct. All Christians are required to speak up. Unfortunately so many who claim to be Christian aren't at all. I don't think I've ever heard the 'J' word pass the King's lips, except in official rhetoric. " I never knew you."
Canadian here as well. She was the only monarch under which my own mother lived her entire life, having been born in the second half of 1952 and dying in 2011.
@@tammcphail1995 Those were the days as an American I had wished the land would have stayed in the British fold just like Canada, Australia , and New Zealand did. I am 100 per cent British descendant and I love the British Empire. God Save the Queen !!
Every time I think I'm getting used to losing my national Granny, something like this appears and I'm thrown straight back to that aweful week 😢 Beautiful tribute and thank you to the Royal Phil and the uploader
Every time my 2009 Woody mentions her hits me like i had just lost a real family member. I don’t know how my 2009 Woody will get over the grieving process but at this moment he seems to be coping okay. Bless him, Woody has been through hell this last 9 months
A month later and I stumbled upon this and have cried my eyes out. The grief and disbelief of those in the Albert Hall is palpable , even through a recording. I think it has to have been the most moving rendition of Nimrod I have ever heard in my 66 years of life and the effect as the music faded away and the Albert Hall was left silent is something I have never before witnessed - no one coughed, there was no rustling. It was as if no one breathed. A very moving tribute 💔
@@pablohanc because you keep popping up to be deliberately difficult, or obtuse. You are clearly either a hater of of UK, or just a troll. Kindly leave us to remember our Queen in peace.
@@TheTraveller20081 so I express my deepest sympathies, and ask if they were close (as presumably they must be to elicit crying his eyes out a month after her death), and you take that as a sign of hatred of my own country or trolling. How bizarre?
Tears are running down my face as I listen to this beautiful piece of music. How befitting for our wonderful late Queen. I never expected to be so upset when she died, but I am. We were so fortunate to have such a loyal, dedicated Queen for 70 years. Long Live the King
One of the first times god save the king was played so soon after the Queen’s death. The respect in that room is electric. The audience were on their feet before the conductor even began to speak. Very touching indeed. God save the King
If God doesn't want to save the king, perhaps the king could bribe God with some of those bags of cash his "charities" received from overseas middle eastern dictators.
Yet "The Defender of the Faith" was - and is- is silent, when Christians are arrested for preaching the Bible in the UK (Pastor John Sherwood, 71, London), Pride-ideology. No matter, this world shall pass. 2. TIMOTHY 3: "12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
I can remember Woody.EXE blasting God save the Queen on full volume in my room and I stared at him for a minute thinking “you did not do that!” Then he looked st me and said “this for you my amazing Queen” to think I was a grieving Queen consort back then
I, too am an American, from Florida. It DID bring tears to my eyes. Not only that but I noticed how quiet and respectful the audience was. Why can't Americans behave likewise in our concerts? I have a daughter studying violin, and it takes literally YEARS of study to be able to be considered for a position in one of the best orchestras in the world.
Mary, we have an entirely different Culture, with a capital C, than that in the US. It's not any better, it's not any worse, it's just fundamentally different based in manners, and respect for those next to us that we don't know. You can't formally teach this, it's just there. A strength of America is that it has always been the place of the "individual", to achieve what they want, rather than in a Society where people have consideration for and awareness of others, like in car driving. With 65,000,000+ people living in a small island, of many races, of many religions, of many political opinions a high degree of tolerance is required otherwise we would live our lives in perpetual conflict and violence. Does that make sense???
I thought I'd shed all my tears for the late HRM Queen Elizabeth II and then listened to this and I sobbed again. Beautiful music for a remarkable person. Thankfully we were blessed with both.
Moved to tears. Best tribute I've heard. Both the orchestra and the respect of the audiance was commendable. Rest in peace Your Majesty and memory internal. God save The King
@@pablohanc A crass and ignorant comment! This was NOT a planned tribute concert but an announcment and CANCELLATION at the very beginning of what was a planned event, upon hearing of the death of Queen Elizabeth.
I was on my eighth day of my Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain when someone mentioned it at dinner time ... as a Canadian, I felt an immediate sense of loss which has not yet subsided. Rest in eternal peace, Your Majesty🙏💖🙏
Yes, I hate it when an audience starts clapping and cheering before the echos of the last note have left the hall. The silence after the National Anthem was priceless.
How beautiful this is!! I'm still crying for the Queen even after almost a month and I'm not even British. There was only one Queen. God give her rest, peace, joy and eternal light!
Will be a very different experience this year at the Cenotaph without Her Majesty’s presence. Nimrod is a lovely piece of music. Still can’t believe our Queen had gone.
It certainly will. It is hard to think of her gone even though we knew our dear Queen might not have many more years. HM King Charles has said how comforting it is to know how loved she was - and we feel "included" in that mourning somehow, as I see it.
I still can't believe it either, and I'm an American. Last night I watched a TV episode in which someone mentioned Her Majesty's government and tears came to my eyes. God save the King.
The last thing I did before Covid lockdown was fly to Philadelphia to hear this orchestra perform the Enigma Variations. The first thing I did after travel restrictions were lifted was fly to London for a concert at the Albert Hall. Such a serendipitous performance and wonderful tribute to HRM. Thank you for sharing.
@@ehjo4904 Give it a rest. She was duty bound to affix her signature to all pieces of legislation. Or abdicate or request her government’s resignation. A particularly stupid comment even for an online troll.
I was born in the year of her coronation I am now 70 years old Now a retired priest I have watched her all my life. I pray that our lady the queen, may rest in peace and rise in glory may light eternal ever shine upon her, and joy everlasting be granted her in her fathers kingdom of whom she so faithfully served to Bless I pray you father all on this page In the name of God the father The creator God the son the holy redeemer and God the holy spirit who is the sanctification of all life may for all of us who grieve in life give us a garment of joy instead of the ashes of mourning Father Charles Anderson
Thank you for that, Father. I am South African and her death touched even me. My dad was a little boy of 5, standing on the corner of 5th Avenue, Kensington in Cape Town with his parents waving his little British flag when her mother I believe it was (or maybe it was her 😊) driving down the Avenue in a royal cavalcade. Please excuse my lack of knowledge. I myself was a little girl of 5 when my parents told me about it and I am 53 now so the memory is a bit hazy. I do remember, though, my mother telling me the date our country gained independence from Great Britain and became a republic, 31 May 1961. I still love almost all things British. I can't explain it😊.
Their collective heart, so deeply moved, bade them not move to break the beautiful, laden silence. Then grateful for this most appropriate and powerful musical expression of their heavy hearts, they gently gave their applause of thanks. No, never before have i seen such a hall of heavy hearts, nor heard a more beautiful silence of thousands. It moved me to tears for the loss of so much in these dark days-- the world as we knew it, our lives before, the people no longer here. Thank you for posting. 👑✝️🕊️
Commonwealth citizen here. Her Majesty was also my Queen. I have the utmost respect for all the work she did, imagine working into your 90s. She had Prince Philip were wonderful.
I always hold onto the knowledge that no matter where you go in the World, most people are decent, law abiding, peaceful citizens. Philadelphia is no different & we know that. 🇺🇲🇬🇧
One of the most captivating and special British moments I have ever witnessed. Thank you for capturing this in a most respectful and appropriate way. God Save The King.
I was there! So pleased to find this. I was escorting two blind friends to the Prom. We learnt of the late Queen's death from members of the public while walking up Exhibition Road and, as I looked round, flags on buildings opposite were being lowered. So poignant. We carried on to the Albert Hall and were promoted to seats in the stalls for this special tribute.
I was working/staying on Her/His Majesty's Canadian Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The call came on the radio "All stations, all stations, all stations. This is the King's Harbour Master. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has passed. All ships in His Majesty's Navy are ordered to lower their flags to half mast. King's Harbour Master out."
May I ask...who was the gentleman who walked out and announced the Queen's death? And maybe more to the point, why did the audience stand when he walked out?
@@michael3060scofield Sorry for the delay. I don't log on here very often. I don't know who he was I'm afraid but I would guess that he was on the staff of the Albert Hall. We stood because he announced the one minute silence, to be followed by the national anthem.
I was pulling into the car park at the metro centre when I heard Andrew Marrs pathetic meltdown on the radio when he announced the queens passing. I thought, this is huge, momentous, an event that will change the tv listings. I then thought, thank God I'm going on holiday on Saturday. I then got out of the car and went into the metro centre to buy a few things I needed for the holiday and was thankfully away whilst half the country went into orchestrated mass grief and the other half were forced to tolerate it.
It's incredible how many people apparently don't have enough respect for the performers to switch their bloody phones to silent.
Well, they maybe expecting a call from Henry Kessinger, afterall.
@@normanmeharry58Two options: 1) put phone on silent, exit when Mr Kissenger calls and speak to him 2) don't go to the performance.
@@normanmeharry58 No excuse!
National disgrace. Happens everywhere unfortunately.
@@MultiRedskins12making it more of an international disgrace, wouldn't you say?
It's just not the same without her.
It really isn't 😢
Major change has always that empty feeling….and there are people who knew no other monarch than her for,70 years. Imagine how _they_ must feel.
@@voraciousreader3341 She was my Monarch for 60 years. I'm not a Monarchist, but had respect for Queen Elizabeth 11. That respect ended when she passed away
I was so shocked just two days before she was receiving someone and she looked fine. I could not believe the news at first
Queen Elizabeth II ALWAYS HAD VERY GOOD REPORE WITH ALL OF THE PRIME MINISTERS GREAT BRITAIN HAD.
As a musician, I have never heard that much silence from an audience. There's almost always someone coughing or shuffling about in their seat. It was almost like no one wanted to leave that moment.
The silence reminded of what my late mother said about how quiet traffic was the day President Kennedy was shot. She and my Dad were newly married and living in a very modest apartment on a major thoroughfare just outside of Washington DC. She said didn’t hear a horn, honk, not even the squeal of a brake or a revving engine.
Except for the dingaling who didn't turn off his bloody phone.
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@@Laudon1228 I remember this from September 11th, 2001 - We were all frantically calling relatives in New York City and suffering and crying and enraged and some just sitting and being quiet - I was at uni and remember whole crowds of us stopping to watch events on various assorted Telly screens etc (no streaming on phones yet…) and overall just the sadness of it all. So much loss, so much cruelty, such a squandering…
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I imagine for folks who had lived through the Blitz, or terrorist bombings there, it must have been especially hard.
People gathering around TVs, that’s another thing Mom mentioned. The only places with public TVs in 1963 were the shops that sold them. Mom said the movie Mermaids depicted it exactly as she remembered: schools let out, people standing on sidewalks crying or just stunned. They gathered outside the local electronics stores, watching the footage of the shooting, and the President Kennedy’s body being brought back to Washington DC. (I say “brought” because I grew up just across the Potomac River from DC.)
If you haven’t seen it. I really recommend watching Mermaids. It’s from the 90s, Cher, Bob Hoskins (love him), and Winona Ryder. It’s a comedy, even with those awful events, , just not a “ha-ha!” comedy.
Two years on and I'm tearing up here.
Me too, and I'm not a Royalist. But she was there my whole life. It's impossible not to feel a loss, and a nostalgia for all that's passed in those years, personally and collectively.
I'm crying again
So am I
Me too and i'm not even British🇬🇧
Your not alone,I'm a bit teary eyed....RIP ma'am....we will meet again.🏴
It is May 13th, 2024 as I listen to this; and it still brings tears to my eyes. A symbol of our heritage, traditions and dignity has left the world, never to return. May we forever remember and do our best to emulate the example we've been privileged to witness.
Absolutely 💯 😊
As a person living in the USA with 100 per cent British ancestry the news of the Queen's death brought tears. She is the only Queen that reigned in my lifetime. This music was so appropriate. It also brought tears. I probably would have been a Tory back in the day.
@@garythorington1600 👋👸
@@garythorington1600 Me too , I was born in 1952 the year of her coronation.
Whenever i hear NIMROD my eyes moisten too
Respect for a remarkable woman who didn't lecture about one's duty - she practiced it for over 70 years. 🇬🇧
Well said Jill 🇬🇧
Indeed. Respect from 🇦🇺
Noble Queen, yet The "Defender of the Faith" was - and is - silent, when Christians are arrested for preaching the Bible in the UK (Pastor John Sherwood, 71, London), under Pride ideology by the Pride Police. No matter, this world shall pass. 2. TIMOTHY 3: "12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
L queen good riddance
God bless her. 😪
I still can't get my head round the fact there is no more Queen Elizabeth II in our midst. A constant and a ubiquitous presence my whole life. Such a huge loss 🌹
Yes. I'm over 40 years old and I've never known anything except "the Queen". It will take some time to really realize that there is no more "Queen Elizabeth".
I forget for a while, then suddenly remember and get a bit teary eyed again. She pretty much gave her whole life to this country, never stopped, right to the end.
😥😫😭😭😭
I'm right there with you, as my whole family for hundreds of years and of Royal decent back into the 800's, where British, Scottish, Canadian.
Nothing saddens me more these past few months than Her Majesty's Passing. I hope Nothing but the Best for His Majesty, King Charles lll.
I'm nearly 50 and it took me half an hour of listening to Andrew marr on LBC to adjust to the fact that she was gone. Thank God I went on holiday 2 days later and missed the collective meltdown of a "nation in mourning".
Thank you England for reminding the world about Grace, Dignity and Class!
You're welcome!
UK
Yes
Try UK.
Or to be precise The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
You havent been here recently then? 😂😂😂
Can never listen to Elgar without crying my eyes out … fabulous tribute to our fabulous Queen we will never see her like again.
Nothing else to say but WOW. This is the most brilliant encapsulation of what is means to be BRITISH.
And performed by an American orchestra with reverence and respect for a Queen we too very much admired.
@@kmc7062 Indeed. ❤
To be a part of the mighty Commonwealth 🙏💕🇳🇿
As a professional musician applause is a wonderful acknowledgment, however there are those moments when the last note lifts into the air, it floats there and if the job has been done just right that silence is golden, hearts are full and the rich beauty of the music lives.
In Japanese Culture silence is a sign of respect for the artist/band
So perfectly said!
Well said
Yes, and I felt the applause was as much for her as the musicians.
Words so beautifully expressed. Thank you.
Only fitting for an American orchestra to honor the late Queen. The day after 9/11, she honored the US and the American lives lost in the World Trade Center attacks by playing the U.S. national anthem at her public appearance. Class act m’am. You were truly a wonderful leader.
On 9/11 what finally made me break down and sob was the national anthem played at Buckingham Palace. And I still tear up.
@@mn-nf3dd Me too. It was an unprecedented act of kindness by Queen Elizabeth. And she had no idea how much our nation needed that act of kindness. Well done M’am and thank you. ❤️
At least they already knew the song.
@@sweetpeas8206 Bravo!! I can't add any more to your comment. You said it all!
@@sweetpeas8206 She did know. That was why she did it. And also had The Battle Hymn of the Republic played at St. Paul's for the WTC memorial service.
I was in Gallipoli, Turkey, on a battlefield tour, when we received word during dinner. There was shock and a stunned silence. We then stood and toasted her and the new King. Many of us were ex service veterans and she'd been 'The Boss' to us. God bless you, Ma'am.
Can we take a moment to acknowledge the fact the orchestra played the anthem perfectly and with no prior warning or practice. And it wasn't even their anthem. Bravo. Absolutely beautiful.
wow, you're right, i had no idea musicians could play music!!!
They were probably playing My Country Tis of Thee
Bravo unlike some they had respect for a monarch that wasn't theirs 👏 and our country tradition,
Pretty sure they know My Country Tis of Thee by heart…
You seriously believe the orchestra had never practised the pieces of music before???
I am 64 i served my Queen and country. When we returned home after Gulf War 1 this music from Elgar was playing on the aircraft speaker system it climaxed as our wheels touched the tarmac. I was proud to have served Her Majesty, a true Queen, a heart with compassion and the resolve of a lion. God bless you Ma’am. Sat listening to this proper crying, which is a problem as I am sat having a meal in the pub.
When I think of Queen Elizabeth II, I am reminded of the words of the first Queen Elizabeth at Tilbury. "I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman but I have the heart and stomach of a Prince, and a PRINCE OF ENGLAND!"
@@michaeltutty1540 So very true. Just watching this has reduces me to tears.
Beautiful, brought me to tears. No one will ever replace Queen Elizabeth II.
I agree 👍
Queen Elizabeth will always be my queen. I will not stand for God save the king unless it’s for Prince William.
I think King Charles already has.With all due respect.
@@AngelaMacdonald-b8s He is a poor substitute.
In many ways she was a rather ordinary person. in fact she was not beautiful not clever. nor talented*, nor was she even good at public speaking, ok but no more than you'd expect. Public speaking being her professional skill. Silence was the only defence she was allowed.
And the public loved her for it. The way she stuck at it as they could wish that they them selves would. Us but on a really really good day.
She invested the role with humanity
not sure if Chas III has much of that to invest
*apart from with horses of course, breeding or riding
You can say what you like about Britain, but when it comes down to it, we know how to do things properly. And props to the Philadelphia Symphony which played magnificently....
Bruh these colonies would still be living in mud huts without the brits
I remember seeing footage outside of Buckingham Palace playing Our Anthem right after 9/11 as a tribute. It was truly touching. I don’t think we ever forgot y’all’s generosity so we can return the honor. Colonists/Yanks we are all connected. I have always admired the Queen from afar and enjoyed her humor during video clips. Wish you all the best from the US. ❤
You mean properly? And no.... No you don't.
Americas way worse than Britain school shooting at least every week you lot care more about your right to carry guns than the children who have to suffer
@@vapid_b knob ^
That seriously has to be the most dignified act of grief andrespect ever witnessed,the emotional support to the Royal family and the Nation surpasses all other acts. No cheering nothing but unified silence from every part of the Hall.
Thankyou.
People at their best. May we all aspire to that every day of our lives.
Brit here.....THAT was a GORGEOUS rendition of our National Anthem.....🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💕
I can remember when it was the norm over here, years before I heard O Canada.
That wasn't the national anthem, you pillock!
@@emloney Your southern neighbors know the song as *_My Country, Tis of Thee_* or *_America_* .
Much respect for Her Majesty and Canada from California.
I was eight years old. My school was in a large old mansion and our classroom was up on the top, attic floor. I think we had been in class for only a short time after our morning break. Suddenly, we heard heavy footsteps and laboured breathing coming up the steep stairs to our class-room. The door burst open and a distraught Mrs Wass, our elderly and ample “housekeeper”, came in weeping and gasping. She pretty much collapsed into the seat that Miss Greaves (I worshipped Miss Greaves) offered her and finally blurted out, “Oh, Miss, oh, Miss. God save us. The poor King is dead.”
She then burst out sobbing, couldn’t catch her breath and had to be revived with the “smelling salts” that Miss Greaves produced from her bag.
Yeah! I know. Different times, eh?
Needless to say, this had thoroughly captured the whole class’s attention and, after Mrs Wass had been comforted, soothed and accompanied downstairs, Miss Greaves told us all about the Royal Family and our new Queen. Then word came that we were being sent home early.
I felt “ever so” grown up, buying the early edition of the evening paper instead of my tuppence worth of sweets. Mum hadn’t heard and when she, too, burst into tears I was totally non-plussed.
George VI had only reigned for seventeen years but his steadfastness during the war had earned him the love and respect of my parent’s generation. He taught his daughter well and she inherited his strength of character and sense of duty.
Farewell, Queen of all our lifetimes. If all you had ever achieved was to represent a personification of your realm - our nation - then your quiet purpose, modest demeanour, honest commitment and senses of both duty and humour are characteristics any nation would surely be proud to claim.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience of that day 💐😘
Thank you for sharing this😥
Beautiful words
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this story.
To QED-- Thank you for this poignant tribute and glimpse into a different time, indeed. So much is lost today on a wide scale-- duty, devotion, honour, grace, selflessness-- which this woman represented to many people of many countries. Thank you 🇬🇧
Beautifully played by a world-class orchestra.
I am a 67 year old American who was raised by a father who was a proud citizen of the United Kingdom. He taught us all to love and respect great Britain and to love the Queen. I feel as though we all knew her. I know this, there will never be another like her. The softest, most gentle, most feminine piece of granite England ever knew
“ I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust. In this resolve I have my husband to support me. He shares all my ideals and all my affection for you.”
…Her Royal Majesty Elizabeth ll
Reading this just gave me the chills. I was 9 here in Ohio when Queen Elizabeth took the throne. RIP Your Majesty!❤
I keep stumbling across tributes to her late Majesty. Each time I think the poignancy of the tribute can’t be beaten. Now I’ve seen this and found myself moved to tears. I’m not an expert in classical music by any means. I like what I like and I can recognise certain pieces. I love Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Nimrod in particular is a real favourite, so powerful, so stirring, so deeply moving. I can’t think of anything better to have caught the mood on that evening and the orchestra played it beautifully. However, the other thing I found moving was the silence after the music died away. I’d expected tumultuous applause, but just for a moment there was nothing, as if, just for a moment, the audience were lost in the music, or, possibly, their own memories of lost loved ones. My warmest congratulations to all involved in such a wonderful tribute.
Altough certain people does not like sad music, I think that sad music, and funeral music, can be so incredibily beautiful and likeable. A particular handful of songs come to mind, the ones played here, Lacrimosa from Mozart, and also his own personal whole requiem, Ich hatt einen kameraden (I once had a comrade) a German army song from the XIX century and the national anthems of both the USSR and Czechoslovakia when played in what I call their "funeral versions" (that is, playing them slower than usually and with all the sirens, horns, or when they still existed, steam trains sounding at full in any public places).
I shall, for such reasons, continue play the old, slow hymns on the pipe organ for funerals, which are rare these days. Tears are a language that God understands.
My thoughts exactly Tracy ❤
@@accousticdecay 'Abide with me' has always been a favourite of mine for such occasions.
Nimrod certainly stirs emotions and losing Her Majesty was heart-breaking. I'm glad I found this tribute.
What a wonderful tribute from our American cousins. God Bless America.....
Les Griffiths ( Australia)
We Americans feel the same about you Brits and Aussies! We kid and tease, but when it comes right down to it, we are there for each other. QEII was a class act. She broke the mold.
Thankyou America……..very moving the occasion and the response of the Philadelphia orchestra, as was the absolute silence of the audience.
@@rockflowerful
Absolute killer performance of both pieces and reaction of the audience.
@@aims4usa A class act indeed, I really wish she were still here. She was queen virtually all my life (77 years now) and I just can not get used to hearing God save our King.
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I cannot imagine Britain without the Monarchy. No one would do this for a politician.
Unless it was Churchill
The monarchy is still here. Charles became King.
The US paid tribute to JFK in a similar manner - but to no other statesman I can recall.
@@bigshipsexactly! When people loved their leaders
@@ReedoAcewhen leaders were worthy of love and respect.
Never again will the world see a Head of State, King or Queen or President as well admired, respected and loved as her late Majesty was. R.I.P. Your Majesty 😢
I remember the Coldstream Guards playing our anthem after 9/11. You were there for us, and I’m glad in this moment, we could be here for you.
Beautifully put. The bonds between the US and UK remain strong - and this shows strongest in such moments of loss or tragedy.
I 🇺🇸 miss Her!
From the Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪 I stand with deep affection for the Royal family but more so her majesty the Queen,
Her legacy will forever fill all our hearts and minds with joy and bitter sweet tears now she gone to her rest ,this piece fits perfectly into all things beautiful
God bless the King and Queen consort
You had me with you right up to that last line.
@@noniousxltruffles7454 The outgoing queen requested that Camilla be referred to as Queen Consort and STRAIGHTAWAY the Royals fuk'd up their legacy by calling this adulteress as Queen Camilla.
Total respect to you
She was more than a Queen. She represented a way of life - that we all know is being taken from us all, worldwide.
She was that Jennifer x
Spot on! It makes me so sad! We need to stand up, unite and fight before it's too late.
Her way of life is nothing you’d ever be able to experience. I think you mean she represented a time of history commonly thought to be a time of greater civility and “class.”
She was called THE Queen with good reason. 😢
You couldn't have put it better. Thank you from Oz.
What a beautiful tribute to her late Majesty, well done to all.
Nimrod was played at the Queen's coronation, very fitting for the occasion and very beautiful.
I am an American from South Carolina and this brings tears to my eyes every time...RIP to Her Majesty...
Love from Glasgow Scotland ❤️ British to the core
That rendition of God Save the King and Elgar's Nimrod and the total silence after the announcement of the Queen's death was so touchingly beautiful. It never fails to be so eloquent and emotional. Great job the Yanks. Just spectacular. Really pulled at the heartstrings. Thank you.
The Queen broke a longstanding tradition to play the Star Spangled Banner outside Buckingham palace because of 9/11. So I consider this a return gesture to play our national anthem back for the Queen. Thank you USA. Did it justice too I must add.
Respect 🙏
We're family, after all.
Here we are 2 weeks later, just found this and am in tears again…. how I miss you ma’am 💔
Me too!
joining in.
Yep me as well
Same over here, and well over 3 weeks now, still feels like yesterday, it's a hole that'll never be filled...
I'll still be crying in 20 years time. I don't think this grief will EVER end. Come back Your majesty. Come back, don't leave us!!!!! Gone many many years too soon!! This world is so cruel.
Sir Edward Elgar’s Nimrod Variations - so very fitting, and I believe it was one of Her Majesty’s favourites. Always played on Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph. Elizabeth II - Requiescat in pace.
PS: Thanks for posting this. It could only happen in Britain, and at the Proms, no less. ❤️🇨🇦
Also chosen by The Duke of Edinburgh for his funeral last year. ⚘
I believe one of the Queens corgis had the name Nimrod as she favoured both the plane and the music by Sir Edward Elgar.
My only sadness was that they didn't do the Last Night of the Proms... They should have let it rip.
Of all the pieces of classical music I have heard this is my absolute personal favourite and epitomises of all the very best of this country because it stirs something deep inside that feels very patriotic and actually brings a tear to my eye.
I was there in the second row of the left-hand choir stalls. It was absolutely the most touching and emotional performances I have heard and an incredible tribute. Thank you for sharing this recording.
I’m surprised that the Beeb have not had it removed. I posted something last year and it lasted an hour
Yeah, I was there as well. Super bummed that they didn’t play the concert but absolutely a more meaningful performance than anything I’d ever seen
This is the most poignant performance of Elgar’s Nimrod that I’ve ever heard. I wish I could have heard it performed in person.
A beautiful tribute to her majesty the Queen. I still can’t believe that she’s gone.😢
Did you get a refund?
@@pablohanc I don't think so but I may be wrong
Nimrod was one of the pieces played on the day of Elizabeth II's coronation. It was also Prince Philip's favorite classical piece, which he requested to play at his funeral. Nimrod is one of those pieces of music that can pull a tear from the hardest and driest of stones. There are rare moments in the world of music, where pieces like these are composed that transcend taste or preference and are elevated to an almost universal level of appreciation as master pieces in their own right. They become, immaculate. Beautiful tribute
I think it is also widely claimed that the real "enigma", the hidden theme that Elgar's variations were based on, is God Save The King/Queen theme. So performing two pieces back to back has a special meaning.
@@user-yt198 No no no, no one has a clue what the original theme is. I've heard that it's Rule Britannia more than I have God Save The King.
I am sad to see you everywhere. Even here.
I'm so grateful to my elderly music teacher at school who introduced us to Sir Edward Elgar. 🙏
Thank you...your words were incredibly beautiful!
The most moving tribute to HM The Queen I have seen to date performed to perfection with a solemn, respectful audience. THIS is how it’s done, World. An American with London roots. God Save the Queen. Long Live King Charles III. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
VERY MOVING indeed. Stunningly played, The British National Anthem. Thank You very much.
Thank you. God bless you.
What a beautiful tribute to a very gentle soul. God Save the Queen. Long live the King.
Amen
For you, she was your Queen, for us she was The Queen. (Macron)
Gentle? Look up what she allowed to happen in Kenia
@@HelenaBKay go away troll
@@HelenaBKay - There's always one, isn't there?
I think she had very little control over the Mau Mau and their atrocities against the Kenyan people.
I am an American. Just seeing this and hearing the Orchestra play just may tears come out of my eyes.
Are you of Native American decent? No? Then your not American. Just an immigrant. Illegal too.
Norma, Ditto. You may now appreciate (and perhaps understand?) why we are Constitutional Monarchy, as I can't think of a living Politician we have that could command that respect. The Queen is Dead, Long live the King and within a very few days everything about the Legal/Constitutional handover had been completed, smoothly and peacefully, with a support for King Charles III (and particularly Queen Consort Camilla) that they could have only dreamt about. We are very lucky.
From where else would one expect tears to come out?
@@tulliusagrippa5752: In normal people it would be the tear ducts adjacent to both eyes in the outer rim of the eye socket, to then run over the eyes.
Same I’m American,but I am British in my heart and soul
My tears are streaming at the beautiful poignancy of such a blessed moment. Thankyou for posting this awesome tribute. 🌹🙏 RIP Your Majesty. God save the King 🇭🇲
like everyone else here, you're only crying for your own life and mortality
Thank you your service to our country. You will never be forgotten, R.I.P your Majesty
I just stumbled across this. I'm wiping away tears. She was an example to all of us of a remarkable life of service. May God grant her entrance into the land of life and love where there is no sickness sorrow or sighs May her memory be Eternal
Thank you for capturing this historic moment.
The audio was astonishing as well
Maybe one of the best concert recordings by mobile phone
Nimrod will always remind me of HMQ at the Cenotaph. So moving and beautiful.
Thanks for sharing this. This the Best Nimrod we are EVER going to hear. Each note played is being pulled emotionally out of this performance. You can hear it……May God Bless Good Queen Elizabeth .
Utterly wonderful. . .
Exactly my thought. Slower and more reverent, full of passion and longing. Nimrod always makes me cry anyway, but this... 😭
I agree. I’ve heard Elgar’s Enigma Variation #9 (Nimrod) many times performed by many different orchestras who plow thru it at too fast a speed. This rendition was exquisite.
So beautiful!!
Such a moving and perfect tribute to the Queen! Bravo Philadelphia Orchestra.
I think the orchestra is one of the BBC Orchestras.
@@madjock2878 Incorrect. It is very much the brilliant Philadelphia Orchestra, expertly conducted by its director, Yannick Nezet-Seguin.
@@steve05401 Really ? Says BBC Proms at the top of the screen and Sept is the Prom Season which is nearly always a BBC Orchestra
BBC Proms bring in orchestras from all over the world. The Philadelphia Orchestra led by Yannick Nezet-Seguin was in London to perform an entirely different program at Proms 70. Instead, they played “God Save the King” & Elgar’s “Nimrod” out of respect for the passing of the Queen earlier in the day.
@@madjock2878it is the BBC Proms with the Philadelphia Orchestra performing that evening. The gentleman even says “The Philadelphia Orchestra” in his announcement. Get with the program.
This is what makes the UK so special
Freedoms is what makes us special and how we suffered for them.
@@Crantock-l1vthough it appears that freedom is currently being eroded
Not at all - Discipline. It's discipline that earns one the freedom to *be* free!
Thanks for sharing this very sad but unforgettable, abbreviated concert.
Yes it was unforgettable and very poignant.
I hope they got a refund!
@@pablohanc What is this obsession with refunds?
@@jacquelineharrod6386 obsession? Ive asked a few times (maybe 3 or 4 times), and i haven't asked since someone replied that yes, they got refunds.
Is that what you class as an obsession? Perhaps you need a copy of the OED?
@@pablohanc bellpiece
Elgar's 'Nimrod' can reduce me to tears at the best of times. Such an evocative piece of music.
The world will never have another like her the world will never know another like her God save the Queen rest in peace my lady
Elizabeth II: the world’s last truly beloved monarch. *Ever.*
There will never be another world leader like Queen Elizabeth II. I'm in tears listening to this beautiful memorial. Thankyou
Always
I'm an American, age 67, but I had such respect for her that I felt she was my Queen too.
My goodness, you could have heard a pin drop, even with the orchestra playing. What respect.
Nimrod is my all time favourite piece of music. It makes me cry everytime, and how fitting to play it on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
I'm American in my 70's and I miss her terribly. A fine example... RIP...
Yes it was like she was always there. Just her first Prime Minister
Was Winston Churchill and U.S.
President Harry Truman.
Greetings from Australia
@@martinjenkins6467 As an American I was born two years before she became Queen but she is the only monarch I remember. My mom passed this year and she was the same age as the Queen and I am close to Charles's age so she is special to me.
The playing of the National Anthem was just lovely (I'm used to hearing it played by bands, not orchestras), but the Elgar about broke me. So touching. And the audience keeping a fullness of silence - also special.
I live in Philadelphia & grew up with the Philadelphia Orchestra. They have a very unique sound - especially the strings where you feel like you’re being enveloped in velvet.
I hope the PO’s rendition of the National Anthem & Elgar’s Nimrod brought you some solace & comfort.
Knowing that “my hometown orchestra” was there to present this performance to the people of the UK pleases me to no end.
@@Hardia882 It was so touching to me that one of our American orchestras was scheduled to play that concert. IMO, it was the perfect heartfelt tribute to Her Majesty from the USA. I see, from the original schedule, the orchestra was prepared for a completely different program. I'm sure, as professionals, Nimrod was in their repertoire. At the same time, the eyes and ears of the world were on them for that impromptu tribute. Well done!
How interesting, as well, that it was the Proms night #70 - the Queen's anniversary year.
Thank you for making the interesting correlation between Prom 70 & the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. I totally missed that one.
Indeed, Elgar’s Enigma Variations (including #9 - “Nimrod”) are no stranger to the Philadelphia Orchestra. In fact, it was part of the last program the PO played to a live audience before everything ground to a halt because of covid.
I was in that audience & as usual, the tears were running down my face at Nimrod. I wasn’t the only one. That work evokes a very deep response from many.
@@Hardia882 It was truly a mesmerising peformance - no orchestra could have done better. Speaking as a Brit, thank you for your kind message.
Being American, this had me sobbing. I can not even imagine loving any leader in the US this much.
Politics is, by its essence, a divisive business and NOT helped in the least by the track records of the majority who have trod this path as an occupation, particularly at leadership level. Having a Head of State whose function is to be above politics and unite people of different social, political and religious backgrounds is a blessing, not just ours, but the Commonwealth Realms as well. If you watched the recent Coronation church service you would have seen the practical form of this in action.
Not anymore we don't
You are little naive can't u read BBC on top. It is all propaganda. What special has she done lived off on poor British people and loot from colonized countries. I have zero respect or remorse for any of them.
This orchestra's musical acknowledgement of the passing of the Queen was so beautiful!❤️
Thank you.
You British people have always filled me with admiration and this time you don't dissapoint is all. I'm fr South America and very moved by this, love your Queen as you do. Love and blessings ❤️ 😔❤️❤️❤️❤️💪💪🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💪💪💪
Thanks Marren. UK.
I'm English she was my Queen.. "The Boss."
I'm always pleasantly surprised and amazed that she touched so many people around the World.
Thank you for you kind and respectful comment.
We appreciate it.
Long live King Charles III.
Thank you Maureen for your kind words we will miss this very special lady 🥲
Thank you Marren 🇬🇧
Just when i thought i had stopped weeping at the loss of our Queen . Saw this and was moved yet again. X
Me too 😭💔.. 🤗😘
As the American Grandchild of a British subject, I wept for a solid week. Seeing this, I wept again.
And me, sobbing now
I’m Australian - the moment the orchestra played “God Save the King” I had goosebumps- missed the Queen RIP ❤
Same from this Aussie..but I still keep bursting into tears when I see these tributes. I think many of us still do.
Thank you,your Queen did you proud.
Yes, Australian here too, still very emotional about her passing.
Me too, it is VERY painful to hear God Save the Queen nowadays.Somehow it just still doesn't seem real.
The world has definitely changed.
Yes, and shes probably going to be your second off last HOS living abroad in britain. When the ref happens and you've voted to elect your own, you can have paul hogan or john farnham or anne charleston........ or maybe Natalie imbruglia.
Absolutely beautiful, and so fitting for honoring the Queen. Elgar's "Nimrod" was among the beautiful pieces of music we used at my father's funeral, and will always remind me of the peace and freedom we achieve as we transition from our earthly being into our true state of grace. God Bless the Queen, and God Save the King.
BTW....we are American, but with strong genetic and social ties to the U.K.
@@petersuzannebradley2321 Lovely comments. Thank you for posting. 🕯
Still, "The Defender of the Faith" was - and is- silent, when Christians are arrested for preaching the Bible in the UK (Pastor John Sherwood, 71, London), Pride-ideology. No matter, this world shall pass. JOHN 8: 31 "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
We used it at my Dad's funeral. It was one of his favourites 😢
@@soavemusica...you are correct. All Christians are required to speak up. Unfortunately so many who claim to be Christian aren't at all. I don't think I've ever heard the 'J' word pass the King's lips, except in official rhetoric.
" I never knew you."
Canadian here ,she was the only Queen I knew.I am 💔,I knew this was coming,but still hurts😭I miss your smile R.I.P
Canadian here as well. She was the only monarch under which my own mother lived her entire life, having been born in the second half of 1952 and dying in 2011.
Born in ‘64. Used to sing O Canada and God save the Queen at the start of each day in school
@@tammcphail1995 Those were the days as an American I had wished the land would have stayed in the British fold just like Canada, Australia , and New Zealand did. I am 100 per cent British descendant and I love the British Empire. God Save the Queen !!
Likewise, and the Queen made 22 official visits to Canada - more than any other country by far.
Canadian here. I still weep over the loss of God's Servant, our Elizabeth R
The amount of honor and respect shown for Her Majesty is truly wonderful to see.
From a Canadian living in the States: Thank You for posting this. God Save The King!
And another Canadian living in the states thank you 😢
And from a brit living in Britain, I know he's your king as well....but, next time he visits.... feel free to keep him.
If Queen Elizabeth’s fondest prayers come to pass, Charles will be ‘saved’ and become the king she wanted him to be.
God save the King, brother-subject.
@@cynthiat6505 Cometh the hour cometh the King :)
Nearly a year and her passing still seems a bit surreal. The World will never see her like again. Sleep well Boss
Oh my goodness I'm crying again for our beautiful and gracious Queen. Such reverence.
Ma'am, Thank you for your service.❤
Every time I think I'm getting used to losing my national Granny, something like this appears and I'm thrown straight back to that aweful week 😢
Beautiful tribute and thank you to the Royal Phil and the uploader
She was everyone's Gran.
Every time my 2009 Woody mentions her hits me like i had just lost a real family member. I don’t know how my 2009 Woody will get over the grieving process but at this moment he seems to be coping okay. Bless him, Woody has been through hell this last 9 months
A month later and I stumbled upon this and have cried my eyes out. The grief and disbelief of those in the Albert Hall is palpable , even through a recording. I think it has to have been the most moving rendition of Nimrod I have ever heard in my 66 years of life and the effect as the music faded away and the Albert Hall was left silent is something I have never before witnessed - no one coughed, there was no rustling. It was as if no one breathed. A very moving tribute 💔
My deepest sympathies. Was she a close friend or relative?
@@pablohanc why be antagonistic? What do you achieve?
@@TraceyAOK ? What do you mean?
@@pablohanc because you keep popping up to be deliberately difficult, or obtuse. You are clearly either a hater of of UK, or just a troll. Kindly leave us to remember our Queen in peace.
@@TheTraveller20081 so I express my deepest sympathies, and ask if they were close (as presumably they must be to elicit crying his eyes out a month after her death), and you take that as a sign of hatred of my own country or trolling. How bizarre?
Tears are running down my face as I listen to this beautiful piece of music. How befitting for our wonderful late Queen. I never expected to be so upset when she died, but I am. We were so fortunate to have such a loyal, dedicated Queen for 70 years. Long Live the King
Elgar was the perfect choice. How beautiful and touching. We miss her too- love from Australia ❤
One of the first times god save the king was played so soon after the Queen’s death. The respect in that room is electric. The audience were on their feet before the conductor even began to speak.
Very touching indeed.
God save the King
If God doesn't want to save the king, perhaps the king could bribe God with some of those bags of cash his "charities" received from overseas middle eastern dictators.
Yet "The Defender of the Faith" was - and is- is silent, when Christians are arrested for preaching the Bible in the UK (Pastor John Sherwood, 71, London), Pride-ideology. No matter, this world shall pass. 2. TIMOTHY 3: "12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
@@soavemusicaBollox
@@frazer3191
Wake up. It will not be long before you are witness to it.
I can remember Woody.EXE blasting God save the Queen on full volume in my room and I stared at him for a minute thinking “you did not do that!” Then he looked st me and said “this for you my amazing Queen” to think I was a grieving Queen consort back then
Beautifully and respectfully done.
I, too am an American, from Florida. It DID bring tears to my eyes. Not only that but I noticed how quiet and respectful the audience was. Why can't Americans behave likewise in our concerts? I have a daughter studying violin, and it takes literally YEARS of study to be able to be considered for a position in one of the best orchestras in the world.
Yes I agree. They are so busy eating. I did not spend my hard earned$$$ to hear the rustling of bags and smacking of food.
Mary, we have an entirely different Culture, with a capital C, than that in the US. It's not any better, it's not any worse, it's just fundamentally different based in manners, and respect for those next to us that we don't know. You can't formally teach this, it's just there. A strength of America is that it has always been the place of the "individual", to achieve what they want, rather than in a Society where people have consideration for and awareness of others, like in car driving.
With 65,000,000+ people living in a small island, of many races, of many religions, of many political opinions a high degree of tolerance is required otherwise we would live our lives in perpetual conflict and violence. Does that make sense???
@@stuartmccall5474 Oh please
@@jayusa879 : ?? Oh please what?
@@stuartmccall5474 you’re not wrong, i really can’t agree more
I thought I'd shed all my tears for the late HRM Queen Elizabeth II and then listened to this and I sobbed again. Beautiful music for a remarkable person. Thankfully we were blessed with both.
Me too
@@Freespeech141 and me
Moved to tears. Best tribute I've heard. Both the orchestra and the respect of the audiance was commendable. Rest in peace Your Majesty and memory internal. God save The King
Not a patch on the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts at Wembley and in LA, or the Freddie mercury tribute concert at Wembley.
@@pablohanc A crass and ignorant comment! This was NOT a planned tribute concert but an announcment and CANCELLATION at the very beginning of what was a planned event, upon hearing of the death of Queen Elizabeth.
@@robertarobertson238 there was nothing crass or ignorant about it at all.
Thanks for sharing this very moving experience. Nimrod was so appropriate and played beautifully. Loved the arrangement of the anthem too.
I was on my eighth day of my Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain when someone mentioned it at dinner time ... as a Canadian, I felt an immediate sense of loss which has not yet subsided. Rest in eternal peace, Your Majesty🙏💖🙏
Yes, she was Queen of Canada too!
When silence says so much more than applause. Thank you
I totally agree…I said the same about the crowd lining the funeral route…silence speaks volumes.
Yes, I hate it when an audience starts clapping and cheering before the echos of the last note have left the hall. The silence after the National Anthem was priceless.
How beautiful this is!! I'm still crying for the Queen even after almost a month and I'm not even British. There was only one Queen. God give her rest, peace, joy and eternal light!
LMMFAO 😂😂😂😂😂🤡🥱🙄
I was up all night when they announced the Queens death and Woody absolutely hated seeing me sad like that and even Woody was a fan of the Queen too
Amen.
But we all DID know her, as our Queen and personification of the nation and its values.....@MrGogania
Wow, there are no words that can express the beauty, solemnity and sadness of that moment. Like a lightning bolt right to one’s soul.
Thank you, Philadelphia, from now on you will always be my favourite orchestra. (after the Halle, of course!) Bugger the Berliners! xxx
Will be a very different experience this year at the Cenotaph without Her Majesty’s presence. Nimrod is a lovely piece of music. Still can’t believe our Queen had gone.
It certainly will. It is hard to think of her gone even though we knew our dear Queen might not have many more years. HM King Charles has said how comforting it is to know how loved she was - and we feel "included" in that mourning somehow, as I see it.
I still can't believe it either, and I'm an American. Last night I watched a TV episode in which someone mentioned Her Majesty's government and tears came to my eyes. God save the King.
Last year she got charĺie to stand in for her. Lazy.
@@pablohanc Will you still be working at the age of 96?
@@Robob0027 nope.....and neither was the Queen.
What a beautiful tribute. And Nimrod. Always makes me want to cry. I think because it’s always played at the Cenotaph. Rest in peace Ma’am.
Her Majesty would have liked this. Very heartfelt and respectful.
The last thing I did before Covid lockdown was fly to Philadelphia to hear this orchestra perform the Enigma Variations. The first thing I did after travel restrictions were lifted was fly to London for a concert at the Albert Hall. Such a serendipitous performance and wonderful tribute to HRM. Thank you for sharing.
I live in Philly & went to that concert also. I went specifically because Enigma Variations was on the program. I thought it was very well done.
Congratulations on caring nothing about global warming.
She was everyone’s Queen, even if we are not British. Rest In Peace your Majesty! You are loved!
Preside Macron of France expressed it perfectly in a message to the British people. "To you, she was YOUR Queen. To us, she was THE Queen.'
No the Chagossians who were deported by the Brits to give a Military base to the U.S. She signed it !
@@ehjo4904 Give it a rest. She was duty bound to affix her signature to all pieces of legislation. Or abdicate or request her government’s resignation.
A particularly stupid comment even for an online troll.
@@Patsy_Parisi Thank you to admit she signed for the déportation of the Chagossians ( A crime against humanity)
@@ehjo4904 I’m not saying so. Don’t know a thing about it but feel free to get a deceased person indicted at The Hague.
What a beautiful tribute. We were so lucky to have her ❤
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Yes, we were. ❤🇦🇺🦘
I was born in the year of her coronation I am now 70 years old Now a retired priest I have watched her all my life. I pray that our lady the queen, may rest in peace and rise in glory may light eternal ever shine upon her, and joy everlasting be granted her in her fathers kingdom of whom she so faithfully served to Bless I pray you father all on this page In the name of God the father The creator God the son the holy redeemer and God the holy spirit who is the sanctification of all life may for all of us who grieve in life give us a garment of joy instead of the ashes of mourning Father Charles Anderson
My first birthday was the day her father died. This was the day you always knew would come but didn't want to see and I saw it. 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
@@johnevans388🤗
Thank you for that, Father.
I am South African and her death touched even me.
My dad was a little boy of 5, standing on the corner of 5th Avenue, Kensington in Cape Town with his parents waving his little British flag when her mother I believe it was (or maybe it was her 😊) driving down the Avenue in a royal cavalcade.
Please excuse my lack of knowledge. I myself was a little girl of 5 when my parents told me about it and I am 53 now so the memory is a bit hazy. I do remember, though, my mother telling me the date our country gained independence from Great Britain and became a republic, 31 May 1961.
I still love almost all things British. I can't explain it😊.
Their collective heart, so deeply moved, bade them not move to break the beautiful, laden silence. Then grateful for this most appropriate and powerful musical expression of their heavy hearts, they gently gave their applause of thanks. No, never before have i seen such a hall of heavy hearts, nor heard a more beautiful silence of thousands. It moved me to tears for the loss of so much in these dark days-- the world as we knew it, our lives before, the people no longer here. Thank you for posting. 👑✝️🕊️
Just when you think you've started to accept she is gone...the end of an era, never of which to be seen again. Rest in peace your Majesty
I will never accept it. I still cry myself to sleep every night. Thank God she's printed onto my pillow.
@@pablohanc bellpiece
Commonwealth citizen here. Her Majesty was also my Queen. I have the utmost respect for all the work she did, imagine working into your 90s. She had Prince Philip were wonderful.
Amazing orchestra ,beautiful tribute to her Majesty RIP
I’m from Philadelphia and our city has a pretty bad reputation but I’ve always been proud of our orchestra. It always has been one of the worlds best.
They certainly didn't let you down that day, or us. They played perfectly and it was really appreciated.
Also a Philadelphian and a complete fan of our illustrious orchestra led by the splendid Yannick.
Philly has one of the greatest orchestras of all time, hands down
Philadelphia you have one of the best philharmonic in the world
I always hold onto the knowledge that no matter where you go in the World, most people are decent, law abiding, peaceful citizens. Philadelphia is no different & we know that. 🇺🇲🇬🇧
One of the most captivating and special British moments I have ever witnessed.
Thank you for capturing this in a most respectful and appropriate way.
God Save The King.
I was there! So pleased to find this. I was escorting two blind friends to the Prom. We learnt of the late Queen's death from members of the public while walking up Exhibition Road and, as I looked round, flags on buildings opposite were being lowered. So poignant. We carried on to the Albert Hall and were promoted to seats in the stalls for this special tribute.
I was working/staying on Her/His Majesty's Canadian Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The call came on the radio "All stations, all stations, all stations. This is the King's Harbour Master. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has passed. All ships in His Majesty's Navy are ordered to lower their flags to half mast. King's Harbour Master out."
May I ask...who was the gentleman who walked out and announced the Queen's death? And maybe more to the point, why did the audience stand when he walked out?
@@michael3060scofield That would be the conductor. It is customary for everyone to rise as the conductor enters.
@@michael3060scofield Sorry for the delay. I don't log on here very often. I don't know who he was I'm afraid but I would guess that he was on the staff of the Albert Hall. We stood because he announced the one minute silence, to be followed by the national anthem.
I was pulling into the car park at the metro centre when I heard Andrew Marrs pathetic meltdown on the radio when he announced the queens passing. I thought, this is huge, momentous, an event that will change the tv listings. I then thought, thank God I'm going on holiday on Saturday. I then got out of the car and went into the metro centre to buy a few things I needed for the holiday and was thankfully away whilst half the country went into orchestrated mass grief and the other half were forced to tolerate it.