Arranged by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by David Warble. Paintings of several artists as Jon Howe, Ted Nasmith, Angus McBride, and more...
My body just melts starting at 3:55 I remember what it was like to actually be in a band experiencing those chords all around me, and I can't even try to control the convulsions of pleasure. :)!
I played this THREE TIMES in my career as a student musician (Trombone). Some of the BEST, most MEATY trombone parts I ever played. I get goosebumps to this day every time I hear it. Freshman yr. HS: Mvts. 1 & 5 Senior yr. HS: Mvts. 1, 4 & 5 Freshman yr. college: Mvts. 1-5 :)
que genio es johan de meij, esta semana lo tenemos aqui en venezuela, dirigiendo su tercera sinfonia, y hoy 28/10/10 nos dio una conferencia sobre su musica y fue lo maximo, grande honer tenerle aqui en venezuela....
This piece is bad ass, playing this for concert band and it is the greatest challenge I've had as a clarinet player ever since playing Tchaikovsky symphony no. 4!!! Great piece and scored very well!
in every recording or lotr 1st symphony 1. gandalf, i still think this is the best recording ever because of the sexy horn sound at 4:20 . still gimme chills even today hahaha
We played this my senior year in high school. 3:54 gave me chills all that time ago and still does to this day. One of my most favorite pieces I've ever played. :)
OMG, that is so powerful! Almost a decade after I played it in high school and it still captivates my imagination. This is still my most favorite piece I have ever played
Dude you are not lying. Played the 2nd part in high school and college. This music puts the hair on the back of my neck on edge. Exhilaration in sound.
Its not often I miss playing my trombone, but when I do I think of this piece and of Hobbits as well. I get teary and remember that magical part of my life when music was more important then breathing.
A loooong time ago, when I was in high school, our band director wanted to arrange the symphony as our Marching Band show for that season. But the composer wouldn't give him permission, and our director wouldn't do it without permission. Talk about being disappointed!
I played the third clarinet part to this my senior year at an honor band in alabama and now I'm attending the University of Alabama and we're playing the fifth movement of this symphony Hobbits and I'm playing bass. Such an awesome work
If you're playing 1st trumpet for this music, you shouldn't be complaining. It is a GREAT HONOR to be playing first on such amazing fanfares and whatnot.
I remember playing this long ago in 1990 at the FSU Tri-State Honor Band when I was a Junior in High School.......I have been looking for a nice clean copy. This is GREAT!
@ecks76 I played this song this year. I also play tromone. The first part is so much fun. (Goosebumps make it so worth it). Since I was in a youth band rather than school, my trombone section was outstanding! (Although the rest of the band didn't play too well. especially the trumpets). A great masterpiece none the less.
aw man i get to conduct this piece:) well the condensed version of the entire symphony (still 12 min long) but im so excited, its my first time conducting a large wind symphony/concert band and i just love this piece so it had to be my first:D
@rudyhamzah de Meij originally wrote it for Wind Band in the 80s I think. He transcribed it for symphony orchestra around the time the movies were released, and the LSO recorded it. Heaps of people bought it thinking it was the movie soundtrack and de Meij made a fortune :D
I played this yesterday, and it has got to be the most fun thing I've ever played. Although there is a oboe/alto sax melody that is really hard to get in tune...
There are differences to be appreciated in both...You get a lot more "bass" sound in concert band at places like 00:27 The strings also sound nice at places as well. Either way you look at this it's a crazy awesome piece.
This is hands down the best version of this piece of music. It leaves me speechless..
Holy mother of god this is one of the most badass things I’ve ever heard.
This piece helped me through those long nights of being a music major. I absolutely adore it!
This symphony is a real masterpiece
My body just melts starting at 3:55
I remember what it was like to actually be in a band experiencing those chords all around me, and I can't even try to control the convulsions of pleasure. :)!
Played the timpani part to this when I was in high school.
It's a timpani player's wet dream.
ValiantCorvus De Meij knows how to keep a timpanist happy!
I played this at an honor band and I will tell you, even though I played third part, the clarinet part is no joke either
I played this THREE TIMES in my career as a student musician (Trombone). Some of the BEST, most MEATY trombone parts I ever played. I get goosebumps to this day every time I hear it.
Freshman yr. HS: Mvts. 1 & 5
Senior yr. HS: Mvts. 1, 4 & 5
Freshman yr. college: Mvts. 1-5 :)
this is kicking my butt as a flute player!!
Bro.... im.... bro i gotta play this rn an. Man....
Wonderful piece though
que genio es johan de meij, esta semana lo tenemos aqui en venezuela, dirigiendo su tercera sinfonia, y hoy 28/10/10 nos dio una conferencia sobre su musica y fue lo maximo, grande honer tenerle aqui en venezuela....
i love the minor change at 4:30 brings me chills every time
This piece is bad ass, playing this for concert band and it is the greatest challenge I've had as a clarinet player ever since playing Tchaikovsky symphony no. 4!!! Great piece and scored very well!
this is defenitley the hardest and my most favorite song i played so far in high school. i was a freshman and played first clarinet,
3:54 gives me chills. I have 1st french horn part for this piece. Go brass!!
Got lucky to play this twice. once in high school, and the other in college.
Horns at 4:20 ...YES!!
yeah, they really blow at 4:20
in every recording or lotr 1st symphony 1. gandalf, i still think this is the best recording ever because of the sexy horn sound at 4:20 . still gimme chills even today hahaha
Most epic film project of the last decade
We played this my senior year in high school. 3:54 gave me chills all that time ago and still does to this day. One of my most favorite pieces I've ever played. :)
Only ever gave me chills when playing my french horn and all the other brass playing around me! ;-)
Haha! :) I loved my clarinet part!
Meagan It's my favorite part of the symphony, besides the whole “Hobbits" movement.
I've got to tell you, this is a bass trombone player's dream. I absolutely loved performing this.
I will forever remember playing this my senior year in high school. Still gives me chills! Gorgeous!
This piece is so incredible.Played it as a junior in an honor band and ut us still fantastic
my favorite trumpet solo to play. i luckily got to play it in high school. :)
What a great piece of music.
I played this as 1st clarinet with the school band. This is so awesome! I bought the CD years ago, I just can't get enough of this!
London Symphony, I love you.
love this whole suite... played principle trumpet two yrs ago.. amazing
love this song! we played it in band at my school. great video!
OMG, that is so powerful! Almost a decade after I played it in high school and it still captivates my imagination. This is still my most favorite piece I have ever played
Dude you are not lying. Played the 2nd part in high school and college. This music puts the hair on the back of my neck on edge. Exhilaration in sound.
I played this a few years back in an honors band, but my school ensemble is playing it again. I feel like I'll enjoy it much more this time around.
I played this piece in wind ensemble last year, such a beautiful piece! I loved it so much. Then again, I play flute.
Its not often I miss playing my trombone, but when I do I think of this piece and of Hobbits as well. I get teary and remember that magical part of my life when music was more important then breathing.
A loooong time ago, when I was in high school, our band director wanted to arrange the symphony as our Marching Band show for that season. But the composer wouldn't give him permission, and our director wouldn't do it without permission.
Talk about being disappointed!
Playing this in Wind Ensemble!
how is it to play this piece in
a wind ensemble? playing saxophone myself, in a wind band
Anja-Elin Tveterås It was orginally written for wind orchestras.
thanks, I didn't know that
This piece and Hobbits are my favorite songs EVER! They are AMAZING! Fun to play, and fun to listen to!
i love the great great openings in this part!!!! WOW!!!!
I played the third clarinet part to this my senior year at an honor band in alabama and now I'm attending the University of Alabama and we're playing the fifth movement of this symphony Hobbits and I'm playing bass. Such an awesome work
If you're playing 1st trumpet for this music, you shouldn't be complaining. It is a GREAT HONOR to be playing first on such amazing fanfares and whatnot.
i just got this piece today and my high school symphony band is playing the whole 9 minutes of awesomeness! go bass clarinet!
Loved playing this piece back in HS. Haha, love all the trumpet players on here. I was 1st chair when I played this as well.
I remember playing this long ago in 1990 at the FSU Tri-State Honor Band when I was a Junior in High School.......I have been looking for a nice clean copy. This is GREAT!
Tuba player here. This was a dream of mine to perform.
SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE MOVIE MUSIC!!!!
Johan de Meij is the Main Clinician at the honor band im going to. Im so excited
@ecks76 I played this song this year. I also play tromone. The first part is so much fun. (Goosebumps make it so worth it). Since I was in a youth band rather than school, my trombone section was outstanding! (Although the rest of the band didn't play too well. especially the trumpets). A great masterpiece none the less.
Got to play this on Bari Sax with about 150 other musicians in 2001 as part of the Harvard Summer Pops Band. Incredible experience.
Lutheran Summer Music 1998 I was participating in a performance of this work .
I played 1st Clarinet to this in high school. I loved it.
great images!!!!!
I love the fifth movement of this
I adore this piece...^_^
It's definitely written for brass. ^-^
And is so much fun to play!
I just attended this very piece, directed by Johan himself! It was fantastic!
This is Brilliant
aw man i get to conduct this piece:) well the condensed version of the entire symphony (still 12 min long) but im so excited, its my first time conducting a large wind symphony/concert band and i just love this piece so it had to be my first:D
This is amazing! Such a great piece for the brass sections
God.... its so damn powerful i have chills...
Yes!!!
we are gonna play this piece for our school's Wind Symphony!!! I have the 1st trumpet part!!!
we played this piece 2 years ago, and Johan De Meij is coming to do a workshop with us this week!
i'm so excited!
Ahhh, we're playing this piece in our MSU Wind Ensemble. Soooo excited for the horn parts!!!!!!
Awesome.
Johan de Meij is my favorite composer of all time (Koji Kondo is a close second). This stuff is awesome, and I hum it unconciously all of the time.
I can't wait to get to play this for our next band concert at my school. Our brass section is going to have a (no pun intended) blast with this.
Comment #200. I played part of this suite in high school and I shared part V with my high school band mates a few minutes ago.
tiene una percusion mortal........no podeis imaginaros lo dificil que es la caja en esta obra
This is so great.
Love the Euphonium part to this song
Me too. !
just got the music for this today, so excited to play it! :)
My band sightread this at CMEA and got a perfect score.
Great visuals. I have played and conducted this piece, but the visuals at 3:54 are exactly what I imagined for the choral. So majestic.
I've played this piece in a symphony before, We were given the piece on a Tuesday and the concert was that Thursday.
@universick Me too - gives me goosebumps!
i finally found this i was looking for ages, i love it!
we're playing this in our symphonic wind band i'm a flute so i get all those awsome runs in the beginning
c'est difficile
4:12 to 4:30: The horns are just incredible!
if you have ever played this Sinf in an String- or Woodorchester, you know how strong and greatfull it feels in your whole body...
As a horn player I really appreciate the brass choir part. Horn the official instrument of Gandalf. :)
beautiful
@HeirMorgan that's so true. I'm playing the first part trumpet too.
I am playing this in band now, im in a freshmen in HS.
love the trumpet at 1:01
the trills are fun (:
3:50 so awesome...
Hehe, I played it in high school as well!
Third Trumpet I think, was last year or the year before.
2:41-3:47 was an absolute nightmare for me as a clarinet player
+HorseLime Haha I'll never forget having to play that haha. I was clarinet as well
When i had play that same part as a Euphonium :(
Thanks for the insight! I am more familiar with the wind band version than with its reorchestration
3:48 so awesome!
wow those are some powerful French horns o.o
@rudyhamzah
de Meij originally wrote it for Wind Band in the 80s I think. He transcribed it for symphony orchestra around the time the movies were released, and the LSO recorded it. Heaps of people bought it thinking it was the movie soundtrack and de Meij made a fortune :D
Shoutout to all of those who got jumpscared at 2:14 first time they listened to this.
it was a damn honor to play timpani for this piece last year.
ya me to i played bass clarinet and believe me the part of shadowfax was extreme
@holygroove2
yeah, they sound great! I love the horns though!
@TheDG10000 The 1st part is honestly beautiful beyond comparison :)
@Bassguitarist712
fuck yeah it does!!!! truly amazing :D
I think every trumpet meat head (like myself) loves this. How many of you listening right now are trumpet meat heads? Be honest.
this song has a kick ass trombone part
@WhitePhatGuy It's an instrument... like the trumpet, tuba, trombone, etc.
our high school band is doing this whole thing. Ermahgerd
@famupiccolo92 It was Jacksonville State Honor band two or three years ago. Its an honor band in Alabama lol
Pressed play. Then I saw how low the volume was set to. I was like "What is this, I'm turning this shit up!" I regret that now...
I played this yesterday, and it has got to be the most fun thing I've ever played. Although there is a oboe/alto sax melody that is really hard to get in tune...
There are differences to be appreciated in both...You get a lot more "bass" sound in concert band at places like 00:27
The strings also sound nice at places as well.
Either way you look at this it's a crazy awesome piece.