The amazing thing about talking to people is that often, you find out a whole lot more than you knew about before you met them. It’s easy to forget, but often proves itself to be right.
Land of Hope and Glory, as we all now know was written by Elgar.
Amazing to hear from Andrew Neill (Elgar Society) that Elgar only really came to wide public attention relatively recently. In the 60s, it was pretty hard to find his recordings on vinyl … I now know.
Well through the miracle of enlightenment that digital access gives to media … we can now present to you the rabble rousing, Land of Hope and Glory. … oh and it’s conducted by His Edward-ness …