Edward Elgar - Nimrod

Majestic classical music set to cosmic video.
Elgar dedicated this piece to his friend Augustus Jaeger, who encouraged him to continue when about to give up composing after a fit of depression...
If u like this, u may also like Karl Jenkins - Benedictus:
Craig Armstrong - Escape:

Great music, subpar video footage, but was all I had in 2009 (and my first attempt at editing).
See the other 2 videos linked above for somewhat better results :)

A big THANKYOU to all viewers and your comments...
All credit belongs to composer Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934).
Also credit to conductor Sir Adrian Boult (1889 - 1983) who championed Elgars often neglected music and produced the classic version heard here.

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[irishman.]

I worked for a while in an old folks home a few years ago.. There was a Man there, Tommy, who had suffered incredibly in his life but was one of the most pleasant, cheerful people I had ever met. He never had visitors so I used to chat to him and spend time with him, he talked about his family and shared his memories. ..

One day Tommy told me about his favourite piece of Music of all time. A piece he hadn't heard in years, Nimrod by Elgar..
had never heard of it but found it on YouTube easily and played it for him on my phone..
I will never forget that lovely old man, wheelchair bound, with tears running down his face as he listened to this beautiful piece of music, utterly enraptured..

It was such a moment..I'll always associate it him. God rest his soul.
Music has a power beyond words.
Take care everyone, life is hard but beautiful.
Find things that give you joy and happiness..

[jacquelinemorris]

Will be playing this beautiful piece of music on Monday (18/12/23) at my husband's funeral - he was only 52....Rest in peace, no more suffering...
Paul Anthony Morris (1971 - 2023) 🙏 💔

[johnwatson]

My prem daughter at 1 hour old. This is for her. Gone but never forgottern . 19/9/91. Martha always in my heart

[alicesmith]

For our darling 97 year old Mum. Played at her funeral . She absolutely loved this .

[martha]

This has got to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed

[caroline]

Played this at my lovely son's funeral last November, he died when he was only 25 years old, miss him terribly every day

[joshuatrees]

This is what being British feels like. No disrespect intended to anyone else, anywhere else, whatsoever please. But those majestic orchestral swells, the gentle crescendos and the timpani rolls, all put together so cleverly, just construct what it's all about for me. I'm British, unashamedly so and forever. It's just my place in the world.

[philipthomas]

On this day, 100 years from the start WWI, I would like to dedicate this to my Grandfather who fought between 1914 - 1918 and, thankfully, survived. I would also like to dedicate this to all the wonderful young men who fought and never returned to our shores - God bless them and keep them.  

[flashadowandsilvine]

We played this at my granddad's funeral today. We didn't see each other a lot, with the majority of our extended family living far apart, and his wife passing away 4 years prior.
I couldn't hold my tears back when they carried in his casket still. Despite that, it was the most beautiful and emotionally healing ceremony.
He was playful, humorous, he could light up anyone's mood, even on their worst days. He had no hurtful words to say towards others, even when he was suffering, he was a ray of sunshine when his own light was fading.
We all shared what he brought to our lives, we laughed, cried, reminisced, and we all left feeling hopeful for our futures, lifting our heads instead of hanging them down by the end.
The impact he had on all of us was immense, we'll always remember him in our hearts.
To grandma, I hope through the oasis, you can be reunited with him again and watch the horizon in his embrace. It's a new dawn, we miss you both so much.
| An ode to a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, friend, and man, who lives on through us all.

[observer]

One day, I will manage to listen to this without crying. One day.
But not today.

[McKamikazeHighlander]

It's one of the most famous pieces of music ever, but few know why Elgar named it ''Nimrod'' in his aptly named 'Enigma' Variations.

At one time in his career, Elgar became increasingly depressed to the point that he was ready to quit and write no more music. Then one day, his close friend - a music editor named Augustus J. Jaeger - paid him a visit. He encouraged him to keep going, to push on through the pain and the doubts and keep on composing. He then mentioned Ludwig van Beethoven, saying he too had a lot of worries, yet wrote more and more beautiful music until the end: "And that is what you must do", Jaeger said. He then sang the theme of the second movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 Pathétique.
Elgar took Jaegae's advice. He kept going, until he wrote what we now know as his 'Enigma Variations', 14 pieces of music each inspired by his friends, yet with the true meanings hidden away. Of the 14, 'Nimrod' was named after Jaeger - 'Jaeger' in German meaning 'Hunter' and, in the Bible, Nimrod (the builder of the great Tower of Babel) was referred to as ''a mighty hunter before the Lord''. As a final nod to Jaeger's advice, Elgar used elements of Beethoven's theme in the opening bars of the piece.
'Nimrod' is not merely a beautiful piece of music but a testament to the triumph over mental health issues. We each deal with it differently - some of us never manage to deal with it at all - but it is those we love most who help us through the hardest periods in our lives. I can't help but get emotional whenever I hear this, knowing that Elgar wrote this as a thank you to his dear friend. Not only did it help him, it enshrined him as one of the greatest and most influential composers this country has ever had.
Remember that the next time you feel low

[AndySurtees]

This could be a good time to acknowledge my debt to both of my Great-Grandfathers - one German, who nearly died at Stalingrad, one English, who nearly died on the beaches of Normandy. Both married an "enemy", and seventy years later, against all odds, here I am.
If I can ever live up to the legacy of either of them, I'd be an extraordinary person indeed.

[aliscat]

So beautiful. It's a shame the classical composers didn't get to see how their works are timeless & universally loved & appreciated.

[paulsturgess]

I don't care who you are if this piece of music doesn't move you then your not a real human, we have never and will never forget the sacrifices made for our today 💙

[princessaustin]

My Dad requested this at his funeral, 4 months later it’s the first time I can listen to it, beautiful x miss you Dad

[JedAnimationStudios]

Played this at an old friends funeral yesterday,   he served in the RAF during the 1950's as a Parachute instructor, Rest In Peace Francis Kenneth (Ken) Millward, u will be missed :'(

[kevgreenhalgh]

Take a moment from all the hate and sit and listen and rejoice in majestic splendor that is Elgar and his Nimrod

[DeBrockGallery]

I'm 18 years old and I have my whole life laying in front of me but I know one thing for sure: They'll play this at my funeral. 

[WilliHeckerslike]

If this isn’t played at my funeral I won’t be going

[jeanferret]

Possibly the most moving piece of music ever written.