When I was little, my dad would always hum this to me, when I'd be sick with Asthma. He's gone now, but I'm just glad the music remained in my head. :)
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, I’ve loved it since I was a young boy. I’m 64 now & I still get emotional when I hear it because it reminds me of someone I loved very much who I lost to tragic circumstances
As an Irishman born and breed, I fell in love with England in 1995 and been head over heels since, I love this piece. I worked in Christ Church Cathedral ( Anglican) in Dublin, and heard Vaughan Williams, and Holst sung and played regularly , It is music for my weary soul
I am so glad to hear an Irishman who loves England. There are too many of your fellow countrymen who would rather die than relinquish their hatred for something that ended a century ago.
@Brian P So if I ask the people of Armagh and Manchester, they must hate the Irish because of the bombings conducted there and etcetera. Germans should hate Italians, Israelis should hate Germans, the Chinese must hate Mongolians, the Koreans must hate the Japanese, the Ukrainians must hate the Georgians and the Serbs must hate the Austrians. A classic example of an over-zealous git with a chip on each shoulder. Many would and do to tell the people of Ballymurphy and Derry about not murdering, but both areas are full of sectarians who'd gladly don a mask to kill the "wrong type of Irishman".
This was played at my sisters funeral in March this year, it was her favourite. Every time I hear this I cry as I miss my sister so much, it’s as beautiful as she was. Sweet dreams Deta xx
SylentEcho, my Dad and I always listened to this. He's also dead nearly twenty years ago now. I can remember it as it were yesterday. My mother and sister couldn't stand it, but Dad and I loved it. Here's to all Dads ❤️
@@PaulWalker-f4mImagine using 'wokenness' unironically 😂 what a tit. 'Wokeness' is anything any random person feels offended by - usually other people being treated with dignity and respect. You're a clown. Can't wait till people like you have died out and the next generations look back at you losers with distain :) You can only be proud of YOUR own achievements. What is there to be proud of about anything that happened before you existed? It has nothing to do with you. You haven't done anything to be proud of, you're literally a nobody on TH-cam moaning about 'woke' 😂 It's sad that all you have to feel proud of happening being born in country where some other people once achieved something. Wow. Your life must be disappointing.
I've just been down to the hellhole that is London and driven back through the Derbyshire Dales, early evening in late summer. Sun low in the sky, bathing the green countryside in golden light. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. This music is for those who are English and are proud to call this green and pleasant land their home.
Das ist für mich das schönste musikalische Stück.danke ich höre es ab und zu um zu entspannen oder mich auf den Tag vorzubereiten. Schöne Grüße aus Deutschland und möge immer Frieden zwischen unseren beiden Ländern, trotz unterschiedlicher Meinung herrschen. 22.05.24, 4.23h
For me this is the essence of the English countryside very early on a summer's morning when everything is still and the birds sing and the green reeds stand high by the river moving slowly underneath the leaf heavy willow branches.........
My darling sister passed away February this year and she had requested this to be played at her funeral, so please forgive me for listening to this beautiful music with eyes filled with tears.
Dave Crowder ...bulshit...now Europe is destroyed by islamic colonisation. We did not destroy anything...we found no country, only tribues fighting, slavery, polygamy, pest, and malaria And, for sure, no Music...
This is my favorite piece of orchestral music. I'm 15 and I enjoy this music. It puts me to tears sometimes because it is so beautiful. It sparks my imagination. Ralph Vaughn Williams is a pure genius
Kyra Barney why does your age have to mentioned? Do you think you earn points mentioning your age and that you have an interest in certain genre of music! Or is that you want to let everyone know how "different" and "unique"you are from all your friends?
Kyra Barney - " my favorite piece of orchestral music" Good for you, Honey - you have EXQUISITE taste !!! If you're really into RVW - and haven't seen it yet - then I humbly suggest you beg, borrow, or steal a copy of Tony Palmer's excellent film about him: _O Thou Transcendent_ : www.amazon.com/Thou-Transcendent-Ralph-Vaughan-Williams/dp/B00118DQX8/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1508074571&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=o+thou+transecendent Vaya con Dios !
This is a timeless tune of England. It speaks to a country whose culture and customs have encompassed the world and have brought so much to the whole of mankind. We should never forget the generations who have built this wonderful country that once made it a beacon. Truly a Land of Hope and Glory...
my heritage is Indian , but i was born in England, and no matter where i am in the world this piece always reminds me of the land i was born in ........... England and the land that i love....England
Your heritage is England too. Many people born in England died and were buried in far off lands. No less English for it. India and Britain have lived through much together and learned much from each other. It rubs off you know. "If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam; A body of England’s, breathing English air, Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home." 1914 The Soldier Rupert Brooke (God Save the Queen!).
My mom had a jewelry box which played that song when it opened. I've always wondered what it was. I cannot explain how it feels to hear this again or how weird it is to discover that this song is actually ''real''. Shame on me and my poor classic music education, I am so glad I've found this
Our sojourn on this earth is so short but just look at some of magnificent things we behold, please never forget just how blessed we are to be here now because this moment will never pass our way again.
I've been listening to this exact performance since I was 12 that is now 55 years. I never get tired of it. I used this to 'work-out' to this as a gymnast. (many years ago). Along with the Grand Canyon Suite.
@@chrisdiverd8015 He's referring to when nations and ethnicities still had distinct identities and weren't the bland sameness that global capital has turned it into. You're statement is correct in principle but it's missing the point he is making.
This version brings back memories when I was a kid and listened to the classical station on NPR I believe or it was an AM radio station. That particular night it was around Christmas time and they played several versions of Greensleeves. I remember being so captivated and moved by it that I recorded on a cassette tape (that has long been lost) and would play it when I needed to relax before bed. For years I couldn't remember the version that specifically had moved me so much and it was this version. Thanks so much for posting it and bring back a part of my childhood that I cherished.
Believe it or not this piece of music was known before Columbus discovered America . First record we have of it is from 1490 . Some think it was written by Henry the VIII , but he did not, although he did write music .
There was nothing blissful about those days for almost all people living back then. People just like to look back with rose tinted glasses at something that never really existed because we like to think things were so much better then. They weren't. It's not reality. Everyone who knows anything about real history knows that. It's a fantasy you're feeling nostalgic for.
+Metaworlds and I am sorry. What both Britain and Germany did to each other was horrendous. There isn't any justification in my eyes. But, from the ashes, Germany has become a great nation.
+Jez Creed Germany was a great nation, a land full of culture and all the Pomp most of the Northern European countries had, now it's a sess pit of all sorts because their government is ashamed to be German of all things.
Jamie Pritchard well if certain people had not fucked me up then i wouldnt react this way. my life has been a struggle. and who are you to pass judgement. before you judge a person walk in his shoes and then tell me if you would have made it in the end. you dont know what i have been through. and i bet i have been through more shit than you care to imagine. and for the record am still standing. so kiss my arse
To me this sums up the perfect early summer's morning in the leafy deserted lanes - perfect peace and stillness while the world slumbers and the promise of a new day. I could never tire of listening to this.
What a pity the photographs were not relevant to the music. All the beautiful countryside we have in our country and you have to show scenes of London and the River Thames. I half expected to see Wembley Stadium shown.
My job takes me all over the world and usually into very austere places. Whenever I need to remind myself of home, all I need is a picture of my wife and music by RVW. Fantastic photos accompanying this piece, thank you for sharing.
Love listening to Elgar's Nimrod on the last bit of the flight home from USA or Africa, as we bank into the morning sun on finals into Heathrow or BHX. very parochial.
I know the feeling. Left when I was 5 (the North), been back twice, briefly. I'm now 43, still have a longing for the place but I fear England and Britain overall have moved on.
We had this played on a large record-player for assembly at Kindergarten, as we slowly and solemnly entered the hall, in England in the 1980s. It imbedded us in our cultural roots.
@@abbyalphonse499 Maybe because you never went to a private fee-paying school ? We use that term derived from the German . However , in state schools , infant school was and perhaps still is used today .
It is not natural to say that we are living on a daily basis . Life and death may reverse in tomorrow . We are such an unstable situation . This great music will alleviate such anxiety .
The second folk song (starts at 1.40) rarely gets a mention. It is called 'Lovely Joan' and was sung to Vaughan Williams in a Norfolk pub by a labourer named Christopher Jay in 1908.
My father-in-law and husband are descendants of the Josiah Wedgwood family. I'm excited to learn Ralph Vaughan Williams on his mother's side is also related to Wedgwood. Vaughan's mother, Margaret Susan was the great-granddaughter of Josiah Wedgwood. Have always loved his music.
It’s 2am in the morning, and I’m crying while listening to this on repeat, wishing I could go back to England. I went there with my family as a child and it instantly became my favorite country in the world. England has so much style and beauty, and such a rich history and culture you could never stop learning about. I’m stuck in the US,scared that Trump might become the president again. There is so much ignorance and hatred here.
If I ever wanted or tried to explain what it means to be English to someone who is not I would play this part of the sublime. for all the beauty of words, either spoken or written, this wordless work speaks forevermore.
Beautiful piece. Makes me imagine the physical body leaving and just "Being" the flow of Energy moving across the Earth in Harmony with this melody. Sorry guys, I just have a wild imagination.
Nothing wrong with that, I have tears in my eyes listening to this, so beautiful , it takes you away from all the crud and rubbish being spouted at the moment, let your imagination take you where ever you please 🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰
"I just have a wild imagination." Actually, I'd describe it - in this particular context - as a rather vivid insightfulness !! Nothing 'wild' about it at all.
Thank you so much for the upload. My words cannot begin to describe the emotion I feel about RVW's music, especially this piece. Genius, ethereal, Divine, heart-wrenching. Grace, blessings, and peace to all.
I first heard this piece as a child but did not know the name. It always gives me a profound sadness, hope, joy , and I enjoy being alone when I hear it. It brings me back to that wonderful world when I first heard this beautiful music.
Many thanks to whom ever put together this fantastic, photographic tour de force which blends so beautifully with Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves. For me, a moment of sublime joy unfolded at 6.15 minutes which showed my old Cambridge College, Front Court (Emmanuel College, Cambridge). Dr. Nigel H Williams
I love classical music! I love this piece, and despite Mozart being my all time favourite (like so many people, no doubt!) I really growing into Vaughan-Williams, I love Greensleeves, just recently I have re-discovered Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis and The Lark Ascending, I don't know why but Ralph Vaughan-Williams makes me proud to be British ... :)
Could not agree more. With classic FM being a household favourite Mr Williams has dominated the hall of fame for the past couple of years. An unsung genius..
I believe RVW loved the English landscape. If you've spent a summer's day walking down public footpaths across its green and soulfull verdure you know RVW has somehow managed to bottle that experience in his music. That's why he's so loved, because he writes love songs to that beautiful place we love too.
Who would want to live indoors in that country? Body and mind built England, the mind conceived and the body built to leave for future generations the beauty of idea with the talent of the craftsmen of the highest level.
This video and music should be used regularly in the VOTE OUT Referendum. Have we all forgotten how beautiful England is - our Green and Pleasant land.
I'm genuinely curious to know in what way you think England will become more beautiful by leaving the EU. As far as I can see the only thing making the country less beautiful is urbanisation, which surprisingly is not related to Europe.
England remains a fantastic place to live. Just don't sell it to the highest bidder. We have a heritage worthy of recall and many a story of Old England.
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When I was little, my dad would always hum this to me, when I'd be sick with Asthma. He's gone now, but I'm just glad the music remained in my head. :)
What a nice story.
I love this music
Cette musique touche mon ame
Sounds like you had a wonderful Dad😍you are so lucky. Sorry he's gone but the sweet memories.🕊🙏
What a lovely dad 💙 xxx
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, I’ve loved it since I was a young boy. I’m 64 now & I still get emotional when I hear it because it reminds me of someone I loved very much who I lost to tragic circumstances
The country in which I was Happy and it remains always in my mind and heart. From Spain!
You will always be welcomed back.
As an Irishman born and breed, I fell in love with England in 1995 and been head over heels since, I love this piece. I worked in Christ Church Cathedral ( Anglican) in Dublin, and heard Vaughan Williams, and Holst sung and played regularly , It is music for my weary soul
Please pray for me, I don't know how to do it.
I am so glad to hear an Irishman who loves England. There are too many of your fellow countrymen who would rather die than relinquish their hatred for something that ended a century ago.
Irish eyes are smiling........started not so long ago.
@Brian P So if I ask the people of Armagh and Manchester, they must hate the Irish because of the bombings conducted there and etcetera. Germans should hate Italians, Israelis should hate Germans, the Chinese must hate Mongolians, the Koreans must hate the Japanese, the Ukrainians must hate the Georgians and the Serbs must hate the Austrians. A classic example of an over-zealous git with a chip on each shoulder. Many would and do to tell the people of Ballymurphy and Derry about not murdering, but both areas are full of sectarians who'd gladly don a mask to kill the "wrong type of Irishman".
@@CosmicClaire99 my Irish grandfather loved England. He was an Anglophile. He's buried in London
This was played at my sisters funeral in March this year, it was her favourite. Every time I hear this I cry as I miss my sister so much, it’s as beautiful as she was. Sweet dreams Deta xx
is using those "xx" at the end a british thing?
@@lordspongebobofhousesquare1616 yeh. x represents a kiss
@@lordspongebobofhousesquare1616 Well I've ALWAYS used them , for the right person and situation. A demonstration of affection and best wishes.
Sorry for your loss. May your sister rest in peace 😹
@@MrDaiseymay is there a "rank" system? Like putting more x for closer friends/family compared to acquaintances
SylentEcho, my Dad and I always listened to this. He's also dead nearly twenty years ago now. I can remember it as it were yesterday. My mother and sister couldn't stand it, but Dad and I loved it. Here's to all Dads ❤️
Beautiful Amy me and mi Daughters this was our tune when they were small may ur Dad RIP ,,i kno loss my Mum died at Xmas keep strong xMartin
Beautiful pictures and music. Makes you proud to be English.
Keep the pride old boy, and pass it on to the next generation, before they are lost to 4x2 wokeness.
@@PaulWalker-f4m i'll bet a tenner that you have strong opinions regarding immigration
@@PaulWalker-f4mImagine using 'wokenness' unironically 😂 what a tit.
'Wokeness' is anything any random person feels offended by - usually other people being treated with dignity and respect. You're a clown. Can't wait till people like you have died out and the next generations look back at you losers with distain :) You can only be proud of YOUR own achievements. What is there to be proud of about anything that happened before you existed? It has nothing to do with you. You haven't done anything to be proud of, you're literally a nobody on TH-cam moaning about 'woke' 😂 It's sad that all you have to feel proud of happening being born in country where some other people once achieved something. Wow. Your life must be disappointing.
@@faithpearlgenied-a5517*disdain
I've just been down to the hellhole that is London and driven back through the Derbyshire Dales, early evening in late summer. Sun low in the sky, bathing the green countryside in golden light. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. This music is for those who are English and are proud to call this green and pleasant land their home.
Das ist für mich das schönste musikalische Stück.danke ich höre es ab und zu um zu entspannen oder mich auf den Tag vorzubereiten. Schöne Grüße aus Deutschland und möge immer Frieden zwischen unseren beiden Ländern, trotz unterschiedlicher Meinung herrschen. 22.05.24, 4.23h
Germany is also a very beautiful and cultured nation. May our countries always be at peace.
From Wales , UK
For me this is the essence of the English countryside very early on a summer's morning when everything is still and the birds sing and the green reeds stand high by the river moving slowly underneath the leaf heavy willow branches.........
Beautiful description of this music
Indeed very elegantly put.
It so is, you are so right. Beautiful
You have the heart and soul of a poet. Bless you. D
My darling sister passed away February this year and she had requested this to be played at her funeral, so please forgive me for listening to this beautiful music with eyes filled with tears.
Diane Crane it's okay, we can't see you.
@Joethe Lion what a strange and disrespectful comment
@@vanellaicecream9821What's the problem with you?
@@盧嘉浠 I didn't realise what I said was problematic, would you inform me as to the issue with what I said please.
This gotta be one of the most dreamful, nostalgic and beautiful pieces of music exist🧚🧝♀️🌲🍄✨
Beautiful music like this is so emotional
Yes, I unexpectedly welled up at its sheer beauty & tranquility
This was played as my Mother was carried into her funeral on St David's Day 2012. It was bright sunny day and the music was just perfect for the mood.
Makes me proud to call myself an Englishman. Such music belongs in a world absent from our own. We almost don't deserve it.
I agree, this song needs to be known by every human on this planet, it should be Medieval England National Anthem
In spite of all the countries you destroyed with your warring and colonisation, eh?
Just Beautiful...listen..
Dave Crowder ...bulshit...now Europe is destroyed by islamic colonisation. We did not destroy anything...we found no country, only tribues fighting, slavery, polygamy, pest, and malaria
And, for sure, no Music...
My dad was from Scotland, he loved England. Heavenly music is say.
This stunning piece came on the radio while driving through the beautiful Devonshire spring countryside - so fitting
A beautiful, thoughtful listen and watch on my late husband's 81st Birthday. The start of a contemplative and memory filled day. Lovely.
This is my favorite piece of orchestral music. I'm 15 and I enjoy this music. It puts me to tears sometimes because it is so beautiful. It sparks my imagination. Ralph Vaughn Williams is a pure genius
Kyra Barney why does your age have to mentioned? Do you think you earn points mentioning your age and that you have an interest in certain genre of music! Or is that you want to let everyone know how "different" and "unique"you are from all your friends?
im 14 and i like it too
I love it. It reminds me of my student years in England.
@Shrek Dank Don't be such a pillock.
Kyra Barney -
" my favorite piece of orchestral music"
Good for you, Honey - you have EXQUISITE taste !!!
If you're really into RVW - and haven't seen it yet - then I humbly suggest you beg, borrow, or steal a copy of Tony Palmer's excellent film about him: _O Thou Transcendent_ :
www.amazon.com/Thou-Transcendent-Ralph-Vaughan-Williams/dp/B00118DQX8/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1508074571&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=o+thou+transecendent
Vaya con Dios !
This is a timeless tune of England. It speaks to a country whose culture and customs have encompassed the world and have brought so much to the whole of mankind. We should never forget the generations who have built this wonderful country that once made it a beacon. Truly a Land of Hope and Glory...
Spot on Alexander. 💋
Warm thanks and greetings from Sweden!
England is more than just London, the white cliffs, the countryside, small villages that really make it England
my heritage is Indian , but i was born in England, and no matter where i am in the world this piece always reminds me of the land i was born in ........... England
and the land that i love....England
Good man !!
Then you're Anglo indian, right?
@@banglaball54 what was the point of that question? None
Your heritage is England too.
Many people born in England died and were buried in far off lands. No less English for it.
India and Britain have lived through much together and learned much from each other. It rubs off you know.
"If I should die, think only this of me:
That there’s some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England’s, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home."
1914 The Soldier
Rupert Brooke
(God Save the Queen!).
@@AndyJarman how do you argue with that .... and to be honest even if could i wouldn't want to ... thank you andy
This is beautiful!!! Those of us who can't travel to other countries, these videos are like a window to the world!!!
Beautiful!!
My mom had a jewelry box which played that song when it opened. I've always wondered what it was. I cannot explain how it feels to hear this again or how weird it is to discover that this song is actually ''real''. Shame on me and my poor classic music education, I am so glad I've found this
The beginning of this always makes me cry, it was played at my grandma's funeral. Beautiful music.
Our sojourn on this earth is so short but just look at some of magnificent things we behold, please never forget just how blessed we are to be here now because this moment will never pass our way again.
The gift of Ralph Vaughn Williams is truly a blessing.
Am crying, how long have i looked for you greensleeve
Surely there is no better version of Greensleeves than this one.
There indeed isn't.
I agree
I've been listening to this exact performance since I was 12 that is now 55 years. I never get tired of it. I used this to 'work-out' to this as a gymnast. (many years ago). Along with the Grand Canyon Suite.
This is when England was England. ❤
It still is. Countries change all the time, they aren’t frozen in time.
@@chrisdiverd8015 He's referring to when nations and ethnicities still had distinct identities and weren't the bland sameness that global capital has turned it into. You're statement is correct in principle but it's missing the point he is making.
@@anonanon7497 when i went to england i didnt find it bland, or the same as my home country
go and listen to Songs of a Mad King, i think that is especially English
Yeah, but since 1706 it has been taken over by the British and they have destroyed it
This version brings back memories when I was a kid and listened to the classical station on NPR I believe or it was an AM radio station. That particular night it was around Christmas time and they played several versions of Greensleeves. I remember being so captivated and moved by it that I recorded on a cassette tape (that has long been lost) and would play it when I needed to relax before bed. For years I couldn't remember the version that specifically had moved me so much and it was this version. Thanks so much for posting it and bring back a part of my childhood that I cherished.
Hi you should check out " Elizabethan Serenade"
Kenneth Sayers I will do that right now
Believe it or not this piece of music was known before Columbus discovered America . First record we have of it is from 1490 . Some think it was written by Henry the VIII , but he did not, although he did write music .
@@welshpete12 very interesting, Just out of curiosity, what label was the 1490 version recorded on ?
A piece of Old England . . . . Bliss . . . . ❤
There was nothing blissful about those days for almost all people living back then. People just like to look back with rose tinted glasses at something that never really existed because we like to think things were so much better then. They weren't. It's not reality. Everyone who knows anything about real history knows that. It's a fantasy you're feeling nostalgic for.
Good old Britain. The music and visuals are quite stirring, it makes me proud to be a Brit.
+Jez Creed Well you kept most of your beauty after the war. Me, as a german, am jealous some times :-)
+Metaworlds and I am sorry. What both Britain and Germany did to each other was horrendous. There isn't any justification in my eyes. But, from the ashes, Germany has become a great nation.
+Jez Creed Germany was a great nation, a land full of culture and all the Pomp most of the Northern European countries had, now it's a sess pit of all sorts because their government is ashamed to be German of all things.
+Somnu Bonel You are an idiot. Grow up!
Jamie Pritchard well if certain people had not fucked me up then i wouldnt react this way. my life has been a struggle. and who are you to pass judgement. before you judge a person walk in his shoes and then tell me if you would have made it in the end. you dont know what i have been through. and i bet i have been through more shit than you care to imagine. and for the record am still standing. so kiss my arse
To me this sums up the perfect early summer's morning in the leafy deserted lanes - perfect peace and stillness while the world slumbers and the promise of a new day. I could never tire of listening to this.
"Alas my love, you do me wrong, to cast me off, discourteously.." touching, and beautiful. Thank you.
Absolutely correct. You know that version too?
Brilliant and Beautiful!!!!
OMG, such breathtaking scenery! England is such a beautiful country. I hope to make it there one of these days. I love Ralph Vaughn Williams!
I hope you do get to visit and I hope you love it! :)
I LOVE ENGLAND
You'd better do it quickly before Boris Johnson sends us back to the age of mud-huts and catching food with spears
What a pity the photographs were not relevant to the music. All the beautiful countryside we have in our country and you have to show scenes of London and the River Thames. I half expected to see Wembley Stadium shown.
William Richardson lmao imagine believing this shit
Its a beautiful music. greetings from Hungary
As an American I can't help but to think of Robin Hood , Camelot, and there finest hour when I hear this , good on you
My job takes me all over the world and usually into very austere places. Whenever I need to remind myself of home, all I need is a picture of my wife and music by RVW. Fantastic photos accompanying this piece, thank you for sharing.
Paul Desborough It rally feels home.
Love listening to Elgar's Nimrod on the last bit of the flight home from USA or Africa, as we bank into the morning sun on finals into Heathrow or BHX. very parochial.
Left my England when I was 8, been back once, still aLancashire lass, this music stirs all the beautiful memories of my home land.
Karen
I know the feeling. Left when I was 5 (the North), been back twice, briefly. I'm now 43, still have a longing for the place but I fear England and Britain overall have moved on.
Materpiece! Just the way it should sound. Thank you for this amazing production.
I’ve always loved this version by Vaughan Williams , it chokes me up every time I hear it, I want this played at my funeral whenever that is..
Sublime....my favourite all time classical tune & version; England's green & pleasant land
Johnny Nuttall
I like reading the comments and finding out who’s not from America by the way they spell “favorite“ or “color”
@@Cereal008 Eh, Vive La Difference!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇬🇧🇬🇧🇫🇷🇫🇷✝️⚜️
Thank you, Tony, for this hauntingly beautiful melody and the stunning photos which portray well the England this tune was birthed in.
one of the most beautiful things i have ever listened to
My mum's favorite music. RIP mum. We love you.*
WONDERFUL VIDEO!
WONDERFUL MUSIC!
WONDERFUL PEACE!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Played at my mum's funeral.Rest in peace mum.never ever forgotten
You described England beautifully Tony M Thank you.
We had this played on a large record-player for assembly at Kindergarten, as we slowly and solemnly entered the hall, in England in the 1980s. It imbedded us in our cultural roots.
Eh? Kindergarten isn't a thing in the UK, never heard that term used in England.
That's wonderful. We must celebrate Western culture again!
@@abbyalphonse499 Maybe because you never went to a private fee-paying school ? We use that term derived from the German . However , in state schools , infant school was and perhaps still is used today .
What a beautiful memory from childhood, thanks for sharing it. There is something very sublime and enthralling in this ageless melody.
@@abbyalphonse499doesn't matter what its called , you know what he meant.
In Hong Kong public examination, this music is played during the preparation time of listening exams ...
Fight for DSE
加油
Exams kill art.
Better than Ying Tong Tiddle I Po.
GOOD PROPAGANDA--but not for the Chinese examiner's.
It is not natural to say that
we are living on a daily basis .
Life and death may reverse in
tomorrow .
We are such an unstable situation .
This great music will alleviate
such anxiety .
Beautiful in every way, thank you.
Leslie Seabaugh 👌🏻❤️
This song fills me with so much longing! Ralph Vaughn Williams is my most favorite hymn writer. He was truly inspired by the Divine.
This is amazing! I think this is the most beautiful song ever!
Je suis tombé sur cette liste par hasard. J'aurai pu créer la même. Au morceau près. Merci cette liste est très plaisante. Enjoy et bonne journée !!!!
Makes me proud to be an American of English descent!
Greensleeves reminds me of the English countryside nature with wheat fields, villages, forests, green hills, horses, sheep, and cows
The second folk song (starts at 1.40) rarely gets a mention. It is called 'Lovely Joan' and was sung to Vaughan Williams in a Norfolk pub by a labourer named Christopher Jay in 1908.
Thanks for the important bit of information
I recognised the tune from a Blackmore's Night song but never knew what the original was called - thank you!
Just goes to show, pubs are an integral part of our culture
The lyrics are worth looking up...unusual story!
My father-in-law and husband are descendants of the Josiah Wedgwood family. I'm excited to learn Ralph Vaughan Williams on his mother's side is
also related to Wedgwood. Vaughan's mother, Margaret Susan was the great-granddaughter of Josiah Wedgwood. Have always loved his music.
This has to be one of my favourite versions!
It definitely is my favorite version!
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Beautiful music, celestial. I have it up loud, the wind outside, pushing the clouds away, to reveal the sun -- it makes me cry tears of joy.
What an ideal setting for listening to such a heavenly piece!!🙂✝️⚜️
Beautiful music and lovely pictures as well. Thankyou for sharing xx
Sends shivers down your spine a most touching piece of music
It’s 2am in the morning, and I’m crying while listening to this on repeat, wishing I could go back to England. I went there with my family as a child and it instantly became my favorite country in the world. England has so much style and beauty, and such a rich history and culture you could never stop learning about.
I’m stuck in the US,scared that Trump might become the president again. There is so much ignorance and hatred here.
This music is ethereal and wonderful. I understand your fear but there is much ignorance here as well. You are always welcome.
If I ever wanted or tried to explain what it means to be English to someone who is not I would play this part of the sublime. for all the beauty of words, either spoken or written, this wordless work speaks forevermore.
Beautiful piece. Makes me imagine the physical body leaving and just "Being" the flow of Energy moving across the Earth in Harmony with this melody. Sorry guys, I just have a wild imagination.
Wow
not that wild tbf
@@DaveDexterMusic yeah as I look back on it. It's nothing special haha
Nothing wrong with that, I have tears in my eyes listening to this, so beautiful , it takes you away from all the crud and rubbish being spouted at the moment, let your imagination take you where ever you please 🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰
"I just have a wild imagination."
Actually, I'd describe it - in this particular context - as a rather vivid insightfulness !! Nothing 'wild' about it at all.
A perfect video to watch in this dreary covid period. Congratulations to all involved.
One of the Best music I ever heard!!! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for the upload. My words cannot begin to describe the emotion I feel about RVW's music, especially this piece. Genius, ethereal, Divine, heart-wrenching. Grace, blessings, and peace to all.
So beautiful and so invoking of England.
my twin sister and i sang this beautiful song in the mid 1950s with our all girls school choir ,,,,40 unison voices ,,,,gave it great credit....xx
And I am certain that it was very beautiful!!
Much love to you and your country from across the Pond!!
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So fab thank you for sharing…
I first heard this piece as a child but did not know the name. It always gives me a profound sadness, hope, joy , and I enjoy being alone when I hear it. It brings me back to that wonderful world when I first heard this beautiful music.
Many thanks to whom ever put together this fantastic, photographic tour de force which blends so beautifully with Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves. For me, a moment of sublime joy unfolded at 6.15 minutes which showed my old Cambridge College, Front Court (Emmanuel College, Cambridge).
Dr. Nigel H Williams
A timeless piece that just brings a lump to my throat as I think of the splendour of my country
Beautiful music, very peaceful. I don't understand all the negative comments. Just enjoy the music!!
this reminds me just how great england is!!! im so glad i live here!!
So beautiful. Reminds me medioeval times.
A wonderful & beautiful piece of music.
A quien no se le salten las lagrimas escuchando esta preciosa balada es que tiene el corazon mas duro y que el acero juntos.
What an egregious and idiotic thing to say! Are you aware of the concepts of gaslighting, or subjectivity?
One of the most wonderful pieces I ever heard.
I love classical music! I love this piece, and despite Mozart being my all time favourite (like so many people, no doubt!) I really growing into Vaughan-Williams, I love Greensleeves, just recently I have re-discovered Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis and The Lark Ascending, I don't know why but Ralph Vaughan-Williams makes me proud to be British ... :)
Could not agree more. With classic FM being a household favourite Mr Williams has dominated the hall of fame for the past couple of years. An unsung genius..
@@macco4526 I really don't get this. Unsung? He's revered and his music is both extremely well-known and regularly performed.
I believe RVW loved the English landscape.
If you've spent a summer's day walking down public footpaths across its green and soulfull verdure you know RVW has somehow managed to bottle that experience in his music.
That's why he's so loved, because he writes love songs to that beautiful place we love too.
Did you know he turned down a knighthood? Proper Englishman, interested in the common folk rather than the gentry. Brilliant!
Refreshing! Like sitting in front of a sparkling fountain. Thank you.
it doesn't matter where you are in this world/time/state of mind.....there is always an England!!
Enchanting music and pictures of a celestial country that may live on if it gets its act together in the next few months
Such beautiful music!!!!
Who would want to live indoors in that country? Body and mind built England, the mind conceived and the body built to leave for future generations the beauty of idea with the talent of the craftsmen of the highest level.
Powerful, beautiful, magnificent.
Very beautiful. As the name suggests, it sounds inspired by old English folk song. Be proud!
This video and music should be used regularly in the VOTE OUT Referendum. Have we all forgotten how beautiful England is - our Green and Pleasant land.
Agreed
I'm genuinely curious to know in what way you think England will become more beautiful by leaving the EU. As far as I can see the only thing making the country less beautiful is urbanisation, which surprisingly is not related to Europe.
Gorgeous in every respect: the music, the composer, the images! Thank you!
England remains a fantastic place to live. Just don't sell it to the highest bidder. We have a heritage worthy of recall and many a story of Old England.
Cadbury's, Heinz, Terry's, KitKat, Thorntons, HP, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Mini and many more have all been sold to the highest bidder.
Absolutely beautiful. It almost makes me wish I was English.
We played this for our concert and it sounded magnificent
it reaches a deep spiritual part of myself and I thank Ralph Vaughan Williams for this. it's beautiful praise Yahweh
Beautiful montage set to wonderfully appropriate music, bless your heart.
I would listen to this as a small child watching the twinkle lights on the Christmas tree tripping not even knowing drugs were a thing. Good times!