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Thread #124141   Message #2740763
Posted By: GUEST,Edthefolkie
07-Oct-09 - 06:04 PM
Thread Name: Jerusalem - why sung by the Women's Institute?
Subject: RE: Jerusalem - why sung by the Women's Institute?
Here's the original in the Preface to "Milton"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Milton_preface.jpg

The music to Jerusalem which we get at the Last Night of the Proms is Parry all right, but in Elgar's arrangement. What a shame we no longer have John Barbirolli to conduct and Kathleen Ferrier to help with the singing.

Paul Robeson recorded a cracking version - I suspect at Abbey Road. Managed to get it played at my mum's funeral.