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The Crown of India, Op. 66 : Elgar: The Crown of India, Op. 66: March of the Mogul Emperors
About This Song
About "The Crown of India, Op. 66 : Elgar: The Crown of India, Op. 66: March of the Mogul Emperors" by BBC Symphony Orchestra
Elgar's imperial pageant summons the Mogul emperors in a blaze of exotic brass and percussive thunder. The march struts with theatrical grandeur, its orientalism dated yet undeniably vivid—a crown of sound that gleams with pomp while hinting at the empire's fragile glitter.