22-03-2016, 02:58 PM
A genuine homage to the steam train is Honegger's Pacific 231:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfysyex_DAk
For an avante-garde depiction of the power and thrill of a steam locomotive, this is hard to beat IMHO. Watch the entire You Tube vid - the music doesn't start immediately.
And of course there's always good old 'Coronation Scot':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtchzNfcKvE
Neither are practical jokes of the April Fool variety...
Tony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfysyex_DAk
For an avante-garde depiction of the power and thrill of a steam locomotive, this is hard to beat IMHO. Watch the entire You Tube vid - the music doesn't start immediately.
And of course there's always good old 'Coronation Scot':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtchzNfcKvE
Neither are practical jokes of the April Fool variety...
Tony
