No need to present Elgar's five Pomp and Circumstances marches, although the n°1 is the better known by far. The n°4, composed in 1907, is dedicated to George Robertson Sinclair, who was then the the organist of Hereford cathedral, and who transcribed it for the organ quite in the Lemare manner (there are also other more recent transcriptions).
So, it was quite tempting to use Sinclair's transcription and to play it on the Hereford sampleset.
The n°4 is, IMHO, quite at par with the n°1, and its central "big tune" is second only the n°1 equivalent tune (Land of hope and glory...). Its disposition is quite canonic :
0:00 the march
1:30 the "big tune", exposed 4 times crescendo from pp to mf
3:09 reexposition of the marche
4:33 again the big tune, but this time fff, followed by a short frantic coda based on the march.
It seems that it's the first upload of this piece on CCH, which is rather surprising because it's quite an attractive piece and well known in its orchestra original version.
The marche n°1, the "sister", can be found here, played by EdoL :
https://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/27704
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