what was the name of the film? the door opened with Vincent Price of course, and there were all these ghouls/skeletons dancing at a ball. Please tell me the name? music was la danse macabre obviously.
0:05 Twelve strokes of midnight from the harp; 0:34 1st Theme by the (gorgeous) flautist; 0:47 the lead violinist (so utterly accomplished and dignified) plays the descending scale of the second theme; 1:01 echoed by the woodwinds. Such a gentle call and response with violins- then wind instruments - timpani and bass thumping the beat. 1:34 warm sweeping strings nicely guided by the conductor; 1:48 lead violin and the xylophone makes an appearance. Call and response - 2:04 strings descending scale, 2:17 then oboes; 2:37 flutes lead in a staccato of flutes, strings, 2:52 Flautist feeling the moment, 2:56 leans into it! then, horns join in. Svetlan Rousev seen here in his precision conducting. 3:05 A beautifully warm passage by the lead violinist. 3:12 flutes respond; 3:29 the graceful strings and 3:39 cellos building-up, the pace quickens; 3:49 the horns: trombones - French horns & trumpets - trombones; the strings, at 4:07 a great dissonance; 4:27 Timpanis; 4:32 descending strings; 4:40 lead violin: death fiddles- plunking of strings; 4:55 lead violin plays a sweet interlude; 5:06 strings as if the wind blows; 5:35 the timpani introduces the horns descending, with shimmering tutti and timpani punctuation; 5:58 the strings do a breathtaking, sliding-notes descent. After which, 6:15 the race to the end, at 6:32 halts for the oboe, with a background drone; 6:39 shimmering strings, timpani drumroll; 6:51 a lovely melodic lead violin; the orchestra quietly ushers the ghosts back to their graves. I don’t pretend to do analysis well. (You’re welcome to do a better one and I’ll delete this). This the best performance of Danse Macabre I’ve found. The Montreal Symphony Orchestra performance is magnificently played! Thank you for posting!
This is a great analysis, but I would change the section at 2:04 to having the strings repeat the main melody of the piece introduced by the soloist. The oboes after that join in that melody. These would replace the comment about the descending scales.
I've seen so many covers with piano and violin and people sayin it's wonderful. Well, I think the best interpretation is with an orchestra, every instrument has a particular voice in the story, you can't just ignore them.
Yes! Of course, the orchetra version is the best but Liszt's transcription struck me with awe that it preserves so much of the original (and it is so mad in it's own way).
This is probably one of the best recordings of this piece available today. Orchestra is stellar and it’s so refreshing not having the brass buried so far under the strings in the mix. Sound engineers did a great job getting this to sound as close to sitting in the hall for the live performance as a recording possibly can
This is a very good recording, I really appreciate the violin and oboe unisono soli at 4:42, it's very hard for them to be exactly together and they accomplished that very well. Too bad they didn't manage to synchronise violins and trupets at 5:27, trumpets were a little too early. But this exact part is very difficult, I haven't yet found a recording, with this part perfectly played, so I can still consider this a job well done
It is the musical rendition of the old French superstition about the skeletons rising from their graves to dance on Halloween night. The xylophone represents their bones rattling as the dance to the violin.
hi,you're right about the old superstition but there is anything relative to "Halloween" . I'm French and I've never heard about an Halloween night in France. Halloween is an Ireland , UK, US, Canada or Australia's thing ;)
Marcus J. Halloween or Hallowe'en is known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day (Sometimes known as All Saints Day) and has been around in Europe since long before the USA hijacked it for 'Trick or Treat' as it was a Celtic (and possibly Pagen) festival originally I would imagine it is well known in Northern France.
Marcus J. You'll find that a lot of American festivities have roots in European folklore. The USA as a country is very young where Europe has existed way longer. When people migrated to "The New Frontier", they took with them the stories and over time, these stories have embedded themselves into American culture.
Ferlin Getty Thought it was about the devil coming to the graveyard to play his violin and make the skeletons dance for his amusement until the sun comes up....
1:30 Always gets me!!! No matter who is playing, I always love when the chorus of violins comes in as a unison!!! It's so haunting and you can just see the devils dancing around as the second clause drops!!! :))
LOL!!!!! He could be reassuring her, but to me it's more like a school kid making a face at her. I imagine they are all under a great deal of pressure and stress to perform well.
reassure her? he acts like a dude who escaped psychiatric ward and somehow managed to hide in the concert hall among violonists..artists are weirdos lol
Honestly, watching an orchesta play is like seeing a beautifully choreographed dance, i love it. Spent 3 years playing Viola in a symphonic orchestra, and i love watching orchestras play ever since. Seeing everyone move in unison, the movement of the strings as they play energetic pieces, everything
The sound engineering is top notch in this one, no other version on UA-cam has this level of clarity or depth. The bass and cello are so pronounced yet blend in perfectly with the other instruments. Beautiful
Saint-saens is not underrated at all! At least the Carnival des Animaux is very well known! To be honest, he was a tad conservative for his time. Ravel and Debussy were miles ahead of him, in regards of new ideas.
Way back in 1965, when I was seven, the head master at my school played this in assembly. He said it was about all the skeletons coming out of their graves and dancing at night. The entire school listened in rapped silence, utterly spell bound by the music. We loved it so much he played it again in other assemblies. Thank you Mr Hingecliff, now no doubt long gone. I suspect my own obsession with music of all kinds was in someway inspired in part by hearing this piece. I still love it.
Let's all take a moment to appreciate the video director. The camera always goes to the part of the orchestra that's featured. Like at 5:32 when it shows both the ascending chromatic scale the clarinets play and and the descending chromatic scale that the bassoons play. Also at 5:57 the camera focuses the left hands of the violinists to show how that section is played
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS HAUNTING RENDITION IS MAGICAL AND MESMERIZING AND BEAUTIFUL WHO EVER DOESN’T LOVE THIS THERE IS SOMETHING LACKING IN YOUR SOUL!!!!
5:44 gives me chills no matter which recording, the high note from the violins and the (i think counterpoint) strong melodies from the wind instruments
Svetlin Roussev is fantastic in this! His skill and elegance is something to strive for, also makes it sound so crisp and nice to the ear. Amazing orchestra as well
Fantastic ! My music teacher when at school introduced this to us. She told us the story behind it first, made us all close our eyes and played it over the loudest speakers I ever heard. A magical memory I will never forget.
3:05 is perfect, the violin solo make you feel the emotion. The harp beautiful notes and chord, the second groups of violins just perfect. Every time it gives me chills.
What gives the first violin its special sound is that it is tuned differently from other violins (scordatura). The E string is in E flat. This is also the reason why he does not play the parts with the other violins.
This is the best video on the youtube, the maestro, all the orchestra players, the violin soloist is real fantastic, they took me immediately to the story written for this Symphonic Poem. The camera director and the staff are really amazing they really produce the story perfectly. Many thanks.
Zig et zig et zag, la mort en cadence Frappant une tombe avec son talon, La mort à minuit joue un air de danse, Zig et zig et zag, sur son violon. Le vent d'hiver souffle, et la nuit est sombre, Des gémissements sortent des tilleuls; Les squelettes blancs vont à travers l'ombre Courant et sautant sous leurs grands linceuls, Zig et zig et zag, chacun se trémousse, On entend claquer les os des danseurs, Un couple lascif s'asseoit sur la mousse Comme pour goûter d'anciennes douceurs. Zig et zig et zag, la mort continue De racler sans fin son aigre instrument. Un voile est tombé! La danseuse est nue! Son danseur la serre amoureusement. La dame est, dit-on, marquise ou baronne. Et le vert galant un pauvre charron - Horreur! Et voilà qu'elle s'abandonne Comme si le rustre était un baron! Zig et zig et zig, quelle sarabande! Quels cercles de morts se donnant la main! Zig et zig et zag, on voit dans la bande Le roi gambader auprès du vilain! Mais psit! tout à coup on quitte la ronde, On se pousse, on fuit, le coq a chanté Oh! La belle nuit pour le pauvre monde! Et vive la mort et l'égalité! Tap, tap, tap-Death rhythmically, Taps a tomb with his heel, Death at midnight plays a gigue, Tap, tap, tap, on his violin. The Winter wind blows, the night is dark, The lime-trees groan aloud; White skeletons flit across the gloom, Running and leaping beneath their huge shrouds Tap, tap, tap, everyone’s astir, You hear the bones of the dancers knock, A lustful couple sits down on the moss, As if to savour past delights. Tap, tap, tap, Death continues, Endlessly scraping his shrill violin A veil has slipped! The dancer’s naked! Her partner clasps her amorously. They say she’s a baroness or marchioness, And the callow gallant a poor cartwright. Good God! And now she’s giving herself, As though the bumpkin were a baron! Tap, tap, tap, what a saraband! Circles of corpses all holding hands! Tap, tap, tap, in the throng you can see King and peasant dancing together! But shh! Suddenly the dance is ended, They jostle and take flight-the cock has crowed… Ah! Nocturnal beauty shines on the poor! And long live death and equality!
I saw this live a couple days ago in a cathedral and it was SUREAL. This, Carmen, and thr most version of the waltz was played along with other pieces I've never heard of it, and it was a great thing to experience as my first concert.
This is more fascinating than every film out in cinemas, than every conversation I've ever had and more entertaining than any person whom I've encountered throughout the duration of my 2 decade life.
One of the best rendition that I have ever seen so far!... Big props to the whole orchestra and their conductor and many thanks for this very enjoyable moment!
Yes, I agree. The pacing is well done, especially by the violinists. There's another popular recording on UA-cam where the soloist is much too fast compared to the rest of the orchestra, and it just ruins a beautiful song.
Bravo to whomever directed this for TV. The camera placement and cutting is excellent, and shows a real knowledge of the piece. It seems like a weird thing to praise, I know, but you miss it when it's not there, trust me.
Magnifique! Rythme extrêmement précis et endiablé. Ça ne doit pas être facile à jouer pour les musiciens. J'adore :) Je ne l'avais jamais entendu avant. Camille Saint-Saens était vraiment exceptionnellement talentueux. Sublime! ♥ ♥
I was a first chair cellist for around 8 years. This is making me seriously miss playing in an orchestra. I haven’t made the time to pick up my cello for a few years now, and I’ve really really missed it.
The conductor's name is Christian Vásquez, not the default conductor of l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France but still giving a striking and eloquent performance, props to him and the members of the orchestra for producing this magnificent rendition.
![Paganini Caprice no.24 [HQ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/PZ307sM0t-0/mqdefault.jpg)
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only 1800s kids remember, this was the most fire sh*t around, got played around all the taverns and theatres 🔥🔥🔥
Melutox oh yah top of de pops
The only thing i remember that was lit was the torches in the concert hall...I got to meet Camille Saint-Saëns i had a VIP ticket lol
You could say that my first remembrance of this music was two dripping blood ghouls waltzing! well, I liked it!
what was the name of the film? the door opened with Vincent Price of course, and there were all these ghouls/skeletons dancing at a ball. Please tell me the name? music was la danse macabre obviously.
♥
Have you ever woke up and just like "Damn I need to listen to La danse Macabre"
Today😂❤
@@orkidarrapi1428 thank you for reminding of this piece again
@@christophermercaldi8616 np. Enjoy it😊 have a nice day
Today
*insert obi-wan “that’s…why I’m here” meme*
0:05 Twelve strokes of midnight from the harp; 0:34 1st Theme by the (gorgeous) flautist; 0:47 the lead violinist (so utterly accomplished and dignified) plays the descending scale of the second theme; 1:01 echoed by the woodwinds. Such a gentle call and response with violins- then wind instruments - timpani and bass thumping the beat. 1:34 warm sweeping strings nicely guided by the conductor; 1:48 lead violin and the xylophone makes an appearance. Call and response - 2:04 strings descending scale, 2:17 then oboes; 2:37 flutes lead in a staccato of flutes, strings, 2:52 Flautist feeling the moment, 2:56 leans into it! then, horns join in. Svetlan Rousev seen here in his precision conducting.
3:05 A beautifully warm passage by the lead violinist.
3:12 flutes respond; 3:29 the graceful strings and 3:39 cellos building-up, the pace quickens; 3:49 the horns: trombones - French horns & trumpets - trombones; the strings, at 4:07 a great dissonance; 4:27 Timpanis; 4:32 descending strings; 4:40 lead violin: death fiddles- plunking of strings; 4:55 lead violin plays a sweet interlude; 5:06 strings as if the wind blows; 5:35 the timpani introduces the horns descending, with shimmering tutti and timpani punctuation; 5:58 the strings do a breathtaking, sliding-notes descent. After which, 6:15 the race to the end, at 6:32 halts for the oboe, with a background drone; 6:39 shimmering strings, timpani drumroll; 6:51 a lovely melodic lead violin; the orchestra quietly ushers the ghosts back to their graves.
I don’t pretend to do analysis well. (You’re welcome to do a better one and I’ll delete this).
This the best performance of Danse Macabre I’ve found. The Montreal Symphony Orchestra performance is magnificently played! Thank you for posting!
Never ever delete this! This is a good analysis and I'm thankful that this is here. So you've done the best job you could've done. Thank you!
This is a great analysis, but I would change the section at 2:04 to having the strings repeat the main melody of the piece introduced by the soloist. The oboes after that join in that melody. These would replace the comment about the descending scales.
replying so that I’ll find this helpful comment when I watch this video again
thanks btw
Would love to have your take on Dukas sorcerer's apprentice played by the same orchestra ua-cam.com/video/jNaNDXyXRFo/v-deo.html
@@maitenabriand6705 thanks
I've seen so many covers with piano and violin and people sayin it's wonderful. Well, I think the best interpretation is with an orchestra, every instrument has a particular voice in the story, you can't just ignore them.
Yes! Of course, the orchetra version is the best but Liszt's transcription struck me with awe that it preserves so much of the original (and it is so mad in it's own way).
Yes each voice is important.
Franz Liszt did a piano composition of this and it is incredible. Nothing can beat a full orchestra though in my opinion.
Less money, less place, less people///
Of course the orchestra version is the best...
I mean of course the orchestra version is the best. If saint-saens wanted it played on the piano he would've written it on piano.
2:20 the guy smiling to his co-flutist there made my evening.
So cute! The guy smiling looked like a hobbit or something idk 😅
Lol
@@physicsisawesome696 why is your music so hard
@@realdanielshock why does his music make *me* so hard
Steve carell?
This is probably one of the best recordings of this piece available today. Orchestra is stellar and it’s so refreshing not having the brass buried so far under the strings in the mix. Sound engineers did a great job getting this to sound as close to sitting in the hall for the live performance as a recording possibly can
And the footage is outstanding. It never breaks all along.
Exactement, une des meilleures que j'ai écoutée jusqu'à maintenant.
Starded to listen "la danse macabre" at the age of 10.
I'm 62 now.
@@nuficuma I wish it was uploaded in higher resolution.
I agree. I was listening to the Barenboim version, and the mix is really out of balance. The strings are all you can hear.
This is a very good recording, I really appreciate the violin and oboe unisono soli at 4:42, it's very hard for them to be exactly together and they accomplished that very well. Too bad they didn't manage to synchronise violins and trupets at 5:27, trumpets were a little too early. But this exact part is very difficult, I haven't yet found a recording, with this part perfectly played, so I can still consider this a job well done
It is the musical rendition of the old French superstition about the skeletons rising from their graves to dance on Halloween night. The xylophone represents their bones rattling as the dance to the violin.
hi,you're right about the old superstition but there is anything relative to "Halloween" . I'm French and I've never heard about an Halloween night in France. Halloween is an Ireland , UK, US, Canada or Australia's thing ;)
Marcus J. Halloween or Hallowe'en is known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day (Sometimes known as All Saints Day) and has been around in Europe since long before the USA hijacked it for 'Trick or Treat' as it was a Celtic (and possibly Pagen) festival originally I would imagine it is well known in Northern France.
Marcus J. You'll find that a lot of American festivities have roots in European folklore. The USA as a country is very young where Europe has existed way longer. When people migrated to "The New Frontier", they took with them the stories and over time, these stories have embedded themselves into American culture.
Well duh!
Ferlin Getty Thought it was about the devil coming to the graveyard to play his violin and make the skeletons dance for his amusement until the sun comes up....
A fabulous performance and the lead violinist....WOW!
A great and violonist, his name is Svetlin Roussev
he loos soooo hot, makes me cannot breath
...he certainly plays with conviction....
Yeah, he killed it!
Better than a lot of other performances I've seen, but there are definitely some problems with it
I love how the lead violinist made his violin sound so ghoulish in that solo. Brilliant!
Svetlin Roussev
@@sylviebasyl2835 viva Bulgaria!
this sound effect is also given by the specific tuning of the v.solo, half tone below for the E string. required by the composer
Roussev has his own UA-cam channel as well, if anyone's interested.
scordatura moment
5:42 You know you're at a whole new level of triangle playing when you're using two hands.
@Paul The triangle is SEEN as an easy instrument but getting rhythms out of it in an orchestra such as this can still be a challenge.
Hahahah
Lmao
Oh my goodness!! Took me several rewinds to spot it. Talk about hidden in plain sight.
this gives me so much memories back in the 1800's
i was born 1898
jk
Lamar Guynn lol I was about to say
Lamar Guynn oh yeahh me too totally
Oh you were joking...
Это просто божественно. Это можно слушать бесконечно. И какой роскошный звук у солирующей скрипки. До слёз...
Svetlin Roussev
I like how the people come together to create beauty
Its called on orchestra
Ya, it's great
That’s the beauty of this planet we call earth and us as the human race
Big shout out to the conductors though
@@QueenofWaifus funny how it's always the same race that creates beauty, though, while the others are out burning and looting it all
I don't know why it comes to mind, but that lead violinist looks fabulous.
+gimonoko
In what way?
+gimonoko first chair is Svetlin Roussev
+gimonoko he reminds me of Ralph Fiennes. Sexy in his charme.
+Panda_Rules He reminds me of him too!
действительно.
1:30 Always gets me!!! No matter who is playing, I always love when the chorus of violins comes in as a unison!!! It's so haunting and you can just see the devils dancing around as the second clause drops!!! :))
es mi parte favorita
It's the undead
Love this! By the way, watch at 2:18 and look at the goofy face the man gives to the lady next to him, as if trying to reassure her
ehehe :3 those eyebrows though... made me giggle.
That's actually really cute
LOL!!!!! He could be reassuring her, but to me it's more like a school kid making a face at her. I imagine they are all under a great deal of pressure and stress to perform well.
Anastasia Modeste hahaha it was like he's saying yes to her
reassure her? he acts like a dude who escaped psychiatric ward and somehow managed to hide in the concert hall among violonists..artists are weirdos lol
Honestly, watching an orchesta play is like seeing a beautifully choreographed dance, i love it. Spent 3 years playing Viola in a symphonic orchestra, and i love watching orchestras play ever since. Seeing everyone move in unison, the movement of the strings as they play energetic pieces, everything
This is the finest rendition I’ve heard. And the concert master was flawless.
He is Svetlin Roussev, maybe the best Bulgarian violonist, playing on a Stradivarius violin. So, he must be good.
@@marianmatei1138 That’s interesting, thank you.
When the G falls off the Graveyard sign
Fake Shostakovich
@@dmitridmitriyevichshostako2548 thnks captain obvi
Lmaoooo
raveyard
Thank you shostakovich
The sound engineering is top notch in this one, no other version on UA-cam has this level of clarity or depth. The bass and cello are so pronounced yet blend in perfectly with the other instruments. Beautiful
On ne peut rester insensible face à tant de génie créatif, une oeuvre magistrale, assurément.
C'est bien ce que je pense en effet !
"La danse macabre" de Camille Saint-Saëns est sans contestation une œuvre qu'on peut qualifier de magistrale. 🤗
De acuerdo.
The solo violonist gives the most clean sound of a violon that I ever heard.
World class playing 👏
What about the orchestra
They did more -_-
@@alvarojose3503 you clearly understand the use of solos in orchestral music.
I TOTALLY agree with you. He was truly great.
Here after listening to Epica's take!
Love the song, Epica with Simone's hauntingly beautiful vocals was nearly perfect!
Same 😅🔥❤️🤘
A masterpiece from an underrated composer beautifully executed.
Who's the composer?
@@clarafrank4745 Camille Saint-Saëns
He’s very well known, but I believe he should be considered up there with schumann and Brahms
@@barackobama953 So partially known then?
Saint-saens is not underrated at all! At least the Carnival des Animaux is very well known! To be honest, he was a tad conservative for his time. Ravel and Debussy were miles ahead of him, in regards of new ideas.
Way back in 1965, when I was seven, the head master at my school played this in assembly. He said it was about all the skeletons coming out of their graves and dancing at night. The entire school listened in rapped silence, utterly spell bound by the music. We loved it so much he played it again in other assemblies. Thank you Mr Hingecliff, now no doubt long gone. I suspect my own obsession with music of all kinds was in someway inspired in part by hearing this piece. I still love it.
I love how Saint-Säens told a story in a piece but that piece makes you imagine 10 stories more
Let's all take a moment to appreciate the video director. The camera always goes to the part of the orchestra that's featured. Like at 5:32 when it shows both the ascending chromatic scale the clarinets play and and the descending chromatic scale that the bassoons play. Also at 5:57 the camera focuses the left hands of the violinists to show how that section is played
maybe because it's an excerpt from a TV show "les clefs de l'orchestre" by Jean-François Zygel
ua-cam.com/video/eBPtuYjG8Ko/v-deo.html
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS HAUNTING RENDITION IS MAGICAL AND MESMERIZING AND BEAUTIFUL WHO EVER DOESN’T LOVE THIS THERE IS SOMETHING LACKING IN YOUR SOUL!!!!
5:44 gives me chills no matter which recording, the high note from the violins and the (i think counterpoint) strong melodies from the wind instruments
Svetlin Roussev is fantastic in this! His skill and elegance is something to strive for, also makes it sound so crisp and nice to the ear. Amazing orchestra as well
My newest and most favorite performance of this piece...the concertmaster is technically and emotionally flawless.
He is Svetlin Roussev, maybe the best Bulgarian violonist, playing on a Stradivarius violin. So, he must be good.
Fantastic ! My music teacher when at school introduced this to us. She told us the story behind it first, made us all close our eyes and played it over the loudest speakers I ever heard. A magical memory I will never forget.
Same
You can’t imagine what it’s like to play this piece, sitting in the middle of the orchestra and having everything going on all around you.
We take for granted the great camera work, here. The director of filming must know the score almost as well as the conductor!
Superbe musique ! A 2.22 le flûtiste fait une grimace à sa collègue, en plein concert, excellent.
3:05 is perfect, the violin solo make you feel the emotion. The harp beautiful notes and chord, the second groups of violins just perfect. Every time it gives me chills.
Idk why, but that scene reminds me of 'detroit: become human' and I can't stop seeing it.
I love 1:33 where every group has their own spot but it still ties in together to sound so magnificent 😩🙏🏼
Serious goosebumps! Amazing! X
Saint-Saëns is by far my favorite French composer.
Absolument magnifique ! Divinement interprêté ! Bravo au Chef d'orchestre et aux musiciens !!!
What gives the first violin its special sound is that it is tuned differently from other violins (scordatura). The E string is in E flat.
This is also the reason why he does not play the parts with the other violins.
This is my favourite piece of music I’ve ever heard. It moves me. It and Ravel’s Boléro to tears.
Скрипачи какие трудяги 😥😓😓 ,флейтисты, да весь оркестр выкладывается на сколько это возможно! !! И какой талант Сен Санс !!! Так передать эмоции...
Love this, the sweeping violins towards the end make me go all goosey. Incredible emotive piece.
Una de las mejores interpretaciones que e oído la verdad me encantó muchísimo.
This is the best video on the youtube, the maestro, all the orchestra players, the violin soloist is real fantastic, they took me immediately to the story written for this Symphonic Poem.
The camera director and the staff are really amazing they really produce the story perfectly. Many thanks.
My thoughts exactly. It enhances the music. Really, really well done.
normal it's french music played by french people
Zig et zig et zag, la mort en cadence
Frappant une tombe avec son talon,
La mort à minuit joue un air de danse,
Zig et zig et zag, sur son violon.
Le vent d'hiver souffle, et la nuit est sombre,
Des gémissements sortent des tilleuls;
Les squelettes blancs vont à travers l'ombre
Courant et sautant sous leurs grands linceuls,
Zig et zig et zag, chacun se trémousse,
On entend claquer les os des danseurs,
Un couple lascif s'asseoit sur la mousse
Comme pour goûter d'anciennes douceurs.
Zig et zig et zag, la mort continue
De racler sans fin son aigre instrument.
Un voile est tombé! La danseuse est nue!
Son danseur la serre amoureusement.
La dame est, dit-on, marquise ou baronne.
Et le vert galant un pauvre charron -
Horreur! Et voilà qu'elle s'abandonne
Comme si le rustre était un baron!
Zig et zig et zig, quelle sarabande!
Quels cercles de morts se donnant la main!
Zig et zig et zag, on voit dans la bande
Le roi gambader auprès du vilain!
Mais psit! tout à coup on quitte la ronde,
On se pousse, on fuit, le coq a chanté
Oh! La belle nuit pour le pauvre monde!
Et vive la mort et l'égalité!
Tap, tap, tap-Death rhythmically,
Taps a tomb with his heel,
Death at midnight plays a gigue,
Tap, tap, tap, on his violin.
The Winter wind blows, the night is dark,
The lime-trees groan aloud;
White skeletons flit across the gloom,
Running and leaping beneath their huge shrouds
Tap, tap, tap, everyone’s astir,
You hear the bones of the dancers knock,
A lustful couple sits down on the moss,
As if to savour past delights.
Tap, tap, tap, Death continues,
Endlessly scraping his shrill violin
A veil has slipped! The dancer’s naked!
Her partner clasps her amorously.
They say she’s a baroness or marchioness,
And the callow gallant a poor cartwright.
Good God! And now she’s giving herself,
As though the bumpkin were a baron!
Tap, tap, tap, what a saraband!
Circles of corpses all holding hands!
Tap, tap, tap, in the throng you can see
King and peasant dancing together!
But shh! Suddenly the dance is ended,
They jostle and take flight-the cock has crowed…
Ah! Nocturnal beauty shines on the poor!
And long live death and equality!
My thoughts exactly!
I saw this live a couple days ago in a cathedral and it was SUREAL. This, Carmen, and thr most version of the waltz was played along with other pieces I've never heard of it, and it was a great thing to experience as my first concert.
5:35 damn that’s so sick
This is the part that gives me goosebumps!
Trombones!!!
And if Corona didnt cancel our concert I would've gotten to play that :((((
You can just feel the emotion filling the auditorium when that part hits. I love it when music does that 🥰
Yeah I hope so
I love the powerful parts!!!!!
The beauty of music is what makes me feel Human. After lock down ends I will make it a personnel mission to see every Orchestra I can.
Esta obra es tan majestuosa, que cualquier calificativo le queda corto.
Великолепное академическое дирижирование и шикарное исполнение очень хорошего оркестра!!! Спасибо!!!
What a fabulous tone his violin has. Great playing all around. Beautiful!
Beauty distilled. You, makers of such majestic beauty, ameliorate any misgivings humans should otherwise have. Thank you for making life worth living
Обожаю это произведение.Видео очен ь увлекательное, познавательное
This is more fascinating than every film out in cinemas, than every conversation I've ever had and more entertaining than any person whom I've encountered throughout the duration of my 2 decade life.
I am very sorry to hear that.
Raul Guerrero That's not a bad thing, you must be new to English.
A riposte with xenophobic overtones! Always my favourite ones. Happy new year.
you need some better work stories mate
Sounds pretty normal to me, St Saens was pure genius.
The talent on that stage. Amazing. Truly in awe of people of that skill and dedication.
A treat for the ears and eyes 😍😍😍 Absolutely love it!
😍😍😍
Treat for the ears and eyes? Does that mean I'm not the only one who thinks the violinist is hot?
BRAVO, BRAVO y... ¡BRAVO!.
¡Merecen UN MILLÓN de APLAUSOS!.
Ce Ne Ne Bon pas?
(Mon Francis est vraiment rustique, Mon apologie.)
This is my all time favorite recording of this I come back to listen for years now
The solo violinist......wow. I love it. This instrumental music is hauntingly awesome.
Un magnifique poème symphonique, magistralement joué et filmé.
Non mdrrrr
Violins are such a pure pleasure for me. So beautiful, Elegant and Rich :')
This is a beautiful rendition and one of the best recordings I heard so far.
The entire orchestra in this was phenomenal, the lead violinist though was amazing, he played beautifully.
Ich liebe das Stück und empfinde diese Aufführung und Interpretation als dermaßen gelungen!
j'adore la musique!!!!!! Magnifique et merci de l'avoir ajouté!
One of the best rendition that I have ever seen so far!... Big props to the whole orchestra and their conductor and many thanks for this very enjoyable moment!
In the full orchestral version, the players seem to be having fun playing it. I enjoy it, no matter what version it is! This is a great performance!
My favorite recording of this piece, really well done.
same. I desperately look for a HD recording.
Yes, I agree. The pacing is well done, especially by the violinists. There's another popular recording on UA-cam where the soloist is much too fast compared to the rest of the orchestra, and it just ruins a beautiful song.
:)
Bravo to whomever directed this for TV. The camera placement and cutting is excellent, and shows a real knowledge of the piece. It seems like a weird thing to praise, I know, but you miss it when it's not there, trust me.
Glad you commented. Was going to say the same thing. Excellent editing.
I absolutely agree with you! He knew when, and where each instrument was going to be played. Excellent camera (and recording) work.
Brilliant composition, describes the cold season moving in, the wind, swirling leaves. 💙 the depth of the viola
Goosebumps. Every time, what a song.
This is played every Halloween by the local classical music radio station, as well as many other selections appropriate for the season.
Tout les instruments résonne dans mes oreilles merci
Literally this is my favourite version
Steve FOX *recording
Восхитительная музыка!
Трогает до самой глубины души!
Magnifique! Rythme extrêmement précis et endiablé. Ça ne doit pas être facile à jouer pour les musiciens. J'adore :) Je ne l'avais jamais entendu avant. Camille Saint-Saens était vraiment exceptionnellement talentueux. Sublime! ♥ ♥
Something so very beautiful and creepy about this. Very lovely in such a haunting way. Like a soft stroke from a ghoulish shadow.
My favourite classical piece and this amazing orchestra are phenomenal! Absolutely love it! ❤
This piece is a delight for the soul, performers, soloist and the conduction of the Venezuelan Christian Vasquez. Artwork. Infinite thanks
Outstanding performance. Love this song
I was a first chair cellist for around 8 years. This is making me seriously miss playing in an orchestra. I haven’t made the time to pick up my cello for a few years now, and I’ve really really missed it.
if you want you can start playing it again
Wonderful performance! I especially liked the visuals. Having the camera feature the various individual solos greatly enhances the audio perception.
An ideal piece to hear around this time of year-Halloween!
Самое лучшее что я слышал!!! Браво! !!!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
La mort à minuit joue un air de danse . . . macabre . Superbe et entraînant dans une ronde infernale !
Одно из лучших классических произведений, одним словом - шедеврально
such an incredibly beautiful piece of music... just fabulous
The orchestral equivalent of a storm. Memories of being teeny listening to this and just imagining! Outstanding! 😍
The conductor's name is
Christian Vásquez, not the default conductor of l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France but still giving a striking and eloquent performance, props to him and the members of the orchestra for producing this magnificent rendition.
To the 978 people who disliked this master piece. You guys are insane to not like this piece.
Probably kids who had this as homework ahaha
UA-cam: What 978?
@Juan Damn straight up burning them like wildfire.
@Juan thats not a funny joke to make
@@aschesiegen UA-cam used to show the number of dislikes next to the thumbs down button, but don't do that anymore...
C'est divine ! !
Magnifique ! Continuez !
Просмотрел несколько исполнений Пляски смерти на Ютьюбе. Это - лучшее! Спасибо!
Конечно, дизить ведь нельзя.
This is so iconic I’m gonna cry
Stream nfr ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Played this last year for my marching show, ive never been able to get this piece out of my head, but its fire so its all good
This is easily my favorite rendition of this song that I've come across.
+SDA Hubbard I agree, this just seems to encapsulate the feel of a man that had Beethoven's death mask hanging in his study.
*piece
and now I can''t listen to this without singing "The Ghost in me"...!
Wonderful orchestra and great conductor, Christian Vasquez, from Venezuela.
5:56-6:30 is so good
Heavenly music, masterful performance!