Camille Saint-Saëns - La danse macabre

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  • Опубліковано 19 жов 2012
  • "La danse macabre" de Camille Saint-Saëns (Les Clefs de l'orchestre de Jean-François Zygel avec l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France).
    Just have a look on flute players!
    Сен-Санс - Пляска смерти (в исполнении филармонического оркестра Радио Франции). Обратите внимание на флейтистов!

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  • @dmitrishostakovich9559
    @dmitrishostakovich9559 3 роки тому +1894

    When the G falls off the Graveyard sign

  • @GeometricMason
    @GeometricMason 3 роки тому +1229

    5:42 You know you're at a whole new level of triangle playing when you're using two hands.

    • @thomasalvarez6456
      @thomasalvarez6456 3 роки тому +91

      @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.

    • @louisasmiles
      @louisasmiles 3 роки тому +4

      Hahahah

    • @ClaireDastier
      @ClaireDastier 2 роки тому +2

      Lmao

    • @PrincessFidelma
      @PrincessFidelma 2 роки тому +2

      Oh my goodness!! Took me several rewinds to spot it. Talk about hidden in plain sight.

  • @dan-us6nk
    @dan-us6nk 2 роки тому +625

    2:20 the guy smiling to his co-flutist there made my evening.

  • @christophermercaldi8616
    @christophermercaldi8616 9 місяців тому +117

    Have you ever woke up and just like "Damn I need to listen to La danse Macabre"

  • @melutox
    @melutox 7 років тому +6580

    only 1800s kids remember, this was the most fire sh*t around, got played around all the taverns and theatres 🔥🔥🔥

    • @lizzieb1318
      @lizzieb1318 7 років тому +53

      Melutox oh yah top of de pops

    • @isaiah1948
      @isaiah1948 4 роки тому +201

      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

    • @reic0002
      @reic0002 4 роки тому +59

      You could say that my first remembrance of this music was two dripping blood ghouls waltzing! well, I liked it!

    • @reic0002
      @reic0002 4 роки тому +18

      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.

    • @sod8249
      @sod8249 4 роки тому +4

  • @frederickus
    @frederickus 10 років тому +3160

    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.

    • @MarcusJean13
      @MarcusJean13 10 років тому +124

      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 ;)

    • @TheLucyColeman
      @TheLucyColeman 10 років тому +98

      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.

    • @Piisuke
      @Piisuke 10 років тому +80

      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.

    • @singlemomsniper
      @singlemomsniper 7 років тому +2

      Well duh!

    • @andie2809
      @andie2809 6 років тому +30

      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....

  • @Knappa22
    @Knappa22 Рік тому +470

    I love how the lead violinist made his violin sound so ghoulish in that solo. Brilliant!

    • @sylviebasyl2835
      @sylviebasyl2835 Рік тому +28

      Svetlin Roussev

    • @santiagoserna9557
      @santiagoserna9557 Рік тому +4

      @@sylviebasyl2835 viva Bulgaria!

    • @fredericequoy
      @fredericequoy Рік тому +27

      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

    • @rabbit_scribe
      @rabbit_scribe Рік тому +3

      Roussev has his own UA-cam channel as well, if anyone's interested.

    • @alexanderqiu7115
      @alexanderqiu7115 7 місяців тому

      scordatura moment

  • @shodanart
    @shodanart 3 роки тому +2659

    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!

    • @nixitha
      @nixitha 2 роки тому +146

      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!

    • @emperorofgaming8146
      @emperorofgaming8146 2 роки тому +23

      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.

    • @ambershah5741
      @ambershah5741 2 роки тому +15

      replying so that I’ll find this helpful comment when I watch this video again
      thanks btw

    • @maitenabriand6705
      @maitenabriand6705 2 роки тому +5

      Would love to have your take on Dukas sorcerer's apprentice played by the same orchestra ua-cam.com/video/jNaNDXyXRFo/v-deo.html

    • @ambershah5741
      @ambershah5741 2 роки тому +3

      @@maitenabriand6705 thanks

  • @kingmamba3329
    @kingmamba3329 7 років тому +5288

    this gives me so much memories back in the 1800's

  • @gimonoko
    @gimonoko 8 років тому +2888

    I don't know why it comes to mind, but that lead violinist looks fabulous.

    • @shingtay8803
      @shingtay8803 8 років тому +5

      +gimonoko
      In what way?

    • @kairiandpapou
      @kairiandpapou 8 років тому +90

      +gimonoko first chair is Svetlin Roussev

    • @221812rcb
      @221812rcb 8 років тому +86

      +gimonoko he reminds me of Ralph Fiennes. Sexy in his charme.

    • @farihahamid7580
      @farihahamid7580 8 років тому +6

      +Panda_Rules He reminds me of him too!

    • @user-yk9zk5nk8n
      @user-yk9zk5nk8n 8 років тому +2

      действительно.

  • @devonatkinson7888
    @devonatkinson7888 3 роки тому +781

    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

    • @nuficuma
      @nuficuma 11 місяців тому +10

      And the footage is outstanding. It never breaks all along.

    • @dominique6259
      @dominique6259 10 місяців тому +1

      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.

    • @rome8180
      @rome8180 6 місяців тому +2

      @@nuficuma I wish it was uploaded in higher resolution.

    • @rome8180
      @rome8180 6 місяців тому +1

      I agree. I was listening to the Barenboim version, and the mix is really out of balance. The strings are all you can hear.

    • @4venca4
      @4venca4 6 місяців тому +2

      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

  • @ananava254
    @ananava254 3 роки тому +132

    I love how Saint-Säens told a story in a piece but that piece makes you imagine 10 stories more

  • @aconcernedchristianmother6182
    @aconcernedchristianmother6182 4 роки тому +2348

    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.

    • @marzenastrzalkowska3954
      @marzenastrzalkowska3954 3 роки тому +61

      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).

    • @PinkObscenePrincess
      @PinkObscenePrincess 2 роки тому +7

      Yes each voice is important.

    • @DuncanJSIV
      @DuncanJSIV 2 роки тому +14

      Franz Liszt did a piano composition of this and it is incredible. Nothing can beat a full orchestra though in my opinion.

    • @achinoamratsabbi8458
      @achinoamratsabbi8458 2 роки тому +3

      Less money, less place, less people///
      Of course the orchestra version is the best...

    • @benjamincoram7036
      @benjamincoram7036 2 роки тому +9

      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.

  • @isabelceatroncozo6111
    @isabelceatroncozo6111 5 років тому +972

    I like how the people come together to create beauty

    • @lovealltennis2160
      @lovealltennis2160 5 років тому +33

      Its called on orchestra

    • @fedora7142
      @fedora7142 3 роки тому +3

      Ya, it's great

    • @QueenofWaifus
      @QueenofWaifus 3 роки тому +5

      That’s the beauty of this planet we call earth and us as the human race

    • @dan-us6nk
      @dan-us6nk 2 роки тому +4

      Big shout out to the conductors though

    • @AshWhole-hx5ls
      @AshWhole-hx5ls 2 роки тому +1

      @@QueenofWaifus funny how it's always the same race that creates beauty, though, while the others are out burning and looting it all

  • @petermacdonough9077
    @petermacdonough9077 2 роки тому +346

    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!!! :))

  • @jamesboone3678
    @jamesboone3678 3 роки тому +507

    To the 978 people who disliked this master piece. You guys are insane to not like this piece.

    • @Vika-kz9sq
      @Vika-kz9sq 2 роки тому +31

      Probably kids who had this as homework ahaha

    • @aschesiegen
      @aschesiegen 2 роки тому +20

      UA-cam: What 978?

    • @kevinkruger1329
      @kevinkruger1329 2 роки тому +6

      @Juan Damn straight up burning them like wildfire.

    • @ahikuosagie4902
      @ahikuosagie4902 2 роки тому +3

      @Juan thats not a funny joke to make

    • @robertallen6710
      @robertallen6710 11 місяців тому +2

      @@aschesiegen UA-cam used to show the number of dislikes next to the thumbs down button, but don't do that anymore...

  • @iluvpokemon00
    @iluvpokemon00 10 років тому +2045

    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

    • @CarloftheBells
      @CarloftheBells 10 років тому +153

      ehehe :3 those eyebrows though... made me giggle.

    • @thebradzone3922
      @thebradzone3922 9 років тому +315

      That's actually really cute

    • @pelucitadered
      @pelucitadered 9 років тому +242

      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.

    • @roguesznyt7776
      @roguesznyt7776 6 років тому +20

      Anastasia Modeste hahaha it was like he's saying yes to her

    • @j_bailey11
      @j_bailey11 6 років тому +72

      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

  • @neutralnadia5636
    @neutralnadia5636 6 років тому +1072

    the lead violinist had great posture

    • @22mingus
      @22mingus 5 років тому +27

      @@michaelward9167 the way he was sitting and holding his violin/bow

    • @fabiolaledezma7467
      @fabiolaledezma7467 5 років тому

      Sailor moon💟

    • @hiera1917
      @hiera1917 4 роки тому +80

      It’s almost like he’s a professional

    • @anaceweirdo1579
      @anaceweirdo1579 4 роки тому +11

      @@hiera1917 hmmmm I wonder why------

    • @louis4358
      @louis4358 4 роки тому +20

      @@hiera1917 lol it's Svetlin Roussev he is a genius ! Listen to its version of the Sibelius Concerto !!!

  • @oliviamillo1509
    @oliviamillo1509 3 роки тому +125

    I love 1:33 where every group has their own spot but it still ties in together to sound so magnificent 😩🙏🏼

  • @maxlu9373
    @maxlu9373 2 роки тому +88

    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

    • @sylviebasyl2835
      @sylviebasyl2835 2 роки тому

      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

  • @johnferguson8993
    @johnferguson8993 7 років тому +677

    A fabulous performance and the lead violinist....WOW!

    • @chassagnonadrian9341
      @chassagnonadrian9341 5 років тому +18

      A great and violonist, his name is Svetlin Roussev

    • @user-iu8ht3ph6w
      @user-iu8ht3ph6w 5 років тому +7

      he loos soooo hot, makes me cannot breath

    • @stunatox
      @stunatox 4 роки тому +5

      ...he certainly plays with conviction....

    • @MrSupernova111
      @MrSupernova111 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, he killed it!

    • @alexhenry3328
      @alexhenry3328 3 роки тому +6

      Better than a lot of other performances I've seen, but there are definitely some problems with it

  • @orbitalrm
    @orbitalrm 4 роки тому +458

    5:35 damn that’s so sick

    • @IS91Videos
      @IS91Videos 4 роки тому +24

      This is the part that gives me goosebumps!

    • @danielm17
      @danielm17 4 роки тому +21

      Trombones!!!
      And if Corona didnt cancel our concert I would've gotten to play that :((((

    • @sms05550
      @sms05550 4 роки тому +11

      You can just feel the emotion filling the auditorium when that part hits. I love it when music does that 🥰

    • @danielm17
      @danielm17 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah I hope so

    • @mrstrong6612
      @mrstrong6612 3 роки тому +4

      I love the powerful parts!!!!!

  • @archiestanton2767
    @archiestanton2767 3 роки тому +83

    We take for granted the great camera work, here. The director of filming must know the score almost as well as the conductor!

  • @Reginald-rr1gh
    @Reginald-rr1gh 2 роки тому +69

    This is the finest rendition I’ve heard. And the concert master was flawless.

    • @marianmatei1138
      @marianmatei1138 2 роки тому +11

      He is Svetlin Roussev, maybe the best Bulgarian violonist, playing on a Stradivarius violin. So, he must be good.

    • @Reginald-rr1gh
      @Reginald-rr1gh 2 роки тому

      @@marianmatei1138 That’s interesting, thank you.

  • @khaellei6091
    @khaellei6091 7 років тому +966

    Thor: Brother, why have I found you conducting an orchestra?
    Loki: Well I can't spend all of my time plotting for world domination can I?

  • @gy407
    @gy407 4 роки тому +61

    The solo violonist gives the most clean sound of a violon that I ever heard.
    World class playing 👏

    • @alvarojose3503
      @alvarojose3503 2 роки тому

      What about the orchestra
      They did more -_-

    • @numbers4851
      @numbers4851 2 роки тому +4

      @@alvarojose3503 you clearly understand the use of solos in orchestral music.

    • @johnkaylor8670
      @johnkaylor8670 Місяць тому +1

      I TOTALLY agree with you. He was truly great.

  • @Roma-kp4qg
    @Roma-kp4qg 3 роки тому +97

    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

  • @ira_555
    @ira_555 Рік тому +126

    Это просто божественно. Это можно слушать бесконечно. И какой роскошный звук у солирующей скрипки. До слёз...

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz 4 роки тому +329

    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

  • @sufr50
    @sufr50 10 років тому +130

    A masterpiece from an underrated composer beautifully executed.

    • @clarafrank4745
      @clarafrank4745 4 роки тому

      Who's the composer?

    • @MyshKatze
      @MyshKatze 4 роки тому +8

      @@clarafrank4745 Camille Saint-Saëns

    • @barackobama953
      @barackobama953 4 роки тому +13

      He’s very well known, but I believe he should be considered up there with schumann and Brahms

    • @roberacevedo8232
      @roberacevedo8232 4 роки тому

      @@barackobama953 So partially known then?

    • @FigTreeMD
      @FigTreeMD 3 роки тому +1

      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.

  • @80andybrown80
    @80andybrown80 2 роки тому +80

    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.

  • @stevenwilliams9758
    @stevenwilliams9758 2 роки тому +42

    My newest and most favorite performance of this piece...the concertmaster is technically and emotionally flawless.

    • @marianmatei1138
      @marianmatei1138 2 роки тому +5

      He is Svetlin Roussev, maybe the best Bulgarian violonist, playing on a Stradivarius violin. So, he must be good.

  • @GJYYNGII
    @GJYYNGII 6 років тому +852

    3:05
    That moment when you meet a beautiful skeleton lady.

  • @renatleongardus467
    @renatleongardus467 6 років тому +355

    that epic face at 2:21 guy with glasses... xD

  • @Thea-bw3yg
    @Thea-bw3yg 11 місяців тому +27

    On ne peut rester insensible face à tant de génie créatif, une oeuvre magistrale, assurément.

  • @lemagedechartres6218
    @lemagedechartres6218 3 роки тому +27

    Superbe musique ! A 2.22 le flûtiste fait une grimace à sa collègue, en plein concert, excellent.

  • @JazzyJ96771
    @JazzyJ96771 7 років тому +440

    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.

    • @quepasaraul
      @quepasaraul 7 років тому +66

      I am very sorry to hear that.

    • @JazzyJ96771
      @JazzyJ96771 7 років тому +11

      Raul Guerrero That's not a bad thing, you must be new to English.

    • @quepasaraul
      @quepasaraul 7 років тому +33

      A riposte with xenophobic overtones! Always my favourite ones. Happy new year.

    • @mattywest8019
      @mattywest8019 6 років тому +10

      you need some better work stories mate

    • @thibaut2761
      @thibaut2761 6 років тому +9

      Sounds pretty normal to me, St Saens was pure genius.

  • @GyromiteROB
    @GyromiteROB 6 років тому +500

    My favorite recording of this piece, really well done.

    • @camembertdalembert6323
      @camembertdalembert6323 5 років тому +7

      same. I desperately look for a HD recording.

    • @tyschues
      @tyschues 5 років тому +6

      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.

  • @yun2125
    @yun2125 Рік тому +21

    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.

  • @erinlohnas5945
    @erinlohnas5945 2 роки тому +29

    The entire orchestra in this was phenomenal, the lead violinist though was amazing, he played beautifully.

  • @TheStrawberryDevil
    @TheStrawberryDevil 4 роки тому +130

    5:56-6:30 is so good

  • @MrKongchaw
    @MrKongchaw 7 років тому +82

    Literally this is my favourite version

    • @hiera1917
      @hiera1917 4 роки тому +1

      Steve FOX *recording

  • @danielv641
    @danielv641 Рік тому +12

    This is so iconic I’m gonna cry

  • @edwardganio2699
    @edwardganio2699 11 місяців тому +9

    Saint-Saëns is by far my favorite French composer.

  • @tepesobrejac4360
    @tepesobrejac4360 6 років тому +210

    3:04
    In this moment I fell in an ocean of love.

    • @tepesobrejac4360
      @tepesobrejac4360 6 років тому +8

      That part was so beautifull, it made me fell like being in Romeo and Julliet. Like in a beautiful love story.

    • @tepesobrejac4360
      @tepesobrejac4360 6 років тому +1

      Are you speaking about the woman who was sucking that tipe of flute ?
      Did she want to make us happy ? Did she want to have some fun ? I don't know.

    • @MrRobbyvent
      @MrRobbyvent 4 роки тому +1

      You mean @ 3:14 ?

    • @lofggfv1305
      @lofggfv1305 4 роки тому

      Thank you voivoda of Valacchia, fabulous Vlad Tepes

    • @TheTurdle
      @TheTurdle 4 роки тому

      Dracula...is that you?

  • @soujiroyoshizawa6655
    @soujiroyoshizawa6655 4 роки тому +60

    I watch this when I need motivation to get my 40 hours of practice in for the day.

  • @ninnajacobsen4041
    @ninnajacobsen4041 2 роки тому +11

    As a child, I’am today 44. But when I was 10 years old my father played this for me on an LP. He talked me through a vision, how I could imagine the dead people and the skeletons dancing on the graceyard before the sunset would make them all go back in their graves.

  • @wesleyderuiter
    @wesleyderuiter 3 роки тому +9

    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.

  • @0diepus
    @0diepus 10 років тому +408

    at 2:21 steve carrell smiles at the flute'er

    • @ProfessorYana
      @ProfessorYana 5 років тому +36

      Flautist, I believe the term is.

    • @yuyumiso
      @yuyumiso 5 років тому +21

      “flute’er”

    • @adamkendall997
      @adamkendall997 5 років тому +18

      No it's Flutometrist!!

    • @craftyajay9495
      @craftyajay9495 4 роки тому +18

      Flute-Operating-Executive . . . although it’s something of a 1980s term by modern standards.

    • @BestCase_Scenario
      @BestCase_Scenario 4 роки тому +3

      Are you people all high, just say Flute Player.
      With every instrument you can call the person a (insert instrument here) player.
      There are just some cases where names can flow like that; like Violinist or Bassoonist. On that note there are instruments that the player can’t be addressed in such a manner, take Flute, trumpet, or trombone(forobviousreasons).

  • @derik2nicolai584
    @derik2nicolai584 7 років тому +207

    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.

    • @ivana_filip
      @ivana_filip 5 років тому +4

      My thoughts exactly. It enhances the music. Really, really well done.

    • @larhfrite763
      @larhfrite763 3 роки тому +3

      normal it's french music played by french people

    • @sylviebasyl2835
      @sylviebasyl2835 2 роки тому +2

      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!

    • @doctordashiell
      @doctordashiell 2 роки тому +1

      My thoughts exactly!

  • @evil778
    @evil778 Рік тому +13

    I want this played at my funeral to help me sleep.

  • @eddiepacer
    @eddiepacer 3 роки тому +10

    5:56 my favourite part

  • @thatsteinwaykid
    @thatsteinwaykid 5 років тому +260

    Ah, the good old days

  • @notlobparrot3057
    @notlobparrot3057 4 роки тому +115

    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.

    • @bertferri-5685
      @bertferri-5685 4 місяці тому +2

      Glad you commented. Was going to say the same thing. Excellent editing.

  • @Alun49
    @Alun49 9 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @connermoss1994
    @connermoss1994 2 роки тому +5

    Something so very beautiful and creepy about this. Very lovely in such a haunting way. Like a soft stroke from a ghoulish shadow.

  • @alanhigh8125
    @alanhigh8125 4 роки тому +50

    This is played every Halloween by the local classical music radio station, as well as many other selections appropriate for the season.

  • @Followerof_Christ
    @Followerof_Christ 6 років тому +181

    A treat for the ears and eyes 😍😍😍 Absolutely love it!

  • @yvetteperez8368
    @yvetteperez8368 Рік тому +5

    EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS HAUNTING RENDITION IS MAGICAL AND MESMERIZING AND BEAUTIFUL WHO EVER DOESN’T LOVE THIS THERE IS SOMETHING LACKING IN YOUR SOUL!!!!

  • @realJamesKnoxPolk
    @realJamesKnoxPolk Рік тому +4

    I love how elegant the director is

  • @lizzieb1318
    @lizzieb1318 7 років тому +87

    that main male violinist is amazing! his part is just the best, so passionate and strong

    • @lizzieb1318
      @lizzieb1318 7 років тому +3

      this one one of the performances that inspired me so much to take up strings

    • @andrastereminiec9631
      @andrastereminiec9631 7 років тому +1

      can this piece be transposed on to guitar,Lizzie?

    • @meemo4556
      @meemo4556 6 років тому +1

      Andraste Reminiec probably not, it's best with all it's current sounds.

    • @user-jd9sc3kf7w
      @user-jd9sc3kf7w 6 років тому +11

      His name is Svetlin Roussev

    • @laurarobbins3947
      @laurarobbins3947 5 років тому +2

      In February 1982, my High School band did this piece; school was too small for an orchestra. Instead of 1st Violin as the lead instrument, it was 1st Alto Saxophone as the lead. Our lead Saxophone player ( Bryan) did an amazing job on it.

  • @imme8471
    @imme8471 4 роки тому +47

    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

  • @Kraftdinners657
    @Kraftdinners657 3 роки тому +7

    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.

  • @peterlebow5219
    @peterlebow5219 2 роки тому +11

    An ideal piece to hear around this time of year-Halloween!

  • @akihayakawaliker
    @akihayakawaliker 4 роки тому +23

    If I’m remembering this correctly the composers of this song were inspired after walking through the Paris catacombs that were filled with skeletons of those who were killed by the Black Plague.

  • @DennisNedryisStillAlive
    @DennisNedryisStillAlive 5 років тому +51

    This is why I love UA-cam

  • @PianoBangBang
    @PianoBangBang 2 роки тому +3

    The soloist has devil vibes and I'm all here for it! 🔥

  • @ulissesbraga-neto2123
    @ulissesbraga-neto2123 2 роки тому +6

    At 6:33 the rooster crows, signaling the approaching dawn and ending the night of festivities for the undead.

  • @user-jg3hd8vj9h
    @user-jg3hd8vj9h 5 років тому +22

    Скрипачи какие трудяги 😥😓😓 ,флейтисты, да весь оркестр выкладывается на сколько это возможно! !! И какой талант Сен Санс !!! Так передать эмоции...

  • @kwillis8554
    @kwillis8554 8 років тому +409

    2:20 Steve Carell lol

    • @zeldamen80
      @zeldamen80 8 років тому +40

      no god no god please no... noooooooooooooo

    • @matheusdavila6715
      @matheusdavila6715 8 років тому +2

      wtf

    • @kwillis8554
      @kwillis8554 8 років тому +8

      +Okyop lol hahahaha

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 7 років тому +25

      Looks like he just said, "That's what she said!"

    • @Ozwaldmattos
      @Ozwaldmattos 7 років тому

      OMG!

  • @marianmatei1138
    @marianmatei1138 Рік тому +9

    Well, let’s summarize… violin concertmaster - Svetlin Roussev, flute - Magali Mosnier, oboe - Hélène Devilleneuve, all under the magnificent baton of Christian Vasquez. The perfect recipe for an ethereal performance indeed!

    • @ricardofranciszayas
      @ricardofranciszayas Рік тому

      Thank you for the information.
      I was looking for the names of the performers. This orchestra has a special aggressive energy. I can really feel the attack solo violinist uses in the early part of the piece and contrasts it with the mezzo piano towards the end, without sacrificing the beautiful fat tone he and the instrument produces. Wow! He can really play. I love the big round sound of his instrument.
      Virtuoso.

    • @craigy_baby
      @craigy_baby Рік тому

      Do you know the name of the violinist next to the concertmaster?

    • @marianmatei1138
      @marianmatei1138 Рік тому

      @@craigy_baby I am really sorry, but I don't know, by name, any musician in the world. I wish I would, but sadly I don't. Those three I've mentioned before have long standing successful solo carriers behind them. Obviously, they are not just members of `Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France`.

  • @rhambraithwaitemoreira2107
    @rhambraithwaitemoreira2107 3 роки тому +15

    7:17 I don't know why, but this part always gives me goosebumps.

  • @homeofcreation
    @homeofcreation 4 роки тому +19

    Never heard the rooster and missed the coffin deadline. Now I'm stuck dancing in the upper world.

  • @godcanthearyou3669
    @godcanthearyou3669 4 роки тому +66

    ah, i remember when good old Lord Berenstain invited me to his party at his estate and had this piece performed on October the 31st. some maidens actually showed some ankle. it was a wild time.
    p.s. the lead violinist is kinda fine tho😍

    • @aureliaohya9025
      @aureliaohya9025 4 роки тому +4

      His name is Svetlin Roussev. He do be lookin pretty fine tho

    • @gojewla
      @gojewla 4 роки тому +3

      Oh, you mean lord Berenstain, of the Berenstain bears?

    • @godcanthearyou3669
      @godcanthearyou3669 4 роки тому

      @@gojewla oh, exactly

    • @seantynan1
      @seantynan1 4 роки тому

      Yeah, I was really taken by his fiddle playing.

    • @noblebork7444
      @noblebork7444 3 роки тому

      Ah, you were there too? I hadn't seen such beautiful cooperation since the foundation of the German Empire.

  • @volta1382
    @volta1382 3 роки тому +21

    me, a French person reading the comments like :
    waou... I love my country

    • @pedrosaune
      @pedrosaune 3 роки тому +2

      I'm brazilian and i hate my country, Brazil's funk and the prejudice to classical music (boring)

    • @Callist0x
      @Callist0x 3 роки тому +1

      Haha. Et perplexe de voir le logo France 5 j'etais genre.. Wtf ?

    • @sheilapaucar7067
      @sheilapaucar7067 3 роки тому

      @@pedrosaune besides classical, your country is pretty samn popular tho

    • @drkill9169
      @drkill9169 3 роки тому

      @@pedrosaune não odeie Seu país pelas muísicas Funk. Pense no que ja produzimos, MPB, luis Gonzaga e etc

  • @sarahneack7582
    @sarahneack7582 Рік тому +5

    The solo violinist......wow. I love it. This instrumental music is hauntingly awesome.

  • @Esdeathspet_00
    @Esdeathspet_00 7 років тому +29

    Playing this in my concert today

  • @VanessaSilva-ro3dr
    @VanessaSilva-ro3dr 5 років тому +73

    1:31-1:45
    My favorite part.

  • @kozekyto
    @kozekyto 11 місяців тому +5

    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.

    • @skipythebest
      @skipythebest 5 місяців тому

      if you want you can start playing it again

  • @thebestone8872
    @thebestone8872 3 роки тому +5

    Dude every single part of this piece would take hours of intense laborious practice every day for months to get this perfect. So impressive

  • @ashleyv91939
    @ashleyv91939 10 років тому +38

    I love how these professionals play!!! :)

  • @Venceremos1960
    @Venceremos1960 9 років тому +30

    BRAVO, BRAVO y... ¡BRAVO!.
    ¡Merecen UN MILLÓN de APLAUSOS!.

    • @thesenate5291
      @thesenate5291 3 роки тому

      Ce Ne Ne Bon pas?
      (Mon Francis est vraiment rustique, Mon apologie.)

  • @user-jg9rp5qf4g
    @user-jg9rp5qf4g 11 місяців тому +2

    The lead violinist looks like he's about whip out his Death's sickle and dance on the rooftops with his fiddle on Halloween night. A+

  • @andremimoun1137
    @andremimoun1137 2 роки тому +2

    Absolute stunning masterpiece ! Gives chills

  • @anvilgames2421
    @anvilgames2421 4 роки тому +8

    replaying 3:02 over and over for the violin solo and accidentally fell in love with flute player

  • @rontimber8566
    @rontimber8566 4 роки тому +11

    Goosebumps. Every time, what a song.

  • @frosta1184
    @frosta1184 2 роки тому +9

    This is one of the most beautiful and fascinating songs I've ever listened to, it really gives that spooky effect, also the ending sounds so amazing!

  • @tomcat321
    @tomcat321 Рік тому

    The voicing, dynamics and feeling of music are incredible. What a masterful performance! Bravo!

  • @spellhaus
    @spellhaus 8 років тому +9

    This is easily my favorite rendition of this song that I've come across.

    • @seamonster936
      @seamonster936 8 років тому

      +SDA Hubbard I agree, this just seems to encapsulate the feel of a man that had Beethoven's death mask hanging in his study.

    • @naligawesa3245
      @naligawesa3245 5 років тому

      *piece

  • @kellyhenderson9972
    @kellyhenderson9972 5 років тому +7

    This is my favourite piece of music I’ve ever heard. It moves me. It and Ravel’s Boléro to tears.

  • @olgaantonova85
    @olgaantonova85 3 роки тому +2

    Stunning performance , Amazing piece of music

  • @XxlittlehaloxX
    @XxlittlehaloxX 3 роки тому +1

    The orchestral equivalent of a storm. Memories of being teeny listening to this and just imagining! Outstanding! 😍

  • @angturil
    @angturil 4 роки тому +14

    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!

  • @bendesa
    @bendesa 6 років тому +4

    Outstanding performance. Love this song

  • @davidantoniogarciasequeira85
    @davidantoniogarciasequeira85 2 роки тому +6

    Espectacular, genial, tremenda composición.

  • @XxlittlehaloxX
    @XxlittlehaloxX 3 роки тому +5

    My favourite classical piece and this amazing orchestra are phenomenal! Absolutely love it! ❤

  • @lizzieb1318
    @lizzieb1318 7 років тому +27

    such an incredibly beautiful piece of music... just fabulous

  • @carold.9049
    @carold.9049 8 років тому +13

    this is the best version ive heard until know, perfect timing and strenght of sound

  • @ZulcanPrime
    @ZulcanPrime 5 місяців тому +4

    This is a beautiful rendition and one of the best recordings I heard so far.

  • @user-ff9gr4bw4v
    @user-ff9gr4bw4v Рік тому +3

    Heavenly music, masterful performance!