Camille Saint-Saëns - La danse macabre

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  • "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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  • @dan-us6nk
    @dan-us6nk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +623

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

    • @MusicByKsyusha
      @MusicByKsyusha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      So cute! The guy smiling looked like a hobbit or something idk 😅

    • @physicsisawesome696
      @physicsisawesome696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lol

    • @realdanielshock
      @realdanielshock 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@physicsisawesome696 why is your music so hard

    • @dan-us6nk
      @dan-us6nk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@realdanielshock why does his music make *me* so hard

    • @giovanigiovan8906
      @giovanigiovan8906 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Steve carell?

  • @christophermercaldi8616
    @christophermercaldi8616 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +114

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

    • @orkidarrapi1428
      @orkidarrapi1428 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Today😂❤

    • @christophermercaldi8616
      @christophermercaldi8616 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@orkidarrapi1428 thank you for reminding of this piece again

    • @orkidarrapi1428
      @orkidarrapi1428 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@christophermercaldi8616 np. Enjoy it😊 have a nice day

    • @carloscastanyeda
      @carloscastanyeda 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Today

    • @Joshuagt34
      @Joshuagt34 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      *insert obi-wan “that’s…why I’m here” meme*

  • @GeometricMason
    @GeometricMason 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1229

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

    • @thomasalvarez6456
      @thomasalvarez6456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hahahah

    • @ClaireDastier
      @ClaireDastier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao

    • @PrincessFidelma
      @PrincessFidelma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @dmitrishostakovich9559
    @dmitrishostakovich9559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1893

    When the G falls off the Graveyard sign

  • @melutox
    @melutox 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6578

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

    • @lizzieb1318
      @lizzieb1318 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Melutox oh yah top of de pops

    • @isaiah1948
      @isaiah1948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +59

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

    • @reic0002
      @reic0002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

  • @kingmamba3329
    @kingmamba3329 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5288

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

  • @Knappa22
    @Knappa22 ปีที่แล้ว +470

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

    • @sylviebasyl2835
      @sylviebasyl2835 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Svetlin Roussev

    • @santiagoserna9557
      @santiagoserna9557 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sylviebasyl2835 viva Bulgaria!

    • @fredericequoy
      @fredericequoy ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @alexanderqiu7115
      @alexanderqiu7115 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      scordatura moment

  • @shodanart
    @shodanart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

    • @maitenabriand6705
      @maitenabriand6705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Would love to have your take on Dukas sorcerer's apprentice played by the same orchestra th-cam.com/video/jNaNDXyXRFo/w-d-xo.html

    • @ambershah5741
      @ambershah5741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@maitenabriand6705 thanks

  • @gimonoko
    @gimonoko 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2887

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

    • @shingtay8803
      @shingtay8803 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +gimonoko
      In what way?

    • @kairiandpapou
      @kairiandpapou 8 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      +gimonoko first chair is Svetlin Roussev

    • @221812rcb
      @221812rcb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +86

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

    • @farihahamid7580
      @farihahamid7580 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Panda_Rules He reminds me of him too!

    • @user-yk9zk5nk8n
      @user-yk9zk5nk8n 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      действительно.

  • @aconcernedchristianmother6182
    @aconcernedchristianmother6182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes each voice is important.

    • @DuncanJSIV
      @DuncanJSIV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @benjamincoram7036
      @benjamincoram7036 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @devonatkinson7888
    @devonatkinson7888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

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

    • @dominique6259
      @dominique6259 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +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 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @rome8180
      @rome8180 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +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 หลายเดือนก่อน +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

  • @petermacdonough9077
    @petermacdonough9077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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!!! :))

  • @frederickus
    @frederickus 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3159

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well duh!

    • @andie2809
      @andie2809 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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....

  • @isabelceatroncozo6111
    @isabelceatroncozo6111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +972

    I like how the people come together to create beauty

    • @lovealltennis2160
      @lovealltennis2160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Its called on orchestra

    • @fedora7142
      @fedora7142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ya, it's great

    • @QueenofWaifus
      @QueenofWaifus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @dan-us6nk
      @dan-us6nk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Big shout out to the conductors though

    • @AshWhole-hx5ls
      @AshWhole-hx5ls 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ananava254
    @ananava254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

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

  • @jamesboone3678
    @jamesboone3678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +508

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

    • @Vika-kz9sq
      @Vika-kz9sq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Probably kids who had this as homework ahaha

    • @aschesiegen
      @aschesiegen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      TH-cam: What 978?

    • @kevinkruger1329
      @kevinkruger1329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Juan Damn straight up burning them like wildfire.

    • @ahikuosagie4902
      @ahikuosagie4902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Juan thats not a funny joke to make

    • @robertallen6710
      @robertallen6710 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @iluvpokemon00
    @iluvpokemon00 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +153

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

    • @thebradzone3922
      @thebradzone3922 9 ปีที่แล้ว +315

      That's actually really cute

    • @pelucitadered
      @pelucitadered 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @j_bailey11
      @j_bailey11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1072

    the lead violinist had great posture

    • @22mingus
      @22mingus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @fabiolaledezma7467
      @fabiolaledezma7467 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sailor moon💟

    • @hiera1917
      @hiera1917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      It’s almost like he’s a professional

    • @anaceweirdo1579
      @anaceweirdo1579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @louis4358
      @louis4358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

  • @oliviamillo1509
    @oliviamillo1509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +125

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

    • @XxlittlehaloxX
      @XxlittlehaloxX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Serious goosebumps! Amazing! X

  • @Reginald-rr1gh
    @Reginald-rr1gh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

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

    • @marianmatei1138
      @marianmatei1138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marianmatei1138 That’s interesting, thank you.

  • @johnferguson8993
    @johnferguson8993 7 ปีที่แล้ว +677

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

    • @chassagnonadrian9341
      @chassagnonadrian9341 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      A great and violonist, his name is Svetlin Roussev

    • @user-iu8ht3ph6w
      @user-iu8ht3ph6w 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      he loos soooo hot, makes me cannot breath

    • @stunatox
      @stunatox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @MrSupernova111
      @MrSupernova111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, he killed it!

    • @alexhenry3328
      @alexhenry3328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @orbitalrm
    @orbitalrm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    5:35 damn that’s so sick

    • @IS91Videos
      @IS91Videos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This is the part that gives me goosebumps!

    • @danielm17
      @danielm17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @sms05550
      @sms05550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @danielm17
      @danielm17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah I hope so

    • @mrstrong6612
      @mrstrong6612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I love the powerful parts!!!!!

  • @ira_555
    @ira_555 ปีที่แล้ว +126

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

  • @maxlu9373
    @maxlu9373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      maybe because it's an excerpt from a TV show "les clefs de l'orchestre" by Jean-François Zygel
      th-cam.com/video/eBPtuYjG8Ko/w-d-xo.html

  • @sufr50
    @sufr50 10 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    A masterpiece from an underrated composer beautifully executed.

    • @clarafrank4745
      @clarafrank4745 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who's the composer?

    • @MyshKatze
      @MyshKatze 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@clarafrank4745 Camille Saint-Saëns

    • @barackobama953
      @barackobama953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @roberacevedo8232
      @roberacevedo8232 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@barackobama953 So partially known then?

    • @FigTreeMD
      @FigTreeMD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @gy407
    @gy407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

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

    • @alvarojose3503
      @alvarojose3503 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about the orchestra
      They did more -_-

    • @numbers4851
      @numbers4851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @johnkaylor8670
      @johnkaylor8670 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I TOTALLY agree with you. He was truly great.

  • @archiestanton2767
    @archiestanton2767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

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

  • @Roma-kp4qg
    @Roma-kp4qg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @renatleongardus467
    @renatleongardus467 6 ปีที่แล้ว +355

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

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @Thea-bw3yg
    @Thea-bw3yg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

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

  • @stevenwilliams9758
    @stevenwilliams9758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

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

    • @marianmatei1138
      @marianmatei1138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @TheStrawberryDevil
    @TheStrawberryDevil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    5:56-6:30 is so good

  • @soujiroyoshizawa6655
    @soujiroyoshizawa6655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

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

    • @childishclambino
      @childishclambino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hol up 40 hrs a day?

    • @soujiroyoshizawa6655
      @soujiroyoshizawa6655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@childishclambino You need to put in real LingLing hours if you want to get to this level.

    • @Vanhua870
      @Vanhua870 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@soujiroyoshizawa6655 Lol

    • @simoneliloni6117
      @simoneliloni6117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lingling does 80 yours per day.

    • @fyeelessarndra3392
      @fyeelessarndra3392 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aye!! Hello there fellow LingLing Wannabe!! 😂

  • @lemagedechartres6218
    @lemagedechartres6218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

  • @user-jg9rp5qf4g
    @user-jg9rp5qf4g 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +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+

  • @JazzyJ96771
    @JazzyJ96771 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I am very sorry to hear that.

    • @JazzyJ96771
      @JazzyJ96771 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @quepasaraul
      @quepasaraul 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

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

    • @mattywest8019
      @mattywest8019 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you need some better work stories mate

    • @thibaut2761
      @thibaut2761 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @thatsteinwaykid
    @thatsteinwaykid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    Ah, the good old days

  • @ulissesbraga-neto2123
    @ulissesbraga-neto2123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @80andybrown80
    @80andybrown80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @GJYYNGII
    @GJYYNGII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +852

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

  • @khaellei6091
    @khaellei6091 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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?

    • @BaconBeast11
      @BaconBeast11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      Loki: *because Ive l o w k e y always wanted to conduct music*

    • @digitalleighton
      @digitalleighton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@BaconBeast11 Highly Underrated Comment Right Here 🤣🤣

    • @GlistentaeWorldrunswithtech
      @GlistentaeWorldrunswithtech 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@digitalleighton could you explain

    • @digitalleighton
      @digitalleighton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@GlistentaeWorldrunswithtech LOW - KEY ----> Loki

    • @GlistentaeWorldrunswithtech
      @GlistentaeWorldrunswithtech 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@digitalleighton but rest of the comment makes no sense....

  • @yun2125
    @yun2125 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

    • @thehemidemisemihemidemisem3339
      @thehemidemisemihemidemisem3339 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Idk why, but that scene reminds me of 'detroit: become human' and I can't stop seeing it.

  • @edwardganio2699
    @edwardganio2699 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Saint-Saëns is by far my favorite French composer.

  • @0diepus
    @0diepus 10 ปีที่แล้ว +408

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

    • @ProfessorYana
      @ProfessorYana 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Flautist, I believe the term is.

    • @yuyumiso
      @yuyumiso 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      “flute’er”

    • @adamkendall997
      @adamkendall997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      No it's Flutometrist!!

    • @craftyajay9495
      @craftyajay9495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @BestCase_Scenario
      @BestCase_Scenario 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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).

  • @tepesobrejac4360
    @tepesobrejac4360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +210

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

    • @tepesobrejac4360
      @tepesobrejac4360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean @ 3:14 ?

    • @lofggfv1305
      @lofggfv1305 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you voivoda of Valacchia, fabulous Vlad Tepes

    • @TheTurdle
      @TheTurdle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dracula...is that you?

  • @erinlohnas5945
    @erinlohnas5945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

  • @danielv641
    @danielv641 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is so iconic I’m gonna cry

    • @jonahlawrence3961
      @jonahlawrence3961 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stream nfr ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @MrKongchaw
    @MrKongchaw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Literally this is my favourite version

    • @hiera1917
      @hiera1917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Steve FOX *recording

  • @GyromiteROB
    @GyromiteROB 6 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    My favorite recording of this piece, really well done.

    • @camembertdalembert6323
      @camembertdalembert6323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      same. I desperately look for a HD recording.

    • @tyschues
      @tyschues 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes, I agree. The pacing is well done, especially by the violinists. There's another popular recording on TH-cam where the soloist is much too fast compared to the rest of the orchestra, and it just ruins a beautiful song.

  • @realJamesKnoxPolk
    @realJamesKnoxPolk ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love how elegant the director is

    • @ravzi661
      @ravzi661 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ikr!

  • @volta1382
    @volta1382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @pedrosaune
      @pedrosaune 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @Callist0x
      @Callist0x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @sheilapaucar7067
      @sheilapaucar7067 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @drkill9169
      @drkill9169 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @derik2nicolai584
    @derik2nicolai584 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @larhfrite763
      @larhfrite763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      normal it's french music played by french people

    • @sylviebasyl2835
      @sylviebasyl2835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My thoughts exactly!

  • @notlobparrot3057
    @notlobparrot3057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @evil778
    @evil778 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

  • @PianoBangBang
    @PianoBangBang 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @user-jg3hd8vj9h
    @user-jg3hd8vj9h 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @lizzieb1318
    @lizzieb1318 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

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

    • @lizzieb1318
      @lizzieb1318 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @andrastereminiec9631
      @andrastereminiec9631 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      can this piece be transposed on to guitar,Lizzie?

    • @meemo4556
      @meemo4556 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @user-jd9sc3kf7w
      @user-jd9sc3kf7w 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      His name is Svetlin Roussev

    • @laurarobbins3947
      @laurarobbins3947 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @eddiepacer
    @eddiepacer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    5:56 my favourite part

  • @ninnajacobsen4041
    @ninnajacobsen4041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

    • @user-ik2fj9jn1y
      @user-ik2fj9jn1y 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The sunrise rather😂

  • @kwillis8554
    @kwillis8554 8 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    2:20 Steve Carell lol

    • @zeldamen80
      @zeldamen80 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      no god no god please no... noooooooooooooo

    • @matheusdavila6715
      @matheusdavila6715 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wtf

    • @kwillis8554
      @kwillis8554 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Okyop lol hahahaha

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

    • @Ozwaldmattos
      @Ozwaldmattos 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      OMG!

  • @VanessaSilva-ro3dr
    @VanessaSilva-ro3dr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    1:31-1:45
    My favorite part.

    • @Roma-kp4qg
      @Roma-kp4qg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd love to waltz with my beau to that

    • @tammiesworld
      @tammiesworld 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

  • @marianmatei1138
    @marianmatei1138 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @marianmatei1138
      @marianmatei1138 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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`.

  • @nrom6786
    @nrom6786 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That violin soloist is kinda cute ngl

  • @DennisNedryisStillAlive
    @DennisNedryisStillAlive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    This is why I love TH-cam

  • @alanhigh8125
    @alanhigh8125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

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

  • @saisankunpower3977
    @saisankunpower3977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I first heard this piece on Mickey's House of Villains. It's giving me nostalgia.

  • @yvetteperez8368
    @yvetteperez8368 ปีที่แล้ว +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!!!!

  • @imme8471
    @imme8471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @akihayakawaliker
    @akihayakawaliker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @pinkponyanimation47
    @pinkponyanimation47 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how this music playing with my imagination world

  • @wesleyderuiter
    @wesleyderuiter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @Followerof_Christ
    @Followerof_Christ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +181

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

    • @philipeguilherme4574
      @philipeguilherme4574 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😍😍😍

    • @kittycatmeowmeow963
      @kittycatmeowmeow963 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Treat for the ears and eyes? Does that mean I'm not the only one who thinks the violinist is hot?

  • @homeofcreation
    @homeofcreation 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @ShadowMoon878
    @ShadowMoon878 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember an old black and white Betty Boop cartoon about a girl lost in the forest at night and she stumbled to a cemetary and the Grim Reaper was dancing with skeleton and corpses to this music. At sunrise, all of the corpses and skeletons go back to their graves and the Reaper went back to hell.

  • @connermoss1994
    @connermoss1994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @Esdeathspet_00
    @Esdeathspet_00 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Playing this in my concert today

  • @Alun49
    @Alun49 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +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.

  • @englishrose47
    @englishrose47 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG it’s creepy. The xylophones sounding like bones rattling! Genius by C S-S.

  • @taartopdekers4926
    @taartopdekers4926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Dutch will always remember this as Spookslot. Rest in pieces our beloved Visculamia.

    • @lunawenko9324
      @lunawenko9324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a fellow Efteling enjoyer, I agree with you.

    • @taartopdekers4926
      @taartopdekers4926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lunawenko9324 Are you for or against the new Spookslot plans? (Don't worry, I won't judge anyone)

    • @lunawenko9324
      @lunawenko9324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@taartopdekers4926 It is of course sad to see such a special attraction go (like with the bob). But I will wait until they reveal what the new thing they will put in its place will be.

    • @taartopdekers4926
      @taartopdekers4926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lunawenko9324 Yes, I agree. Bob was sad too. Have you heard Jeroen Verheij will design the new ride? He'll definitely make something cool out of it!

    • @lunawenko9324
      @lunawenko9324 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@taartopdekers4926 nice

  • @noctua6
    @noctua6 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Magnificent!!!

  • @ashleyv91939
    @ashleyv91939 10 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I love how these professionals play!!! :)

  • @CaesarNeptuneStudios
    @CaesarNeptuneStudios 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I remember this being used in a Disney short that was shown on House of Mouse

  • @realJamesKnoxPolk
    @realJamesKnoxPolk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:32 best part

  • @anvilgames2421
    @anvilgames2421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @godcanthearyou3669
    @godcanthearyou3669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @gojewla
      @gojewla 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @godcanthearyou3669
      @godcanthearyou3669 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gojewla oh, exactly

    • @seantynan1
      @seantynan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I was really taken by his fiddle playing.

    • @noblebork7444
      @noblebork7444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @isil5
    @isil5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what a beautiful ending

  • @peterlebow5219
    @peterlebow5219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

  • @rontimber8566
    @rontimber8566 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Goosebumps. Every time, what a song.

  • @Kraftdinners657
    @Kraftdinners657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @lucianabrekenhein8375
    @lucianabrekenhein8375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the kind of thing that makes life worth living

  • @sarahneack7582
    @sarahneack7582 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @frosta1184
    @frosta1184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @lizzieb1318
    @lizzieb1318 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

  • @alexmcmunn9390
    @alexmcmunn9390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That concert master really said ⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️

  • @andremimoun1137
    @andremimoun1137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolute stunning masterpiece ! Gives chills

  • @gemma9839
    @gemma9839 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    one of my fav classical music! almost crying cooooool

  • @Venceremos1960
    @Venceremos1960 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

    • @thesenate5291
      @thesenate5291 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Ersela1011
    @Ersela1011 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing! First time I hear this and I can't get enough of it.

  • @maksimkola1210
    @maksimkola1210 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! What a great performance!