Music Monday is a meme started by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek as a great opportunity to share a favourite piece of music/video.
This week I’ve chosen a classical piece that’s perfect for this time of year,
Camille Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre performed by Sefa Emre İlikli.
Saint-Saëns’ ghoulish Danse Macabre was originally written for voice and piano. Thankfully the composer reworked it a couple of years later, substituting a violin for the voice and adding the full orchestra. When it was premièred, it was immediately encored in full and has remained a popular and slightly scary favourite ever since. It may be best known today as the theme to TV series, Jonathan Creek. ( Classic Fm’s Saint-Saëns 15 Facts)
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One of my all-time faves!
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It’s a great piece! 🙂
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You never seize to surprise me with your Monday Music. Not familiar with this but very fitting for this time of year 🙂
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Thanks I do enjoy classical music and love this one! 🙂
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Jonathan Creek!😂😂😂
I do actually like classical, as well as loud and shouty metal.😂
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You surprise me thought you only liked loud and shouty metal! Actually I think I saw a rock version of this on YouTube when I first searched for it. I was going to put a link in for it but the video disappeared.
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Lots of metal has string arrangements included with the songs or they do a strings version and lots of game soundtracks are very much orchestral and influenced by classical.
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Yes my son likes a few gaming soundtracks and has even bought some albums!!
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Ah, can’t go wrong with some good classical music!
I have those ‘peeves’, though.. for example for metal- I cannot stand recordings or videos of live versions… and classical only truly and utterly captures me live OR if I manage to be close to a really good sound system, I can do recorded material… I do love classical though- it can have such a strong impact on feels! Great choice!
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Thanks 🙂
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Love this! I thrive on classical pieces as they seem to be the most soothing and tolerable with my condition. They transport me during bad episodes and I will often diffuse some lavender and lay and listen to classical. Excellent choice ❤
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Thank you I find classical music very soothing.
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