Saint-Saen: Danse Macabre (arranged for percussion)

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November 15, 2020, 07:31:08 PM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0GVbnoh8Jo

The 15 percussionists of the BBC Orchestras & Choirs perform Camille Saint-Saens's Danse Macabre arranged by Alasdair Malloy, as part of the BBC Instrumental Sessions.
When, a few months before his death, Rachmaninov lamented that he no longer had the "strength and fire" to compose, friends reminded him of the Symphonic Dances, so charged with fire and strength. "Yes," he admitted. "I don't know how that happened. That was probably my last flicker."

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November 17, 2020, 06:34:02 AM
Yes, I agree - the melody of that piece lends itself well to a percussion arrangement - maybe it is playing off the bones of the dancing skeletons?  :D
Of course, the witchy-menace of the violin doesn't transfer as well.
When, a few months before his death, Rachmaninov lamented that he no longer had the "strength and fire" to compose, friends reminded him of the Symphonic Dances, so charged with fire and strength. "Yes," he admitted. "I don't know how that happened. That was probably my last flicker."
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