I played this in a high school regional orchestra on tympani. The director came back and said "don't tell anyone I said this, but play the part at the end as fast and loud as you possibly can." This remains my favorite classical piece.

@HaleyLuvsChicken

8 жыл бұрын

+Redeye Percussion I am playing this piece in high school now, and our director said to do the same thing xD

@RedeyePerc

8 жыл бұрын

+HaleyLuvsChicken - I don't play in any ensembles any more, but this piece still had great memories for me whenever I hear it. Enjoy playing classical while you can!

@Donutswithlazerz

7 жыл бұрын

Redeye Percussion I'm playing the timpani parts for this and Nimrod this coming Saturday for Region Orchestra... should be interesting

@meredithbloss7560

5 жыл бұрын

hey...is there any chance you're from CT? bc i played this in 7th grade regionals

@jameshorn270

5 жыл бұрын

Fun for the French Horns, too. Bells up!

Man, Saint-Saëns really had a thing for Egypt and exotic melodies and scales. Like he had an entire piano concerto that has been nicknamed the "Egyptian Piano Concerto".

@georgeelmasry9376

3 жыл бұрын

He had a sad life story. He lost his two boys. He also lived in Algeria for a while and visited Egypt.

@erinesque1889

2 жыл бұрын

That explains why I get images of Egypt in my head when I listen to this. It makes me want to draw Egyptian scenes.

@martiemutsch7461

2 жыл бұрын

It was a 'thing' back in the day. Check out the mansion that Frederick Church built, Olana.

@martiemutsch7461

2 жыл бұрын

It was a thing back in those days. You should check out Fredrick Church's Olana. So cool.

@knitwit9447

2 жыл бұрын

What's funny is a bacchanale isn't even Egyptian. It was a sort of celebration of the God Bacchus, who was the romanized version of dionysus

You have no idea how much the cello section dances during this song. We be jammin'

@ogami6782

4 жыл бұрын

F A C T S

@dmitrishostakovich9559

4 жыл бұрын

IT'S A PIEEEECE!

@maragold1985

4 жыл бұрын

This is so accurate...also CELLO GANG

@anaihilator

4 жыл бұрын

TRUTH

@thefudgems

3 жыл бұрын

**Konzertmeister war flashbacks** HAHAHA YEAH THIS SONG WAS SOOO FUN HAHAHA

I like how it basically tells an entire story, with an intro, climax and an explosive finish. All within the span of 7 minutes, and still being able to not feel forced. All without a single damn word.

@st.francisxavier-kc9146

Жыл бұрын

you can smell the bacchanal.

@donswearingen9805

Жыл бұрын

Maybe, but while the music is great, it is a dance piece.

@HasufelyArod

Жыл бұрын

Säens always be telling stories His Danse Macabre is the perfect example

@Assadul-Naml

9 ай бұрын

I hear the story of Prophet Muhammad. 0:01 The Idol workshop of his uncle Abu Lahab, you hear the business of the workers chiseling and driving the stones and metals 0:57 The pagan pilgrims arrive for the annual feast 2:06 Mount Hira and the archangel Gabriel 2:41 The return of the prophet to idolators of Mekka 3:21 Muhammads first sermon 3:49 The death fanfare for the time of ignorance and the first companions 3:54 The companions learning the quran in secret 5:20 The mocking voices of the quraish 5:37 Muhammad prophecies a miracle and warns about the hell 6:09 The quraish flock to the Kaaba at night 6:43 The splitting of the moon

@user-cm5nv8fd5g

7 ай бұрын

@@Assadul-Naml wow nice

6:42 When your Mom comes home from work and you forgot to help her defrost the chicken for dinner

@benjaminjohannessanchez3310

4 жыл бұрын

Ahahaaahahahaaahaahhhhaaaa

@rileysandpaper8930

4 жыл бұрын

im gone man, that made my day

@skatewitch9232

3 жыл бұрын

Oh f*ck yes XD

@fanofnormalclips

3 жыл бұрын

If you cook instead so your mom doesn't have to do more work after already having a long day, I can guarantee you'll remember to do it.

@inana1480

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 you probably typed this form the other side of the world but I'm feeling SO related to this goddamit !! 🤣🤣

my orchestra played this. but we butchered it so badly, i didnt know this is what it's supposed to sound like lol

@ClassicalMusic2002

5 жыл бұрын

Gina how do you perform a piece and not listen to a recording at least once?

@cherryspice1011

5 жыл бұрын

Gina same

@jeungrioppa5937

4 жыл бұрын

Classical Music was a joke bro

@tiannahanson4545

4 жыл бұрын

Lol our conductor would never let us do that. First of all he would work on on section for like 15 minutes

@marioskapetanakis

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeungrioppa5937 no it isn't all people who have a good education listen to the classical music

When she heard 2:08, my little sister asked why I was listening to "genie music".

@helendoyle9653

5 жыл бұрын

That's priceless.

@peterdumpel5729

5 жыл бұрын

You can't remember the gender of your sibling?

@PeakyPounder12

5 жыл бұрын

@@scaramouchescaramouche7990 He's obviously being sarcastic

@ChungSeikerThatonedude

5 жыл бұрын

@@peterdumpel5729 Well if their sibling is trans who knows hecksdeee *notserious*

@mrbenoit5018

5 жыл бұрын

PeakyPounder12 that isn’t what sarcasm is

from 6:42 to the end is one of the best bits of music ever written. it lifts me.

@RassBrass

4 жыл бұрын

Brian MacDonald That’s based on a segment from an Algerian Arab Andalusian piece ( Touchia Zidane); that piece touched Saint Saëns during his visit to Algiers.

@TerjeNesthus

4 жыл бұрын

Agree! I listen to that over and over again

@htrland

4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Thank you for adding context to Saint Saëns' composition. It now makes perfect sense that he drew inspiration from the Arab folk music (from Algeria, then a French colony) for his "middle-eastern"-themed work.

@trey-nm5bx

4 жыл бұрын

Kinda like how Samson lifted the entire building on em bitches huh

@andrewpetersen5272

4 жыл бұрын

@@htrlandisn't Algeria in Africa?

6:41 till end, imagine being chased while riding a horse in the middle of a desert

@sea5078

4 жыл бұрын

Im not religious, but I’m imagining the collapse of the building around Samson as he breaks the pillars around him

@Condottier

4 жыл бұрын

There is a version by the Caracas Youth Orchestra that was making me see Napoleonic Cuirassiers charging against Mamluks at the battle of the Pyramids, this one made me picture a running from a sandstorm.

@Mark-sd5jk

3 жыл бұрын

r/oddlyspecifc

@osamaal-humaimidi1481

3 жыл бұрын

This is some uncharted last mission kinda thing

@marcello4553

3 жыл бұрын

I just imagine a bunch of 19th century people forming a mosh pit

Watching figure skating over the decades has improved my taste in classical music. I can't tell you how many Russian pairs and American female singles skaters have used this over the years, and always appreciated by moi.

@jamesfunk7614

3 жыл бұрын

The music I remember most from figure skating is Saint-Saens "Danse Macabre"

@virginiajackson5620

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! I found this piece thanks to Joannie rochette’s performance at the 2010 olympics

@emi283

3 жыл бұрын

@Sofia Rosenberg I love Alina too

@JackAShepherd

6 ай бұрын

@@jamesfunk7614Queen Yuna 👑⛸️🇰🇷

@JackAShepherd

6 ай бұрын

Ashley Wagner's 2012-13 Free Skate is my favorite Samson & Delilah ⛸️⛸️⛸️

Speechless. There's truly something happening here. The feeling is so intense. Can't help but being moved to tears. What on earth is as powerful as music ? This is transcendent.

@suppiluiiuma5769

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, whenever I have existentialist thoughts, I remember that music exists, and it helps bring me to the conclusion that existence is almost entirely good.

@federicabenazizi5744

3 жыл бұрын

it sounds like a psychedelic trip to me.

@LeSoleilRoyalXIV

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, this is one of my favorite !

@pinkyb.7398

2 жыл бұрын

@@suppiluiiuma5769 Existence is entirely good, what could make a man believe otherwise?

@ghostlykiggy6932

2 жыл бұрын

Based off the comments it seems like this composer had lost his children while visiting beautiful places in Egypt. His emotion is definitely tied to this piece and probably many others

I've done this with a purely string orchestra, and our principal did the opening part with his mute on. This is one of my favorite pieces of classical music of all time.

@naliburg

5 жыл бұрын

Jillian Myerly which section are/were you in?

@volkar8422

2 жыл бұрын

@@naliburg i wonder

Saint-Saëns was an amazing composer, this makes me feel good no matter how bad of a day I had.

@mydogskips2

Жыл бұрын

A Bacchanale can do that. : )

@stereoplayers

Жыл бұрын

And, he also wrote one film score a few years before he died.

The oboe, (otherwise known as a snake charmer) is what makes it sound exotic. I love this piece so much thanks to my music teacher

@TinyTiniaMan

6 жыл бұрын

The use of the double harmonic major scale (know as the arabic scale) makes it sound a lot exotic too

@sophiaovallepava4267

6 жыл бұрын

TinyTiniaMan I play oboe and is amazing ❤💘

@mrbenoit5018

5 жыл бұрын

Whitney Saunders the snake-charming instrument, though the sound is similar, is called the _punji_.

@davidcohen6872

5 жыл бұрын

@@mrbenoit5018 Thank you sir. Perhaps you can enlighten others here, by teaching them the parts of speech and their proper usage. Adjectives, adverbs, et cetera, et cetera...

@davidcohen6872

5 жыл бұрын

@@mrbenoit5018 Forgive my failure, Iron Chancellor, Correct, Anti-Semitic, highly defensive, 2nd Reich, holdover. I was being sincere. I really meant "thank you" for correcting them. The oboe was never referred to or called a snake charmer in any music education setting I was ever in, and I have a B.A. in Music Theory/History, and was about halfway through the coursework required for a master's degree in the same. I had three years of College level classical music education in High School at N.O.C.C.A. That is the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. I was using my phone's voice to text feature, until the end, where I said the et cetera shit a couple times. I only said what I said, because the other comments appear to be written by people that learned how to read and write English while students of the Esteemed, Dagobah Charter School System, from Headmaster Yoda himself. Why so defensive? I truly appreciated your comment and what I initially perceived to be, at least, a modest amount of intelligence and tact. I was not mistaken, was I?

as a trumpet player this song never made me more proud of our french horn section (thats saying a lot if you know any trumpet players)

@philmixer

3 жыл бұрын

Not a song.

@AnibalPacaco

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Ignorant people insist on calling musical pieces, compositions, opuses, works, etc. just "songs", when it's obvious they mostly are NOT intended to be sung by human voices!

@thexya5

Жыл бұрын

@@AnibalPacaco thats a hasty conclusion to jump to. perhaps they are just unaware, not “insisting” on calling them songs

@bastobasto4866

Жыл бұрын

@@thexya5 or perphaps English is not their first language, and everyone here need to stop being a god damn elitist

@asmoday2838

Жыл бұрын

As a trumpet player, I love a good horn riff

I really like the slower tempo this is taken at as compared to some other recordings. It really shows the precision of the instruments playing and how in sync with each other they all.

@mydogskips2

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't know why people seem to always think that faster is better, music is not supposed to be a race. That being said, I personally think this is just a tad bit slow(I recommend the performance by James Levine found here on YT) but like you said, you can hear the precision of the playing, all the nuance and details lacking in many faster performances, something which more than makes up the difference to me. I'd much rather listen to this than the many performances which are too fast and not nearly as well played.

@katevogel4773

5 жыл бұрын

Cause if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly

@WhySoSquid

5 жыл бұрын

My father jokes when Sleigh Ride is played too quickly and calls it Sleigh Race.

@KERBROES

4 жыл бұрын

@@katevogel4773 thats not a violin!!

@dmitrishostakovich9559

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, I think that Saint-Säens meant for the piece to be frantic, loud, and just pure chaos.

I played this in orchestra my junior year, and it was one of my favorite pieces. To this day I still get chills when I listen to it Update 4-20-22: I am going to try practicing this after 2 years 😎

@diegoalcachofa5490

2 жыл бұрын

Que fue pa :v?

@user-of9tb7cv3n

Жыл бұрын

​@@diegoalcachofa5490

we in cleopatra palace now

@marindraganov8765

4 жыл бұрын

The perfect place actually for Cleopatra and Dalilah is one and the same person :)

I'm doing a ballet to this in the next few months. It's so beautiful, I can't wait!

@lluvia9894

5 жыл бұрын

how did it go

@nikogwaj1676

5 жыл бұрын

LOLXD West I guess we’ll never know...

@thejgamer0855

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you did well.

I feel like I can taste the grains of sand and harsh winds in whatever Desert this song is speaking of.

It's (or I'm) weird, but that last part just makes me laugh and cry simultaneously

By far my favorite compositor in all history! Great master!

@MewlusK

7 жыл бұрын

I think so too, he has this mysteriousness and playfulness to his music. It takes you to other worlds.

@williamslopez9775

7 жыл бұрын

Jorge Garcia i don't know, Chopin Is good too

@organbuilder272

5 жыл бұрын

COMPOSER - A Compositor hand sets type for printing presses.

@murrayaronson3753

5 жыл бұрын

@@organbuilder272 It might be the correct word in Spanish. The French word is compositeur and the Italian is compositore.

@organbuilder272

5 жыл бұрын

@@murrayaronson3753 Thank you for your help

the part at 6:45 puts led in my pencil.

@brendanforester4601

5 жыл бұрын

@@schlomogigasheckelstein-go8694 Who's Lilith?

@schlomogigasheckelstein-go8694

5 жыл бұрын

@@brendanforester4601 : Allegedly she was the first wife of Adam. Not human, but demon, made out of fire and brimstone, not dust and clay

@RandomHistory

4 жыл бұрын

@@schlomogigasheckelstein-go8694 According to whom?

@schlomogigasheckelstein-go8694

4 жыл бұрын

@@RandomHistory :google it..

@RandomHistory

4 жыл бұрын

@@schlomogigasheckelstein-go8694 So urban legend or conspiracy theory... So nothing of substance.

I always end up belly dancing very badly when I hear this

Saint Saëns had a deep admiration for ancient Egyptian civilization. 🙏🙏💙💙

@jeromepaxkiro552

Жыл бұрын

Hebrew?😳🥴🤣

@Jorgereflexivo

4 ай бұрын

Samson et Dalilah is in Gaza.

If u playing this on timpani, u gonna have some fun. Tons of fun

The section from 6:40 until the end is just sooooo epic!

6:08 is what i live for

@plusxz821

3 жыл бұрын

Love

I always have and always will love this piece by my favorite classical composer. That being said, an entirely drunk orchestra playing it would be spectacular.

-Friend plays the end part for me and says it's Bacchanale by Saint-Saëns -Tries to look up for myself, doesn't know how to spell Me: Just search Bachanal or something by Saint-Saëns Me to me: *egypt music*

@johncaudill9782

5 жыл бұрын

The struggle...first heard this on public radio and fell in love. Couldn't find it for years because I couldn't spell any of it.

@huseyinfurkankardiyen2104

5 жыл бұрын

I also found this piece that i heard after in a concerto , by typing "Classical music piece by arabic tunes" to google.

@cliffordcrimson7124

3 жыл бұрын

Bach Anal? This genre seems underdeveloped.

This bacchanale of Samson and Dalila is of course very coloured, and Saint Saens shows here all his art of orchestration. Samson and Dalila has been a very popular opera for decades. It is much less played these last times. It is a pity, since it is indeed a good opera.

@richardcheese6161

5 жыл бұрын

r/iamverysmart

@DFdezdeMarticorenaGallego

5 жыл бұрын

@@richardcheese6161 r/youarebeingajerk

@murrayaronson3753

3 жыл бұрын

Samson et Dalila gets performed often enough. The Metropolitan Opera does it with some regularity as does San Francisco. Maybe it's less so in France nowadays.

@lindseydejesus1877

3 жыл бұрын

i saw it when the met showed it live in hd! it was very good. the bacchanle and mon coeur will be always be some of my fav songs from operas.

@robertagregory7177

3 жыл бұрын

I worked at Seattle Opera from 2004 to COVID and they never performed it. ☹️ I wish they would, I bet it would be popular.

I Loved playing this piece in the second violin section because I’d be so close the the woodwinds especially the piccolos😭💜

@elizabeth.c.h

4 ай бұрын

i’m a second violin in my orchestra and I love hearing the piccolo 💗😭

06:40 It looks like Arabic melodies wich make me love it a lot . Greeting from Morocco

@marcelcharbonnier297

2 жыл бұрын

Camille Saint-Saëns lived partially in Algeria for health reasons starting from 1873 till his death in Algeria in 1921.

@radia0000

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcelcharbonnier297 yes, he lived in rue Michelet, it is my hometown Algiers, building 81, rue Michelet, Algiers Algeria

@danemon8423

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcelcharbonnier297 oui mais ça n'a rien à voir avec la musique

@Aly_ldi

2 жыл бұрын

@@danemon8423 bah si vu qu'il s'est inspiré de musiques traditionnelles algériennes

@danemon8423

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aly_ldi pas du tout, premièrement ces mélodies sont plutôt des mélodies inspirées de musiques au levant pas au maghreb. Deuxièmement ces mélodies qui nous font penser à l'egypte et à l'orient sont des mélodie inventé

6:40 Then Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, I pray thee, think upon me: O God, I beseech thee, strengthen me at this time only, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. 6:58 Then Samson said, Let me lose my life with the Philistines: and he bowed him with all his might, and the house fell upon the princes, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he had slain in his life.

This man was ahead of his time.

@MariaTorres-qn3rc

3 ай бұрын

Yes!

Saint-saens wrote every piece with a tiny bit of magic

Only the 1800s kids will remember

@paulwillis592

4 ай бұрын

1900s

Saint-Saëns was an incredible composer, This music fills my heart with peace

Love the lively slightly middle-eastern touch. Reminds me of ben-her.

@yogicfly4bliss

8 жыл бұрын

+Rachael Durham I think it is Ben-Hur.

@andreabezdan

5 жыл бұрын

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@Airhockeylirare

5 жыл бұрын

+Andrea Bezdan 6

@ClassicalMusic2002

5 жыл бұрын

@@yogicfly4bliss it is not Ben-Hur.

@domingopartida5812

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's Ben-Him

Played this in my freshman year of highschool, definitely one od my favorite pieces i've played so far, i hope to play it again someday because it is THE MOST fun omg

@Lovely_1108

8 ай бұрын

Hey! We are playing this for my freshman marching band music!

My highschool orchestra is playing this as our new song and we actually played it very well for sight reading it at first. But of course it only sounded like that until we started getting better at it.

I promised myself I wouldn't ever post this kind of comment but my community group is playing this and I got to rehearse this for the first time. I am a timpanist and battery percussion and I got more than a little giddy at 6:42. I told the director I *will* be finding appropriate headgear for the performance of the piece... and earplugs for the brass section.

@fynnean

5 жыл бұрын

6:42 is epic

@trumsu915

4 жыл бұрын

6:42 that moment when the enemy is splitting your forces in half in Steel Division(Not expect to see you here, so why not give a compliment about your Steel Division content? Good work man)

@zmanrockz6358

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaaaa, not sorry

@KhanUlric

3 жыл бұрын

@@trumsu915 Only seeing this now... Haha I am a man of many tastes I suppose. Thanks for the props

@KhanUlric

2 жыл бұрын

Just an update... Total commitment to the headgear. Long flowing locks of black hair.

1877 and today we have so many sh*t song released makes me so sad :( this is a masterpiece, love the transition beetween those epic moments and the quiet one, so many emotions

What a oriental theme this masterpiece has!

This brings me great joy

I once subbed in for a timpanist on this piece in high school, without ever hearing it before, and with only the sound check as practice. I was told by the conductor, quote, “go ham at the tempo change.” (6:41) This is now my favorite piece to play.

@Y.Moroboshi

26 күн бұрын

I think that part is the quintessential "my time has come" moment for every timpani player.

I love this recording. My school band is playing this piece in April for our annual Band Festival. (I play bari sax) My band director butchered the original so much. (Cut out the part in the middle completely as well as the oboe solo in the beginning) You can barely tell we are playing this.

@tromboneman4517

5 жыл бұрын

Randi Walby, I’m sorry to hear that.

@Lovely_1108

8 ай бұрын

For us it was a Alto Sax soloist!

I played this in Middle School, as violin. Loved it!

whoa. I'm out of breath from listening to that. First time hearing that one, and ...I approve.

Llevo muchos años tocando el violín y esta es una de las piezas que mas me ha marcado como artista

@MariaTorres-qn3rc

3 ай бұрын

Nice😮

This piece speaks about why he's one of my fav classical composer

6:42 this sounds like an epic adventure in the desert

For the last part (from 6:40) I always imagine a ottoman or arabic army, rising, on the way to its campaign. at first, you witness the first fighters and marching and charging,like a wild sandstorm, through the dessert, which is already enormous, and then, while youre stunned of this power and you think youve seen all the enormous core of the army with the elite fighter, horses and the king in all their glory and power marching towards you. This is espacially stunning in contrast to the more mild and moderate "european" themes

@azuca1205

4 жыл бұрын

The Islamic Caliphate versus the various European armies during the Crusades be like...

This piece is a legend.

This is a real masterpiece. Our school orchestra played it and it was even greater to hear it live.

I played the string version of this my sophomore for UIL. It was during COVID so everything was kind of a mess and all I remember is the beginning sounding not so hot and such but when we got on stage everyone came through and the relief from the whole orchestra was huge 🤣 We also had to drag along a random band kid for the 2 measures of castanets which was hilarious.

@wheresmywater445

Жыл бұрын

we played a modified version of this song as part of our marching show lmao

This is for my personal use: 0:33 measure 12 0:40 measure 19 0:59 Viola comes in (measure 38) 1:06 measure 46

This was a parental favorite that I heard from birth, it paints a romantic Oriental picture on a huge canvas with a huge panaply colors(sound). It also stirs the mortal yearnings of my soul. Beauty coupled with motion does that.

We played this in a community youth symphony when I was in junior high, and it’s still one of my favorite pieces of music ever!

I only knew him with Carnaval of animals and Danse macabre. God, he composed so much great music.

@CuratorOfRealities

Жыл бұрын

Wait until you hear his first symphony and third piano concerto, as well as the unnumbered symphonies (if you haven't already).

@nicholasharshbarger4454

3 ай бұрын

@@CuratorOfRealitiesAlso, give his 3rd symphony a listen. It might be the most epic piece of classical music ever.

my sweet mom.played this for her children. Thanks Mom.

merci monsieur saint sens pour ce moment musical superbe j adore cette oeuvre

What a genius he was! Excellent motif here and great reoccuring theme - this has been my no.1 piece of music for the last few years. The best version is the one played by Bratislava orchestra - no.1! -if you liked this also check out Risky Korsokov - Scheherazade

@12michalqaaa

8 жыл бұрын

It's Rimsky-Korsakov

@rywilk

8 жыл бұрын

Risky lol...

@delroyroberts9244

8 жыл бұрын

+Michaela Hrdličková Korsitis.

@delroyroberts9244

8 жыл бұрын

+John Jordaan Listen to Sir Thomas Beecham with the RPO for a real orgy.

@amyomeara1251

6 жыл бұрын

John Jordaan i

We played this last year. on flute this was possibly the most fun I’ve had playing a piece.

this song is such a bop

@giocosovelasco

3 жыл бұрын

Piece

I don't know yet the story of Samson and Delilah, but the music makes me wonder in an ancient middle east, like a story of an arab prince, and a battle in the desert; I want this song to play at my funeral ❤

@TheKing-qz9wd

5 жыл бұрын

Simply put, a boy is blessed from the womb by God so long as he keeps 3 rules. He gets old, marries from the enemy camp, fights the enemy camp with his super strength and murders thousands, marries a different woman, breaks all his rules and suffers. They rip his eyes out and set him to work the mills without super strength because he didn't do what God told him to do. He repents and has his redemption manifest when the enemies summon him to be a court jester but God gives him his strength back. He drags a building down with hundreds of the enemy Philistines on his himself and everybody dies. Many things we Christians can learn from Samson. Just saying it to you since you said you didn't know.

@murrayaronson3753

5 жыл бұрын

I guess you don't know the Bible. Where are you from?

@Dubhe68

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheKing-qz9wd Thanks for the summary, maybe I will read the whole story someday 😊

@Dubhe68

5 жыл бұрын

@@murrayaronson3753 I am Italian; I am really ignorant about christian religion and the Bible, all I know comes from my childhood memories and it is more or less nothing.

@TheKing-qz9wd

5 жыл бұрын

@@Dubhe68 Oh, please do. At the very least even atheists should agree that Samson should help men realize to not be so fixated on women. After all, it was Samson's love for his second wife which got him enslaved. But I'll let you read that part when you choose. If it's any consolation, Samson doesn't have an independent section like Job: he's treated more like Abraham. Samson was one of many Israelite Judges, selected by God to liberate Israel from their oppressors after Israel engaged in idolatry and God let them be defeated. So check about 5 chapters into the book of judges or so when you do, he takes up a few but as I said he doesn't have a separate book. I suppose that's everything important, I don't think you're going to be interested in the Gospel so that's all I can think of to help you.

I played this piece a few years ago with my orchestra.

I played violin for this piece a few years ago. Still one of my favourites

I love this Bacchanale.

I can't wait to dance to this at my sisters wedding!!

@Aldos_channel

2 жыл бұрын

How did it go.

@lawbodlawbod9485

Жыл бұрын

It must have been quite some wedding!

What a fantastic recording by an excellent orchestra/director, both of which unfortunately remain nameless as per lack of description.

Was looking for something to cheer me up and (even though the story of Samson and Delilah is a tragedy) I FOUND IT! thanks, signed, Happier Now! :-)

@marindraganov8765

4 жыл бұрын

Actually it is not: to this day he loves her...

One of my favorite pieces I've played - really enjoy this piece.

Ya know. In middle school, I was on alto sax and at the end where everything gets quiet and then you come in on beat two, I just .. at the concert, I just manage to end up blasting out the first note HALF A FUCKING BEAT EARLY AND IT WAS SO LOUD AND EVERYTHING WAS QUIET AND I died slightly on the inside. I still like the piece it was just traumatizing as all hell lmao

This has activated parts of me I didn’t know existed. Wow this music can bring you to life

Idk why but when I listen to the fast part that starts around 0:24 it always makes me picture a flock of giant birds (like prehistoric giant) flying through a storm or something. It’s a cool mental image to listen to the song to:)

This was the most fun piece I ever played in highschool all-state orchestra! Originally first violin but got sat in first chair second violin after auditions, fine with me except the conductor got pretty intense and I'm pretty sure I was covered in spit by the end.

Delilah: capturing the hearts of men for centuries

I love that! I can really feel like in ancient Arabia!

The Bacchanale was on an old scratched vinyl classical album I found in my family's record collection when I was a little boy. There were crackles and hissing and the needle skipped a few times, but I was captivated. A truly thrilling piece.

Incredibly beautiful

What wonderful music!

6.42 to the end : no words can describe this ...

That is soooo fantastic.

I live for 6:07 to the end. Its so good

Fun Fact: Samson and Delilah is an opera written about Saint Saens based on biblical tale in the Old Testament actually takes place in Gaza. That why it has the middle Eastern sound

06:33 Geniuses ...

Played this musical piece for the New York State Philharmonic back in the mid-90's. One of the best for the brass section.

Such brilliance incredible

This is a such beautiful music🤩

I feel exotic listening to this haha , greetings from the middle east

I came here to listen to this version because one of my all time favorite bands Accept just recently covered this song on their new album Too Mean To Die. I loved it so much that I had to listen to the original version. This is also amazing!!

@fridrikjonsson8904

2 жыл бұрын

Same for me! :)

@JesusAlejandroPatinoBittar

Жыл бұрын

I love accept, i didnt knew they Made a version, thanks for sharing

is it only me or this piece sounds so similar to a very known Arabic movie music called the message, it's even has some of the same Arabic scales and transitions .. this is Amazing really !

@juliee593

2 жыл бұрын

Camille Saint-Saëns spent a lot of time in Algeria and he really liked it

@danemon8423

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliee593 but it's not an algerian tune but a middle eastern arabic tune. Egypt was a very famous topic in france at that time

@juliee593

2 жыл бұрын

@@danemon8423 oh okay, thanks for the info! I just wanted to point out that Saint-Saëns generally liked north african culture, like some of his peers at the time as you pointed out.

@danemon8423

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliee593 i know that but people think that its inspiration comes from there but it's not a tune that you will hear in the maghreb :)

BEAUTIFUL

I know this is prolly sacrilege but this piece at 1.25x speed is GLORIOUS. I tried to play it that fast and cried but staying that together at that pace would be a thing of beautiful

Still, after the years, this is still my favorite song to play

@ginnybaker7788

5 жыл бұрын

Haven't played it in 20+ years. Still remember all the fingering and bowing. One of my favorites to play!

Absolutely superb!!

Breathtaking

I played this with the Delaware youth symphony orchestra as violin last year! It still remains my favorite piece

The oboe is so beautiful here😌