李斯特聽過聖桑現場演奏的管風琴後，讚許聖桑為世界上最偉大的管風琴家。 1846年11歲的聖桑在巴黎普萊耶爾廳首次公演，他的演奏是任聽眾點選背奏的貝多芬作品、三十二首鋼琴奏鳴曲，可謂音樂神童。This is my personal favorite interpretation of "Danse Macabre" composed by
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns who was also famous for "The Carnival of the
Animals." The solo harp plays a single note 12 times to signify the clock striking
midnight. then eerie chords are played by a solo violin, representing death on
his fiddle. after these bonechilling “Devil chords” since the interval of a
tritone has been known as “the Devil in music”. the main theme is first heard on
a solo flute. in most recordings, this piece also has the xylophone to immate
the sounds of rattling bones. I'm so blasting this masterpiece on halloween
night. ;)
