Thanks!

When Danse Macabre doesn't have enough skeletons, you double the marimbas!

Poland has problems but not in musical education - simply magnificent

What a stunningly original and imaginative arrangement of Danse Macabre this is, a work I've heard many times but never like this. To exchange the violin solo for mallet percussion and have them play through the entire piece was a stroke of genius. They and the rest of the orchestra performed it brilliantly. Bravo!

Beautifully done! It's 2024, 9 years after this magnificent performance. I hope all these young people have found successful careers in music performance.❤️ Thank you for this post.

This is a repertoire where percussion instruments carry the main melodies. Thanks to these young musicians! They are talented in their teens.

All of the percussionists were wonderful - as was the whole orchestra - but the young man playing the xylophone- WOW!

Спасибо Люди Вы прекрасны!

Best version of Danse Macabre from the internet, period!

As a percussionist myself, I have great respect for all of those on mallet percussion. Simply incredible 👌👌

With being a percussionist comes great responsibility. This is my favorite.

I'm having a hard time believing that people so young can play so well. I couldn't even come close to this amount of talent. One of my favorite videos.

A superb example of why to never underrate or underestimate an instrument, they all play a pivotal role in the magic. Excellent!

This has to be the BEST rendition of the Danse Macabre that I've ever heard. Thank you.

This is the clankiest, clackiest, most downright fun performance of this piece I expect to see this side of the grave! I'd love to congratulate all the performers by name, except that I'm afraid I'd choke on my own tongue and wind up IN that grave!

Merci from France. Incroyable.

Слушаю очень часто с восхищением !.. Гениальное исполнение гениального произведения! Преклоняюсь перед дирижёром и исполнителями!.. Благодарю!

So what makes it so "macabre"? Yes I do imagine a bunch of skeletons dancing in my head but they're all look happy and it is just so nice and cute

Polish sound engineers are among the wonders of the world. Best ever classic music recordings since the 60's come from Poland.

Comment ne pas rester insensible à l'écoute de ce morceau magnifiquement joué ! Ces musiciens ont enchanté mes oreilles !👏👏👏👏

This is undoubtedly the best orchestral performance of "Danse Macabre" I have ever seen. It sounds perfect from the first bars to the last. Fabulous! I believe the creative path of all these young and talented musicians turned out well. They deserve it. We are truly happy because we have the opportunity to see this magic! Thank you very much!👏🏼❤️

Wow! Their percussion section is just wonderful!

Bravo Poland! This orchestra looks like high school students but they're playing like pros!

Ongelooflijk, zulke jonge musici en dan al zo goed en gebalanceerd spelen! Chapeau!😊

I Hope that every student remembers that at one time in their life they were part of such a GREAT performance and that they carry it with pride for the rest of their lives . WELL DONE !

Fantastic performance. Congratulations to everyone. Polish music schools are doing a good job indeed.

I am certain Camille Saint-Saens would be delighted

Professional musicians couldn't have done better! Dazzling!

Первый раз услышала после исполнения и перед апплодисментами ту самую "Звучащую Паузу", когда ещё слышен отзвук последней ноты и не заглушен апплодисментами, когда исполнение записывается в вечность, а слушатели ещё не пришли в себя от восторга и их хлопательные рефлексы парализованы от услышаннаго. Такие паузы сейчас - большая редкость. Молодцы!!!

i hope that the guy on the end of the "xylophone" line....never stops playing... he is amazing!!!!

You have to admit that the use of the boards kind of suits the skeleton theme of the composition. Well done

А какие потрясающие ксилофонисты,не говоря обо всем оркестре!Это действительно брависсимо!!!

Yes, like everyone else, I enjoyed such bravura contributed by each musician. But I was also struck by the clarity of the recorded sound, and excellent choices of video cuts 🎬from camera to camera focusing on each instrument as they took turns carrying the melody. This increased my enjoyment tremendously. The technicians making this video should also get a significant round of applause. 👏👏👏

Appreciated by 49,000 people - disliked by 1,000 obnoxious philistines. A superb production in EVERY respect; the playing, and the filming - and how refreshing to come across an audience who listen in total silence, and save their applause and cheers for the end - rather than thinking that the only way of showing their appreciation is to indulge in stamping, wild clapping, whistling, and screaming whilst musicians are creating beautiful music!

Five and a half years after this was published, it's GREAT. This is what "Music Education' in schools is all about. These young men and women are not only talented, but determined. I wish here in the United States our schools were bringing back this sort of education, but unfortunately, they are not. I am so glad that this sort of education, and these sort of students still exist somewhere on our planet. My deepest thanks to all of you!

Таким молодым исполнителям - БРАВО!!!

Best version I have ever heard of this astounding piece

Bloody HELL - what an amazing orchestra ... all the more so as they are all so young!

Saint-Saëns was a goth master, and this is an excellent performance. Thank you!

This tune is 150 years old and played like an absolute beast, by kids!

I love Marimba! And Saint-Saëns too of course.

Simply stunning! I rate this as the best version I have ever heard.🎉

Пляска Смерти!!! Это непостижимо и великолепно! Шедевры вечны, а в исполнении, совсем юных молодых исполнителей вдвойне. Браво!

Podziwiam osobę odpowiedzialną za kanał że po 9 latach dalej odpowiada na komentarze...

Even Death can’t top that performance it is absolutely beautiful.

This made me cry. What a wonderful performance. Bravo to the lead on the mallet percussion.

I am used to a different orchestration, but even though I am a middle aged man, I listened and found that I actually enjoyed the different sound. Well done, young musicians! Brava!

just remember these are teenagers - it is wonderful

These musicians are so young and so talented! I’ve always loved this piece since I heard it as a teenager (MANY years ago) but what a fantastic fresh interpretation and so enthusiastic and captures the intent and emotion of the piece superbly. The conduction, video and sound were first class. What a showcase piece for all involved to feel pride over. How can you watch and listen to this and not feel your heart pop with pleasure at everything about it?

In all the several decades that I've played this symphony on records, tapes and CD by Saint-Saens (and even seen it performed once or twice), this is the first time seeing the percussion related instruments "do their thing". It was the kind of thing that the composer probably had in forefront of emphasizing : the bones of human skeletons roaming a cemetery (probably a large cemetery) for awhile in a dance. Xylophone, marimba, orchestral bells & vibraphone all are complex set of musical instruments that I am enjoying more of these past few years. There is so much potential with the instruments in literally all types of music forms. This performance of 2014 was very good. Discipline performers. For this near 70 year old man, that's good to see.

I am a physics student and now computer scientist who played double bass while in school. At Uni we performed the Organ Symphony. I did my best on double bass but more often wept at the beauty of the upper strings. Although I was a science student on loan to the music department, I dedicated myself to the double bass. Saint Saens' work was the most important piece of work that I remember, 30 years later. The poco adagio and the maestoso. I am a better computer programmer than a musician, but this performance reminds me of my moments in student symphony when it really mattered to get it right. These students are performing to a level impossible to imagine in my day. The land of Frederic Chopin has therefore just begun to show us the promise of music, in these students: may they all live happy careers, and entertain and enlighten us all. Love from Kentucky.

They were having so much fun! This is how life is supposed to be! Thank you for posting!

Polish youth orchestras are some of the best in the world. Well done !!

I usually listen to Danse Macabre on Halloween, but all those xylophones are such a treat I'm listening to them in February!

Fabulous ! This version is absolutely one of the best of Danse macabre. Saint-saens will be proud of it.

One can imagine the skeletons waltzing among the grave stones, listening to this arrangement. So well played by these young Stars!!!!!

I loved watching the xylophone players absolutely rock out! Amazing!

Once again I am astounded by the capacity of young people to dedicate and discipline themselves to music. Thank you for this version of Dance Macabre.

Браво! Не слышала взрыва аплодисментов, просто наверно все в растерянности и никто не ожидал вот такого роскошного уровня исполнения от совсем молодых людей. Зрители, мне кажется даже не поняли, что присутствовали при практически лучшем исполнении этого произведения. Нужно осознать и соединить то, что видишь, слышишь и понимать, что это в сущности играют дети! Конечно это фантастика и настоящее чудо! Браво - дирижёру оркестра !

This instantly became my absolute favorite version of this piece. Everything was arranged perfectly, and so amazing to be played by students! I’m so encouraged and inspired for music for the future.

The orchestra couldn’t have played it better. Amazing!

Somewhere in a corner sits a first violinist feeling rather blue LOL all kidding aside what a fantastic rendition of this piece and props to the percussionists who rarely get to be Center Stage like this

I’m a pit member at my school. Unfortunately we were quarantined, so this literally made cry...I miss playing the vibraphone, and this beautiful performance made me miss it even more. Beautifully played!!

Ай, молодцы, юные таланты исполнители мировых шедевров

Remarkable interpretation. I'm sure Saint-Saëns would have loved it. It's completely on par with the magic he infused in his pieces.

Słucham tego od roku, czyli odkąd trafiłam na te opracowanie jest po prostu fantastyczne!!!!! Chyle czoła całej orkiestrze.

Piękna interpretacja, moje pozdrowienia z Chile-Ameryki. 01 grudnia 2022 r

Fantastic performance! 😍🤩

Ihope that this young orchestra is still performing tothat level. It's absolutly great.

Bravo our young Polish musicians.Excellent work.

The players, especially the violins, play with such a flourish! They must love the conductor.

Какие молодые исполнители, фактически дети, какое прекрасное исполнение! Браво! Девушка на барабанах - блеск!

I've listened to every version I could find and this one is my favorite.

Extraordinaire interprétation de cet orchestre philharmonique de Varsovie ! Quel talent incroyable partagé entre tout ces jeunes musiciens fabuleux sous la houlette d’une grande chef d’orchestre . Un moment unique pour moi ce matin puisqu’aux toutes premières notes l’émotion m’a envahie , les larmes me sont montées suspendues pendant tout le chef d’œuvre de Camille Saint-Saëns pour qu’à la dernière note je m’effondre en pleurs . Le mystère de la musique sur nos émotions . Un moment exceptionnel en ce samedi , merci et un immense bravo même si c’est quelques années plus tard que cet enregistrement. J’ajoute enfin une mention spéciale à l’équipe technique pour le son d’une clarté unique ainsi que pour les images d’une grande qualité avec les différents plans de coupe notamment sur le brillant musicien au Xylophone. Une grand bravo à vous et un immense merci pour ce merveilleux travail . Grace à vous j’étais au premier rang ( virtuellement bien sûr ) 🙏🏻💖💖💖

I was spellbound! This recording moved me to tears .... and those percussionists....wow!!!!!!!!! Bravo!

Великолепно. Танец с Вечностью !

had to listen to it again two years later....bravo bravo bravo

My favorite Saint-Saens. So beautifully played by a superbly educated orchestra. Excellent all around. And that percussion section! Countless hours of practice and coordination. So fantastic those folks. I hope they won.

Великолепное прочтение. Как замечательно, что в столь юном возрасте ребята уже достигли хорошего мастерства. Отдельное спасибо дирижёру. Она волшебница

An ingenious arrangement. The intensity of the musicians is striking. The conductor has brought forth a perfect performance. With others here, I shout "Bravissimo!"

Just WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!

Trawling through KZfaq and I came across this production, and I really have to say how *tremendous* it was to immerse myself in the professional performance by each and every orchestra member who gave their all to this incredible piece. A seriously awesome performance. I have re-played over and over through a HQ surround system and thoroughly enjoyed this. 10/10.

This is absolutely great! Who the hell would dislike it? Congratulations and love from Hungary!

I agree with the other commenters regarding how wonderful this arrangement is. It is so refreshing to hear the percussion artists have a chance to shine like they do. I haven't found a version of Danse Macabre that I like better!

Memory is such a great thing. I was given this to do a choreography to when I was studying ballet, and I can still remember it to this day, years and years later. This is such a great version, beautifully played by these young musicians

I love how the musicians become one with the music they are playing.

Brilliant! We thought the use of the mallet percussion was a very clever choice as it made us imagine clinking, clinking bones or dancing skeletons. Very talented young musicians and a perfect arrangement and recording. Here in England we had a TV series called Jonathan Creek and this was the theme tune. It fitted well as it was a magician who solved mysteries for people. Brings back fond memories. 🙂🙂🙂

Astonishing........haunting and beautiful at the same time.

Гармония прекрасных исполнителей и высокый класс звуков музыки.Спасиба.😊

I can just imagine them playing on a rack of ribs

wow!!!! i'm in tears over here......that was the BEST version of this i've EVER heard, seen, etc......how awesome!!!! so wonderful!!!!!

wonderful to see (and hear) such young musicians play so well!

Magnifique orchestre merci ❤

I cant believe it. This version is completely unik. So amazing, that it takes my breath away. These young musicians play at the peak of their ability, and it is a sensation. I´ve known this music very well for over 40 years by the direction of Toscanini. Bu this version is so different and modern, so full of craft, so dynamic. The director is very brave and with great courage. Thank you very much everybody.

I have heard this orchestration a few times, but this is the first time I could visualize skeletons dancing. Well Done!

Gratulacje i podziękowania za ogrom pracy i świetne wykonanie tego niesamowitego utworu dla całej orkiestry i wiodących wykonawców w tym oczywiście Pani dyrygent. Znam ten utwór znakomicie i nigdy jeszcze nie słyszałam go w takim składzie. Nasza młodzież ma prawo czuć się dumna. SZACUN !!

Excellent performance of this wonderful piece! I enjoyed the inclusion of the marimbas and xylophones as featured instruments. Your young concert musicians are all talented! Best regards, W. Ortiz (Florida USA)

Hearing this on my phone is giving me goosebumps. I wonder what would happen if I was in the audience??? Always one of my favorites ❤ ♥ 💛

This is a really neat arrangement that I believe Saint Säens would have really loved.

아름다운 바그너의 탄호이저 서곡, 매일 듣고 있습니다. 웅장하면서도 섬세하고 아련한 멜로디가 눈물을 흐르게 합니다. 아름다운 연주 감사합니다 . 오케스트라의 악기들에게 푹 빠지게합니다.