Best French Composers - Part 1 - Rameau to Delibes

[S0Iari]

Are there any good modern day French composers?

[MsOal]

and lully ?

[MsOal]

and lully

[preddibratz2020]

people cud sumdby tell me what the first song is

[TheUnparalleled0ne]

The first song was amazing lol

[bluelightdawn]

It took me 8 years to appreciate France...the language still gets on my nerves many many times but it is fascinating and it has its own allure and beauty. Still think Paris is way overrated (it's a beautiful city but come on not THAT beautiful) but France is a wonderful country. Still think that Italian food is 100 times better than French cuisine (which is very good nonetheless). But I love French classical music (Saint-Saens and Satie in particular), French cinema and French literature

[EspenHMusic]

What is the name of the first song? Please help me ASAP!

[stawberryjamful]

What is the piece called from 8:25 onwards?? I have heard it so many times and love it!

[gaybondboy]

@stawberryjamful

Canille Saint-Saens "Le Cygne" (Swan)

[baltoman24]

thank you for this fine compilation. Great composers all, Berlioz and Saint-Saens are among my favorites; Saint-Saens is so deserving of more exposure-here on Youtube you will find excellent postings of some of his best works- including the great chamber pieces. I hope that those listeners who are new to Classical music will pursue the works of these masters- you won't regret it! Thanks again!

[Confuzledify]

Beautiful.

[tarnowek1]

I mean one islamic composer of classical music er because I haven't heard of one

[tarnowek1]

please name even one classical composer???????

[stefool]

Berlioz fait evidemment partie des plus grands. Pas seulement pour la Symphonie fantastique, mais pour le reste. La marche de Rakóczi est anecdotique dans la "Damnation de Faust" qui est un des plus hauts sommets de l'art lyrique francais. Merci a earthatic pour cette collection d'oeuvres, un bel hommage a notre partrimoine culturel.

[MysteryRandomChick]

i think i just liked classical music!

[swordyboyakon]

An die Musik.

[pac914]

please could you tell me where I can download the 7:27 minute song, or at least, what's the correct name cause I can't find it, thanks. :)

[counterpoint35]

@pac914 Piano Concerto no. 2/op.22 in g of Camille Saint-Saens.

[masterclassicalmusic]

merci, merci

[1985quentin]

vive l'Europe, Vive la France, vive la musique!!!

[Zelehandra]

Is it me, or does the thirs composer look like Bill Murphy?

[AbuOmer111]

for your information (all of you)

there are nothing called (islamic music)

never ever

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ISLAM, CONTACT ME

[JHS4E]

je l'aime

[lamsalgado]

Berlioz is justly recognized by his great talent for scoring! All the others, Great!

[lamsalgado]

@earthatic Superb idea, great and graceful music. Congratulations and many THx!!!

[247rana]

simply superb

[rawautube]

I like it

Rameau was nice

[gothic666vampyre]

Rameau is my favorite!

[2cello]

Saint Saens !!! he is in my top ten

[kdrtt]

Berlioz composed the Rakóczi March for his Damnation of Faust, so if we are listening to French composers' works, then it must be included.

[crossbow80]

Yeah! why are you claiming Liszt Ferenc´s Rakoczy March to be a french composition? It´s so hungarian as it can be! Has nothing to do with france!

[FrankMazeppa]

rakoczy march is hungarian folk tune...

So not original composition, not French at all

[rawautube]

what is exactly islamic music?

wooo

muslim rocks?

how?

60 percent?

when?

why are you dumb?

[plovakia]

islamic music is the most ridiculous. they always sing out of tune ...?... oh wait, it's meant to be sang out of tune.

[rawautube]

@plovakia

What the hell are you talking about?

[plovakia]

i'm talking crap.

[TheBlomberFactory]

??? yeah muslims clearly are doing great in the world right now...

[Sektion9]

I believe your wrong on every account. Every music has a place in this world and your ignorance only gives what your trying to represent a bad name. GOOD DAY SIR !

[plovakia]

islamic music better?? BWAHAHAHA When my bro sings in the shower it's waaaay better than any Islamic music. Anyway take your religion somewhere else. This is not even a palce to discuss religion.

[farrieswong]

yeah i'm muslim but i don't hear islamic music(it sucks)but i respect it.

and yeah don't discuss religion on this video.

[taylorandcortney]

@plovakia Islamic isn't a religion

[miiwiiplay]

@plovakia actually, religious music -including islamic- sets the origins of modern music. From gregorian chants, to czardas you can find incredible melodic intricacies.

[Rodier1128]

@plovakia the music of the middle east is phenominal in that it uses a quarter-tone scale. European composers never really ventured into quarter scales, but some modern composer (particularly for flute) have

[norwayandother]

Here are composers like Thomas and Alkan, it must include composers like Machaut; Marc Charpentier; Couperin; Offenbach and Wely.

[jb25110]

i am french

vive la france

bravo de penser a nos compositeur

merci

[ClassicalFavourites1]

Berlioz ... amazing!

[Stravinsky91]

Don´t forget Marc-Antoine Charpentier :D

[keonepax]

Fantastique! Love this collection!

[cogermax91]

BRAVO FOR POSTING THE BEST FRENCH COMPOSERS !!!!!!!!! very good video !!!!!!!!

[EarthaticFan]

i love that rameau piece!! berlioz symphonie fantastique, amazing!!! my favourite piece by berlioz! the thomas is so beautiful. very good performance! who was the pianist in the alkan? it was a fantastic performance! i love the gounod, so powerful! saint saens is my favourite french composer though, his pieces are just so amazing!

[4candles]

There are a few other composers whom you could explore in another part of your series:

Around the same era as Rameau are Nicolas and Louis Couperin who, along with Rameau, were instrumental (excuse the pun) in developing a new voice for French keyboard music. Also, how about Alexandre Guilmant (Organ Symphonies), Alexandre Boely, Gabriel Fauré and any number of French composer-organists from Widor to Messiaen etc. The list is quite extensive in fact!

Thanks for the post!

[4candles]

Also, the phrase 'Best French Composers' is quite subjective, so opinion may be divided on who should be included in the list...

P.S. I forgot to mention Louis Vierne, Jehan Alain and Charles Tournemire - three very unique voices in the history of French music between Widor and Messiaen...

[klingsor93]

Delibes is a charming composer. Lakmé is a sweet opera with many good moments. Coppelia and Sylvia are his two popular ballets. Gounod is quite aademic but Faust and Roméo are very spectaular.

Alkan is the Frenh Liszt, a very picturesque figure. The best French piano composer? Let's not forget Debussy and Ravel, far more refined. Berlioz is an extravagant genius and Ambroise Thomas a bore.

[DarkRaimundo]

Really great! I love it!

2 of these composers I have never heard of, Gounod or Delibes, noneoftheless, I have heard their music and I like it!

I thankyou for uploading this video masterpiece of yours.

I think I wont make a "Great Composers: The French" part now, because your video is so good, I dont think I can even match it.

I love Alkans music. Possibly my favourite french piano composer.

The Organ symphony, such a great piece by the genius himself! And I love his second piano concerto!