03-30-2020, 08:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-30-2020, 08:08 PM by Eric the Green.)
This great organ work by the French composer Louis Vierne has the same appeal to the reverberations from revolutionary awakenings (particularly the French Revolution) as does Le Marsaillaise, Won't Get Fooled Again, the Leonore Overture #3, and Kenneth Clark's program The Fallacies of Hope (where you can hear two of these). The theme also begins with an ascending phrase much like in the other three musical works, and like them something similar can be said of Beethoven's 5th Finale, to which this piece also makes reference. I made this video which highlights the symbols and memories evoked by the music of our rough and uplifting historical journey as a human race since the Revolution, and the persistent aspiring idealism and courageous energy behind it. Much of music in the romantic tradition like this is based on the 1792 Marseillaise moment. Enjoy the ride!