The Royal Anthem of France is a very old tune, and was originally sung as a celebration of King Henry IV. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky incorporated the music into the ballet, Sleeping Beauty, and here is a recording of the Tchaikovsky orchestration by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by André Previn.
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Not as memorable as La Marseillaise, but certainly regal.
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La Marseillaise is catchier, but it's lyrics are quite bloodthirsty.
ReplyDeleteI really like the scene from Casablanca where they play La Marseillaise.
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Does anybody know the song Major Strasser and his men were singing in the cafe when Paul Henreid got the band to strike up La Marseillaise?
ReplyDeleteDie Wacht am Rhein (Google search).
ReplyDeleteDueling anthems.
ReplyDeleteAnd without an orchestra, just a piano, the Nazis were out-gunned.
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