This Soldier's Chorus is outstanding. I love watching it all the time. Thank you for this. I admire your opportunity to be in opera. I'm a U S Marine veteran. I have been in battle and have memorable experinces from traveling the globe during my career. I have my mom to thank for my love of music and opera. I played cello and bass in high school. Sometimes I wish I had turned my path toward a life of music and arts. But I graduated, just turned 18, and was ready for high adventure. I chose the Marine Corps. I knew there is a Marine Band. I was a good musician but not great. I couldnt blind read a piece of music and play on the spot. Silly me looking for adventure got to be an armored vehicle crewman. In my life of guns and dirt, I've always kept classical music and opera close to my heart. There are performances that make me tear up, that the singer becomes Isolde, or Brunnhilde, or the Commendatore. Thank you to all the singers and musicians that keep music alive from centuries ago. Thank you from my heart.
@@MiguelJimenez-og2we : From someone with the good fortune to be a professional musician, thank you for your heartfelt and moving comment - and for your service.
The "Soldiers' Chorus" is a powerful and memorable piece from Charles Gounod's opera "Faust." It's a rousing ensemble number that typically occurs in Act IV of the opera. The soldiers sing of their bravery and loyalty to their country, expressing their readiness to defend it at any cost. It's often performed with great energy and passion, making it a highlight of the opera.
Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux, sois-nous fidèle, mourons comme eux! et sous ton aile, soldats vainqueurs, dirige nos pas, enflamme nos cœurs! Pour toi, mère patrie, affrontant le sort, tes fils, l'âme aguerrie, ont bravé la mort! ta voix sainte nous crie : "En avant, soldats! Le fer à la main, courez aux combats !" Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux, sois-nous fidèle, mourons comme eux! et sous ton aile, soldats vainqueurs, dirige nos pas, enflamme nos cœurs! Vers nos foyers, hâtons le pas! on nous attend; la paix est faite ! Plus de soupirs ! Ne tardons pas ! Notre pays nous tend les bras ! L'amour nous rit ! L'amour nous fête et plus d'un cœur frémit tout bas au souvenir de nos combats ! Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux, sois-nous fidèle, mourons comme eux! et sous ton aile, soldats vainqueurs, dirige nos pas, enflamme nos cœurs!
Forty odd years ago I heard Ian Wallace sing this with the English facetious words beginning:' Oh Aunt Jemima, look at your Uncle Jim, he's in the fishpond learning how to swim! First he does the backstroke, then he does the side, and now he's under water swimming against the tide!' It brought the house down. It also locked the tune in my mind forever.
I love this soldiers chorus... it's reminds me of the days when I was in a high school choir more than a decade ago... this was prescribed once in a competition back then.
Quel frisson ! Quel élan patriotique ! Les Anglais ont Rule Britannia, nous avons ce choeur pour deuxième hymne ! Merci M. Gounod et merci à Plasson et au metteur en scène ! Sublime !!!! 1000 pouces levés...............
A lot of french songs are perfect : music and text because they recount periods of misfortune or wars France has often been at war with its English or German neighbors !
I was in. Chorale Society when I was in 11th grade, there were slightly more than a handful of teenagers, obviously an adult choir. The wonderful memories of performing this, I find this 11 years after it’s been posted, ironically it came up on my RU-vid after watching Dimash, so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. Thank you for the nostalgia ❤
My father used to sing "Old soldiers like the leg of a duck, Old soldiers like the leg of a duck And every Sunday morning you'd hear the officers say, Left, right, turn about, duck for dinner today!"
In isolation, this chorus is a brilliant musical work. The greatest operatic work of all time collectively, however, is Der Ring des Nibelungen. Or any of Wagner's works; they are interchangeable.
Gloire immortelle De nos aïeux, Sois-nous fidèle, Mourons comme eux! Et sous ton aile, Soldats vainqueurs, Dirige nos pas, enflamme nos coeurs! Pour toi, mère patrie, Affrontant le sort, Tes fils, l'âme aguerrie, Ont bravé la mort! Ta voix sainte nous crie: En avant, soldats! Le fer à la main, courez aux combats! Gloire immortelle De nos aïeux, Sois-nous fidèle, Mourons comme eux! Et sous ton aile, Soldats vainqueurs, Dirige nos pas, enflamme nos coeurs! Vers nos foyers, hâtons le pas! On nous attend; la paix est faite! Plus de soupirs! ne tardons pas! Notre pays nous tend les bras! L'amour nous rit! l'amour nous fête! Et plus d'un coeur frémit tout bas Au souvenir de nos combats! Gloire immortelle De nos aïeux, Sois-nous fidèle, Mourons comme eux! Et sous ton aile, Soldats vainqueurs, Dirige nos pas, Dirige nos pas, Enflamme nos coeurs
Or, of course, as real soldiers once sang (Household Cavalry, inter-war years) Old soldiers, marching off to war, Young soldiers, never been there before; Old soldiers get bloody great lumps of duff But young soldiers don't get enough!
It's a pleasure to listen to again and again, better not knowing the meaning of the words. At times, it's a war song that glorifyies war, I don't know if it would be acceptable nowadays. If you're fool enough to remain in the country where you'll be sent to war, it's because you are poor as Job with no education.
Ayant bossé qq années à St-Malo, il me reste toujours en mémoire cette réponse fameuse de Robert... Alors qu'il venait de se faire à nouveau arrêté par un bateau anglais, le capitaine de ce dernier lui envoie : "Vous les Français, vous vous battez pour de l'argent. Nous, nous nous battons pour l'honneur" Réplique sublime de Surcouf : "Monsieur, chacun se bat pour ce qui lui manque..." "Ni Français, ni Breton, Malouin suis" Quic-en-Groigne
Linda aletra dessa abençoada marcha militar muito linda emocionante um omenagem atodos militares que dão a paz ao nosso mundo abencoa a todos lindo lindo Isis para o mundo
Прошёл год после моего прослушивания вашего исполнения этой Арии, и вот опять я услышал её в исполнении Тынгиза Гугшвили , восторг и слезы счастья от услышанного .❤❤❤❤❤
Fine chorus indeed - and those torches, if I'm not mistaken, are the stage-safe metal ones - if you drop them, or displace your hand, a spring sends a cover over the flame, extinguishing it. And they weigh a ton!
My uncle Ralph put this piece on a tape along with "The Anvil Chorus" and two pieces I've forgotten. This one, along with the last movement from "William Tell Overture" which became the Lone Ranger theme are easily my two favorite classical pieces. Once heard, never forgotten.
Old soldiers, marching off to war, Young soldiers, never been there before, Old soldiers get bloody great lumps of duff, But young soldiers don't get enough. Remembered by my grandfather, a young soldier who became an old soldier overnight in WWI
Wat een perfecte uitvoering van dit overbekende soldatenlied! Super performance, beautiful chorus, those men are actors as well. It must have taken a lot of time to get it on stage this way. N'aime pas la guerre, mais j'aime cette chanson de guerre, chanté par cette choir.
Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles-François Gounod (1818 - 1893) a great French Opera composer. I also recommend listening to (vin ou bière) from same Opera Act II . Hanna Astephan.
Gounod was a major composer of French Opera and though he didn't write many this one has been in the standard repertoire for a very good reason, it is an excellent work. Who with even a grade school level education in music history could question that?
@Tomam001 I am a retired Fire Fighter- our training, over the years, is that fire is always in mind, not only on duty, and you view each situation in light of the possible hazard, and what the result would be. And that goes for bar B Q's, camp fires, wood stoves, etc. A little caution can save a great deal of grief, and tragedy. Still- this scene was VERY Impressive, a wonderful set along with the stunning music of course. Thanks for writing.. Stay safe -Bill in Canada
This is amazing! I saw a modern, more grim version, (in Budapest) when tanks were rolling in the background, and to the same music bodybags were unloaded...
@baghend We're lucky to have wonderful parents. My mom is still alive at 89. You've captured in few words the essence of what life is; we all have regrets and I never thought of it that way, but maybe life is supposed to contain a measure of poignancy. Also I have thought that to have a satisfying life, one should be helpful to society; to people. You have achieved that! There is true nobility in the hearts of all firefighters; has to be. Wishing you a happy healthy new year, - Marcy
@Tomam001 Thanks. I think the old Met closed in the late 60's. Thanks to Utube and records/cd's we have all that wonderful music with us. I guess we're both lucky to have been born when, and where, and to whom we were. I wish everyone could be as lucky- sadly it seems to be growing less so for so many, and I worry about the young today. Though I'm sure our parents did as well. Good health, happiness- and much wonderful music- in the New Year. -Bill in Canada
Une excellente idée de clore le défilé du 14 juillet avec cet aria que je pensais completement oublié;de plus chanté par le coeur de la gendarmerie.......
@@patrickcoatarmanach7185 Je connais cet hymne par coeur , au point que je chante avec eux !!!!! C'est une merveille musicale !!!! Pendant un moment il a été l'égal de la Marseillaise .
