The Devil in Hi-Fi - Westminster Hi-Fi
Hello friends,
Its that time of year again: there's a chill in the air; dark comes early; the shadows are long; and a queer breeze blows the dry leaves in the backyard.
Meanwhile we're comfortably holed up inside, lighting some candles, drinking some wine and classing the tiki bar up with this LP of macabre-inspired classical works. Its frightfully enjoyable! Beelzebub himself would be proud!
There are four pieces represented here: Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain", Saint-Saens's "Danse Macabre", Liszt's "Mephisto Waltz" and Hector Berlioz's "The Dream of the Witch's Sabbath."
The Mussorgsky and Berlioz pieces have themes that have to do with witches-- and their covens-- celebrating their Sabbath. In fact, last April we celebrated Walpurgis Night with Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Franz Liszt's "Mephisto Waltz" has to do with the devil crashing a village wedding and working all the guests into an orgiastic frenzy with his fiddle-playing!
Speaking of fiddling... Saint-Saen's "Danse Macabre" is about Death appearing at midnight on Halloween and playing his fiddle until the dead arise from their graves for one last killer romp!
Here's a short cartoon that played on PBS around Halloween back in the 80's...
Holy Lucifer!
The Mussorgsky and Berlioz pieces have themes that have to do with witches-- and their covens-- celebrating their Sabbath. In fact, last April we celebrated Walpurgis Night with Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Franz Liszt's "Mephisto Waltz" has to do with the devil crashing a village wedding and working all the guests into an orgiastic frenzy with his fiddle-playing!
Speaking of fiddling... Saint-Saen's "Danse Macabre" is about Death appearing at midnight on Halloween and playing his fiddle until the dead arise from their graves for one last killer romp!
Here's a short cartoon that played on PBS around Halloween back in the 80's...
Holy Lucifer!
RATING: 4.5 Temples of Set out of 5
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