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What was the name of the classical piece at the very beginning?

posted 16 years ago by matthewredwine
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The part with the scorpions. What was the name of that classical work and which movement was it? Anybody know???

Felix Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture. Enjoy

[–] spencerman1941 16 years ago

Thank you Hannah
Can you tell me the name of the classical piece at the end of the L'agd d'or that the conductor is playing when he leaves the orchestra and walks to the garden
Thanks

[–] Pleasant_Pineapple 16 years ago

The orchestra is playing Isolde's "Liebestod" ("love death") from Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde. It's one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, in my opinion!

[–] sunheadbowed 8 years ago

It is. And the combination of aching beauty and slow-building excitement in the music fits perfectly with Buñuel!

[–] zurichpoet 15 years ago

Thanks!

[–] LCShackley 15 years ago

There are also references to the beginning of TRISTAN, large hunks of the Schubert UNFINISHED SYMPHONY, and when the Catholics are around, we hear Mozart's motet AVE VERUM CORPUS.

[–] zurichpoet 15 years ago

Nice. That really adds to it. Thanks!