The 99 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music
David Parry · Stanislav Gorkovenko · Jean-Jacques Kantorow · José Serebrier · Andrew Litton · Boris Abalyan · Conrad von der Goltz · Emin Khachaturian · Ernest Bour · George Hurst
The 99 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music (2010), CD, on X5 Music Group. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Vivaldi, Gustav Holst, performed by David Parry, Stanislav Gorkovenko, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, José Serebrier; 51 tracks.
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Tracklist
Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra: Andante - Allegro - Allegro moderato (Attacca)
Franz Liszt - Totentanz, S. 126/2
John Neschling, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, Arnaldo Cohen
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67, “Fate”: Allegro con brio
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
Swan Lake Suite, op. 20: Scéne
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: I. Andante Tranquillo
Béla Bartók - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114
Romeo and Juliet, Suite no. 2, op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27:2, “Moonlight Sonata”: Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”
Egmont, op. 84: Overture in F minor
Ludwig van Beethoven - Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
Messa da Requiem: Dies Irae - Tuba Mirum
Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro)
Sonata no. 8 in C minor for Piano, op. 13, “Pathétique”: III. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: in the Hall of the Mountain King
Concerto in D minor for Oboe and Strings, op. 1: II. Adagio
Alessandro Marcello - Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935
Toccata and Fugue in D minor for Organ, Bwv 565
The Four Seasons, op. 8, “Summer”: I. Allegro non molto - Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
The Four Seasons, op. 8, “Summer”: II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
The Four Seasons, op. 8, “Summer”: III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
The Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium
Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux
Jörg Faerber, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Marylene Dosse
Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417, “Tragic”: IV. Allegro
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: II. Allegro
Partita no. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, Bwv 1004: V. Chaconne
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Concerto no. 2 in E major for Violin and Strings, Bwv 1042: II. Adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042
Messiah, Part 1: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor for Piano, op. 27:2, “Moonlight”: III. Presto Agitato
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”: I. Allegro
Franz Schubert - String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
The Nutcracker, op. 71a: Xvc. Pas de Deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Aase’s Death (Andante doloroso)
Suite no. 5 in C minor for Solo Cello, Bwv 1011: IV. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011
Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K. 477 (Maurerische Trauermusik)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Maurerische Trauermusik für Orchester c-Moll, K. 479a/477
Sonata no. 23 in F minor for Piano, op. 57, “Appassionata”: I. Allegro Assai
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, Bwv 582
Johann Sebastian Bach - Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Double Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, Bwv 1043: Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Concerto Grosso no. 12 in B minor, HWV 330, op. 6: II. Allegro
George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330
Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, op. 19: II. Allegro scherzando
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 19