The 99 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

David Parry

Danse Macabre, op. 40

Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre, op. 40

James DePreist, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater Dolorosa

Antonio Vivaldi - Stabat Mater, RV 621

Jakub Burzyński

Swan Lake Suite, op. 20: Scéne

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a

David Parry

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi

David Parry

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: I. Andante Tranquillo

Béla Bartók - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114

Zoltán Peskó, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Romeo and Juliet, Suite no. 2, op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets

Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter

Andrew Litton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Allegro molto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”

David Parry

Egmont, op. 84: Overture in F minor

Ludwig van Beethoven - Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro

David Parry

Messa da Requiem: Dies Irae - Tuba Mirum

Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro)

David Parry

Adagio for Strings, op. 11a

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

David Parry

Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: in the Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46

David Parry

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

Howard Griffiths

Ballet Suite no. 2, op. 84b: IV. Sentimental Romance

Dmitri Shostakovich - Ballet Suite no. 2

Emin Khachaturian, Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Toccata and Fugue in D minor for Organ, Bwv 565

Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565

Klemens Schnorr

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”

Stanislav Gorkovenko

The Four Seasons, op. 8, “Summer”: II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”

Stanislav Gorkovenko

The Four Seasons, op. 8, “Summer”: III. Presto

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”

Stanislav Gorkovenko

Symphony no. 3 for Soprano and Orchestra, “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs” (1976): I. Lento - Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile

Henryk Górecki - Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"

Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

Jörg Faerber, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417, “Tragic”: IV. Allegro

Franz Schubert - Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417 "Tragic"

Neeme Järvi

The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

George Hurst, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The Planets, op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

José Serebrier, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

The Planets, op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

José Serebrier, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: II. Allegro

Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93

Mark Wigglesworth, BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Suite Gothique Pour Grande Orgue, op. 25: IV. Toccata

Léon Boëllmann - Suite Gothique, op. 25

Hans Fagius

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

Emmy Verhey

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)

Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

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”

Fredrik Paulsson

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

Heribert Beissel, Klassische Philharmonie Telekom Bonn

Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Aase’s Death (Andante doloroso)

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46

Libor Pešek, Slovak Philharmonic

Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K. 477 (Maurerische Trauermusik)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Maurerische Trauermusik für Orchester c-Moll, K. 479a/477

Ernest Bour, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Song of Cherubim for Mixed Choir (1986)

Krzysztof Penderecki - Song of the Cherubim

Boris Abalyan

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, Bwv 582

Johann Sebastian Bach - Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

Hans Fagius

Double Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, Bwv 1043: Vivace

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

David Parry

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

Pavol Bagin, Anna Hölblingová

Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa

Franz Xaver Süssmayr - Requiem in D minor, K. 626

David Parry

Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten for Strings and Bell (1977)

Arvo Pärt - Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Jean-Jacques Kantorow