The Dark Side of Classical Music

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1Danse macabre, op. 40
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1980-06)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (in 1980-06)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1980-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-06)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (symphonic poem for orchestra) (in 1980-06)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 16) and Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Camille Saint-Saëns7:04
2Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: II. Allegro
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: II. Allegro
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1946 until 1953)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93
Dmitri Shostakovich4:03
3Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber7:27
4Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), op. 8 - Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d'estate)
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
archlute:
Nigel North (English lute player) (from 1982-11 until 1982-12)
lute:
Nigel North (English lute player)
solo violin:
John Holloway (violinist/conductor) (from 1982-11 until 1982-12)
violin and solo performer:
John Holloway (violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (from 1982-11 until 1982-12)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (from 1982-11 until 1982-12)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (from 1982-11 until 1982-12)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-11 until 1982-12)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto (from 1982-11 until 1982-12)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:44
5Piano Trio in D major, op. 70, "Ghost Trio": II. Largo assai ed espressivoLudwig van Beethoven11:38
6Carmina Burana: "O Fortuna"
recording engineer:
Roger de Schot and Stan Taal
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
editor:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music) and Albert Kos (engineer/editor)
choir vocals:
Knabenchor des Staats- und Domchores Berlin and Shinyukai Choir (in 1988-06)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1988-06-25 until 1988-06-26)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (from 1988-06-25 until 1988-06-26)
chorus master:
Shin Sekiya (choirmaster) (from 1988-06-25 until 1988-06-26)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1988-06)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:24
7Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ, "Albinoni's Adagio"
violin:
Pina Carmirelli (violinist)
orchestra:
I Musici
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Remo Giazotto9:24
8Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
orchestra:
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Philharmonic, formerly Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (Stokowski orchestration)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
orchestration of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach10:17
9Symphony no. 7, "Sinfonia Antartica": III. Landscape: Lento
spoken vocals:
Sir John Gielgud (actor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": III. Landscape: Lento
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1949 until 1952)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica"
Ralph Vaughan Williams11:25
10Nuages gris, S. 199
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist)
recording of:
Trübe Wolken (Nuages gris), S. 199, R. 78
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1881)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 199)
Franz Liszt3:28
11The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Infernal Dance of King Kaschei
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Firebird Suite: V. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
Igor Stravinsky4:31
12Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium
orchestra:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: VII. Aquarium (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium, string quartet (violins, viola, cello), two pianos, flute, and glass harmonica)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint-Saëns2:04
13The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst7:00
14Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor for Piano, op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Funeral March): LentoFrédéric Chopin9:38
15Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67, "Fate": I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven8:05
16Stabat Mater : I. Stabat MaterGiovanni Battista Pergolesi4:32
17Requiem, K. 626: III. Sequentia: Dies irae
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC)
orchestra:
London Mozart Players
conductor:
Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: a. Dies irae (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:39
18Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor for Piano, op. 27, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer)
grand piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1989-06)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist)
recorded at:
Kunsthaus in Lucerne, Luzern (Canton of Lucerne), Switzerland (on 1989-07-01)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1989-06)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:28
19Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Montagues and Capulets
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
Sergei Prokofiev5:35
20Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat (The Witches' Sabbath)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d’une nuit du sabbat
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz10:08
21Suite gothique, op. 25: IV. Toccata
organ:
Peter Hurford (organist)
recording of:
Suite Gothique, op. 25: IV. Toccata
composer:
Léon Boëllmann (French composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Suite Gothique, op. 25
Léon Boëllmann3:46
22Symphony no. 3, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": I. Lento - Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile
soprano vocals:
Joanna Kozłowska (soprano)
orchestra:
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Kazimierz Kord (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": I. Lento: Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Polish composer) (in 1976)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
Henryk Górecki30:08
23Symphony for Strings, op. 118a: II. Allegretto furiosoDmitri Shostakovich4:10
24Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia: Lacrimosa
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:06
25Nocturne no. 20 in C-sharp minor, op. Posth.: Lento con gran espressione
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 20 in C‐sharp minor “Reminiscence”, op. posth. 1 no. 16, B. 49, KKIVa/16
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 37), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 49) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 127)
Frédéric Chopin4:28
26Night on the Bald Mountain
producer:
Tony D’Amato
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-19)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-19)
balance engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer) (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-19)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-19)
recording of:
A Night on Bare Mountain (orchestrated by Stokowski) (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-19)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l’orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
Modest Mussorgsky9:21
27The Planets, op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1971-04-19)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (on 1971-04-19)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1971-04) and Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1971-04)
recorded at:
Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1971-04-19)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (on 1971-04-19)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst9:52
28Prélude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 (arranged for orchestra)
orchestra:
Česká filharmonie (Czech Philharmonic, formerly Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Prelude in C-sharp minor (orch. by Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
orchestration of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:41
29Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106 : III. AdagioBéla Bartók6:17
30String Quartet no. 2, op. 26: V. FuriosoAlberto Ginastera4:55
31Maurerische Trauermusik (Masonic Funeral Music), K. 477
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
István Kertész (conductor)
recording of:
Maurerische Trauermusik für Orchester c-Moll, K. 479a/477 (Masonic Funeral Music for Orchestra in C minor, K. 479a/477)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 477), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 477) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 479a)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:49
32Messa da Requiem: II. Dies irae
choir vocals:
Wiener Singverein
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:20
33Concerto no. 2 in C-sharp minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 129: III. Adagio - Allegro
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 129: III. Adagio – Allegro
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1967)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 129
Dmitri Shostakovich8:24
34Modern Love Waltz (Arr. for Two Toy Pianos)
toy piano:
Margaret Leng Tan
arranger:
Margaret Leng Tan
recording of:
Modern Love Waltz
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1978)
Philip Glass3:32
35Coriolan, op. 62: Overture in C minor
recorded in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1973-11)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (in 1973-11)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1973-11)
recording of:
Ouvertüre Coriolan, op. 62 (Coriolan Overture, Op. 62) (in 1973-11)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1807)
dedicated to:
Heinrich Joseph von Collin
premiered at:
Palais Lobkowitz in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1807-03)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 62)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:20
36Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:49
37Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m'invitasti"
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Ingvar Wixell (baritone)
baritone vocals [Leporello]:
Wladimiro Ganzarolli (bass-baritone)
bass vocals [Commendatore]:
Luigi Roni (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco” … “Da qual tremore insolito” (Il Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:07
38String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110: II. Allegro moltoDmitri Shostakovich2:43
39The Planets, op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
choir vocals:
Women of the Berlin Radio Choir (Berlin Radio Chorus)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst6:46
40Carmina Burana: "Fortune plango vulnera"
choir vocals:
Brighton Festival Chorus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: II. Fortuna plango vulnera
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
Fortune plango vulnera (Poem, CB 16)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:43