The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

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1Carmina Burana - O Fortuna
choir vocals:
The London Chorus (until Oct 2000, was known as the London Choral Society) and London Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
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 Orff42:48
2Music For Strings - Percussion and Celesta - Adagio
recording of:
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: III. Adagio
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1936)
part of:
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114
Béla Bartók7:04
3The Planets - Mars, the Bringer of War
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (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 Holst7:14
4Suite Gothique Toccata
organ:
Hans Fagius (organist)
recording of:
Suite Gothique, op. 25: IV. Toccata
composer:
Léon Boëllmann (French composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Suite Gothique, op. 25
Léon Boëllmann3:58
5Egmont Overture
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven7:57
6Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Funeral March
piano:
Mitsuko Uchida (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Frédéric Chopin7:31
7Messa da Requiem - Dies Iria - Tuba Minum
choir vocals:
The London Chorus (until Oct 2000, was known as the London Choral Society) and London Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:54
8Organ concerto No. 10 in D Minor - Adagio
organ:
Harald Feller (German organist)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
conductor:
Paul Kantschieder (conductor)
recording of:
Organ Concerto in D minor, op. 7 no. 4, HWV 309: I. Adagio
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
version of:
Organ Concerto Movement in D minor (with organ solo and organ ripieno)
part of:
Organ Concerto in D minor, op. 7 no. 4, HWV 309
George Frideric Handel6:32
9Cello Sonata in D Minor - II. Allegro
cello:
Markus Stocker
piano:
Victor Yampolsky (pianist)
recording of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40: II. Allegro
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40
Dmitri Shostakovich3:06
10A Night On The Bare Mountain
Modest Mussorgsky11:25
11Masonic Funeral Music in C Minor
orchestra:
SWR Symphony Orchestra (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ernest Bour (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 Mozart5:55
12Stabat Mater dolorosa
sound engineer:
Marian Czarnecki (engineer)
producer:
Jakub Burzyński
editor:
Michał Muzyka (engineer)
cello:
Tomasz Frycz (cellist) (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
chamber organ:
Barbara Świderska (organist) (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
double bass:
Grzegorz Zimak (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
harpsichord:
Piotr Wilczyński (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
percussion:
Robert Siwak (percussionist) (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
theorbo:
Anton Birula (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
viola:
Michał Druś (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
violin:
Grzegorz Lalek (violinist) (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14) and Maria Papuzinska-Uss (violinist) (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
alto vocals:
Jakub Burzyński (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
orchestra:
La Tempesta (Polish early music ensemble) (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
conductor:
Jakub Burzyński (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
recorded at:
Evangelical-Reformed Church in Warsaw, Mazowieckie (Masovian Voivodeship), Poland (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Largo "Stabat mater dolorosa" (from 2004-01-11 until 2004-01-14)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Stabat Mater, RV 621
Antonio Vivaldi2:17
13Coriolan Overture
orchestra:
Babelsberg Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Günter Ludwig (pianist)
recording of:
Ouvertüre Coriolan, op. 62 (Coriolan Overture, Op. 62)
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 Beethoven7:36
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