The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

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1Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber8:22
2Oboe Concerto in D Minor Adagio
oboe:
Emanuel Abbühl
orchestra:
Strings of Zürich
conductor:
Howard Griffiths (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore
Alessandro Marcello3:54
3Symphony No. 10 in E Minor Allegro
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
orchestra:
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (in 1997-11)
conductor:
Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) (in 1997-11)
recorded at:
Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1997-11)
recording of:
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: II. Allegro (in 1997-11)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer) (from 1946 until 1953)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93
Dmitri Shostakovich4:14
4Swan Lake Suite Scene (Lake in the Moonlight)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, op. 20: Scene
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: I. Scène
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:01
5Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
organ:
Klemens Schnorr (organist)
pipe organ:
Klemens Schnorr (organist) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1988)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (in 1988)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 565)
music quoted on:
Lethal Symphonies
Johann Sebastian Bach8:54
6Symphony No. 7 in A Major Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven9:03
7Fratres
percussion:
Juho Vartiainen (in 1996-10)
orchestra:
Tapiola Sinfonietta (in 1996-10)
conductor:
Jean‐Jacques Kantorow (violinist and conductor) (in 1996-10)
recording of:
Fratres (for string orchestra and percussion, 1991) (in 1996-10)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (in 1977)
arranger:
Arvo Pärt (in 1991)
dedicated to:
Eduard Tubin (composer)
arrangement of:
Fratres (parent work - if in doubt, use this one)
Arvo Pärt9:49
8Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Tragic Allegro
orchestra:
Munich Symphony Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the former Symphonie-Orchester Graunke)
conductor:
Hans Swarowsky (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417 "Tragic": IV. Allegro
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1816-04)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417 "Tragic"
Franz Schubert10:23
9Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor Sarabande
producer and balance engineer:
Hans Kipfer
editor:
Rita Hermeyer and Martin Nagorni
cello:
Torleif Thedéen (cellist) (in 1996-12)
recorded at:
Länna Kyrka in Norrtälje municipality, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1996-12)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande (in 1996-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011
Johann Sebastian Bach3:54
10Moonlight Sonata Presto agitato
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist) (in 1986-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto agitato (in 1986-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
music quoted on:
Happy Birthday but 13 classical composers are fighting over the last slice of cake
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven7:08
11The Planets Neptune, the Mystic
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (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 Holst7:36