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The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

By Various Artists

30th October 2020


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Title
Tempo
Key
Length
1
Totentanz (Dance of Death) for Piano and Orchestra
Franz Liszt, Michael Ponti, Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach, Berliner Symphoniker
98 bpm
D min
15:12
2
The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XVC. Pas de deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic
117 bpm
D Maj
02:14
3
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
105 bpm
G Maj
02:43
4
Danse Macabre in G Minor, Op. 40
Camille Saint-Saëns, James DePreist, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
102 bpm
G min
07:48
5
Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3: II. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, "The Bells of Moscow": Lento
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Tomislav Bavnov
73 bpm
F# min
04:14
6
Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a (after String Quartet No. 8): II. Allegro molto
Dmitri Shostakovich, Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Bohdan Warchal
118 bpm
G# Maj
03:02
7
The Planets, Op. 32: Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Gustav Holst, Walter Susskind, St. Louis Symphony
102 bpm
C Maj
09:22
8
Requiem, K. 626: Dies Irae
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Amor Artis Chamber Choir, Johannes Somary, Amor Artis Orchestra
87 bpm
A min
01:37
9
Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite No. 2, Op. 64: I. Montagues and Capulets
Sergei Prokofiev, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra
108 bpm
A min
05:22
10
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
94 bpm
C min
07:28
11
Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Gnomus
Modest Mussorgsky, Leif Segerstam, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
167 bpm
A# Maj
03:01
12
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven, Finghin Collins
170 bpm
C# min
05:36
13
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
Carl Orff, London Philharmonic Choir, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
137 bpm
D min
02:42
14
Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals): VII. Aquarium
Camille Saint-Saëns, Annie Petit, Marylene Dosse, Jörg Faerber, Wüttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
58 bpm
A min
02:12
15
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
117 bpm
G min
07:02
16
Concerto in C Major for Sopranino Recorder, Strings and B.C, RV 443: II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi, Karl Stangenberg, Hans Stadlmeier, Munich Chamber Orchestra
82 bpm
E min
03:55
17
The Planets, Op. 32: Mars, the Bringer of War
Gustav Holst, Walter Susskind, St. Louis Symphony
75 bpm
C Maj
07:14
18
Suite Gothique pour Grande Orgue, Op. 25: IV. Toccata
Léon Boëllmann, Hans Fagius
128 bpm
F min
03:58
19
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: III. Adagio
BĂ©la BartĂłk, Zoltan Pesko, SWR Symphony Orchestra
87 bpm
F# min
07:04
20
Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in F Minor
Ludwig van Beethoven, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
178 bpm
F min
07:57
21
Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Funeral March): Lento
Frédéric Chopin, Mitsuko Uchida
60 bpm
C# Maj
08:03
22
Concerto No. 10 in D Minor for Organ and Orchestra, HWV 309, Op. 7: I. Adagio
George Frideric Handel, Harald Feller, Paul Kantschieder, Capella Istropolitana
112 bpm
D min
06:32
23
Messa da Requiem: Dies irae - Tuba mirum
Giuseppe Verdi, London Philharmonic Choir, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
88 bpm
D# Maj
03:54
24
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro
Dmitri Shostakovich, Mark Wigglesworth, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
179 bpm
B Maj
04:14
25
Six Gnossiennes (1889-97): Gnossienne No. 1
Erik Satie, Roland Pöntinen
136 bpm
F min
03:16
26
Fantasy for Orchestra, "A Night on the Bare Mountain"
Modest Mussorgsky, Leif Segerstam, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
112 bpm
D Maj
11:25
27
The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni), Op. 8 - Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, "Summer" (L'estate): III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi, Emmy Verhey, Alun Francis, Camerata Antonio Lucio
147 bpm
G min
02:51
28
Masonic Funeral Music in C Minor, K. 477 (Maurerische Trauermusic)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ernest Bour, SWR Symphony Orchestra
92 bpm
C min
05:55
29
Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa
Antonio Vivaldi, Jakub Burzynski, La Tempesta
82 bpm
B Maj
02:17
30
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": II. Marcia funébre: Adagio assai
Ludwig van Beethoven, SWR Symphony Orchestra, Woldemar Nelsson
69 bpm
C min
15:16
31
Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 40: II. Allegro
Dmitri Shostakovich, Markus Stocker, Viktor Yampolsky
65 bpm
G Maj
03:06
32
Carmina Burana: Fortunae plango vulnera (I bewail the wounds of fate)
Carl Orff, Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Chorus, Ilya Stupel, Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra
124 bpm
A min
02:48
33
Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ, "Albinoni's Adagio"
Remo Giazotto, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
80 bpm
C min
08:37
34
Nuages Gris, S. 199
Franz Liszt, Andreas MĂĽhlen
134 bpm
A# Maj
03:22
35
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14, "Episode de la vie d'un artiste": IV. Marche au Supplice (March to the Scaffold)
Hector Berlioz, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
138 bpm
G min
07:32
36
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
95 bpm
B Maj
05:11
37
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: The Swan of Tuonela: Andante molto sostenuto
Jean Sibelius, Stockholm Sinfonietta, Per-Olof Gillblad, Jan-Olav Wedin
58 bpm
E min
08:36
38
Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring): Part 1, L'adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth)
Igor Stravinsky, Sixten Ehrling, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
105 bpm
A# min
16:02
39
Suite No. 5 in C Minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach, Torleif Thedéen
77 bpm
F min
03:54
40
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a
Samuel Barber, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
78 bpm
A# min
08:22
41
Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6, "Christmas Concerto": Allegro
Arcangelo Corelli, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
89 bpm
C Maj
04:20
42
Concerto in D Minor for Oboe and Strings, Op. 1: II. Adagio
Alessandro Marcello, Emanuel AbbĂĽhl, Howard Griffiths, Strings Of Zurich
67 bpm
D min
03:54
43
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor for Organ, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach, Klemens Schnorr
68 bpm
D min
08:54
44
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
133 bpm
E min
09:01
45
Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andrej Kucharsky, Catherine Bremen, Elisabeth Santi, Todd Donovan, London Philharmonic Choir, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
96 bpm
G min
02:49
46
Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
Ludwig van Beethoven, Dubravka Tomšič
167 bpm
C# min
07:08
47
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417, "Tragic": IV. Allegro
Franz Schubert, Neeme Järvi, Stockholm Sinfonietta
135 bpm
C min
10:41
48
Fratres for Strings and Percussion (1977/1991)
Arvo Pärt, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Tapiola Sinfonietta
71 bpm
D Maj
09:49
49
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Ludwig van Beethoven, Othmar Mága, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
81 bpm
F min
07:51
50
The Planets, Op. 32: Neptune, the Mystic
Gustav Holst, Saint Louis Symphony Chorus, Walter Susskind, St. Louis Symphony
78 bpm
G# min
07:36