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George Frideric Handel, Masaaki Suzuki, David Thomas & Bach Collegium Japan

The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 1, "The Annunciation": Recitative (Bass): "For behold, Darkness shall cover the Earth"

George Frideric Handel, Masaaki Suzuki, David Thomas & Bach Collegium Japan

The 99 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

2 MINUTES AND 3 SECONDS • OCT 31 2010

Album Tracklist

1
Totentanz – Paraphrase on Dies iræ for Piano and Orchestra, S. 126: I. Andante - Allegro - Allegro moderato (attacca)
02:05
2
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro con brio
07:28
3
Fratres for Strings and Percussion (1977/1991)
09:49
4
Die Walkürie (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries
05:11
5
Danse Macabre in G Minor, Op. 40
07:48
6
Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3: II. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, "The Bells of Moscow": Lento
04:14
7
Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa
02:18
8
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Scène (Lake in the Moonlight)
03:02
9
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
02:43
10
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: I. Andante tranquillo
07:02
11
Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ, "Albinoni's Adagio"
08:38
12
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
05:34
13
Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
05:37
14
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
07:02
15
Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in F Minor
07:58
16
Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 40: II. Allegro
03:06
17
Messa da Requiem: Dies irae - Tuba mirum
03:55
18
Sonata No. 8 in C Minor for Piano, Op. 13, "Pathétique": III. Rondo: Allegro
04:17
19
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a
08:23
20
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
02:43
21
Concerto in D Minor for Oboe and Strings, Op. 1: II. Adagio
03:54
22
Ballet Suite No. 2, Op. 84b: IV. Sentimental Romance
03:01
23
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor for Organ, BWV 565
08:55
24
The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni), Op. 8 - Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, "Summer" (L'estate): I. Allegro non molto - Allegro
05:43
25
The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni), Op. 8 - Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, "Summer" (L'estate): II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
02:20
26
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Op. 8 - Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto: Tempo impetuoso d'Estate
02:52
27
Préludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor
03:50
28
Symphony No. 3 for Soprano and Orchestra, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" (1976): I. Lento - Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile
26:46
29
Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals) for Chamber Ensemble: VII. Aquarium
02:13
30
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417, "Tragic": IV. Allegro
10:41
31
The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
07:01
32
The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
07:54
33
The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
06:45
34
Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major for Piano, Op. 26, "Funeral March": III. Marcia funébre sulla morte d'un eroe (Funeral March for a Dead Hero)
06:52
35
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": II. Marcia funébre: Adagio assai
15:17
36
Fantasy No. 2 in F Minor for Organ, K. 608
10:26
37
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro
04:14
38
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14, "Episode de la vie d'un artiste": IV. Marche au Supplice (March to the Scaffold)
07:32
39
Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
15:54
40
Fantasy for Orchestra, "A Night on the Bare Mountain"
11:25
41
Suite Gothique pour Grande Orgue, Op. 25: IV. Toccata
03:59
42
Concerto No. 2 in E Major for Violin and Strings, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
06:42
43
Syrinx for Solo Flute, L 129
02:28
44
Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Gnomus
03:01
45
Six Gnossiennes (1897): Gnossienne No. 1
03:16
46
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60: I. Allegro ma non troppo
10:32
47
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: III. Adagio
07:04
48
The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 1, "The Annunciation": Recitative (Bass): "For behold, Darkness shall cover the Earth"
02:03
49
Furioso and Waltz in D Minor
05:11
50
Petite Messe Solennelle For Choir, Piano and Organ: I. Kyrie Elesion
07:49
51
Nuages Gris (Grey Clouds), S. 199
03:22
52
Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring): Part 1, L'adoration de la Terre (Adoration of the Earth)
16:02
53
Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
07:09
54
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
09:02
55
Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Funeral March): Lento
08:03
56
String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro
11:45
57
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Symphonic Scherzo
11:34
58
Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio
10:01
59
The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XVc. Pas de deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
02:14
60
String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo
04:12
61
La Valse (The Waltz), M 72: Choreographic Poem for Orchestra
12:23
62
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: II. Aase's Death (Andante doloroso)
04:31
63
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14, "Episode de la vie d'un artiste": V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat (Dream of a Witches' Sabbath)
11:42
64
Suite No. 5 in C Minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
03:54
65
Concerto No. 10 in D Minor for Organ and Orchestra, HWV 309, Op. 7: I. Adagio
06:33
66
Masonic Funeral Music in C Minor, K. 477 (Maurerische Trauermusic)
05:55
67
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: The Swan of Tuonela: Andante molto sostenuto
08:37
68
Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S. 173: VII. Funérailles
12:31
69
Song of Cherubim for Mixed Choir (1986)
08:27
70
Prelude in C Minor for Solo Lute, BWV 999
02:04
71
Stabat Mater in F Minor: Introduction
05:04
72
Sonata No. 23 in F Minor for Piano, Op. 57, "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
10:21
73
L'estro armonico, Op. 3 - Concerto No. 8 in A Minor for Two Violins and Strings, RV 522: I. Allegro
03:49
74
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
18:38
75
Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582
12:54
76
Concerto in C Major for Flautino and Strings, RV 443: II. Largo
03:56
77
Carmina Burana: II. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Fortunae plango vulnera (I Lament the Wounds that Fortune Deals)
02:49
78
Double Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043: Vivace
03:39
79
Missa De Angelis - E Canti Dell'anno Liturgico: Ego Sum Alpha Et O
03:57
80
Suite for Solo Marimba: I. Mist
05:28
81
Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a (after String Quartet No. 8): II. Allegro molto
03:02
82
Sunt lacrymae rerum, S. 162d
07:08
83
Concerto grosso No. 12 in B Minor, HWV 330: II. Allegro
03:19
84
Tragic Overture in D Minor, Op. 81: Allegro ma non troppo - Molto più moderato - Tempo primo ma tranquillo
14:13
85
Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, "The Romantic": II. Andante
09:20
86
Petite Messe Solennelle for Choir, Piano and Organ: IX. Credo: Crucifixus
03:57
87
String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421 (Haydn Quartet No. 2): I. Allegro
08:00
88
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: IV. Finale: Allegro Assai
06:38
89
Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19: II. Allegro scherzando
06:29
90
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60: II. Scherzo: Allegro
04:20
91
Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 (1915): I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
08:36
92
String Quartet No. 4, Op. 83: II. Andantino
08:01
93
Coriolan, Op. 62: Overture in C Minor
07:52
94
Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: II. Kyrie
02:28
95
Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia: Dies irae
01:40
96
Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: V. Sequentia: Rex tremendae
02:08
97
Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: VII. Sequentia: Confutatis
02:28
98
Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa
02:50
99
Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten for Strings and Bell (1977)
06:56
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The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 1, "The Annunciation": Recitative (Bass): "For behold, Darkness shall cover the Earth"
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