The Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

These classical pieces show the darker side of mythology, legend, religion and the unknown. Works by Mahler, Bruckner, Strauss, Prokofiev and many others will chill your blood with these compositions.

Gustavo Dudamel /
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
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Richard Strauss, Gustavo Dudamel, and the Berlin Philharmonic make this 2013 Deutsche Grammophon release a magnificent feast for the ears.
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Gustavo Dudamel /
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
10
Richard Strauss, Gustavo Dudamel, and the Berlin Philharmonic make this 2013 Deutsche Grammophon release a magnificent feast for the ears.
Richard Strauss: Elektra
Richard Strauss: Elektra

Marie Collier / Birgit Nilsson / Regina Resnik / Georg Solti

Richard Strauss: Elektra

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov

Nicolai Ghiaurov / Herbert von Karajan

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov

Prokofieff: Lieutenant Kije; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale
Prokofieff: Lieutenant Kije; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale

Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Prokofieff: Lieutenant Kije; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale

Orff: Carmina Burana
Orff: Carmina Burana

Christian Thielemann / Deutschen Opernorchester

Orff: Carmina Burana

Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Mahler: Symphony No. 7

Mariss Jansons / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony No. 7

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9

Simon Rattle / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9

Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder
Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder

Markus Stenz / Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne / Barbara Haveman / Brandon Jovanovich

Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder

Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Myung-Whun Chung

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

Jaap van Zweden / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

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