An enchanting, yet terrifying, Halloween masterpiece. 99 by Franz Schubert Performer: Augustin Dumay (Violin), Jean-Philippe Collard (Piano), Frdric Lodon (Cello) Period: Romantic Written: 1828 Vienna, Austria 30.Symphony no 2 in B flat major, D 125 by Franz Schubert Conductor: Yehudi. The sole use of the violin’s open strings creates a bare, jarring quality, illustrating the rising of the ghouls from their graves, before morbid frivolities ensue. 0 Comments Trio for Pianó and Strings nó 1 in B flat major, D 898Op. Analyzed: Julia Fischer, violin / piano, Martin Helmchen, piano / Franz Schubert: Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Volume 2 DR Peak RMS Duration Track DR14 -9.09 dB -29.39 dB 8:52 01-Sonata in A major 'Duo', D. The soothing chimes of a bell tolling midnight lulls the listener into a false sense of security, until the infamous violin solo. Saint-Saens explores the supernatural macabre in his chilling orchestral waltz Danse Macabre, one of the best pieces of classical music for Halloween. A torrent of voices warn of judgement, reckoning and eternal damnation, whilst the orchestra, dominated by trumpets and percussion, hammers home the punishment of eternal damnation for unrepentant souls. The unmistakable orchestral stabs and cascade of shrieking voices unleash a musical hellfire upon the listener. This is an utterly petrifying choral masterpiece: few pieces have as an iconic an opening as the ‘Dies Irae’ from Verdi’s Requiem. That this bizarre narrative is said to be autobiographical makes Berlioz’s narcissistic symphony, which is one of the best pieces of classical music for Halloween, all the more grotesque.Ģ: Verdi: ‘Dies Irae’ from Messa di Requiem Strange sounds, groans, outbursts of laughter distant shouts which seem to be answered by more shouts.”Īs the bells strike midnight, these grotesque otherworldly represented by wailing Eb clarinet solo and ominous lower brass theme.

For the finale, ‘Dream Of A Witches’ Sabbath’, Berlioz wrote in the score, “He sees himself at a witches’ sabbath, in the midst of a hideous gathering of shades, sorcerers and monsters of every kind who have come together for his funeral. The fourth movement, ‘March To The Scaffold’, portrays the protagonist marching to his execution for the murder of his lover – complete with pizzicato bass solo representative of his decapitated head bouncing to the ground. 5: Berlioz: ‘Dream Of A Witches’ Sabbath’ From Symphonie Fantastiqueīerlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique is a programmatic masterpiece, based on the warped, supernatural fantastical imaginings of a mysterious protagonist.

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