I want to listen to something turbulent, visceral and menacing with a sense of distress and seriousness. Not that la-de-da-de-da bubbly stuff (not the best way to describe it, I know). Google is terrible for this kind of thing, anyone know of any orchestras or musical groups where this type of music is displayed? Opera is fine too. I will be looking for all these artists, thanks so far please do keep them coming.
Bender[00] : Is this an example of most of his work or is this the rarity among his discography? Something like this would be perfect, but to be honest it lacked the power of a bigger pieced ensemble. Also, don't tell anyone I said "ensemble". try these for a start
shostokovich symphony 5 in D minor and shostokovich symphony no 7 (lenningrad) in C major and his 10th symphony in E minor
tchikovsky 6th (pathetique)
berlioz symphony fantasique
mussorsky night on a bare mountain
and Dvorak "the water goblin"
i also forgot the rite of spring by stravinsky
verdi requiem idk but the ave maria song is pretty cool I like this and I think it fits your description
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbRpO25HT... The first song that came to my mind was "Mars -
the Bringer of War" by Gustav Holst. I hope that could be a beginning for you. um...how about:
Also Sprach Zarathustra, OP. 30-Introduction
Die Valkure-Ride of the Valkyries
Carmina Burana #1-O Fortuna
Rhapsody in Blue John Williams, Hans Zimmer, some Shostakovich. Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky
Dance of the Nights by Prokofiev
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Flight of the Valkyries by Wagner
O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
All these can be seen on youtube. Try Beethoven. His stuff wasn't happy/bubbly. His song Fur Elise was written to one of his students who he fell in love with but she married someone else. : ( Although its resolution is a "redemptive" one, getting there is about as turbulent and distressful as you can get: "The Immolation" scene from R. Wagner's "Die Gotterdammerung". The house literally falls down in this one, but its some of the most beautiful, most grand music ever written: either with the original vocal version, or orchestra only.
Another candidate from the same composer: the 3rd scene of "Das Rheingold". In the best recorded performance of it that I've ever heard - the Solti with Vienna Phil. - the piteous wailings of the enslaved Nibelungs, coupled with the music of the dragons appearance, will be more than you can ask for.
Samuel Barber's: "Adagio for Strings": this may not be what you're looking for, but it is the most profoundly "sad" music I've ever heard.
Two more from Jean Sibelius's: the 4th and 7th symphonies; in some ways, enigmatic, but in others, deeply brooding and spiritually questioning. The best recordings - don't even know if they are still available - von Karajan and the New Philharmonia(very old recording).
Enjoy?
Wotan Start here:
Stravinsky - Rite of Spring
Then check out the other suggestions posted above.
Then come back and check out anything by Christopher Rouse. Joesph Schwantner might be to your liking, too. | 