The Most Frightening Music in the Universe

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Bernard Herrmann (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Igor Stravinsky (Composer), Dmitry Shostakovich (Composer), Gustav Holst (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Iannis Xenakis (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Elmer Bernstein (Composer), Paul [Composer] Dukas (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Bernard Herrmann, Richard [Classical] Wagner, Modest Mussorgsky, Hector Berlioz, et al.
• Audio CD (September 21, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Denon Records
• ASIN: B0002W4V0G
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,094 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #100 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Keyboard > Organ

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

2. Hermann - Suite From "Psycho": I. Prelude / II. The City / III. The Swamp / IV. The Murder / V. The Cellar / VI. Discovery

3. Wagner - Flying Dutchman Overture

4. Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition: Gnomus / Catacombs / Babi-Yar's Hut On Chicken's Legs

5. Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique: IV. March To The Scaffold / V. Dream Of The Witches Sabbath

6. Stravinsky - Firebird, IV. Infernal Dance Of The King Kashchei

7. Shostakovich - Cemetary (from The film "Five Days And Five Nights")

8. Holst - The Planets, Mars Bringer Of War

Disc: 2

1. Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathrusta: I. Sehr Breit (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey) / IX. The Song Of The Night Wanderer

2. Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain

3. Prokofiev - Romeo & Juliet, The Montagues and the Capulets

4. Xenakis - The Pleiades, First Movement

5. Vivaldi - Four Seasons, Summer, III, Presto, Tempo Impetuoso D'Estate

6. Bernstein - The Grifters

7. Stravinsky - The Rite Of Spring: III. Mock Abduction / XIII. Sacrificial Dance

8. Shostakovich - Symphony No 5, IV. Allegro Non Troppo

9. Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice (From Fantasia)

10. Bernstein - Ghostbusters

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Wonderful!, May 17, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Most Frightening Music in the Universe (Audio CD)

I would like to begin my review of this wonderful CD by stating that I am not a "kid." (unless you consider a 14-year-old to still be a child) I am, however, too lazy too start a new Amazon.com account before typing about this great CD.

Now then... In my eyes, this CD recieved 5 stars because of (what else!) the music. The quality of the music to be more specific. The sound of it was great and the selection of the pieces was pure genius. My personal favorite would have to be a three-way tie between Bach's Toccata and Fugue, Dukas' Sorceror's Apprentice, and Stravinsky's The Right of Spring.

I will leave you tonight with one final thought... Is it just me, or are most of the pieces from "Fantasia"? At least 7 (!) of the pieces are from that age-old classic. I think it's funny that they are on a collection such as "The Most Frightening Music in the Universe". And could the cover art be any worse?!

All in all it is a great CD to add to any collection. (and cheap!) Thanks!

-Smith

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Classic Themes, September 11, 2006

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Nathan Mcdonald "classical book worm" (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Frightening Music in the Universe (Audio CD)

This is an awesome collection of unsettling melodies from the masters, not just some horror movie themes (though it does have some Psyco). You will end up playing a round of "Where have I heard that score before?" because these melodies are very iconic.
The only complaint is that the track listing is somewhat occult. One has to use amazon.com's track listings and fill in the numbers.
Still, this is a great buy!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Track Listings Not in Proper Order, October 1, 2011

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W. Jackson "k2r" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Frightening Music in the Universe (Audio CD)

The music samples do NOT correspond to the numbering of the tracks. Also there are many not sampled! Not sure why some are considered frightening taken by themselves out of context, but what I can hear is adequately performed by a real orchestra.