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The intent of this double-album compilation of tracks from other Naxos-label releases was doubtless to capitalize on the Halloween market in North America, and it could certainly provide a successful soundtrack for a Halloween party. The booklet notes are putatively provided by Lucifer himself. Several of the greatest hits of the satanic genre are present, including Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor (in the Stokowski orchestration), the Saint-Saëns Danse macabre, and Tartini's The Devil's Trill. As usual with Naxos, however, the fun is partly in the unexpected material the label has revived. It's not common to find music of the 20th century on an anthology like this, but the program includes not only Vaughan Williams and Stravinsky, but even György Ligeti (L'Escalier du Diable). This variety also makes the disc useful for those studying how the Devil has been musically represented over the centuries, even though the Bach is the earliest piece (the question has been on the table ever since medieval theorists defined the tritone as the Diabolus in Musica). While there are constants (minor keys with lots of minor-second intervals, virtuosity used in tortured ways), the concept of the Devil naturally evolves, through waltzes and other dances that conflate the demonic and the sensual, up to dramatic psychological studies like Arnold Bax's The Devil That Tempted St. Anthony, one of several unusual pieces included. Recommended for those who want to dig a little deeper for their Halloween music, or for students who want an instant term paper topic.
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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - José Serebrier, Conductor - Leopold Stokowski, Composer - Phil Rowlands, Producer
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Peer Gynt, Op. 28: Suite No. 1 (Harald Sæverud)
Harald Saeverud, Composer - Bjarte Engeset, Conductor - Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bjarni Runar, Engineer
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24 (Hector Berlioz)
Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Hector Berlioz, Composer - Jean-Claude Casadesus, Conductor - Orchestre National De Lille, Orchestra
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Faust I, "Cello Sonata No. 1" (Michel Meynaud)
Oliver de Mones, Artist, MainArtist - Michel Meynaud, Composer - Etienne Bultinger, Engineer
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Oliver de Mones, Artist, MainArtist - Michel Meynaud, Composer
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
4 Estampas andaluzas (Joaquín Rodrigo)
Joaquin Rodrigo, Composer - Artur Pizarro, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Violin Sonata in G Minor, 'The Devil's Trill' (Giuseppe Tartini)
Giuseppe Tartini, Composer - Hyun-Sun Kim, Artist - Bin Huang, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
The Mission of Virgil (chamber version) (Charles Wuorinen)
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Artist - Charles Wuorinen, Composer - Richard Moredock, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Job (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Paul Myers, Producer - David Lloyd-Jones, Conductor - English Northern Philharmonia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dave Harries, Engineer
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S. 514 "Mephisto Waltz No. 1" (Franz Liszt)
Franz Liszt, Composer - Giuseppe Andaloro, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Histoire du soldat Suite (The Soldier's Tale Suite)
Gordon Gottlieb, Artist - Michael Powell, Artist - Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Frank Morelli, Artist - Rolf Schulte, Artist, MainArtist - Gregory K. Squires, Producer - John Feeney, Artist - Robert Craft, Conductor - Christopher Gekker, Artist - William Blount, Artist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Gordon Gottlieb, Artist - Michael Powell, Artist - Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Frank Morelli, Artist - Rolf Schulte, Artist, MainArtist - John Feeney, Artist - Robert Craft, Conductor - Christopher Gekker, Artist - William Blount, Artist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
A Faust Overture, Op. 59 (Richard Wagner)
Richard Wagner, Composer - Orquesta Filarmonica de Malaga, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ali Rahbari, Conductor
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
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Danse macabre, Op. 40, R. 171 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Keith Clark, Conductor
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Waltz Suite, Op. 110 (Sergei Prokofiev)
Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Theodore Kuchar, Conductor - Leonid Bylchynsky, Engineer - George Orobynsky, Producer
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Des Teufels Lustschloss, D. 84: Overture (Franz Schubert)
Franz Schubert, Composer - Christian Benda, Conductor - Prague Sinfonia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jiri Gemrot, Producer - Vaclav Roubal, Engineer - Karel Soulenik, Engineer
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
The Devil that Tempted St. Anthony
Martin Roscoe, Artist - Mike Clements, Engineer - Arnold Bax, Composer - Ashley Wass, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Esquisses, Op. 63 (Charles-Valentin Alkan)
Charles-Valentin Alkan, Composer - Laurent Martin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Mephistos Höllenrufe, Op. 101 (Johann Strauss II)
Johann Strauss II, Composer - Alfred Walter, Conductor - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Études, Book 2 (György Ligeti)
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Idil Biret, Artist, MainArtist - Teije Van Geest, Producer
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Scenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO3 (arr. for orchestra) (Anonyme)
Robert Schumann, Composer - Anonymous, Composer - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johannes Wildner, Conductor - Otto Nopp, Engineer
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Faust, CG 4
Charles Gounod, Composer - Samuel Ramey, Artist, MainArtist - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra - Julius Rudel, Conductor
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Faust Symphony, S. 108 (Franz Liszt)
Franz Liszt, Composer - Andras Ligeti, Conductor - Franz Liszt Academy of Music Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
Album review
The intent of this double-album compilation of tracks from other Naxos-label releases was doubtless to capitalize on the Halloween market in North America, and it could certainly provide a successful soundtrack for a Halloween party. The booklet notes are putatively provided by Lucifer himself. Several of the greatest hits of the satanic genre are present, including Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor (in the Stokowski orchestration), the Saint-Saëns Danse macabre, and Tartini's The Devil's Trill. As usual with Naxos, however, the fun is partly in the unexpected material the label has revived. It's not common to find music of the 20th century on an anthology like this, but the program includes not only Vaughan Williams and Stravinsky, but even György Ligeti (L'Escalier du Diable). This variety also makes the disc useful for those studying how the Devil has been musically represented over the centuries, even though the Bach is the earliest piece (the question has been on the table ever since medieval theorists defined the tritone as the Diabolus in Musica). While there are constants (minor keys with lots of minor-second intervals, virtuosity used in tortured ways), the concept of the Devil naturally evolves, through waltzes and other dances that conflate the demonic and the sensual, up to dramatic psychological studies like Arnold Bax's The Devil That Tempted St. Anthony, one of several unusual pieces included. Recommended for those who want to dig a little deeper for their Halloween music, or for students who want an instant term paper topic.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 02:23:20
- Main artist: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2009 Naxos (P) 2009 Naxos
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