Toccata and Fugue in D minor, transcription for orchestra (after Bach, BWV 565)
Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op. 28/2: The Devil's 5-Hop
La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra ("légende dramatique"), H. 111 (Op. 24): Chorus of the Damned & the Demons
Sonata for cello & piano ("Faust"): Faust
Sonata for cello & piano ("Faust"): Obiettrouvé avant Luis
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, transcription for orchestra (after Bach, BWV 565)
Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op. 28/2: The Devil's 5-Hop
La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra ("légende dramatique"), H. 111 (Op. 24): Chorus of the Damned & the Demons
Sonata for cello & piano ("Faust"): Faust
Sonata for cello & piano ("Faust"): Obiettrouvé avant Luis
Seguidillas del diablo, for piano (Estampas andaluzas No. 3)
Sonata for violin & continuo in G minor, B. g5 ("The Devil's Trill")
Mission of Virgil, ballet in 7 parts: Satan
Job, A Masque for Dancing, ballet: Satan's Dance of Triumph
Mephisto Waltz (I & II), for piano No. 1 ("Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke"), S. 514 (LW A189)
L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: The Devil's Dance
L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Triumphal March of the Devil
A Faust Overture, for orchestra in D minor, WWV 59
Danse macabre, symphonic poem in G minor, Op. 40
Waltz Suite, for orchestra, Op. 110: Mephisto Waltz
Des Teufels Lustschloss, opera, D. 84: Overture
The Devil That Tempted St Anthony, for 2 pianos
Les diablotins, for piano in E flat major (Motifs 4/45), Op. 63/4/45
Mephistos Höllenrufe (Mephisto's Cries in Hell), waltz for orchestra, Op. 101 (RV 101)
Etudes, Book 2 No. 13 ("L'escalier du Diable"), for piano
Scenes from Goethe's Faust, for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra (or piano), WoO 3:
Faust, opera, CG 4: Le Veau d'Or est Toujours Debout!
Faust Symphony (I & II), for orchestra or soloist, male chorus & orchestra, S. 108 (LW G12): Mephistopheles
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, ...
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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...
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