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Piano Board => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: silvaone on October 25, 2005, 01:22:11 PM

Title: Most Haunting Pieces
Post by: silvaone on October 25, 2005, 01:22:11 PM

Hi All

Im looking for  classical piece which is truly truly haunting........ all the way through..... that is relatively ''easy''.....

I know this might pain some of you to read but to me Moonlight Sonata is a very haunting piece..... but being new to classical music I would like something different/obscure that I have never heard before....

If you could just provide the names of some pieces (be specific with variations movements etc.) and possibly if you have time (but dont put yourself out) provide a link to where one might find this music...

thank you

- Silva

Title: Re: Most Haunting Pieces
Post by: abell88 on October 25, 2005, 01:39:26 PM

Try looking here...many of the pieces have descriptions, so you might find what you want:


https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,7008.msg112583.html#msg112583

Title: Re: Most Haunting Pieces
Post by: alzado on October 25, 2005, 03:50:12 PM

You might try some selections from Edward MacDowell, including pieces such as "The Abandoned Farm" or "At An Old Trysting Place."

These are very melancholy and they rely heavily on creating a sombre mood.  In that sense they are VERY "haunting."

They are relatively brief, and any large music store should have the sheet music. 

Would be included in the slender book of his, "Woodland Sketches."

Or (joking) you could try to play a version of "Night on Bald Mountain."

Title: Re: Most Haunting Pieces
Post by: silvaone on October 25, 2005, 05:28:35 PM

thanks for the info :)I tried doing through that thread before but get lost lol so I decided to make a new thread just for ''haunting''  pieces

thanks

Title: Re: Most Haunting Pieces
Post by: sportsmonster on October 25, 2005, 05:41:54 PM

you should play the organ piece(pianoversion) from the freak show.
that is a haunting piece ;D

Title: Re: Most Haunting Pieces
Post by: ahinton on October 26, 2005, 10:48:08 AM

Why not try two piano pieces by Sorabji - "St. Bertrand de Comminges" ("He was Laughing in the Tower") and "Quaere Reliqua Hujus Materiei Inter Secretiora", both based on (or at least inspired by) stories of the supernatural by the English author Montague Rhodes James? These are nowhere near as long or difficult as some of the composer's work. Listen to them played by Donna Amato on Altarus AIR-CD-9025.

Best,

Alistair