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Modest Mussorgsky, Camille Saint-Saens, Edvard Grieg
Fright Night: Music that Goes Bump in the Night
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov
2. Danse macabre, symphonic poem in G minor, Op. 40
3. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
4. Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor
5. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra
6. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37): Toccata
7. Hänsel und Gretel, opera: Witch's Ride
8. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): March to the Scaffold
9. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars - the Bringer of War
10. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries
11. Hallowe'en, for string quartet, piano & optional drum, S. 71 (K. 2B13)
12. Mephisto Waltz, for orchestra No. 1 (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke; Episoden No. 2), S. 110/2 (LW G16/2)

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CD Details

All Artists: Modest Mussorgsky, Camille Saint-Saens, Edvard Grieg, Charles Gounod, Paul [composer] Dukas, Johann Sebastian Bach, Engelbert [Classical] Humperdinck, Hector Berlioz, Gustav Holst, Richard [Classical] Wagner, Charles Ives, Franz Liszt, Eugene Ormandy, Lorin Maazel, Andrew Davis, John Pritchard, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre National d'Ile de France, Philharmonia Orchestra of London
Title: Fright Night: Music that Goes Bump in the Night
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 7/1/1991
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Short Forms, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074644553024

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CD Reviews

A great theme anthology

08/10/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"As a regular classroom teacher, I'm always looking for music to use in the classroom for various occasions. I have used this collection with grades 4 through 7 with positive results. The students have written some interesting journal entries when they write while listening to this music. It's a great way to gain the interest of the most callous student who thinks of all classical music as "elevator music." The only down side comes when my hyper kids decide to move along with the music. Maybe I should give them a grade for interpretive dance."

What, you call this scary music?

K. T. Ong | Singapore | 07/07/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I'm familiar with most of the pieces found in this CD, and I can say I don't think they are frightening at all. They're great and highly enjoyable in their own right (the 'Danse Macabre' by Camille Saint-Saens is lovely dance music), but if one's intention is to bring together a collection of pieces of truly scary classical music, then this anthology hasn't done the job.

Here's a list of what I would consider TRULY TERRIFYING works of classical music:

~Ralph Vaughan Williams' 4th & 6th symphonies (especially the 2nd movement of each of them)

~Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring'

~Gyorgy Ligeti's 'Atmospheres' and 'Lux Aeterna' (used in the film '2001')

~Almost anything by Bela Bartok (but especially his 'The Miraculous Mandarin')

If you want to be truly frightened, go for the said pieces!"

Good for Halloween Gatherings

09/25/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you're looking for a fun CD with spooky sounding music that reminds you of old Disney cartoons...I think that this CD was meant to be fun, NOT for the classical conisseur. It would be a nice CD for a Halloween gathering, or something similar, as background music."

Music Is Very Good, However.........

K. Brown | Walnut, Ca USA | 08/14/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The music on this CD is all very good, but as I play it, I don't really feel that "Bump in the Night" sensation throughout. Since it appears to be marketed for fun Halloween gatherings, I cannot honestly say that it will jumpstart the mood for the average party-goer. While "Funeral March For a Marionette" is extremely creepy and sets the mood (for those of you baby-boomers who don't recognize the title---this was the theme music to the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" TV series), other tunes kind of pull the plug on the momentum. Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" might ring Seasonal for classical music buffs, but I think your everyday Joe will picture helicopters soaring over Vietnam and the cry "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!"

FOUR STARS if you just want a nice sampling of bold classical music, and TWO STARS if you want it to go "Bump!" in the Night."

It's all here (well, almost)

Laura B. Monteros | 10/04/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not much for anthology CDs, especially of snippets from larger works, but this is a must-have for anyone who plays in or conducts a school or community orchestra. Why? Because of those October concerts that always include at least one of the pieces on this CD. The orchestra I'm in is playing three of them this time around, and has played two of the others! Especially welcome are "Danse Macabre", which isn't that commonly recorded, and the absolutely delightful "Halloween" by Ives. What's scarier than an out-of-tune string quartet? I give this CD only three stars because of a sloppy middle section on "Sorcerer's Apprentice" (the brass just don't mesh), the ADD quality, and the non-existent liner notes. I also would have preferred the waltz from the "Masquerade" suite to the Mephisto Waltz, and I'm not sure why "Mars" is here.Still, I think it's a great collection for musicians who play these warhorses every fall. You can just stick it in the CD slot in the car or computer, and have everything you need to prepare right there on one disc. In fact, I'm buying a copy for my conductor."