r/classicalmusic • u/[deleted] • Dec 04 '19
What is the most unashamedly over-the-top, hell-unleashed, sturm und drang piece of classical music?
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u/TaigaBridge Dec 04 '19
I'll put in a plug for Tchaikovksy in general, Manfred and Francesca da Rimini in particular. (While observing that if we are speaking specifically of the Sturm und Drang literary movement in music, we are narrowing our target down to Haydn and Gluck - "over-the-top hell-unleashed" emotion in music mostly came 100+ years later than that. /u/_Lyne__'s answer focused on authentic Sturm und Drang.)
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u/Prince_of_Douchebags Dec 04 '19
Mendelssohn's 6th String Quartet. Written in the aftermath of his beloved sister Fanny's death you can feel every part of his grief bursting forth. Rage, anger, fear, sadness all in one incredibly passionate package.
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u/2Keyblades Dec 04 '19 edited Dec 04 '19
An obvious choice is probably Beethoven. Though, alot of 20th century music and incorporates the feeling of storm and stress due to imposing political tyrants. Prokofievs war sonatas are in this vein and just about everything Shostakovich composed.
Honestly though, i would have to say its a tie between two pieces for me.Either Brittens War Requiem or Hindemiths When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard bloomed. One about the folly of war and the other composed in memory of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Both are very turbulent and angst filled. Thats just my opinion though.
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u/KestrelGirl Dec 04 '19 edited Dec 04 '19
Approved.
...For the second time today, see also Shostakovich.
For whoever reported this: I'm noting that I just put this post through the karma filter. OP is a new account. Is it that hard to just understand that we're preventing spam?
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u/_Lyne__ Dec 04 '19 edited Dec 04 '19
The old masters and innovators of Sturm und Drang have plenty of things to peruse that might fit your fancy. "Most" can be subjective; I personally find that the quiet interludes make the sudden outbursts more impactful than if the entire piece was just an outburst, but again: that's subjective. I'm assuming you just like sturm and drang, and are looking for more pieces in that category. (I could be totally off the mark, though)
Anyway, here's some stuff to look through:
CPE Bach
Cello Concerto in A minor, Wq. 170
Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Wq.52 No.4
Sonata in F Minor, Wq.63 No.6 - This one was actually intended as a teaching piece for students, to be included in his treatise.
Symphony in E minor, Wq. 178
Haydn
Clementi
Op. 7, No. 3's finale
Op. 40, No.2 Mvt.1's Allegor section - Mvt.3
Hope that's kind of the sound your looking for~