''Dark'' piano pieces?

[DYin01]

Classical piano music buffs, I need you!

I'm looking for piano pieces similar to these (partial) pieces:
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I've found I particularly like these pieces with a dark tone. The virtuosity is a nice bonus, but not neccesary.

Fire away!

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Chopin's Raindrop Prelude Op.28 No.15

Starts off rather wistful and light, and then gets suddenly very heavy.

 

[yeti585]

Gloomy Sunday?
It's tones combined with the high Hungarian suicide rate of the time inspired an urban myth that a person was more likely to commit suicide after hearing it.

 

[WoW Killer]

The other Chopin etude that springs to mind immediately is "Winter Wind" Op. 25, No. 11:


Edit: Oh BTW, if you like the Revolutionary, check out Horowitz' version:

 

[Daystar Clarion]

This one is pretty heavy, although it's not entirely a piano piece.

It has its up moments, but quickly returns to being quite heavy.


I understand if it's not really what you're looking for, I mean, it's hardly classical.

 

[Flamezdudes]

This one is pretty heavy, although it's not entirely a piano piece.

It has its up moments, but quickly returns to being quite heavy.


I understand if it's not really what you're looking for, I mean, it's hardly classical.

YES. YES. YES.

Daystar, you just gained some more bro respect.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

This one is pretty heavy, although it's not entirely a piano piece.

It has its up moments, but quickly returns to being quite heavy.


I understand if it's not really what you're looking for, I mean, it's hardly classical.

YES. YES. YES.

Daystar, you just gained some more bro respect.

Stick with me kid.

We'll paint this thread red.

 

[Flamezdudes]

This one is pretty heavy, although it's not entirely a piano piece.

It has its up moments, but quickly returns to being quite heavy.


I understand if it's not really what you're looking for, I mean, it's hardly classical.

YES. YES. YES.

Daystar, you just gained some more bro respect.

Stick with me kid.

We'll paint this thread red.

Red in the blood of angels.

 

[Tiger King]

Classical piano music buffs, I need you!

I'm looking for piano pieces similar to these (partial) pieces:
<youtube=oqSulR9Fymg>
<youtube=Mk1JQk90UbY>

I've found I particularly like these pieces with a dark tone. The virtuosity is a nice bonus, but not neccesary.

Fire away!

wow look at them fingers fly!

I put forward space diementia by muse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Dr7-mGm8Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player
It's probably not as flashy as those videos you posted but it does sound quite dark. (well I think so)

and i always thought moonlight sonata sounded dark so I will put that forward too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Popadoo]

I know this isn't game related but this particular song from Bioshock is one of my favorite piano pieces.

 

[WoW Killer]

I put forward space diementia by muse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Dr7-mGm8Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player
It's probably not as flashy as those videos you posted but it does sound quite dark. (well I think so)

***** please:


Though if we're going the route of concertos then the first is probably darker:

 

[Tiger King]

I put forward space diementia by muse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Dr7-mGm8Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player
It's probably not as flashy as those videos you posted but it does sound quite dark. (well I think so)

***** please:


Though if we're going the route of concertos then the first is probably darker:

"*****?"

 

[RedDeadFred]

Sort of amazed that this hasn't been used yet:
This is also great. It's not too dark but I find it to have a certain haunting sound to it:
This one is better with the voice but it's still great and definitely fits the dark tone you're looking for:

 

[DYin01]

Thanks a lot for the responses everyone.

 

[MammothBlade]

And for more Evangelion, though it's a mixed instrumental piece:

 

[dark-mortality]

Since I have no idea how to make videos show, I'll simply post the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3WayEBr9-M

Opeth's great~

 

[Blunderboy]

Not sure if this is what you're after or not but what the hell I love Amanda Palmer.

 

[Ryank1908]

This is absolutely nothing like the two pieces you posted. I just really like it, and you can't get a much darker piano piece than this...

 

[Flatfrog]

Not sure if this is what you're after or not but what the hell I love Amanda Palmer.

Ha - I was literally listening to that song when I read that. Ain't coincidence grand?

On-topic: Rachmaninov's C-sharp Minor Prelude is wonderful:

And several of the minor-key Bach preludes are great - this is one of my favourites

(I can't listen to the fugue without thinking of this, though:

(Music starts at around 23s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=McOz0pp4p9Q#t=23s)