My personal list. There's so many more of these moments out there, it was tough to choose 10. Honorable mention for Bach, in part because he really started it all.
To me, these pieces evoke intensity, speed, rhythmic energy, dark chromatic harmonies, and/or general loudness characteristic of metal music.
0:00 - Bach - Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, pf. Jean Rondeau
0:36 - Scriabin - Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12, pf. Vladimir Horowitz
1:10 - Vivaldi - La follia, pf. Il Giardino Armonico
1:44 - Schubert - Erlkönig, arr. for solo piano by Liszt, pf. Evgeny Kissin
2:18 - Bartók - The Miraculous Mandarin, pf. Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
2:55 - Royer - Pièces de clavecin, No. 11: Le vertigo, pf. Jean Rondeau
3:40 - Holst - The Planets, Mars, pf. London Symphony, cond. André Previn
4:14 - Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance, pf. musicAeterna, cond. Teodor Currentzis
5:04 - Vivaldi - Summer, pf. Dover Quartet
6:15 - Bartók - String Quartet No. 4, pf. Belenus Quartett
7:29 - Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 8, pf. Dover Quartet
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