The Seven Deadly Sins - their Musical Equivalents?

A few weeks ago, I was watching Master Chef on TV, and each contestant had to create something edible inspired by one of the Seven Deadly Sins - which involved a real pushing of the creative boundaries.

My task is for you to take each of the Sins, and supply a musical work that you think corresponds best - and tell us why.

The Seven Deadly Sins are: Wrath, Greed, Sloth, Pride, Lust, Envy and Gluttony.

Have fun, and I'll provide my own list when I choose Best Answer!

2010-08-30T23:52:29Z

Awwwww come on, people - it's not THAT difficult a question, surely? Just put down the first pieces you can think of! It's meant to be fun, not serious :o)

2010-08-30T23:54:30Z

Mr. Jones - a wonderful eclectic mix there! Love the Beethoven "Lost Penny" - very evocative! H x

?2010-08-28T22:35:16Z

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Fun Question. I'll come up with some quick answers, but I expect I'm going to think there are much better choices to be made.

Wrath - Beethoven - Rage over a Lost Penny
Greed - Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
Sloth - Charles Ives - The Unanswered Question
Pride - Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance
Lust - Ravel - Bolero
Envy - Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf
Gluttony - Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf

... couldn't help that last one.

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Pianist d'Aurellius2010-08-30T22:02:51Z

It's my secret, closeted indulgence to come up with micro- or macro-programmes like this! This is definitely a very unique reverse-engineering of that process...

Wrath: Third movement of Barber's piano concerto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFncgnR8eJA

Greed: Fugue No. 2 from Shostakovitch's Op. 87
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18PZOK_0_5A

Sloth: Fifth of Ligeti's Bagatelles for wind quintet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpR5ekg3D6U

Pride: Third movement of Alkan's Concerto for Solo Piano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HOQpwzU-IU

Lust: Third movement of Prokofiev's second piano sonata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwz-zoGFMHs

Envy: Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dance No. 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF1pGMsxX5M

Gluttony: Polka from Stravinsky's second orchestral suite
(sadly, can't fin on youtube)

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melabee2010-08-29T05:05:53Z

Lust:i want you(she's so heavy) by: the Beatles- it has a nice lusty/soulful background and the few lyrics it has are suuper hot
Wrath:masters of war by: Bob Dylan- i think that this song is loaded with anger but is the last stanza that evokes a real sense of wrath

this is so hard I've been sitting hear for nearly an hour and this is all I've come up with:)

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