Musical storms

[Christopher]

Saint-Saens's Le Deluge is (obviously...) all about a rather major storm and consequent flood... The movement entitled "L'Arche et le Déluge" in particular depicts the storm.

[TerraEpon]

IIRC, it's about the Biblical flood, in fact. But I could be wrong.

[Christopher]

IIRC, it's about the Biblical flood, in fact. But I could be wrong.

Exactly!  You do RC!))

[Klaatu]

A tremendous musical storm emerges from the transition from slow movement to finale of John Adams' Harmonium.

Although in its context it can be considered a depiction of a psychological storm rather than a meteorological one (the ensuing setting of Emily Dickinson's Wild Nights suggests that Adams' storm portrays sexual tension), it's thrilling nonetheless. (I consider the whole work to be a masterpiece.)