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1Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
recording engineer:
Brian Ingolsby (engineer)
harp and organ:
Virgil Fox (organist)
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 565) and Bach Compendium (number: BC J 37)
Johann Sebastian Bach8:48
2Waltz in A Flat, op. 39, no. 15 (Puppet Master)
piano:
Nelly Kokinos
recording of:
Walzer, op. 39: Nr. 15 As-dur (Zu zwei Händen; for piano two hands)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
version of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
part of:
16 Walzer, op. 39 (16 Waltzes, op. 39, Zu zwei Händen)
Johannes Brahms1:39
3Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F, BWV 1047 (The Island of Dr. Moreau)
orchestra:
Festival Strings Lucerne
conductor:
Rudolf Baumgartner (conductor)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047: II. Andante (Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: II. Andante)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:52
4Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma (The Witches of Eastwick)
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
solo tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:31
5Adagio for Strings, op. 11 (The Elephant Man)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (on 1957-04-03)
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist) (on 1957-04-03)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1957-04-03)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (on 1957-04-03)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber7:46
6The Four Seasons: III. Winter (Salem's Lot)
violin:
Arkady Futer (violinist) and Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
Moscow Virtuosi
conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: III. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:54
7Symphony no. 2, op. 30 "Romantic": II. Andante con tenerezza (Alien)
orchestra:
Jenaer Philharmonie (Jena Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
David Montgomery (conductor, pianist, hornist & vocal coach)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2, op. 30 "Romantic": II. Andante con tenerezza
composer:
Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor) (in 1930)
publisher:
Carl Fischer Inc.
part of:
Symphony no. 2, op. 30 "Romantic"
Howard Hanson6:16
8Concerto for Two Violins: II. Largo (The Island of Dr. Moreau)
violin:
Arkady Futer (violinist) and Владимир Спиваков (Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
Виртуозы Москвы (Moscow Virtuosi)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach7:34
9Swan Lake: Finale (The Mummy)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1963)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act IV, no. 29: Scene finale: Andante - Allegro agitato - Alla breve. Moderato e maestoso
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act IV
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:06
10Violin Partita no. 3: Gavotte (The Hunger)
recording engineer:
Paul Dery, Dr. Thomas Gallia and Monika Werner (sound engineer)
engineer:
Milano Sonart
producer:
Klaus L. Neumann
solo violin:
Sigiswald Kuijken (from 1981-11-14 until 1981-12-17)
recorded at:
Villa Medicea di Artimino in Carmignano, Prato, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (from 1981-11-14 until 1981-12-17)
recording of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1/1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau (from 1981-11-14 until 1981-12-17)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1720)
part of:
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1/1006
Johann Sebastian Bach3:00
11Für Elise (Rosemary's Baby)
piano:
Nelly Kokinos
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:11
12Die Meistersinger: Overture (Dracula)
orchestra:
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner10:07