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1Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 78 "Organ Symphony": IIb. Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78: II. Allegro moderato — Presto — Maestoso — Allegro
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:59
2Finlandia, op. 26
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius8:10
3Lux Aeterna (Choral Version of "Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations, op. 36)
choir vocals:
VOCES8
recording of:
Light Eternal (Lux aeterna)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
arranger:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
version of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
Edward Elgar3:47
4Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
piano:
Hélène Grimaud (French pianist)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Владимир Михайлович Юровский (Vladimir Mikhailovich Jurowski, conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven8:02
5Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo (Allegro)
piano:
Hélène Grimaud (French pianist)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Владимир Михайлович Юровский (Vladimir Mikhailovich Jurowski, conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:00
6Adagio for Strings, op. 11/2
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1992) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Meyerhoff Symphony Hall) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
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
Samuel Barber8:41
7Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Sergei Rachmaninov14:16
81812 Overture, op. 49
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (from 1986-01 until 1986-02)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1986-01 until 1986-02)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) (from 1986-01 until 1986-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1986-01 until 1986-02)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 (from 1986-01 until 1986-02)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky14:50
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