Legend: Music of Myth, Magic, and Mystery

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1Also Sprach Zarathustra / Introduction
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:51
2Lemminkäinen's Return
engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
balance engineer:
Peter Brown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
recording of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22: IV. Lemminkäinen palaa kotitienoille (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: IV. Lemminkäinen's Return) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1896)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1897, in 1900)
part of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
revision of:
Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: IV. Lemminkäinen's Return (1897 revision, rarely recorded)
Jean Sibelius6:28
3Danse Macabre
violin:
Michèle Boussinot
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (symphonic poem for orchestra)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 16) and Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:08
4Siegfried's Death & Funeral Music
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II. Trauermusik beim Tode Siegfrieds (Funeral March)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869 until 1874, from 1872-01-04 until 1874-11-21)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II "Hoiho?" - "Hoiho!"
Richard Wagner9:40
5In the Hall of the Mountain King
instruments:
Beecham Choral Society
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:17
6Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:48
7Sirènes
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
choir vocals:
Chœurs national de la Radiodiffusion française (in 1973)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de l’ORTF (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (in 1973)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (French conductor and composer) (in 1973)
chorus master:
Marcel Couraud (conductor) (in 1973)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1973)
recording of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 : III. Sirènes (in 1973)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-12 until 1899-12)
premiered at:
[concert] (1901-10-27)
part of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy8:16
8Forest Murmurs
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Michael Sheady (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
recording of:
Siegfried: Waldweben (Forest Murmurs) (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1856 until 1871)
is based on:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt II
Richard Wagner6:52
9Pohjola's Daughter
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
balance engineer:
Peter Brown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
recording of:
Pohjolan tytär, op. 49 (Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1906)
dedicated to:
Robert Kajanus (Finnish composer and conductor)
premiered at:
[concert] (1906-12-29)
publisher:
Schlesinger (in 1906)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 49)
Jean Sibelius14:15
10Wotan's Farewell & Magic Fire Music
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Michael Sheady (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene III, Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber (from 1980-10-06 until 1980-10-09)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene III "War es so schmählich, was ich verbrach"
Richard Wagner7:24
11Finlandia
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
balance engineer:
Peter Brown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
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 Sibelius8:25

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