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1Violin Concerto no. 1
violin:
David Oistrakh (violinist)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / 99
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1955-10-29)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1947 until 1955)
dedicated to:
Давид Фёдорович Ойстрах (David Oistrakh, violinist)
premiered at:
Большой зал Санкт-Петербургской Филармонии (Saint Petersburg Philharmonia: Grand Hall) in Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1955-10-29)
part of:
Works of Dmitri Shostakovich by opus number (number: op. 77)
Dmitri Shostakovich4:41
2Le Tombeau de Couperin
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor)
partial recording of:
Le Tombeau de Couperin (for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1914 until 1917)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 68a)
orchestration of:
Le tombeau de Couperin (for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel4:57
3Symphony no. 2 ("Little Russian"): Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro molto vivace (1880 revision [commonly performed])
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1872)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1879 until 1880)
is based on:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace (original 1872 version [rarely performed])
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" (1880 revision [commonly performed])
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:05
4Piano Concerto no. 1: RondoFryderyk Chopin9:15
5Symbphony no. 3 ("Scottish"): Vivace non troppoFelix Mendelssohn4:10
6Piano Concerto no. 3: Largo
piano:
Artur Schnabel (Austrian classical pianist and teacher)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: II. Largo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1803)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37
Ludwig van Beethoven10:15
7Symphony no. 2: Allegro con spirito
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur, op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1877)
part of:
Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur, op. 73 (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73)
Johannes Brahms9:03
8Three Orchestral Pieces: Rounds
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1961-03-03)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1961-03-03)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan (on 1961-03-03)
recording of:
Drei Orchesterstücke, op. 6: II. Reigen (Three Pieces for Orchestra, op. 6: II. Round Dance) (on 1961-03-03)
composer:
Alban Berg (Austrian composer) (from 1913 until 1915)
part of:
Drei Orchesterstücke, op. 6 (Three Pieces for Orchestra, op. 6, Three Pieces for Orchestra)
Alban Berg6:02
9Tod un Verklärung (fragment)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Willem Mengelberg
partial recording of:
Tod und Verklärung, op. 24 (TrV 158)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1888 until 1889-11-18)
dedicated to:
Friedrich Rösch
premiered at:
[Convention of the General German Music Association] (1890-06-21)
publisher:
Joseph Aibl (in 1891)
premiered at:
Thüringer Landestheater Eisenach in Eisenach (on 1890-06-21)
part of:
Works of Richard Strauss by opus number (number: op. 24) and Werkverzeichnis (Richard Strauss TrV) (number: TrV 158)
Richard Strauss6:12
10Toccata and Fugue in D minor
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (orchestrated by H. Wood)
orchestrator:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
orchestration of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach / Sir Henry Wood8:55
11Old American Songs (selections): "I Bought Me a Cat"
vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
recording of:
Old American Songs, Set 1: No. 5. I Bought Me a Cat
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Old American Songs, Set 1
Aaron Copland2:04
12Clarinet Concerto: Antiphonal Toccata (conclusion)
clarinet:
Stanley Drucker (clarinetist) (on 1977-12-09)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1977-12-09)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1977-12-09)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side (on 1977-12-09)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra: III. Antiphonal Toccata (on 1977-12-09)
composer:
John Corigliano (American composer)
John Corigliano3:57