A great work for solo Organ by J. S. Bach. The dramatic opening has been much played in horror movies (Phantom of the Opera anyone?) and also arranged and adapted by numerous performers such as such as John Williams' group Sky and the violinist Vanessa Mae (arranged by Mike Batt). The conductor Leopold Stokowski was famous for his orchestral transcriptions of Bach's organ music and included an orchestral arrangement of this piece on the animated film "Fantasia". The music has had to be slightly adapted for Sibelius playback.
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