Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose Symphony No. 39 is included as a bonus track, lived from 1756 to 1791.
The Beethoven works on this album were recorded in Lucerne on August 27, 1955.
The bonus track, Mozart's Symphony No. 39, was recorded in Salzburg on January 27, 1956, as part of the Salzburg Mozartwoche.
Ludwig van Beethoven, whose works are featured on this album, lived from 1770 to 1827.
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, the violinist on this album, performed the Violin Concerto in D major.
Herbert von Karajan conducted the Luzerner Festspielorchester for the Beethoven works and the Philharmonia Orchestra for the Mozart bonus track.
