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The Gadfly Suite Op. 97a is a suite for orchestra arranged from the composition by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) for the 1955 Soviet film The Gadfly based on the novel of the same name by Ethel Lilian Voynich (1864–1960).This Suite known as Op. 97a is a selection of music derived from the film arranged by Soviet composer Levon Atovmian and has been recorded by several orchestras.