Great Overtures

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Carmen : Prélude
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet2:23
2Candide: Overture
orchestra:
The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Friedrich Haider (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:26
3La Traviata: Prelude
orchestra:
The State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi4:22
4Oberon: Overture
orchestra:
The Hanover Band
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Oberon, J. 306: Overture
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Oberon, J. 306
Carl Maria von Weber8:33
5The Wasps: Overture
orchestra:
English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Aristophanic Suite “The Wasps”: I. Overture
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Aristophanic Suite “The Wasps”
Ralph Vaughan Williams8:36
6The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:53
7The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Yuri Simonov (Soviet and Russian conductor)
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner10:01
8The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture
engineer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s) (in 1987-02)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1987-02-19 until 1987-02-20)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist) (from 1987-02-19 until 1987-02-20)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-19 until 1987-02-20)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: I. Ouverture miniature. Allegro giusto (from 1987-02-19 until 1987-02-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (until 1892)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
Peter Tchaikovsky3:44
9Fidelio: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Overture (1814 version, sometimes op. 72b or op. 72c)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72 (1814 version)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:04
10The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Yeomen of the Guard
Sir Arthur Sullivan5:17
11William Tell: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini12:15

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part of:In Classical Mood (number: 6) (order: 8)
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