Favourite Overtures

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1Die Fledermaus
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre (Die Fledermaus: Overture) (from 1957 until 1958)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)
Johann Strauss II8:17
2Così Fan Tutte
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Ouvertura (from 1961 until 1962)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1790)
part of:
Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:39
3Candide
sound engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) (on 1971-11-30)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-11-30)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1971-11-30)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (on 1971-11-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-11-30)
recording of:
Candide: Overture (on 1971-11-30)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:17
4William Tell (extract)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture) (from 1979 until 1980)
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 Rossini6:01
5The Bartered Bride
producer:
Fritz Ganss (producer)
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony) (in 1962-12)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (in 1962-12)
balance engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer) (in 1962-12) and Ernst Rothe (engineer) (in 1962-12)
recorded at:
Dominikanerbau in Bamberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1962-12)
recording of:
Prodaná nevěsta: Overture (The Bartered Bride: Overture) (in 1962-12)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
part of:
Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride)
part of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
Bedřich Smetana6:40
6The Barber of Seville
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia (from 1960 until 1961)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini7:26
7Don Pasquale
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Don Pasquale: Sinfonia (Ouverture) (from 1959 until 1960)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti6:46
8La Vie Parisienne
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Ouverture (from 1971 until 1972)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translator:
Karl Treumann (german librettist)
part of:
La Vie parisienne
part of:
La Vie parisienne (English lyrics)
part of:
Pariser Leben
Jacques Offenbach4:55
9The Merry Wives of Windsor
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Ouvertüre (from 1986 until 1987)
composer:
Otto Nicolai (composer and conductor)
librettist:
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
part of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Otto Nicolai8:45
10La Forza del Destino
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia (from 1961 until 1962)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi7:59
11Euryanthe
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
recording of:
Euryanthe: Ouvertüre (from 1958 until 1959)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Euryanthe (1825 revision)
Carl Maria von Weber8:46

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