Popular Overtures

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1Overture: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
orchestra:
English Sinfonia
conductor:
Charles Groves (conductor)
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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:20
2Overture: The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
orchestra:
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
conductor:
James Judd (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini7:52
3Overture: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Tuckwell (hornist / 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 Wagner9:53
4Academic Festival Overture, op. 80
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor)
recording of:
Akademische Fest-Ouvertüre, op. 80
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 80)
Johannes Brahms10:47
5Overture: The Hebrides, op. 26
orchestra:
Bern Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
recording of:
Die Hebriden, op. 26
premiered in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1832-05-14)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 26) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 7)
Felix Mendelssohn10:59
6Fantasy Overture ‘Romeo & Juliet’
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky20:10

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Release

liner notes:Matthew Boyden (in 1993)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Innovative Music Productions Ltd. (not release label) (in 1993)
glass mastered by:Disctronics
part of:The Orchid Series (order: 2)
ASIN:UK: B00J68N4A0 [info]