Famous Overtures

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1Carmen : Prélude
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1972-09, in 1972-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (in 1972-09, in 1972-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use "Deutsche Grammophon") (in 1973)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1972-09) and Manhattan Center in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1972-10)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude (in 1972-09)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (Opera by Georges Bizet)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude (in 1972-10)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (Opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet4:24
2Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use "Deutsche Grammophon") (in 1991)
recorded at:
Teatro Comunale di Ferrara in Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (in 1989-04)
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 Rossini7:13
3Fidelio: Ouvertüre
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (on 1978-02-21)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (on 1978-02-21)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (on 1978-02-21)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Overture (1814 version, sometimes op. 72b or op. 72c) (on 1978-02-21)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72 (1814 version)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:17
4La traviata: Preludio
engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06)
orchestra:
Bavarian State Orchestra (orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
conductor:
Carlos Kleiber (conductor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
recorded at:
Bürgerbräukeller in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (german lyrics)
part of:
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi3:38
5Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1980-06-10 until 1980-09-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1980-06-10 until 1980-09-30)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1980-06-10 until 1980-09-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany (from 1980-06-10 until 1980-09-30)
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture (from 1980-06-10 until 1980-09-30)
additional composer:
Carl Binder (in 1860)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach
part of:
Orphée aux enfers (opéra féerie in four acts, 1874)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers (opéra bouffe in two acts, 1858)
part of:
Orpheus in der Unterwelt (opéra-féerie in 4 Akten, 1871)
part of:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Jacques Offenbach9:43
6Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1980-01-20 until 1980-04-14)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1980-01-20 until 1980-04-14)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1980-01-20 until 1980-04-14)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany (from 1980-01-20 until 1980-04-14)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre (from 1980-01-20 until 1980-04-14)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:07
7Der Freischütz: Ouvertüre
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1973-02)
conductor:
Carlos Kleiber (conductor) (in 1973-02)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Dresden) in Dresden, Sachsen, Germany (in 1973-02)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Ouvertüre (in 1973-02)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Der Freischütz
Carl Maria von Weber9:47
8Donna Diana: Ouvertüre
orchestra:
Göteborgs Symfoniker
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
recording of:
Donna Diana: Overture
composer:
Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek
part of:
Donna Diana
Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek5:25
9Orfeo ed Euridice: Overtura
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Overture
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike (German version, arr. Dörffel)
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:03
10Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
composer:
Johann Strauss (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; unknown version)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
Johann Strauss II58:42
11Akademische Festouvertüre, Op. 80
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (on 1981-10-12)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (on 1981-10-12)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (on 1981-10-12)
live recording of:
Akademische Fest-Ouvertüre, op. 80 (on 1981-10-12)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 80)
Johannes Brahms10:24
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1Candide: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use "Deutsche Grammophon") (in 1991)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
recording of:
Candide: Overture (on 1989-12-18)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:36
2Overture “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
miscellaneous support:
Claudia Hamann (task: coordination)
producer:
Cord Garben
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1984-07)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21 (op. 61 no. 1): Ouvertüre (in 1984-07)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1826)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 21) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 3)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61
Felix Mendelssohn11:52
3Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
composer:
Franz von Suppè (composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie
Franz von Suppé7:40
4La forza del destino: Sinfonia
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1985, in 1985-09)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1985-09, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi7:50
5Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture
recording engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor) (in 1993-11)
editor:
Mark Bücker (recording engineer)
orchestra:
Russian National Orchestra (Russian National Orchestra) (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
conductor:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor) (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard
recorded at:
Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского: большой зал in Moscow, Russia (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила
Mikhail Glinka4:47
6Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Vorspiel zum 1. Aufzug
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer) and Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris (in 1982-05)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1982-05)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel (in 1982-05)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner10:31
7Le nozze di Figaro: Sinfonia
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (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 Mozart4:17
8Egmont: Ouvertüre
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (on 1981-02-23)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (on 1981-02-23)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (on 1981-02-23)
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro (on 1981-02-23)
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven8:59
9Khovanshchina: Prelude “Dawn over the River Moscow”
co-producer:
Claudia Hamann
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Buhnenorchester der Osterreichischen Bundestheater (in 1989-09) and Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (in 1989-09)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1989-09) and Ralf Hossfeld (conductor) (in 1989-09)
chorus master:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master) (in 1989-09) and Karl Kamper (in 1989-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio)
recorded at:
Wiener Staatsoper in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (in 1989-09)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Prelude: Dawn Over the River Moscow (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov) (in 1989-09)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov) (in 1882)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (in 1880)
orchestration of:
Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"
Modest Mussorgsky5:40
10Cuban Overture
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
piano:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
recorded at:
Symphony Center (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1990-07) and Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Cuban Overture (in 1990-07)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1932-07 until 1932-08)
publisher:
New World Music Corp.
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin9:49

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part of:Panorama (Deutsche Grammophon) (order: 41)
ASIN:UK: B00005QTRQ [info]
US: B00005QTRQ [info]