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The 50 Greatest Overtures

50 tracks
7hr 21min
November 01, 2017
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1
Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture
Mikhail Glinka, Moscow RTV Symphony Orchestra, Klaus-Peter Hahn
05:20
2
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
07:20
3
The Barber of Seville: Overture
Gioachino Rossini, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
07:42
4
The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100: Overture
Bedřich Smetana, Czech Philharmonic, Libor Pešek
06:41
5
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Prelude to Act I
Richard Wagner, Slovak Philharmonic, Bystrik Rezucha
09:50
6
Hänsel und Gretel: Overture
Engelbert Humperdinck, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman Sattler
07:52
7
Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Johannes Brahms, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha
09:36
8
Leonore Overture No. 3 in C Major, Op. 72b
Ludwig van Beethoven, Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana, Anton Nanut
13:34
9
Tragic Festival Overture in D Minor, Op. 81
Johannes Brahms, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Redel
13:53
10
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Overture
Richard Wagner, Slovak Philharmonic, Bystrik Rezucha
10:31
11
Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude to Act I
Richard Wagner, Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra, Robert Wagner
10:28
12
Libusa: Overture
Bedřich Smetana, Berliner Symphoniker, Carl-August Bünte
08:39
13
Faust-Overture
Richard Wagner, South German Philharmonic Orchestra, Hanspeter Gmür
13:52
14
Cinderella "La Cenerentola": Overture
Gioachino Rossini, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jonel Perlea
08:15
15
Das Liebesverbot, WWV 38: Overture
Richard Wagner, South German Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Swarowsky
10:20
16
The Hebrides, Op. 26
Felix Mendelssohn, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Alois Springer
09:08
17
The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture
Otto Nicolai, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
08:48
18
Idomeneo, K. 366: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Hungarian National Philharmonic, Manfred Peter
05:14
19
Sicilian Vespers: Overture
Giuseppe Verdi, Berlin Symphonic Orchestra, Carl-August Bünte
09:03
20
La forza del destino: Overture
Giuseppe Verdi, Slovak Philharmonic, Bystrik Rezucha
07:53
21
King Lear Overture, H 53
Hector Berlioz, Philharmonia Hungarica, Richard Kapp
14:28
22
Rodelinda, regina de' Langobardi, opera, HWV 19: Overture
George Frideric Handel, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Rolf Reinhardt
06:06
23
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, Op. 27
Felix Mendelssohn, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Alois Springer
12:41
24
Manfred, Op. 115: Overture
Robert Schumann, St. Louis Symphony, Jerzy Semkow
12:01
25
Lucio Silla, K. 135: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Faerber
08:11
26
Il sogno di Scipione, K. 126: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Faerber
05:48
27
Bastien and Bastienne, K. 50: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Faerber
01:41
28
Il re pastore, K. 208: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Faerber
03:04
29
Mitridate, K. 87: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Faerber
05:45
30
Ascanio in Alba, K. 111: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Faerber
03:23
31
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Ludwig van Beethoven, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan
07:45
32
Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven, London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
08:06
33
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act I
Richard Wagner, Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra, Heinrich Hollreiser
08:33
34
Le Carnaval Romain: Overture
Hector Berlioz, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Schüler
08:37
35
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Siegel
18:04
36
Light Cavalry: Overture
Franz von Suppé, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Horst Stein
06:32
37
Boccaccio: Overture
Franz von Suppé, North German Radio Orchestra, Richard Müller-Lampertz
07:52
38
Die Fledermaus: Overture
Johann Strauss II, London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
08:15
39
The Thieving Magpie: Overture
Gioachino Rossini, Philharmonia Slavonica, Henry Adolph
10:36
40
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act III
Richard Wagner, Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra, Heinrich Hollreiser
03:02
41
Rienzi, WWV 49: Overture
Richard Wagner, Slovak Philharmonic, Bystrik Rezucha
11:32
42
The Queen's Lace Handkerchief ("Das Spitzentuch der Königin"): Overture
Johann Strauss II, Philharmonia Hungarica, Eduard Strauss
06:37
43
Poet and Peasant: Overture
Franz von Suppé, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Horst Stein
09:52
44
Donna Diana: Overture
Emil Nikolaus Reznicek, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Horst Stein
03:54
45
Cagliostro in Wien: I. Overture
Johann Strauss II, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard Strauss
07:11
46
William Tell: Overture
Gioachino Rossini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
12:06
47
The Italian in Algiers: Overture
Gioachino Rossini, London Festival Orchestra, David Blackside
07:53
48
The Fairies, WWV 32: Overture
Richard Wagner, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Alois Springer
13:22
49
Der Freischütz, Op. 77: Overture
Carl Maria von Weber, Orchestre Symphonique Du Festival, Loic Bertrand
09:14
50
Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act I: Overture
Richard Wagner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
14:39