Best Overtures & Preludes 100

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1L'ingano felice: Overture
orchestra:
Polish Chamber Orchestra (in 1982)
conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor) (in 1982)
recording of:
L'inganno felice: Sinfonia (in 1982)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Maria Foppa
part of:
L'inganno felice (Farsa per musica)
Gioachino Rossini5:14
2La Cenerentola: Overture (extract)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
partial recording of:
La Cenerentola: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo
Gioachino Rossini3:13
3La cambiale di matrimonio: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (in 1961)
recording of:
La cambiale di matrimonio: Sinfonia (in 1961)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La cambiale di matrimonio
Gioachino Rossini5:25
4La gazza ladra: Overture (extract)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
partial recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture (The Thieving Magpie: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioachino Rossini5:06
5Semiramide: Overture (extract)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
partial recording of:
Semiramide: Sinfonia (Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide
Gioachino Rossini3:53
6Le Comte Ory: Overture
orchestra:
Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Le Comte Ory: Prélude
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson and Eugène Scribe
part of:
Le Comte Ory
Gioachino Rossini3:36
7La Boutique fantasque: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
recording of:
La Boutique fantasque: I. Overture. Tempo di Marcia – Allegretto – Meno mosso – Même mouvement – Vivo
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) and Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
Gioachino Rossini / Ottorino Respighi2:34
8Norma: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Sinfonia
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma
Vincenzo Bellini5:36
9I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Overture
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Sinfonia
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (from 1830-01 until 1830-03)
part of:
I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Vincenzo Bellini4:58
10Roméo et Juliette: Overture (extract)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Ouverture
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet)
Charles‐François Gounod2:22
11Romeo and Juliet: Overture (extract)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, 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 Tchaikovsky5:38
121812 Overture (conclusion)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:05
13Sleeping Beauty: Introduction
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
John Lanchbery (conductor)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Introduction
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Спящая красавица, op. 66 (The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:27
14Festive Overture
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
recording of:
Festive Overture, op. 96
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1954)
premiered at:
[concert] (1954-11-06)
part of:
Works of Dmitri Shostakovich by opus number (number: op. 96)
Dmitri Shostakovich5:54
15H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra (UK orchestra 1955-1970: do not use for anonymous budget compilations) (in 1958)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (in 1958)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture (in 1958)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore
Sir Arthur Sullivan4:29
16Patience: Overture
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra (UK orchestra 1955-1970: do not use for anonymous budget compilations) (in 1961)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (in 1961)
recording of:
Patience: Overture (in 1961)
composer:
Eugen d’Albert (Scottish-German composer) and Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Patience
Sir Arthur Sullivan5:39
17The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Kenneth Alwyn (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 Sullivan5:11
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