Best Overtures & Preludes 100

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1La forza del destino: Overture
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi7:13
2Luisa Miller: Overture
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Luisa Miller: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Luisa Miller
Giuseppe Verdi5:39
3Nabucco: Overture
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
recording of:
Nabucco: Sinfonia (Overture) (from 1977-07-10 until 1978-02-08)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi7:11
4Un ballo in maschera: Prelude
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1975-06 until 1975-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1975-06 until 1975-07)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Nº 1. Preludio (from 1975-06 until 1975-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi4:01
5Macbeth: Prelude
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1976-07)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1976-07)
recording of:
Macbeth: N°1 Preludio (in 1976-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth
part of:
Macbeth (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:03
6La traviata: Prelude
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio (from 1980-07-05 until 1980-07-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:54
7Ernani: Prelude
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 1) Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
Giuseppe Verdi3:23
8Aida: Prelude
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Preludio (standard opening to the opera, ~4min)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Aida
part of:
Aida (German lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi4:13
9Rigoletto: Prelude
recording engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (from 1978-08-12 until 1978-08-15)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer) (from 1978-08-12 until 1978-08-15)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1978-08-12 until 1978-08-15)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor) (from 1978-08-12 until 1978-08-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-08-12 until 1978-08-15)
recording of:
Rigoletto: N°1 Preludio (from 1978-08-12 until 1978-08-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto
part of:
Rigoletto (german lyrics)
part of:
Rigoletto (english lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi2:22
10I vespri siciliani: Overture (extract)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) and New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
partial recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
I vespri siciliani
Giuseppe Verdi4:49
11Carmen: Prelude
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet2:18
12Mignon: Overture (extract)
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990)
conductor:
Berislav Klobučar (conductor)
partial recording of:
Mignon : Ouverture
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon
Ambroise Thomas4:42
13Faust: Introduction
engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29) and Gréco Casadesus (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1979, in 1986)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. Prélude (Orchestre) (from 1978-06-19 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
Charles‐François Gounod5:20
14L'Étoile: Overture
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (from 1984-04-27 until 1984-05-02)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (from 1984-04-27 until 1984-05-02)
balance engineer:
Roger Ducourtieux (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music France (in 1984)
recorded at:
Opéra de Lyon in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (from 1984-04-27 until 1984-05-02)
recording of:
L’Étoile: Overture (from 1984-04-27 until 1984-05-02)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer)
part of:
L’Étoile
Emmanuel Chabrier5:14
15La Vie parisienne: Overture
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 Offenbach4:56
16Orphée aux enfers: Overture (extract)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
partial recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture (Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture)
additional composer:
Carl Binder (in 1860)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra féerie in four acts, 1874)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, 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 Offenbach2:07
17Hänsel und Gretel: Prelude
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Vorspiel (Overture)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
part of:
Hansel and Gretel (english version)
part of:
Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics)
Engelbert Humperdinck8:05
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