Great Overtures and Preludes

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Compilation by The Bradford Exchange
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Volume 5 of 24, part of "Masterpiece - The Ultimate Classical Library"

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1▼CD: Great Overtures and Preludes Disc 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1William Tell Overture
recording of:
Guillaume Tell: Overture (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arrangement of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
Gioachino Rossini3:25
2Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Mikhail Glinka5:46
3Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C-sharp minor (catch all for arrangements)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:02
4The Barber of Seville Overture
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
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
5The Flying Dutchman Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Jascha Horenstein (conductor)
recording of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Ouvertüre (The Flying Dutchman: Overture)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841)
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63 (The Flying Dutchman)
Richard Wagner10:14
6Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:34
7Don Giovanni Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:28
8Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Prelude, Act I
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
René Leibowitz (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 Wagner9:09
9Macbeth Overture
recording of:
Macbeth: N°1 Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth
part of:
Macbeth (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi2:41
10Die Fledermaus Overture
Johann Strauss, Jr.7:43
2▼CD: Great Overtures and Preludes Disc 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner3:18
2Carmen Prelude
Georges Bizet2:15
3Academic Festival Overture
Johannes Brahms9:56
4Hansel and Gretel Overture
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 Humperdinck8:51
5La Traviata: Prelude To Act I
Giuseppe Verdi3:49
6Prelude in D-flat major ("Raindrop")
Frédéric Chopin6:18
7Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:09
8A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture
Felix Mendelssohn12:23
9Aida Prelude
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 Verdi3:44
10Tristan and Isolde Prelude
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt I, Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt I
Richard Wagner10:47

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part of:Masterpiece - The Ultimate Classical Library (number: 5) (order: 5)