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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Tracklist

1▼CD: Great Overtures and Preludes Disc 1
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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

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ASIN:US: B00427HWEY [info]

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