Favourite Overtures

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Tracklist

Cassette 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1The Marriage of Figaro
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:17
A2Rosamunde ("The Magic Harp")
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor)
recording of:
Rosamunde, D. 797 / Die Zauberharfe, D. 644: Ouvertüre
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (from 1819 until 1820)
part of:
Die Zauberharfe, D. 644
part of:
Rosamunde, D. 797
Franz Schubert9:52
A3Oberon
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
recording of:
Oberon, J. 306: Overture
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Oberon, J. 306
Carl Maria von Weber8:31
A4The Barber of Seville
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) and Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1960-11)
conductor:
Piero Gamba (conductor and pianist) (in 1960-11)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1960-11)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1960-11)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia (in 1960-11)
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 Rossini7:05
B1Zampa
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
Albert Wolff (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Zampa : Ouverture
composer:
Ferdinand Hérold (French opera and ballet composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Zampa
Ferdinand Hérold8:25
B2The Hebrides Sp.26 ("Fingal's Cave")
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
recording of:
Die Hebriden, op. 26
premiered in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1832-05-14)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 26) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 7)
Felix Mendelssohn10:14
B3Die Fledermaus
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus
part of:
Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs)
Johann Strauss II8:21