Most Famous Overtures

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1Ruslan and Ludmilla
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz related, not the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia or the New Philharmonia), New Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related orchestra used on budget recordings) and Philharmonisches Festspielorchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Vladimir Petroschoff (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Scholz and Thomas Waldham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GMS (in 1986)
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)
Michael Glinka5:41
2Tannhäuser
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the real LSO), National Symphony Orchestra Olsztyn (probably a fake artist by Alfred Scholz), New Philharmonic Orchestra London (bogus name used on budget releases, not the London Philharmonic or the New Philharmonia), Philharmonia Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz related, not the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia or the New Philharmonia), Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra (Royal Danish Orchestra) and Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Igor Gogol (conductor, probably a pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Vassil Kazandjiev, George Richter (conductor, probably fictitious, or Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Ouvertüre
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70
part of:
Tannhäuser: Ouverture and Venusberg Music (ouverture and venusberg music (Act 1, scene 1) from Tannhäuser by Wagner)
Richard Wagner14:47
3The Merry Wives of Windsor
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), New Philharmonic Orchestra London (bogus name used on budget releases, not the London Philharmonic or the New Philharmonia), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Alfred Scholz related, not the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia or the New Philharmonia) and Royal Promenade Orchestra (possibly fictitious by association with Alfred Gehardt)
conductor:
Alfred Gehardt (fictitious conductor), Vladimir Petroschoff (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Ouvertüre
composer:
Otto Nicolai (composer and conductor)
librettist:
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
part of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Otto Nicolai8:56
4The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
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 Wagner10:56
5The Bartered Bride
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Festival Symphony Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-Tele-Luxembourg (The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1983-12)
conductor:
Cesare Cantieri (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), János Sándor and Leopold Hager (conductor) (in 1983-12)
recorded at:
Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg, Canton of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Luxembourg District), Luxembourg (in 1983-12)
recording of:
Prodaná nevěsta: Overture (The Bartered Bride: Overture)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
part of:
Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride)
part of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
Bedřich Smetana6:40
6William Tell
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), New Philharmonia Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz related, not the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia or the New Philharmonia) and Philharmonic Orchestra London (bogus name used on budget releases, not the London Philharmonic or the New Philharmonia)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1989)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini12:08