Famous Overtures

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Le nozze di Figaro: Overture orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) conductor: Sir Georg Solti (conductor) recording of: Le nozze di Figaro: 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 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		3:59
2	Die Zauberflöte: Overture orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) conductor: Sir Georg Solti (conductor) recording of: Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre (The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791) part of: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute, K. 620)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		7:16
3	Der Freischütz: Overture orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) conductor: Rafael Kubelík (conductor) recording of: Der Freischütz: Ouvertüre composer: Carl Maria von Weber (composer) part of: Der Freischütz	Carl Maria von Weber		10:22
4	Leichte Kavallerie: Overture orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) conductor: Sir Georg Solti (conductor) recording of: Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture) composer: Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer) part of: Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)	Franz von Suppé		5:55
5	Orphée aux enfers: Overture orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) conductor: Ernest Ansermet (conductor) 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 Offenbach		8:55
6	La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours orchestra: Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) conductor: Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) recording of: La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore composer: Amilcare Ponchielli (composer) librettist: Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) part of: La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro	Amilcare Ponchielli		8:35
7	Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor) recording of: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo composer: Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888) publisher: Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew part of: Cavalleria rusticana part of: Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)	Pietro Mascagni		3:16
8	The Jewel of the Madonna: Intermezzo orchestra: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire conductor: Nello Santi (conductor) recording of: I gioielli della Madonna: Act III. Intermezzo (popular concert piece - if no info, assume this) composer: Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari (Italian composer) part of: I gioielli della Madonna	Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari		4:45
9	La traviata: Prelude to Act 1 orchestra: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) conductor: Lorin Maazel (conductor) recording of: La traviata: Preludio 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 Verdi		3:39
10	La forza del destino: Overture orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra conductor: Lorin Maazel (conductor) recording of: La forza del destino: Sinfonia composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) part of: La forza del destino	Giuseppe Verdi		7:44
11	Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra conductor: Lorin Maazel (conductor) 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 Glinka		5:10

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Format:: CD
Length:: 1:09:36

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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London Records
F00L 23065

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