Famous Overtures

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1Candide: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-12-15 until 1989-12-18)
recording of:
Candide: Overture (on 1989-12-18)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:36
2Overture “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
miscellaneous support:
Claudia Hamann (task: coordination)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1984-07)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21 (op. 61 no. 1): Ouvertüre (in 1984-07)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1826)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 21) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 3)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn11:52
3Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture) (from 1969-09-24 until 1969-09-25)
composer:
Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé7:40
4La forza del destino: Sinfonia
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985, in 1985-09)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1985-09, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi7:50
5Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture
recording engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor) (in 1993-11)
editor:
Mark Bücker (recording engineer)
orchestra:
Russian National Orchestra (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
conductor:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor) (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard
recorded at:
Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского: большой зал (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture) (from 1993-11-16 until 1993-11-23)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Mikhail Glinka4:47
6Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Vorspiel zum 1. Aufzug
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer) and Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris (in 1982-05)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1982-05)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel (in 1982-05)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner10:31
7Le nozze di Figaro: Sinfonia
associate producer:
Ewald Markl
executive producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer) and Pål Christian Moe
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
cello [violincello]:
Franz Bartolomey (cellist) (from 1994-01 until 1994-02) and Robert Scheiwein (Austrian cellist) (from 1994-01 until 1994-02)
harpsichord:
Ronald Schneider (harpsichordist and pianist) (from 1994-01 until 1994-02)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1994-01 until 1994-02)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1994-01 until 1994-02)
chorus master:
Dietrich D. Gerpheide (from 1994-01 until 1994-02)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1994-01 until 1994-02)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro: Sinfonia (from 1994-01 until 1994-02)
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 Mozart4:17
8Egmont: Ouvertüre
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (on 1981-02-23)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1981-02-23)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1981-02-23)
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro (on 1981-02-23)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven8:59
9Khovanshchina: Prelude “Dawn over the River Moscow”
co-producer:
Claudia Hamann
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Buhnenorchester der Osterreichischen Bundestheater (in 1989-09) and Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) (in 1989-09)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1989-09) and Ralf Hossfeld (conductor) (in 1989-09)
chorus master:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master) (in 1989-09) and Karl Kamper (in 1989-09)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Wiener Staatsoper (The Vienna State Opera) in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1989-09)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Prelude: Dawn Over the River Moscow (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov) (in 1989-09)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1882)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (in 1880)
librettist:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer)
orchestration of:
Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"
Modest Mussorgsky5:40
10Cuban Overture
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
piano:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
recorded at:
Symphony Center (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1990-07) and Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Cuban Overture (in 1990-07)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1932-07 until 1932-08)
publisher:
New World Music Corp.
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin9:49

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part of:Panorama (Deutsche Grammophon) (order: 45)
ASIN:UK: B00005QTRQ [info]
US: B00005QTRQ [info]