Great Overtures, Volume 2

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1Don Giovanni, K. 527
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Ouvertura
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, K. 527 (Don Giovanni)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:49
2Romeo & Juliet
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Peter I. Tchaikovsky18:53
3A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ein Sommernachstraum): Le songe d’une nuit d’été, op. 61
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21 (op. 61 no. 1): Ouvertüre
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 Mendelssohn11:38
4Idomeneo, K. 366
orchestra:
Mozart-Orchester des Opernhauses Zürich
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Ouverture
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1781)
part of:
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:15
5Tragic Overture, Tragische Ouvertüre, L’Ouverture tragique, op. 81
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor)
recording of:
Tragische Ouvertüre, op. 81 (Tragic Overture, op. 81)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1880)
premiered by:
Hans Richter (conductor, 1843-1916) (on 1880-12-26) and Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (on 1880-12-26)
premiered at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1880-12-26)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 81)
Johannes Brahms13:41
6The Gipsy Baron, Der Zigeunerbaron, Le baron tzigane
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
Der Zigeunerbaron: Ouvertüre
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Der Zigeunerbaron
recording of:
Der Zigeunerbaron: Schatz-Walzer (The Gypsy Baron: Treasure Waltz)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
Johann Strauss II8:01