The Ultimate Overtures Collection

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Carmen: Overture orchestra: Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) conductor: Lorin Maazel (conductor) recording of: Carmen : Prélude composer: Georges Bizet (French composer) librettist: Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac part of: Carmen (Italian lyrics) part of: Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp) part of: Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry) part of: Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)	Georges Bizet		3:28
2	Die Fledermaus: Overture orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (in 1987-06) conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) (in 1987-06) recorded at: Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1987-06) recording of: Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre (Die Fledermaus: Overture) (in 1987-06) composer: Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) part of: Die Fledermaus part of: Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs) part of: Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz) part of: Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)	Johann Strauss		9:03
3	Le Carnaval Romain: Overture orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra) conductor: Alain Lombard (conductor) recording of: Le Carnaval romain, ouverture pour orchestre, op. 9 (The Roman Carnival Overture for Orchestra, op. 9) composer: Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1843) part of: Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 95)	Hector Berlioz		9:17
4	La Traviata: Overture orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Carlo Rizzi (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		4:21
5	Die Zauberflöte: Overture orchestra: Ensemble orchestral de Paris (in 1989-10) conductor: Armin Jordan (conductor) (in 1989-10) recorded at: Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1989-10) recording of: Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre (The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture) (in 1989-10) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791) part of: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute, K. 620)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		6:43
6	Cockaigne: Overture orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1991-04) conductor: Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1991-04) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Teldec recording of: Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40 (in 1991-04) composer: Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1897) premiered at: [concert] (1901-06-20) publisher: Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes) (in 1901) premiered at: Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1901-06-20) part of: Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 40)	Edward Elgar		14:57
7	The Tsar's Bride: Overture orchestra: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra) conductor: Alexander Lazarev (conductor) recording of: La Fiancèe du Tsar: Overture composer: Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) part of: Царская невеста (The Tsar's Bride)	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov		5:54
8	Rigoletto: Overture orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera conductor: Carlo Rizzi (conductor) recording of: Rigoletto: N°1 Preludio composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11) part of: Rigoletto part of: Rigoletto (german lyrics) part of: Rigoletto (english lyrics)	Giuseppe Verdi		2:39
9	Festival Overture 1812, op. 49 orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C. – refer to the UK one instead for musical theatre recordings) conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) recording of: The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 premiered in: Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11) part of: The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49) is based on: Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!) quotes music from: Troparion of the Holy Cross quotes music from: La Marseillaise (national anthem of France) quotes music from: Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		15:12

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Barcode:: 745099480929
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:11:35

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

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Erato
4509-94809-2

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Europe
1994-04-05

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