Wagner: Famous Overtures

1. Das Liebesverbot, opera (or Die Novize von Palermo), WWV 38 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Slavonica Philharmonia Conducted by Alfred Scholz

2. Parsifal, opera, WWV 111 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Slavonica Philharmonia Conducted by Alfred Scholz

3. Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), opera, WWV 63 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Festival Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

4. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Festival Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

5. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Festival Orchestra Conducted by Alfred Scholz

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Average customer rating: Fantastic Famous Overtures Spectacular Excellent The best Overture Album !

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Tracks:

1. Light Cavalry - Suppe
2. Ruslan and Lyudmila - Glinka
3. La Traviata - Prelude, Act I - Verdi
4. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - Prelude, ACt I - Wagner
5. Les Francs-Juges - Berlioz
6. Le nozze di Figaro - Mozart
7. Egmont - Beethoven
8. Oberon - Weber
9. Academic Festival Overture - Brahms
10. Pique Dame - Suppe

Tracks:

1. Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna - Suppe
2. Il barbiere di Siviglia - Rossini
3. Prince Igor - Borodin
4. Carmen - Prelude, Act I - Bizet
5. Der fliegende Hollander - Wagner
6. Leonore No 3 - Beethoven
7. Hansel und Gretel - Humperdinck
8. Khovanshchina - Mussorgsky
9. Poet and Peasant - Suppe

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2006-06-30

First of all anything with Sir Solti's name on is worth purchasing. Solti has such a way with interpreting music! If you like overtures this CD is for you. It has the best overtures here in one collection. With orchestras like chicago, london, and the vienna you cannot argue with the performances. There are a few "weaker" ensembles, but when compared with the other ensembles there are few that will not sound weak. Again any work Solti has done is worth purchasing!

Famous Overtures.......2005-08-16

Did not like the way these musical pieces were "interpretted".
Did not like the tempo and in one piece one of the instruments played a portion which I would say they played a flat instead of a natural note. This is based on hearing the same pieces played by someone else, it's just my opinion.

Spectacular.......2003-09-25

Not only does it include some of the most famous overtures, but they are played in such an exciting style, full of life and passion. The Suppe overtures are superior and the Wagner overtures are wonderful as well. There is not a bad point to this recording - highly recommended!

Excellent.......2002-06-11

This is an excellent collection of overtures, especially of Von Suppe's overtures. Solti truly brings out life in these pieces.

The best Overture Album !.......2000-02-28

If you like overtures, here is the album. Never have these been performed so musically and with such excitement. The orchestras involved vary in their abilities, yet the Chicago, Vienna, and London Symphony perfom with style. Solti loves this music and it shows.

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Tracks:

1. Die Zauberflote: Overture
2. Allegro Con Brio
3. Sostenuto, Ma Non Troppo - Allegro
4. Adagio - Molto Vivace
5. Allegro Marcato, Con Molto Fuoco
6. Adagio Sostenuto - Allegro Con Fuoco
7. Allegro Moderato - Animato In Tempo
8. Prelude

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Overture
3. Prelude
4. Overture
5. Overture
6. Barcarolle
7. Overture
8. Intermezzo - Der Bajazzo
9. Intermezzo Sinfonico - Wolfgang Meyer
10. Overture
11. Overture

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Most Famous Overtures Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000001VPZ Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Ruslan And Ludmilla
2. Tannhauser
3. The Merry Wives Of Windsor
4. The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg
5. The Bartered Bride
6. William Tell

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Famous Overtures Manufacturer: Golden Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00013NDGY Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

1. Light Cavalry, Overture
2. Prelude 3rd Movement, From "Lohengrin" - Slovak Philharmonic
3. Orpheus in the Underworld, Overture
4. Coriolan, Op. 62 - Overture - L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
5. Overture, From "The Magic Flute", K. 620 - London Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture
7. Overture from "The Freeshooter"
8. "William Tell", Overture - London Philharmonic Orchestra,

Tracks:

1. "The Mastersingers from Nurnberg": Overture - Slovak Philharmonic
2. Overture from "Nabucco" - Berlin Symphony Orchestra
3. Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
4. Egmont, Op. 84 - Overture - L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
5. Overture from "The Thieving Magpie" - London Festival Orchestra
6. Battered Bride - Overture - Slovak Philharmonic
7. Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture - London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Famous Overtures 1 / William Tell Overture Rossini , Wagner , Scholz , and Npo Manufacturer: Pilz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00008FKZR Release Date: 1990-10-25

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The Good Life: Famous Classical Overtures, Vol. 4 Manufacturer: Platinum Disc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00080ETWC Release Date: 2005-04-05

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Famous Overtures: Der fliegende Holländer; Manon Lescaut; La Forza del Destino Hector Berlioz , Alexander Borodin , Antonin Dvorak , Mikhail Glinka , Giacomo Puccini , Gioachino Rossini , Giuseppe Verdi , Richard Wagner , Antonio de Almeida , and Moscow Symphony Orchestra Manufacturer: Amadis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IKND Release Date: 2000-10-07

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Famous Overtures Manufacturer: Lydian ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000001KON Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

1. The Flying Dutchman
2. Ruslan And Lyudmila
3. Benvenuto Cellini
4. The Force Of Destiny
5. William Tell
6. Prince Igor
7. Manon Lescaut (Intermezzo)
8. Carnival Ov, Op.92

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Famous Overtures II Wagner , and Dvorak Manufacturer: Lydian ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000001KOR Release Date: 1997-09-29

Average customer rating: Ancerl - More of the Gold Standard

Ancerl Gold Edition 29: Famous Overtures (WEBER, SHOSTAKOVICH, MOZART, BEETHOVEN, WAGNER, SMETANA, GLINKA, BERLIOZ, ROSSINI) Manufacturer: Supraphon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002ABTDK Release Date: 2004-06-29

Customer Reviews:

Ancerl - More of the Gold Standard.......2005-05-06

The Supraphon label has been doing an excellent job of reissuing large parts of their back catalog over the last few years. Not only are they releasing numerous performances with the Czech Philharmonic and visiting conductors like Kletzki and Matacic (see my reviews), but they have also remastered (in 24/96) many of the recordings of conductor Karel Ancerl in a new series called the "Gold Edition." Volume 29 of this series features Ancerl and the Czech PO performing a variety of famous Overtures, all recorded in stereo in the early 1960s. All the nuggets are here -- Weber's Invitation to the Dance, Shostakovich's Festive, Mozart's Magic Flute, Beethoven's Leonore, Wagner's Lohengrin, Smetana's Bartered Bride, Glinka's Ruslan & Lyudmila, Berlioz's Le Carnaval Romain, and of course, don't forget Rossini's William Tell. Despite this, it's hard to imagine someone other than an Ancerl devotee stumbling upon this CD and buying it over a major label budget-line collection. However, should you choose that option you won't be sorry, these are classic performances. With quality discs such as this, I look forward to purchasing (and reviewing) more titles from the "Gold Edition."

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7. Bach: Concerto for Bassoon/3 Symphonies
8. Bach: Masterpieces (Box Set) [Box set]
9. Bach: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-3
10. Beethoven: Concerto for Piano / Piano Sonata

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