Best Overtures & Preludes 100

La forza del destino: Overture

Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino: Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Luisa Miller: Overture

Giuseppe Verdi - Luisa Miller: Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Nabucco: Overture

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Sinfonia

John McCarthy, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Un ballo in maschera: Prelude

Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera: Nº 1. Preludio

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Macbeth: Prelude

Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth: N°1 Preludio

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

La traviata: Prelude

Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata: Preludio

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Ernani: Prelude

Giuseppe Verdi - Ernani: Atto I. (no. 1) Preludio

Riccardo Muti, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Aida: Prelude

Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Preludio

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

Rigoletto: Prelude

Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: N°1 Preludio

Julius Rudel, Philharmonia Orchestra

I vespri siciliani: Overture (extract)

Giuseppe Verdi - I vespri siciliani: Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Carmen: Prelude

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Mignon: Overture (extract)

Ambroise Thomas - Mignon : Ouverture

Berislav Klobučar, Berliner Symphoniker

Faust: Introduction

Charles Gounod - Faust : Acte IV. Prélude (Orchestre)

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

L'Étoile: Overture

Emmanuel Chabrier - L’Étoile: Overture

John Eliot Gardiner

La Vie parisienne: Overture

Jacques Offenbach - La Vie parisienne : Ouverture

Louis Frémaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orphée aux enfers: Overture (extract)

Carl Binder - Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture

Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

Hänsel und Gretel: Prelude

Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel: Vorspiel (Overture)

Jeffrey Tate, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas: Overture

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture

Emmanuelle Haïm

Alcina: Overture

George Frideric Handel - Alcina, HWV 34: Ouverture

Richard Hickox

Messiah: Overture

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony

David Willcocks, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Fidelio: Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven - Fidelio, op. 72: Overture

Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

Der Freischütz: Overture

Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz: Ouvertüre

Joseph Keilberth, Berlin Philharmonic

Euryanthe: Overture (extract)

Carl Maria von Weber - Euryanthe: Ouvertüre

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra

Leichte Kavallerie: Overture

Franz von Suppè - Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien: Overture

Franz von Suppè - Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien: Ouvertüre

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Dichter und Bauer: Overture (extract)

Franz von Suppè - Dichter und Bauer: Ouvertüre

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Overture (extract)

Otto Nicolai - Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Ouvertüre

Robert Heger, Bavarian State Orchestra

Die Fledermaus: Overture (extract)

Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre

Vilém Tauský

Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture (extract)

Johann Strauss II - Der Zigeunerbaron: Ouvertüre

Vilém Tauský

Der fliegende Holländer: Overture (extract)

Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Ouvertüre

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

Die Walküre: Prelude to Act III (The Ride of the Valkyries)

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I

Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra

Rodelinda: Overture

George Frideric Handel - Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19: Overture

Nicholas Kraemer

Serse: Overture

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Overtura

William Christie

Orfeo ed Euridice: Overture

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Overture

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Armide: Overture

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Armide, Wq. 45: Overture

Richard Hickox

Ezio: Overture

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Ezio: Overture

Alan Curtis

Idomeneo: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366: Ouverture

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

La finta giardinera: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - La finta giardiniera, K. 196: Overture

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Ouvertüre

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Der Schauspieldirektor: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Der Schauspieldirektor, K. 486 (Erik Smith reconstruction): Ouvertüre

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Die Zauberflöte: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43: Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven - Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43: Ouverture

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

Coriolan, op. 62: Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven - Ouvertüre Coriolan, op. 62

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

Egmont, op. 84: Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven - Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

Linda di Chamounix: Overture

Gaetano Donizetti - Linda di Chamounix: Sinfonia

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

Don Pasquale: Overture

Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale: Sinfonia (Ouverture)

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

L'ingano felice: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - L'inganno felice: Sinfonia

Jerzy Maksymiuk

La Cenerentola: Overture (extract)

Gioachino Rossini - La Cenerentola: Sinfonia

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

La cambiale di matrimonio: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - La cambiale di matrimonio: Sinfonia

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

La gazza ladra: Overture (extract)

Gioachino Rossini - La gazza ladra: Ouverture

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Semiramide: Overture (extract)

Gioachino Rossini - Semiramide: Sinfonia

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Le Comte Ory: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Le Comte Ory: Prélude

Vittorio Gui

La Boutique fantasque: Overture

Ottorino Respighi - La boutique fantasque, P. 120

Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Norma: Overture

Vincenzo Bellini - Norma: Sinfonia

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Overture

Vincenzo Bellini - I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Roméo et Juliette: Overture (extract)

Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette : Ouverture

Michel Plasson, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse

Romeo and Juliet: Overture (extract)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

1812 Overture (conclusion)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Sleeping Beauty: Introduction

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Introduction

John Lanchbery, Philharmonia Orchestra

Festive Overture

Dmitri Shostakovich - Festive Overture, op. 96

Andrew Litton

H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture

Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

Patience: Overture

Eugen d'Albert - Patience: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture

Arthur Sullivan - The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture

Kenneth Alwyn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Iolante: Overture (extract)

Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

The Pirates of Penzance: Overture (extract)

Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

The Sorcerer: Overture (extract)

Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

Cox and Box: Overture

Arthur Sullivan - Cox and Box: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

Pricess Ida: Overture

Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

The Mikado: Overture (extract)

Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

Cockaigne (in London Town): Overture (extract)

Edward Elgar - Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40

John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra

The Desert Song: Overture (extract)

Sigmund Romberg - The Desert Song: Overture

Michael Collins

Show Boat: Overture

Jerome Kern - Overture

John McGlinn

Girl Crazy: Overture

George Gershwin - Overture to “Girl Crazy”

John McGlinn

Of Thee I Sing: Overture

George Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing: Overture

John McGlinn

Annie Get Your Gun: Overture

Irving Berlin - Overture

John McGlinn

Wonderful Town: Overture

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Overture

Simon Rattle

Candide: Overture

Leonard Bernstein - Candide: Overture

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra