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Best Overtures & Preludes 100

Riccardo Muti · Colin Davis · Malcolm Sargent · Neville Marriner · Tullio Serafin · Gianluigi Gelmetti · Mariss Jansons · Roger Norrington · Thomas Beecham · Georges Prêtre

EMI2012Cat. 3 27333 27h 21m94 tracks

Best Overtures & Preludes 100 (2012), CD, on EMI. Music by Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Arthur Sullivan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Riccardo Muti, Colin Davis, Malcolm Sargent, Neville Marriner; 94 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:30

02

La scala di seta: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - La scala di seta: Sinfonia

Gianluigi Gelmetti, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

5:48

03

Il signor Bruschino: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Il signor Bruschino: Sinfonia

Gianluigi Gelmetti, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:18

04

Tancredi: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Tancredi: Sinfonia

Gianluigi Gelmetti, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

5:37

05

L'italiana in Algeri: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - L’italiana in Algeri: Sinfonia

Gianluigi Gelmetti, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:57

06

Guillaume Tell: Overture (extract)

Gioachino Rossini - Guillaume Tell : Ouverture

Lamberto Gardelli, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:17

07

Le nozze di Figaro: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:21

08

Così fan tutte: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte: Ouvertura

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:39

09

Don Giovanni: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni: Ouvertura

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:10

10

L'elisir d'amore: Prelude

Gaetano Donizetti - L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. Preludio

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

2:56

11

I puritani: Introduction

Vincenzo Bellini - I puritani: Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:30

12

Il segreto di Susanna: Overture

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Il segreto di Susanna: Overture

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:47

13

I quattro rusteghi: Prelude

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - I quattro rusteghi: Intermezzo

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:43

14

Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

Mikhail Glinka - Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра

Artur Rodziński, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:15

15

The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Увертюра

John Lanchbery, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:04

16

The Bartered Bride: Overture

Bedřich Smetana - Prodaná nevěsta: Overture

Rudolf Kempe, Bamberg Symphony

6:43

17

Donna Diana: Overture

Emil von Reznicek - Donna Diana: Overture

Rudolf Kempe, Vienna Philharmonic

4:01

Disc 2

01

La forza del destino: Overture

Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino: Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:13

02

Luisa Miller: Overture

Giuseppe Verdi - Luisa Miller: Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:39

03

Nabucco: Overture

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Sinfonia

John McCarthy, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:10

04

Un ballo in maschera: Prelude

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

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:59

05

Macbeth: Prelude

Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth: N°1 Preludio

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:02

06

La traviata: Prelude

Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata: Preludio

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:52

07

Ernani: Prelude

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

Riccardo Muti, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

3:23

08

Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Preludio

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:16

09

Rigoletto: Prelude

Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: N°1 Preludio

Julius Rudel, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:21

10

I vespri siciliani: Overture (extract)

Giuseppe Verdi - I vespri siciliani: Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:49

11

Carmen: Prelude

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Prélude

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

2:16

12

Mignon: Overture (extract)

Ambroise Thomas - Mignon : Ouverture

Berislav Klobučar, Berliner Symphoniker

4:42

13

Faust: Introduction

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

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

5:18

14

L'Étoile: Overture

Emmanuel Chabrier - L’Étoile: Overture

John Eliot Gardiner

5:14

15

La Vie parisienne: Overture

Jacques Offenbach - La Vie parisienne : Ouverture

Louis Frémaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:55

16

Orphée aux enfers: Overture (extract)

Carl Binder - Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture

Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:04

17

Hänsel und Gretel: Prelude

Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel: Vorspiel (Overture)

Jeffrey Tate, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

8:05

Disc 3

01

Dido and Aeneas: Overture

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

Emmanuelle Haïm

2:16

02

Alcina: Overture

George Frideric Handel - Alcina, HWV 34: Ouverture

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

3:12

03

Messiah: Overture

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

David Willcocks, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

4:10

04

Fidelio: Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven - Fidelio, op. 72: Overture

Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

6:49

05

Der Freischütz: Overture

Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz: Ouvertüre

Joseph Keilberth, Berlin Philharmonic

4:53

06

Euryanthe: Overture (extract)

Carl Maria von Weber - Euryanthe: Ouvertüre

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:44

07

Leichte Kavallerie: Overture

Franz von Suppè - Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

7:07

08

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

7:59

09

Dichter und Bauer: Overture (extract)

Franz von Suppè - Dichter und Bauer: Ouvertüre

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

5:25

10

Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Overture (extract)

Otto Nicolai - Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Ouvertüre

Robert Heger, Bavarian State Orchestra

4:39

11

Die Fledermaus: Overture (extract)

Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre

3:20

12

Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture (extract)

Johann Strauss II - Der Zigeunerbaron: Ouvertüre

2:53

13

Der fliegende Holländer: Overture (extract)

Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Ouvertüre

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

4:18

14

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

4:47

15

Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

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

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

2:50

16

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I

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

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra

10:05

Disc 4

01

Rodelinda: Overture

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

Nicholas Kraemer

2:54

02

Serse: Overture

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Overtura

William Christie

4:44

03

Orfeo ed Euridice: Overture

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

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:06

04

Armide: Overture

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

4:03

05

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Ezio: Overture

6:40

06

Idomeneo: Overture

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

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:58

07

La finta giardinera: Overture

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

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:13

08

Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture

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

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:39

09

Der Schauspieldirektor: Overture

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

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:11

10

Die Zauberflöte: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

7:09

11

Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43: Overture

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

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

4:52

12

Coriolan, op. 62: Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven - Ouvertüre Coriolan, op. 62

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

7:28

13

Egmont, op. 84: Overture

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

Roger Norrington, London Classical Players

6:49

14

Linda di Chamounix: Overture

Gaetano Donizetti - Linda di Chamounix: Sinfonia

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:14

15

Don Pasquale: Overture

Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale: Sinfonia (Ouverture)

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:44

Disc 5

01

L'ingano felice: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - L'inganno felice: Sinfonia

Jerzy Maksymiuk, Polish Chamber Orchestra

5:15

02

La Cenerentola: Overture (extract)

Gioachino Rossini - La Cenerentola: Sinfonia

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:13

03

La cambiale di matrimonio: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - La cambiale di matrimonio: Sinfonia

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:27

04

La gazza ladra: Overture (extract)

Gioachino Rossini - La gazza ladra: Ouverture

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:06

05

Semiramide: Overture (extract)

Gioachino Rossini - Semiramide: Sinfonia

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:53

06

Le Comte Ory: Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Le Comte Ory: Prélude

3:36

07

La Boutique fantasque: Overture

Ottorino Respighi - La boutique fantasque, P. 120

Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:34

08

Norma: Overture

Vincenzo Bellini - Norma: Sinfonia

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:36

09

I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Overture

Vincenzo Bellini - I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Sinfonia

Riccardo Muti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

4:58

10

Roméo et Juliette: Overture (extract)

Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette : Ouverture

Michel Plasson, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse

2:22

11

Romeo and Juliet: Overture (extract)

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

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

5:38

12

1812 Overture (conclusion)

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

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

6:03

13

Sleeping Beauty: Introduction

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

John Lanchbery, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:27

14

Festive Overture

Dmitri Shostakovich - Festive Overture, op. 96

5:53

15

H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture

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

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

4:29

16

Patience: Overture

Eugen d'Albert - Patience: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

5:39

17

The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture

Arthur Sullivan - The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture

Kenneth Alwyn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

5:11

Disc 6

01

Iolante: Overture (extract)

Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

4:40

02

The Pirates of Penzance: Overture (extract)

Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

3:18

03

The Sorcerer: Overture (extract)

Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

2:59

04

Cox and Box: Overture

Arthur Sullivan - Cox and Box: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

2:43

05

Pricess Ida: Overture

Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

4:14

06

The Mikado: Overture (extract)

Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Overture

Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra

5:34

07

Cockaigne (in London Town): Overture (extract)

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

John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:30

08

The Arcadians: Overture

Lionel Monckton - The Arcadians: Overture

4:56

11

Girl Crazy: Overture

George Gershwin - Overture to “Girl Crazy”

5:21

12

Of Thee I Sing: Overture

George Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing: Overture

4:56

17

Wonderful Town: Overture

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Overture

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

5:19

18

Candide: Overture

Leonard Bernstein - Candide: Overture

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

4:17