Popular Overtures

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Overture: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 orchestra: English Sinfonia conductor: Charles Groves recording of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1786) part of: Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation) part of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	4:20
2	Overture: The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of Europe conductor: James Judd recording of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia composer: Gioachino Rossini librettist: Cesare Sterbini part of: Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics) part of: Il barbiere di Siviglia part of: Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics) part of: The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)	Gioachino Rossini	7:52
3	Overture: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Barry Tuckwell recording of: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel composer: Richard Wagner (from 1863 until 1867) part of: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96	Richard Wagner	9:53
4	Academic Festival Overture, op. 80 orchestra: Hallé Orchestra conductor: Stanisław Skrowaczewski recording of: Akademische Fest‐Ouvertüre, op. 80 (Academic Festival Overture, op. 80) composer: Johannes Brahms (in 1880) part of: Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 80)	Johannes Brahms	10:47
5	Overture: The Hebrides, op. 26 orchestra: Bern Symphony Orchestra conductor: Peter Maag recording of: Die Hebriden, op. 26 (The Hebrides, op. 26 “Fingal’s Cave”, Fingal's Cave) premiered in: London, England, United Kingdom (on 1832-05-14) composer: Felix Mendelssohn (in 1830) part of: Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 26) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 7)	Felix Mendelssohn	10:59
6	Fantasy Overture ‘Romeo & Juliet’ orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Kazuhiro Koizumi recording of: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (in 1869) revised by: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (in 1870, in 1880) dedicated to: Милий Алексеевич Балакирев 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)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	20:10

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Release

liner notes:	Matthew Boyden (in 1993)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Innovative Music Productions Ltd. (in 1993)
glass mastered by:	Disctronics UK

part of:	The Orchid Series (order: 2)

ASIN:	UK: B00J68N4A0 [info]

UK: B00J68N4A0