The 50 Greatest Overtures – Various Artists

1

Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture

Moscow RTV-Symphony Orchestra & Klaus-Peter Hahn

5:21

2

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Scholz & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:21

3

The Barber of Seville: Overture

Munich Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Scholz & Gioachino Rossini

7:43

4

The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100: Overture

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Libor Pesek

6:42

5

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Prelude to Act I

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha & Richard Wagner

9:51

6

Hänsel und Gretel: Overture

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Norman Sattler

7:52

7

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha & Johannes Brahms

9:37

8

Leonore Overture No. 3 in C Major, Op. 72b

Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anton Nanut & Ludwig van Beethoven

13:35

9

Tragic Festival Overture in D Minor, Op. 81

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Redel & Johannes Brahms

13:54

10

Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Overture

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha & Richard Wagner

10:32

11

Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude to Act I

Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra, Robert Wagner & Richard Wagner

10:29

12

Libusa: Overture

Berlin Symphony Orchestra & Carl-August Bünte

8:40

13

Faust-Overture

South German Philharmonic Orchestra, Hanspeter Gmür & Richard Wagner

13:53

14

Cinderella "La Cenerentola": Overture

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jonel Perlea & Gioachino Rossini

8:16

15

Das Liebesverbot, WWV 38: Overture

South German Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Swarowsky & Richard Wagner

10:21

16

The Hebrides, Op. 26

Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Alois Springer & Felix Mendelssohn

9:09

17

The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Alfred Scholz

8:49

18

Idomeneo, K. 366: Overture

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:15

19

Sicilian Vespers: Overture

Berlin Symphonic Orchestra, Carl-August Bünte & Giuseppe Verdi

9:04

20

La forza del destino: Overture

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha & Giuseppe Verdi

7:54

21

King Lear Overture, H 53

Philharmonia Hungarica, Richard Kapp & Hector Berlioz

14:29

22

Rodelinda, regina de' Langobardi, opera, HWV 19: Overture

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Rolf Reinhardt & George Frideric Handel

6:07

23

Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, Op. 27

Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Alois Springer & Felix Mendelssohn

12:42

24

Manfred, Op. 115: Overture

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow & Robert Schumann

12:02

25

Lucio Silla, K. 135: Overture

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

8:12

26

Il sogno di Scipione, K. 126: Overture

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:49

27

Bastien and Bastienne, K. 50: Overture

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1:42

28

Il re pastore, K. 208: Overture

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:05

29

Mitridate, K. 87: Overture

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:46

30

Ascanio in Alba, K. 111: Overture

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:24

31

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:46

32

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture

London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:07

33

Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act I

Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra, Heinrich Hollreiser & Richard Wagner

8:34

34

Le Carnaval Romain: Overture

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Schüler & Hector Berlioz

8:38

35

Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Siegel & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

18:05

36

Light Cavalry: Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Horst Stein

6:33

37

Boccaccio: Overture

North German Radio Orchestra & Richard Müller-Lampertz

7:53

38

Die Fledermaus: Overture

London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Scholz & Johann Strauss II

8:16

39

The Thieving Magpie: Overture

Philharmonia Slavonica, Henry Adolph & Gioachino Rossini

10:37

40

Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act III

Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra, Heinrich Hollreiser & Richard Wagner

3:03

41

Rienzi, WWV 49: Overture

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha & Richard Wagner

11:33

42

The Queen's Lace Handkerchief ("Das Spitzentuch der Königin"): Overture

Philharmonia Hungarica, Eduard Strauss & Johann Strauss II

6:38

43

Poet and Peasant: Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Horst Stein

9:53

44

Donna Diana: Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Horst Stein

3:55

45

Cagliostro in Wien: I. Overture

Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard Strauss & Johann Strauss II

7:12

46

William Tell: Overture

London Philharmonia Orchestra, Alfred Scholz & Gioachino Rossini

12:07

47

The Italian in Algiers: Overture

London Festival Orchestra & Gioachino Rossini

7:54

48

The Fairies, WWV 32: Overture

Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Alois Springer & Richard Wagner

13:23

49

Der Freischütz, Op. 77: Overture

Orchestre Symphonique du Festival, Loic Bertrand & Carl Maria von Weber

9:15

50

Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act I: Overture

London Philharmonia Orchestra, Alfred Scholz & Richard Wagner

14:40