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1. Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

by Carlo Maria Giulini

Primary Artist: Carlo Maria Giulini; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini; Conductor
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini; Conductor
Producer: Walter Legge; Production

2. La scala di seta: Sinfonia (Allegro - Andantino - Allegro)

by Gianluigi Gelmetti

Primary Artist: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart/gianluigi Gelmetti; Main Performer
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Dietmar Wolf; Production
Editor: Bernhard Bauer; Production
Producer: Gerd Berg
Dr Lutz Lüdemann; Production

3. Tancredi: Sinfonia (Moderato - Allegro brillante)

by Gianluigi Gelmetti

Primary Artist: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart/gianluigi Gelmetti; Main Performer
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Dietmar Wolf; Production
Editor: Bernhard Bauer; Production
Producer: Gerd Berg
Dr Lutz Lüdemann; Production

4. L'italiana in Algeri: Sinfonia (Andante - Allegro)

by Gianluigi Gelmetti

Primary Artist: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart/gianluigi Gelmetti; Main Performer
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Dietmar Wolf; Production
Editor: Bernhard Bauer; Production
Producer: Gerd Berg
Dr Lutz Lüdemann; Production

5. Il signor Bruschino: Overture

by Gianluigi Gelmetti

Primary Artist: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Main Performer
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor

6. Guillaume Tell: Overture (Andante - Allegro)

by Gianluigi Gelmetti

Primary Artist: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart/gianluigi Gelmetti; Main Performer
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Orchestra: Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Ensemble
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Composer: Gioachino Rossini; Composer
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti; Conductor

7. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Ouvertüre

by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Primary Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis; Main Performer
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor

8. Così fan tutte, K. 588: Overture (Andante - Presto)

by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Primary Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis; Main Performer
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Edward Huntley; Production
Producer: Douglas Gamley; Production

9. Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture (Andante - Molto allegro)

by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Primary Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis; Main Performer
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Edward Huntley; Production
Producer: Douglas Gamley; Production

10. L'elisir d'amore: Prelude (Allegro - Larghetto - Allegretto)

by Ronald Kinloch Anderson

Primary Artist: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera, Roma/francesco Molinari Pradelli
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera; Main Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera Di Roma; Ensemble
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti; Composer
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti; Composer
Conductor: Francesco Molinari-pradelli; Conductor
Conductor: Francesco Molinari-pradelli; Conductor
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson; Production
Roma/ Francesco Molinari Pradelli: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'opera; Other

11. I puritani: Sinfonia

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: Riccardo Muti
Philharmonia Orchestra; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini; Composer
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Peter Bown; Production
Producer: John Mordler; Production

12. Il segreto di Susanna: Overture (Vivacissimo)

by Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields

Primary Artist: Sir Neville Marriner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Composer: Ermanno Wolf-ferrari; Composer
Composer: Ermanno Wolf-ferrari; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Mark Vigars; Production
Editor: Giles Holland; Production
Producer: David Groves; Production

13. I quatro rusteghi: Prelude (Tranquillo, semplice)

by Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields

Primary Artist: Sir Neville Marriner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Composer: Ermanno Wolf-ferrari; Composer
Composer: Ermanno Wolf-ferrari; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Mark Vigars; Production
Editor: Giles Holland; Production
Producer: David Groves; Production

14. Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture (Presto)

by Artur Rodzinski

Primary Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/artur Rodzinski; Main Performer
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Mikhail Glinka; Composer
Composer: Mikhail Glinka; Composer
Conductor: Artur Rodzinski; Conductor
Conductor: Artur Rodzinski; Conductor
Producer: Peter Andry; Production

15. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14: Miniature Overture (Allegro giusto)

by John Lanchbery

Primary Artist: Philharmonia Orchestra
John Lanchbery; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Composer
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Composer
Conductor: John Lanchbery; Conductor
Conductor: John Lanchbery; Conductor

16. The Bartered Bride, JB 1/100: Overture (Vivacissimo)

by Karl-ernst Mercker

Primary Artist: Pilar Lorengar/fritz Wunderlich/gottlob Frick/bamberger Symphoniker/rudolf Kempe; Main Performer
Orchestra: Bamberger Symphoniker
Bamberg Symphony; Ensemble
Orchestra: Bamberger Symphoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Bedrich Smetana; Composer
Composer: Bedřich Smetana; Composer
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe; Conductor
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Horst Lindner
Ernst Rothe; Production
Producer: Fritz Ganss; Production

17. Donna Diana: Overture (Sehr gehalten - Rasch)

by Rudolf Kempe

Primary Artist: Rudolf Kempe/wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe; Main Performer
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Emil Von Reznicek
Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek; Composer
Composer: Emil Von Reznicek; Composer
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe; Conductor
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe; Conductor

1. La forza del destino, Act 1: Sinfonia (Allegro)

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Poetry: Francesco Maria Piave; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling; Production
Producer: John Mordler; Production

2. Luisa Miller: Sinfonia (Allegro)

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: Riccardo Muti/new Philharmonia Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling; Production
Producer: John Mordler; Production

3. Nabucco: Overture to Act 1

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Stuart Eltham; Production
Producer: John Mordler; Production

4. Un ballo in maschera: Preludio (Allegro assai moderato)

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: New Philharmonia Orchestra/riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer

5. Macbeth, Act 1: Preludio (Allegro assai moderato - Adagio)

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: New Philharmonia Orchestra/riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer

6. La Traviata: Prelude to Act 1

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor

7. Ernani: Preludio (Adagio)

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala; Main Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Mark Vigars
John Kurlander; Production
Producer: John Mordler; Production
Milano: Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala; Other

8. Aïda: Preludio (Andante mosso)

by Tullio Serafin

Primary Artist: Philharmonia Orchestra/tullio Serafin
Philharmonia Orchestra
Tullio Serafin; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Tullio Serafin; Conductor
Conductor: Tullio Serafin; Conductor
Producer: Walter Jellinek; Production

9. Rigoletto, Act 1: Prelude

by Julius Rudel

Primary Artist: Julius Rudel; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Poetry: Francesco Maria Piave; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Julius Rudel; Conductor
Conductor: Julius Rudel; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Robert J. Gooch; Production
Producer: John Fraser; Production

10. I vespri siciliani: Sinfonia (Largo - Allegro agitato - Prestissimo)

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: New Philharmonia Orchestra/riccardo Muti
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling; Production
Producer: John Mordler; Production

11. Carmen, GB 9: Prelude (Allegro giocoso)

by Georges Prêtre

Primary Artist: Orchestre De L'opéra National De Paris/georges Prêtre
Georges Prêtre; Main Performer
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer

12. Mignon: Ouverture (Andantino - Molto sostenuto - Andante - Tempo di Polacca

by Berliner Symphoniker

Primary Artist: Berislav Klobucar/berliner Symphoniker; Main Performer
Orchestra: Berliner Symphoniker; Ensemble
Orchestra: Berliner Symphoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Ambroise Thomas; Composer
Composer: Ambroise Thomas; Composer
Conductor: Berislav Klobucar; Conductor
Conductor: Berislav Klobucar; Conductor

13. Faust, CG 4, Act 1 Scene 1: No. 1, Introduction

by Orchestre De L'opera National De Paris

Primary Artist: Orchestre De L'opéra National De Paris/georges Prêtre
Georges Prêtre; Main Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'opéra De Paris; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Theatre National De L'opera De Paris; Ensemble
Composer: Charles Gounod; Composer
Composer: Charles Gounod; Composer
Conductor: Georges Pretre; Conductor
Conductor: Georges Prêtre; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Paul Vavasseur
Robert J. Gooch; Production
Producer: Christopher Bishop; Production

14. L'étoile: Ouverture (Moderato - Andante dolcissimo - Allegro - Presto)

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: Orchestre De L'opéra National De Lyon/sir John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre De L'opéra National De Lyon; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre De L'opera National De Lyon; Ensemble
Composer: Emmanuel Chabrier; Composer
Composer: Emmanuel Chabrier; Composer
Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor
Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor
Producer: Eric Macleod; Production

15. La Vie parisienne: Introduction (Allegro marziale)

by City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Primary Artist: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Louis Frémaux; Main Performer
Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Jacques Offenbach; Composer
Composer: Jacques Offenbach; Composer
Conductor: Louis Fremaux; Conductor
Conductor: Louis Frémaux; Conductor

16. Orphée aux enfers: Ouverture (Allegro con fuoco - Allegretto - Lento - Allegro vivace - Andante - Allegro)

by Philharmonia Orchestra

Primary Artist: Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert Von Karajan; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Jacques Offenbach; Composer
Composer: Jacques Offenbach; Composer
Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan; Conductor
Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan; Conductor
Producer: Walter Legge; Production

17. Hänsel und Gretel, EHWV 93/3: Prelude (Ruhige, nicht zu langsame Bewegung - Munter)

by Jeffrey Tate

Primary Artist: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks/jeffrey Tate; Main Performer
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Ensemble
Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck; Composer
Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck; Composer
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate; Conductor
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate; Conductor
Producer: Wolfgang Graul; Production

1. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture

by Emmanuelle Haïm

Primary Artist: Emmanuelle Haïm
Le Concert D'astrée; Main Performer
Ensemble: Le Concert D'astrée; Ensemble
Orchestra: Le Concert D'astrée; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haim; Conductor
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Jean Chatauret
Jiri Heger; Production
Executive Producer: Alain Lanceron; Production
Producer: Daniel Zalay; Production

2. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2: Chorus: Questo è il cielo de' contenti

by Richard Hickox

Primary Artist: Opera Stage Chorus/city Of London Baroque Sinfonia/simon Standage/ian Watson/john Heley/dorothy Linell/richard Hickox; Main Performer
Cello: John Heley; Performer
Harpsichord: Ian Watson; Performer
Orchestra: City Of London Baroque Sinfonia; Ensemble
Lead Vocals: Richard Hickox
Ian Watson
City Of London Baroque Sinfonia
John Heley
Simon Standage
Opera Stage Chorus
Dorothy Linell; Performer
Orchestra: City Of London Baroque Sinfonia; Ensemble
Composer: George Frideric Handel; Composer
Conductor: Richard Hickox; Conductor
Conductor: Richard Hickox; Conductor
Producer: David R. Murray; Production
Author: 18th-century Italian; Production
Leader: Simon Standage; Performer
Lute: Dorothy Linell; Performer
Composer: George Frideric Handel; Composer
Orchestra Leader: Simon Standage; Performer
Choir/chorus: Opera Stage Chorus; Ensemble
Lyricist: 18th-century Italian; Composer

3. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 1, Sinfony (Grave - Allegro moderato)

by James Bowman

Primary Artist: Choir Of King's College
Cambridge
Academy Of St Martin-in-the-fields
Sir David Willcocks
Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks; Main Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Composer: George Frideric Handel; Composer
Composer: George Frideric Handel; Composer
Conductor: Sir David Willcocks; Conductor
Conductor: Sir David Willcocks; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling; Production
Producer: Christopher Bishop; Production

4. Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture

by Berliner Philharmoniker

Primary Artist: Sir Simon Rattle; Main Performer
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven; Composer
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven; Composer
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor
Engineer: Mike Clements; Production
Producer: Stephen Johns; Production

5. Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Ouverture (Adagio - Molto vivace)

by Karl Christian Kohn

Primary Artist: Elisabeth Grümmer
Berliner Philharmoniker
Joseph Keilberth; Main Performer
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Carl Maria Von Weber; Composer
Composer: Carl Maria Von Weber; Composer
Conductor: Joseph Keilberth; Conductor
Conductor: Joseph Keilberth; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Horst Lindner; Production
Producer: Fritz Ganss; Production

6. Euryanthe, Op. 81, J. 291: Overture (Allegro marcato con molto fuoco - Largo - Tempo primo)

by Wolfgang Sawallisch

Primary Artist: Philharmonia Orchestra/wolfgang Sawallisch
Philharmonia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Carl Maria Von Weber; Composer
Composer: Carl Maria Von Weber; Composer
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch; Conductor
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Douglas Larter
Robert J. Gooch; Production
Producer: Walter Legge
Walter Jellinek; Production

7. Leichte Kavallerie

by Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields

Primary Artist: Sir Neville Marriner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Composer: Franz Von Suppe; Composer
Composer: Franz Von Suppe; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Producer: John Fraser; Production

8. Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien: Overture (Andante maestoso - Andante amoroso - Andante maestoso - Allegro appassionato - Più mosso)

by Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields

Primary Artist: Sir Neville Marriner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Composer: Franz Von Suppe; Composer
Composer: Franz Von Suppe; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Producer: John Fraser; Production

9. Dichter und Bauer: Overture (Andante maestoso - Allegro strepitoso)

by Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields

Primary Artist: Sir Neville Marriner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Composer: Franz Von Suppe; Composer
Composer: Franz Von Suppe; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Mark Vigars; Production
Producer: John Fraser; Production

10. The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture (Andantino moderato - Allegro vivace)

by Robert Heger

Primary Artist: Robert Heger; Main Performer
Orchestra: Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Bavarian State Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Otto Nicolai; Composer
Composer: Otto Nicolai; Composer
Conductor: Robert Heger; Conductor
Conductor: Robert Heger; Conductor

11. Die Fledermaus: Overture (Allegro vivace - Allegretto - Tempo di Valse - Allegro)

by Vilem Tausky

Primary Artist: Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus/sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra/vilem Tausky; Main Performer
Composer: Johann Strauss Ii; Composer
Composer: Johann Strauss Ii; Composer

12. Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture (Allegro moderato - Lento - Andantino - Allegretto moderato - Più allegro - Tempo di Valse - Allegro moderato)

by John Barker

Primary Artist: Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus/john Barker/sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra/vilem Tausky; Main Performer
Composer: Johann Strauss Ii; Composer
Composer: Johann Strauss Ii; Composer

13. Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Overture (Allegro con brio)

by Roger Norrington

Primary Artist: London Classical Players
Sir Roger Norrington; Main Performer
Orchestra: London Classical Players; Ensemble
Orchestra: London Classical Players; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Mike Clements; Production
Producer: David R. Murray; Production

14. Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Walkyries

by Mariss Jansons

Primary Artist: Mariss Jansons; Main Performer
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Conductor: Mariss Jansons; Conductor
Conductor: Mariss Jansons; Conductor
Engineer: Mark Vigars; Production
Producer: John Fraser; Production

15. Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude

by Mariss Jansons

Primary Artist: Mariss Jansons; Main Performer
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Conductor: Mariss Jansons; Conductor
Conductor: Mariss Jansons; Conductor
Engineer: Mark Vigars; Production
Producer: John Fraser; Production

16. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96, Act 1: Prelude (Sehr mässig bewegt)

by Sir Adrian Boult

Primary Artist: Sir Adrian Boult; Main Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Composer: Richard Wagner; Composer
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult; Conductor
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult; Conductor

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1. Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

2. La scala di seta: Sinfonia (Allegro - Andantino - Allegro)

3. Tancredi: Sinfonia (Moderato - Allegro brillante)

4. L'italiana in Algeri: Sinfonia (Andante - Allegro)

5. Il signor Bruschino: Overture

6. Guillaume Tell: Overture (Andante - Allegro)

7. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Ouvertüre

8. Così fan tutte, K. 588: Overture (Andante - Presto)

9. Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture (Andante - Molto allegro)

10. L'elisir d'amore: Prelude (Allegro - Larghetto - Allegretto)

11. I puritani: Sinfonia

12. Il segreto di Susanna: Overture (Vivacissimo)

13. I quatro rusteghi: Prelude (Tranquillo, semplice)

14. Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture (Presto)

15. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14: Miniature Overture (Allegro giusto)

16. The Bartered Bride, JB 1/100: Overture (Vivacissimo)

17. Donna Diana: Overture (Sehr gehalten - Rasch)

Volume 2

1. La forza del destino, Act 1: Sinfonia (Allegro)

2. Luisa Miller: Sinfonia (Allegro)

3. Nabucco: Overture to Act 1

4. Un ballo in maschera: Preludio (Allegro assai moderato)

5. Macbeth, Act 1: Preludio (Allegro assai moderato - Adagio)

6. La Traviata: Prelude to Act 1

7. Ernani: Preludio (Adagio)

8. Aïda: Preludio (Andante mosso)

9. Rigoletto, Act 1: Prelude

10. I vespri siciliani: Sinfonia (Largo - Allegro agitato - Prestissimo)

11. Carmen, GB 9: Prelude (Allegro giocoso)

12. Mignon: Ouverture (Andantino - Molto sostenuto - Andante - Tempo di Polacca

13. Faust, CG 4, Act 1 Scene 1: No. 1, Introduction

14. L'étoile: Ouverture (Moderato - Andante dolcissimo - Allegro - Presto)

15. La Vie parisienne: Introduction (Allegro marziale)

16. Orphée aux enfers: Ouverture (Allegro con fuoco - Allegretto - Lento - Allegro vivace - Andante - Allegro)

17. Hänsel und Gretel, EHWV 93/3: Prelude (Ruhige, nicht zu langsame Bewegung - Munter)

Volume 3

1. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture

2. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2: Chorus: Questo è il cielo de' contenti

3. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 1, Sinfony (Grave - Allegro moderato)

4. Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture

5. Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Ouverture (Adagio - Molto vivace)

6. Euryanthe, Op. 81, J. 291: Overture (Allegro marcato con molto fuoco - Largo - Tempo primo)

7. Leichte Kavallerie

8. Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien: Overture (Andante maestoso - Andante amoroso - Andante maestoso - Allegro appassionato - Più mosso)

9. Dichter und Bauer: Overture (Andante maestoso - Allegro strepitoso)

10. The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture (Andantino moderato - Allegro vivace)

11. Die Fledermaus: Overture (Allegro vivace - Allegretto - Tempo di Valse - Allegro)

12. Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture (Allegro moderato - Lento - Andantino - Allegretto moderato - Più allegro - Tempo di Valse - Allegro moderato)

13. Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Overture (Allegro con brio)

14. Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Walkyries

15. Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude

16. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96, Act 1: Prelude (Sehr mässig bewegt)

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