Favourite overture

[Ahmad]

Hi..What's your favourite overture?
Mine is 1812 overture by P.I.Tchaikovsky..

[Andrea]

Mine is Beethoven's "Egmont Overture, Op. 84".

[Peter]

I love the overtures to Don Giovani and the Magic Flute. With Beethoven it's Coriolan and Consecration of the House. Mendelssohn's Ruy Blas and Hebrides, I could go on here forever!

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'Man know thyself'

[bernardc]

Who was it who said that all the drama of Fidelio, intensely moving that it is, is nonetheless condensed in a quite masterly fashion into Leonora No 3!

[lysander]

I too love the Egomont Overture, Coriolan Overture, Consecration of the House.
Mendelssohn's, The Hebrides, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

My husband and I also love the Overture to - The Marriage of Figaro, one of the most exhilarating musical tour de forces in the Operatic repertoire.



[This message has been edited by lysander (edited June 09, 2003).]

[Gurn Blanston]

Of course, all of B's are fine, and also several of Rossini's, but I have to agree with Lysander, La Nozze de Figaro Overture has more music and "hooks" packed into a mere 4' 22" than any other piece of music I know.
Regards,
Gurn

[Joy]

I also enjoy a good rousing performance of the 1812 Overture. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute are among my favourites. For Beethoven, The Consecration of the House, Ritterballet, and King
Stephen are all excellent to listen too. I have the Nicolus Esterhazy Sinfonia with Bela Drahos cond. CD of Beethoven's Overtures, a pretty good CD if you're looking to purchase his Overtures.

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'Truth and beauty joined'

[Tito]

Fidelio's overture is my favorite, as far as majestic, powerful overtures is concerned. The overture to Verdi's La Traviata, is my favorite romantic one.

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Tito

"Without music, life would be a mistake", Nietzsche

[Cocchini]

My all time favorite overture would have to be Candide!

[spaceray]

I love the Overture from Handel's Solomon.

[Poseidan73]

There are so many. I love Tchaikovsky 1812 as well, and also his Hamlet & Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture. I love Mendelssoh's Hebrides & Midsummer Night's Dream. I love Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail & Die Zauberfloete. I love Beethoven's Fidelio, King Stephen, Coriolan & Nameday Overtures.

[SR]

In no particular order...

Russian Easter Overture
Tragic Overture
Lenore #3
Egmont
Zauberflote
Figaro
Thieving Magpie
Don Giovanni
Cosi fan Tutti
Prelude to Lohngrin
Rienzi
Laurence of Arabia film score overture

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[spaceray]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SR:
[B]In no particular order...

Russian Easter Overture


I don't know this one ,who is the composer?

[SR]

[quote]Originally posted by spaceray:
[b]

Originally posted by SR:
In no particular order...

Russian Easter Overture


I don't know this one ,who is the composer?

My favorite Russian, Rimski-Korsakov
http://www.classical.net/music/comp....-korsakov.html

Regards

Steve

[lysander]

Has anyone heard the latest recording of Beethoven's 'Macbeth Overture'?
Performed in Brittany, by the National Orchestra of Brittany, and arranged by Willem Holsbergen, which was released earlier this year.
Holsbergen believes that without a doubt, 'Macbeth' would have been a great Opera that the world lacks because Beethoven never finished his sketches.