My top dozen list of classical music overtures

In no particular order of preference:

• 1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky
• Egmont Overture - Beethoven
• William Tell Overture - Rossini
• Academic Festival Overture - Brahms
• The Barber of Seville - Rossini
• Festive Overture - Shostakovich
• The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart
• Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture - Tchaikovsky
• Overture to the Bartered Bride - Smetana
• Overture to Act III of Lohengrin - Wagner
• Light Calvary Overture - von Suppe
• Poet and Peasant Overture - von Suppe