Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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

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