Famous Overtures

Franz von Suppe (Composer), Mikhail Glinka (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Carl Maria von Weber (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Engelbert [Classical] Humperdinck (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Georg Solti (Conductor), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra (Orchestra), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Georg Solti
• Composer: Franz von Suppe, Mikhail Glinka, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard [Classical] Wagner, Hector Berlioz, et al.
• Audio CD (November 9, 1999)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B00002MXN4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,033 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #70 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Overtures

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Overture Album !, February 27, 2000

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Albert Lynd (Edmond, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Famous Overtures (Audio CD)

If you like overtures, here is the album. Never have these been performed so musically and with such excitement. The orchestras involved vary in their abilities, yet the Chicago, Vienna, and London Symphony perfom with style. Solti loves this music and it shows.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular, September 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Famous Overtures (Audio CD)

Not only does it include some of the most famous overtures, but they are played in such an exciting style, full of life and passion. The Suppe overtures are superior and the Wagner overtures are wonderful as well. There is not a bad point to this recording - highly recommended!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 11, 2002

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D. Dubei "ioancuza" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Famous Overtures (Audio CD)

This is an excellent collection of overtures, especially of Von Suppe's overtures. Solti truly brings out life in these pieces.