STRAUSS BEETHOVEN HANDEL TCHAIKOVSKY MENDELSSOHN ROSSINI BACH Famous Overtures (CD)

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899)
The Gypsy Baron – Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Fidelio – Overture, Op. 72b

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F major: Overture, Grave, Allegro

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: Overture miniature; Characteristic Dances

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Overture

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Overture

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
William Tell – Overture

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Concerto Grosso No. 26 in D major, HWV 351 (“Music for the Royal Fireworks”): Overture

Performers / Orchestras & Conductors:
Hamburg Chamber Orchestra – Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (1)
Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra – Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (2)
Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra – George Richter (3)
South German Philharmonic Orchestra – Herbert Fleischmann (4)
Süddeutsche Philharmonie – Hans-Peter Gmür (5)
Philharmonia Slavonica – Henry Adolph (6)
Soloists and Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra Hamburg – Pietro Del Monaco (7)
Munich Symphony Orchestra – Alberto Lizzio (8)