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Purple Classics Presents: Favorite Overtures
Naxos

Purple Classics Presents: Favorite Overtures

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jun 24, 2016
Catalog #
8578330-31
UPC
747313833078

About

Music of Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Rossini and more!Naxos, the world's leading classical music group, is joining the Alzheimer's Association® as a cause marketing strategic partner with the release of a new CD series, PURPLE CLASSICS. The series will contain 10 recordings, each providing approximately 2 hours of classical music. For every CD or album downloaded or sold through June 23, 2017, Naxos will donate $.50 to the Alzheimer's Association with a minimum donation of $25,000. These funds will help to support the Alzheimer's Association in their efforts to advance Alzheimer's research, care and support.Alzheimer's is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, and every 66 seconds someone develops the disease. It is the costliest disease in the United States and takes a physical and emotional toll on caregivers.Each recording in the PURPLE CLASSICS series has been taken from the Naxos Records catalog which is one of the largest and deepest classical music catalogs in the world. The result makes PURPLE CLASSICS the perfect foundation for a new classical music fan or for the seasoned listener

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture 04:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Barry Wordsworth
  2. 2 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture 07:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Zagreb Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  3. 3 Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman): Overture 10:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
    Duration
    10:57
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Pinchas Steinberg
  4. 4 Semiramide: Overture 12:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    Semiramide: Overture
    Duration
    12:51
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Zagreb Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  5. 5 La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny): Overture 07:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny): Overture
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Ensemble
    Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pier Giorgio Morandi
  6. 6 La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Overture 04:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Overture
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Barry Wordsworth
  7. 7 La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture 10:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture
    Duration
    10:07
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Zagreb Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  8. 8 Orphee aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Overture 10:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    Orphee aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Overture
    Duration
    10:11
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alfred Walter
  9. 9 Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act I: Overture 06:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act I: Overture
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Barry Wordsworth
  10. 10 The Hebrides in D Major, Op. 26, MWV P7, "Fingal's Cave" 10:59
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Hebrides in D Major, Op. 26, MWV P7, "Fingal's Cave"
    Duration
    10:59
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Oliver von Dohnányi
  11. 11 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture 08:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
    Duration
    08:27
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Stephen Gunzenhauser
  12. 12 Light Cavalry: Overture 06:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    Light Cavalry: Overture
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alfred Walter
  13. 13 Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80: Overture 10:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80: Overture
    Duration
    10:47
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Ali Rahbari
  14. 14 Cosi fan tutte, K. 588 04:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    Cosi fan tutte, K. 588
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Barry Wordsworth
  15. 15 1812 Overture, Op. 49 15:33
    Track
    15
    Title
    1812 Overture, Op. 49
    Duration
    15:33
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar