VA - Hi-Res Masters: Opera Overtures (2023) Hi-Res

What would an opera be without its overture? Its origins go back to the sixteenth century as an instrumental introduction to dance and drama, also known as a sinfonia in Italian or an entrée in French. From about 1800 onwards, the overture became an established genre that marked the beginning of the opera, usually while the curtain was still closed. This is where the main themes of the plot and the characters would be introduced musically. Discover in our selection of the most beautiful opera overtures before the curtain rises!


Tracks:

01. The Chamber Orchestra of Europe - La clemenza di Tito, K. 621 / Act 1: Overture (Live) -> 24 bit/96000Hz
02. Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra - La forza del destino: Sinfonia -> 24 bit/48000Hz
03. Orchestre National de Lille - Orphée aux Enfers: Overture (arr. C. Binder and J.G. Busch for orchestra) -> 24 bit/48000Hz
04. BBC Symphony Orchestra - The Bartered Bride: Overture -> 24 bit/48000Hz
05. Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Tannhäuser, WWV 70: Overture (Live) -> 24 bit/96000Hz
06. Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc - La muette de Portici, S. 16: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
07. Otto Klemperer - Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
08. Mariss Jansons - Pique dame, Op. 68, TH 10, Act I: Prelude (Live) -> 24 bit/44100Hz
09. Staatskapelle Dresden - Der Freischutz, J. 277: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
10. Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - La Gazza Ladra: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
11. Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Guillaume Tell: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
12. Thomas Beecham - Carmen, WD 31: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
13. Teodor Currentzis - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia -> 24 bit/192000Hz
14. Herbert von Karajan - Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Act 1: Introduction -> 24 bit/96000Hz
15. Bayreuther Festspielorchester - Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Ouverture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
16. Richard Hickox - Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Prelude -> 24 bit/96000Hz
17. Bayerisches Staatsorchester - La traviata / Act 1: Prelude -> 24 bit/96000Hz
18. Marek Janowski - Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: Overture -> 24 bit/192000Hz
19. Bayerisches Staatsorchester - Die Fledermaus: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
20. Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice - Il convito: Overture (1782 Florence Version) -> 24 bit/96000Hz
21. Alceo Galliera - Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
22. Albert Dohmen - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act I: Prelude -> 24 bit/96000Hz
23. Richard Hickox - War and Peace, Op. 91: Overture -> 24 bit/44100Hz
24. Taras Shtonda - Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
25. Philharmonia Orchestra - Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture -> 24 bit/96000Hz
26. London Philharmonic Orchestra - Macbeth - Version 1865 for the Paris Opéra: Overture (Preludio) (Remastered 2013) -> 24 bit/96000Hz
27. Gunther Groissbock - Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude -> 24 bit/96000Hz
28. Sir Mark Elder - Semiramide: Sinfonia -> 24 bit/44100Hz
29. Bayreuther Festspielorchester - Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude (Live) -> 24 bit/96000Hz
30. Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra - Nabucco: Sinfonia -> 24 bit/48000Hz