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Uplifting Overtures

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Rousing introductions, preludes and overtures from some of the greatest composers and operas.

25 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 13 MINUTES

1Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - Overture
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - Overture
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Famous Overtures
03:55
2Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 - Overture (Prelude)
Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 - Overture (Prelude)
Orchestre National De France & Seiji Ozawa
Bizet: Carmen (Highlights)
02:15
3Tchaikovsky: Overture
Tchaikovsky: Overture
Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
03:14
4Verdi: La traviata / Act 1 - Prelude
Verdi: La traviata / Act 1 - Prelude
The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi: La Traviata
04:07
5Rossini: William Tell: Overture
Rossini: William Tell: Overture
Ottomar Borwitzky, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Gioachino Rossini
Smetana: The Moldau / Liszt: Les Préludes; Hungarian Rhapsody No.5 / Weber: Invitation to the Dance / Rossini: "William Tell" Overture
11:47
6Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 - Prelude To Act III
Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 - Prelude To Act III
Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm & Richard Wagner
Wagner: Overtures & Preludes
03:19
7Suppé: Light Cavalry - Overture
Suppé: Light Cavalry - Overture
Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Paul Paray
Suppé: Overtures (Paul Paray: The Mercury Masters II, Volume 16)
06:27
8Offenbach: Orpheus In The Underworld (Orphée aux enfers) - Overture
Offenbach: Orpheus In The Underworld (Orphée aux enfers) - Overture
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Jacques Offenbach
Offenbach: Overtures
09:40
9Mozart: Così fan tutte - Overture
Mozart: Così fan tutte - Overture
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Complete Mozart Edition)
04:28
10Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia - Overture
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia - Overture
London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado & Gioachino Rossini
Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
07:26
11Beethoven: Overture "Egmont", Op. 84
Beethoven: Overture "Egmont", Op. 84
Bernard Haitink & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Beethoven: Violin Concerto/Egmont Overture
08:55
12Strauss, Johann II : Die Fledermaus : Overture to Act 1
Strauss, Johann II : Die Fledermaus : Overture to Act 1
Daniel Barenboim & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Strauss, Johann II : Waltzes & Polkas
08:22
13Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Gewandhausorchester, Riccardo Chailly & Johannes Brahms
Brahms: The Symphonies
09:24
14Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), Overture to Act 1
Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), Overture to Act 1
Daniel Barenboim & Richard Wagner feat. Staatskapelle Berlin
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
10:14
15Verdi: La forza del destino - Overture (Sinfonia)
Verdi: La forza del destino - Overture (Sinfonia)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado
Verdi: Overtures & Preludes
07:23
16Schumann: Overture Manfred, Op. 115
Schumann: Overture Manfred, Op. 115
Los Angeles Philharmonic & Carlo Maria Giulini
Schumann: Symphony No.3 In E Flat Major "Rhenish", Op. 97;"Manfred" Overture, Op. 115
13:37
17Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26 - "Fingal's Cave" - Allegro moderato
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26 - "Fingal's Cave" - Allegro moderato
Wiener Philharmoniker & Christian Thielemann
German Overtures
10:21
18Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor - Overture
Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor - Overture
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Rafael Kubelik
Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
07:39
19Handel: Sinfony: Grave (Live)
Handel: Sinfony: Grave (Live)
Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, The Elmer Iseler Singers, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle & Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Messiah - Handel
03:32
20Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 1 - Overture
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 1 - Overture
The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
02:04
21Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 - Mozart: The Magic Flute Overture
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 - Mozart: The Magic Flute Overture
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Mozart: The Magic Flute Overture
06:56
22Rossini: La gazza ladra - Overture
Rossini: La gazza ladra - Overture
The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Claudio Abbado & Gioachino Rossini
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; L'Italiana in Algeri; Il viaggio a Reims
08:55
23Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277 / Act 1: Overture
Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277 / Act 1: Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta
Tribute to Zubin Mehta
09:15
24Wagner: Tannhäuser - Overture
Wagner: Tannhäuser - Overture
Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti
Wagner: Orchestral Favourites
14:14
25Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812, Op. 49, TH 49
Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812, Op. 49, TH 49
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Artillery Division, Gothenburg Symphony Brass Band, Churchbells of Gothenburg, Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Chorus & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky: Overture "1812"; Marche slave / Borodin: In the Steppes; Polovtsian Dances / Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter; Capriccio
16:20