Since you are interested in Opera Overtures and Preludes, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CHEN GANG / HE ZHAN HAO
Butterfly Lovers: A Music and Dance Film Takako Nishizaki (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd / Dou Dou / Ding Yue Hong (dancers) [ Marco Polo / DVD - released 9/Feb/2006 ] Butterfly Lovers is a music and dance film by director Marikki Hakola. A synthesis of the ever-popular Chinese violin concerto 'Butterfly Lovers' and choreography inspired by Chinese martial arts and modern dance, the film is an imaginative... |
WALDTEUFEL
The Best of Vol 4 (Incls 'Zig-zag polka' & 'Solitude Waltz') Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Walter [ Marco Polo / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] Emile Waldteufel was born in Strasbourg on 9 December 1837, just seven weeks after the elder Johann Strauss gave his first concert on French soil in that very city. |
WALDTEUFEL
The Best of Vol 3 (Incls 'Invitation a la gavotte' & 'Pluie de diamants') Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Alfred Walter [ Marco Polo / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] Emile Waldteufel was born in Strasbourg on 9 December 1837, just seven weeks after the elder Johann Strauss gave his first concert on French soil in that very city. |
LUMBYE
Orchestral Works, Vol. 10 (incls Bouquet Royal Galop & Galop militaire, Pas de deux) Tivoli Symphony Orchestra / David Riddell (conductor) [ Marco Polo / CD - released 27/Apr/2006 ] Hans Christian Lumbye, today the internationally best known and most popular Danish composer of dances of the nineteenth century, was born in Copenhagen on 2nd May 1810. |
LUMBYE
Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 (incls The Sleigh Ride, Galop & Memories from Vienna) Tivoli Symphony Orchestra / Tamas Veto (conductor) [ Marco Polo / CD - released 27/Apr/2006 ] "The present conductor, Tamas Veto, guides his players through these charming and tuneful miniatures with considerable skill." www.classicstoday.com |
LUMBYE
Orchestral Works, Vol. 6 (incls The Dream of the Warrior, Fantasy & Tivoli Gondola Galop) Tivoli Symphony Orchestra / Tamas Veto (conductor) [ Marco Polo / CD - released 27/Apr/2006 ] "Those who enjoy the atmosphere of the Vienna New Year's Day broadcasts will enjoy this volume. The Tivoli orchestra is full of life and the players obviously enjoyed the recording session. Another good recording from Marco Polo." - musicweb.uk.net |