Symphonic Favorites, Vol. 23

KHDL-023 & KHFL-023 Track Listing - Symphonic Favorites, Vol. 23

National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley

1. Mozart: Overture to “Le Nozze di Figaro” K492(4:24)

National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt

2. Mozart: Overture to “Die Zauberflöte” K620(6:43)

Vienna Volksoper Orchestra conducted by Josef Leo Gruber

3. Nicolai:  Overture to “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” (8:31)

Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lehman Engel

4. Kalman: Overture to “Countess Maritza” (2:46)

Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein

5. J. Strauss II: Overture to “Die Fledermaus” (7:42)

Vienna State Opera Orchestra - Victor Desarzens, conductor

6. Brahms: Akademische Festouvertüre, Op. 80  (10:44)

Originally Issued on READER’S DIGEST LP (UK) titled “Overtures” as RDS-9077 (stereo)

Tracks 1 & 2 recorded by DECCA on September 4-11, 1971 in Kingsway Hall

Track 3 may have been recorded by DECCA in June 1961 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna, but not confirmed.

No recording information on Tracks 4-6

LP transcribed by John Whitmore UK

Digital remastering: Curt Timmons 2015