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Overture to Shakespeare´s Richard III, Op. 68

Composer
Volkmann Róbert
Original / Hungarian title
III. Richárd - Nyitány, Op. 68
Foreign language / English title
Overture to Shakespeare´s Richard III, Op. 68
Subtitle
For large orchestra
Year of composition
1870
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
picc., 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (2 esec.: tam-tam, tmb.picc.c.c., trg.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
14 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Publisher / Source
G. Heckenast, Pest n.d.[1871], G.H.68

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Recordings
cpo CD 9991512 - Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Werner Andreas Albert (cond.)
Naxos CD 8550230, 2001 - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (cond.)