Change in Question -- What is your favorite Overture or Suite?

hfrankmann brought-up an excellent point about rating a movement, separate from it's parent symphony.

Thanks for the reality check, hfrankmann :-)

My favorite Overture is Wagner's Overture to "Tannhauser"; and my favorite suite(s) are the "Peer Gynt" by Edvard Greig.

Wotan

Is "Bolero" a suite? Thought it was one continuous piece. Seems like "Tannhauser" overture was chosen most. No surprise. To choose between it and "Meistersinger" was difficult for me. Report It

william tell overture

its light, whimsical, and classical

The entire "Bolero" by Ravel, my favorite piece of classical music whatsoever, in it's entirety.I just love the way it relentlessly builds and builds. I can already tell You are an appreciater of truly fine music...kudos

The 1812-overture (Tchaikovski? Can't remember!)

Wagner!

Overture to Don Giovanni.

Almost any of the Wagner overtures but especially the "Overture to Die Meistersinger". Favorite suite would probably be Holst's "Planets."

Musician, composer, teacher.

Favorite Overture:
Hebrides ("Fingals Cave") (Mendelssohn)
not a overture, per se, but it is called 'Hebrides Overture' :P

Favorite Suite:
Peer Gynt (Grieg)
The Planets (Holst)

-m鈾猼t

Egmont by Beethoven is my favorite Overture
Jazz Suite 2 by Shastokovich is my favorite Suite
I know Overture and Suite are basically the same, but they are labeled differently.

Leonard Bernstein's overture to Candide.

Also, Mozart's overture to Marriage of Figaro.

(They are actually somewhat similar peices, at least in the energy they have!)