Overture
578works
3,501pressings
1901first year
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| Format | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
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| Vinyl | · | 99% | 91% | 81% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 9% |
| CD | · | · | · | · | 36% | 86% | 77% | 62% | 52% |
| Cassette | · | · | · | 8% | 13% | 6% | · | · | · |
| Box Set | · | · | 4% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 10% | · |
| Reel-To-Reel | · | · | 5% | 2% | · | · | · | · | · |
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Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1812 Overture · Capriccio Italien · Marche Slave | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1958 | 62 |
| Overtures William Tell And The Famous Five | Gioacchino Rossini | 1961 | 57 |
| Symphony No.3 In F Major / Academic Festival Overture | Johannes Brahms | 1961 | 45 |
| Symphony No. 3 "Scotch" / Hebrides Overture | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | 1961 | 41 |
| Symphony No 2 In D Major / Tragic Overture | Johannes Brahms | 40 | |
| Symphony No. 2 In D Major / Tragic Overture | Johannes Brahms | 1961 | 37 |
| "New World" Symphony / "Carnaval" Overture | Antonín Dvořák | 1960 | 33 |
| Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" / Egmont Overture | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1975 | 33 |
| Symphonie N° 4 / Ouverture Tragique | Johannes Brahms | 1963 | 32 |
| Symphonie Nr. 8 / Ouvertüren: »Fidelio« · »Leonore III« · »Coriolan« | Ludwig Van Beethoven | 28 | |
| Die Moldau (Ma Vlast) | Bedřich Smetana | 1985 | 28 |
| Sinfonie Nr. 5 C-moll Op. 67 / Die Weihe Des Hauses, Ouvertüre Op. 124 | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1958 | 27 |
| 'Pastoral' Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 / Fidelio Overture, Op. 72c | Ludwig van Beethoven | 26 | |
| Symphonie Nr. 2, D-Dur / Egmont-Ouvertüre | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1980 | 26 |
| 4 Ouvertueren (Orchestersuiten) BWV 1066-1069 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1961 | 25 |
| 4 Symphonien | Robert Schumann | 1972 | 25 |
| Verdi Overtures | Giuseppe Verdi | 24 | |
| Barber Of Seville - Overture | Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York | 1930 | 23 |
| The Five Piano Concertos | Sergei Prokofiev | 1975 | 23 |
| Overtures | Franz von Suppé | 1961 | 22 |
| Overtures | Franz von Suppé | 1965 | 22 |
| The Four Symphonies = Les Quatre Symphonies / Academic Festival & Tragic Overtures | Johannes Brahms | 1979 | 22 |
| 1812 Overture / Capriccio Italien / Marche Slave | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1979 | 22 |
| The Moldau / The Bartered Bride Overture / Les Preludes | Bedřich Smetana | 1961 | 21 |
| Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat "Emperor" / Egmont Overture | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1964 | 21 |
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