Great Value

Dover scores are always a great bargain because they're high quality and economical. This collection of Berlioz Overtures is no exception. I only wish that all of his overtures were included in this collection, otherwise a good value.

Recommended.

and the "other overtures" are...

In additon to Roman Carnival, op. 9 (1844), the other Berlioz overtures in this collection are: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, op. 23 (1834-37/1852); Le Corsaire, op. 21 (1844); Prelude to Les Troyens a Carthage (1856-63); Beatrice et Benedict (1860-62). From Dover's Bibliographical Note: "This Dover edition, first published in 1995, is an unabridged republication of five works originally published in the section "Ouvertueren (Serie II)" of Hector Berlioz, Werke: Herausgegeben von Ch. Malherbe und F. Weingartner, Band V, by Breitkopf & Haertel, Leipzig, n.d. Titles are in French, German and English. The Dover edition adds lists of contents and instrumentation, accompanied by information about the source of each work, its librettist(s) (where applicable), and dates of composition and first performance."