There were two overtures to the opera, both by Cornelius. One in B minor
came earlier than the one on the record. Liszt gets into the arrangement
act also. See the footnote to the entry in WERM.
I find the whole work delighful with a fun ending. Saalam alleikum!
Steve Smolian
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Subject: [ARSCLIST] Barber of Bagdad question
> Peter Cornelius: The Barber of Bagdad (Angel/Eng. Columbia, 1956)
> concludes with an overture that is listed on the jacket as "Overture in D
> Major" and credited to Cornelius, but on the label it's listed as "The
> Mottl Overture". So which is it?
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