The Faust Overture is a concert overture composed by German composer Richard Wagner. Wagner originally composed it between 1839 and 1840, intending it to be the first movement of a Faust Symphony based on the play Faust by German playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Realizing that he would not finish the planned symphony, Wagner revised the piece between 1843 and 1844, incorporating ideas from the other planned movements, and creating instead a single-movement concert overture. He made a final revision in 1855. The work is one of Wagner's few compositions intended for the concert hall, rather than the theatre.
| Librettist | (based on the play Faust by German playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) |
| Date of composition | 1840 (1839-1840) |
| Type | Overture |
| Tonality | D Minor |
| Catalogue | WWV 59 |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Richard Wagner: Eine Faust-Ouvertüre en ré mineur, WWV 59 Richard Wagner: Eine Faust-Ouvertüre in re minore, WWV 59 Richard Wagner: Eine Faust-Ouvertüre d-moll, WWV 59 |