A remarkable series of sixty-one orchestral symphonies published in London by Robert Bremner between 1763 and 1783 — a symphony-of-the-month publication capturing the musical tastes of London during the era’s Rage for Music. Editions edited by Barnaby Priest and Alyson McLamore are published in the Repertoire Explorer Series by Musikproduktion Höflich. Each entry includes an embedded audio-visual rendition and a link to purchase the score and parts.
Bremner grouped his overtures into ten sets of six. Collectors who completed a set were invited to write to him for a printed cover page — examples of which are shown below alongside each opus.
Scores and parts for all editions: Musikproduktion Höflich / Repertoire Explorer
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Coming May 2026 — Opus 5 begins
Thomas Alexander Erskine, Earl of Kelly: Overture XXV · D major · 3 mvts · 15:10
Opus 4 — Overtures XIX–XXIV
An all-Italian set · Gaetano Pugnani · Niccolò Piccinni · Francesco Pasquale Ricci
| XXIV | Francesco Pasquale Ricci | B♭ major · 3 mvts · 13:20 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XXIII | Niccolò Piccinni | F major · 3 mvts · 6:47 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XXII | Niccolò Piccinni | G major · 3 mvts · 6:45 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XXI | Niccolò Piccinni | F major · 3 mvts · 5:50 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XX | Niccolò Piccinni | D major · 3 mvts · 5:44 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XIX | Gaetano Pugnani | E♭ major · 3 mvts · 9:34 | ▶ Watch & read |
Opus 3 — Overtures XIII–XVIII
Thomas Alexander Erskine (Earl of Kelly) · Niccolò Jommelli · Johann Christian Bach · Carl Friedrich Abel · Franz Xaver Richter
| XVIII | Franz Xaver Richter | D major · 3 mvts · 13:14 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XVII | Thomas Alexander Erskine, Earl of Kelly | E♭ major · 3 mvts · 8:20 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XVI | Carl Friedrich Abel | D major · 3 mvts · 4:36 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XV | Johann Christian Bach | D major · 3 mvts · 10:14 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XIV | Niccolò Jommelli | E♭ major · 2 mvts · 7:07 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XIII | Thomas Alexander Erskine, Earl of Kelly | E♭ major · 3 mvts · 10:51 | ▶ Watch & read |
Opus 2 — Overtures VII–XII
Johann Stamitz · Anton Fils · Christian Cannabich
| XII | Johann Stamitz | F major · 3 mvts · 16:28 | ▶ Watch & read |
| XI | Johann Stamitz | E♭ major · 3 mvts · 16:30 | ▶ Watch & read |
| X | Christian Cannabich | E♭ major · 3 mvts · 16:23 | ▶ Watch & read |
| IX | Johann Stamitz | G major · 3 mvts · 12:26 | ▶ Watch & read |
| VIII | Anton Fils (Filtz) | E♭ major · 4 mvts · 13:11 | ▶ Watch & read |
| VII | Johann Stamitz | E♭ major · 4 mvts · 16:55 | ▶ Watch & read |
Opus 1 — Overtures I–VI
Johann Christian Bach · Francesco Pasquale Ricci · Johann Stamitz · Anton Fils · Pietro Maria Crispi
| VI | Johann Stamitz | E♭ major · 3 mvts · 19:17 | ▶ Watch & read |
| V | Pietro Maria Crispi | D major · 3 mvts · 6:43 | ▶ Watch & read |
| IV | Anton Fils (Filtz) | E♭ major · 3 mvts · 14:20 | ▶ Watch & read |
| III | Johann Stamitz | D major · 3 mvts · 11:02 | ▶ Watch & read |
| II | Francesco Pasquale Ricci | E♭ major · 3 mvts · 7:20 | ▶ Watch & read |
| I | Johann Christian Bach | D major · 3 mvts · 8:12 | ▶ Watch & read |
The sixty-first and final overture was not published by Bremner but by Preston, who acquired the plates from Bremner’s widow and added one last work to close the series. It will appear here in due course — a small epilogue to a remarkable twenty-year publishing adventure.