Starter Packs

Complete your collection with these curated titles, grouped at a special discount.

Shop Now
Naxos

Rossini: Complete Overtures / Benda, Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

$39.99 Only 3 left

Details

Composer
ROSSINI, GIOACHINO
Artist
Benda
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 13, 2017
Catalog #
8504048
UPC
747313404834

About

Rossini's musical wit and zest for comic characterisation have enriched the operatic repertoire immeasurably, and his overtures distil these qualities into works of colourful orchestration, bravura and charm. From his most popular, such as La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder) and La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie), to the rarity Matilde of Shabran, the full force of Rossini's dramatic power is revealed in these masterpieces of invention. Each of the four discs in this set has received outstanding international acclaim, with Volum 2 described as "an unalloyed winner" by ClassicsToday , and the Prague Sinfonia Orchestra's playing described as "stunning" by American Record Guide (Volume 3).

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture 09:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture
    Duration
    09:50
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  3. 2 Semiramide, Act I: Overture 12:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    Semiramide, Act I: Overture
    Duration
    12:27
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  4. 3 Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra (Elizabeth, Queen of England): Overture 07:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra (Elizabeth, Queen of England): Overture
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  5. 4 Otello, ossia Il moro di Venezia, Act I: Sinfonia 08:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    Otello, ossia Il moro di Venezia, Act I: Sinfonia
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  6. 5 Le siège de Corinthe (The Siege of Corinth): Overture 09:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    Le siège de Corinthe (The Siege of Corinth): Overture
    Duration
    09:34
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  7. 6 Sinfonia, "al Conventello" 04:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sinfonia, "al Conventello"
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  8. 7 Ermione, Act I: Sinfonia - Troia! qual fosti un di! 08:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Ermione, Act I: Sinfonia - Troia! qual fosti un di!
    Duration
    08:08
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  9. Disc 2
  10. 1 Guillaume Tell (William Tell), Act I: Overture 11:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    Guillaume Tell (William Tell), Act I: Overture
    Duration
    11:37
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  11. 2 Eduardo e Cristina, Act I: Overture 09:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    Eduardo e Cristina, Act I: Overture
    Duration
    09:17
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  12. 3 L'inganno felice (The Happy Deception): Overture 06:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    L'inganno felice (The Happy Deception): Overture
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  13. 4 La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture 06:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  14. 5 Demetrio e Polibio (Demetrius and Polybius), Act I: Overture 06:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Demetrio e Polibio (Demetrius and Polybius), Act I: Overture
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  15. 6 Il Signor Bruschino, Act I: Overture 04:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Il Signor Bruschino, Act I: Overture
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  16. 7 Sinfonia in D Major, "Bologna" 05:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    Sinfonia in D Major, "Bologna"
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  17. 8 Sigismondo, Act I: Overture 08:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sigismondo, Act I: Overture
    Duration
    08:30
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  18. Disc 3
  19. 1 Maometto secondo, Act I: Sinfonia (1822 Venice version) 11:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Maometto secondo, Act I: Sinfonia (1822 Venice version)
    Duration
    11:15
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  20. 2 L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act I: Overture 08:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act I: Overture
    Duration
    08:01
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  21. 3 La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Act I: Overture 08:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Act I: Overture
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  22. 4 Grand'overtura obbligata a contrabbasso 07:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Grand'overtura obbligata a contrabbasso
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  23. 5 Matilde di Shabran, ossia Bellezza, e cuor di ferro: Overture 09:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Matilde di Shabran, ossia Bellezza, e cuor di ferro: Overture
    Duration
    09:30
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  24. 6 La cambiale di matrimonio: Overture 05:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    La cambiale di matrimonio: Overture
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  25. 7 Tancredi, Act I: Overture 06:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    Tancredi, Act I: Overture
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  26. Disc 4
  27. 1 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture 07:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  28. 2 Il turco in Italia: Overture 09:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Il turco in Italia: Overture
    Duration
    09:00
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  29. 3 Sinfonia in E-Flat Major 05:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sinfonia in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  30. 4 Ricciardo e Zoraide, Act I: Overture 09:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ricciardo e Zoraide, Act I: Overture
    Duration
    09:11
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  31. 5 Torvaldo e Dorliska, Act I: Sinfonia 08:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    Torvaldo e Dorliska, Act I: Sinfonia
    Duration
    08:36
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  32. 6 Armida, Act I: Sinfonia 06:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Armida, Act I: Sinfonia
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  33. 7 Le comte Ory: Overture 03:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    Le comte Ory: Overture
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda
  34. 8 Bianca e Falliero, Act I: Sinfonia 06:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    Bianca e Falliero, Act I: Sinfonia
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Prague Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Christian Benda