Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2

$9.99
Label
Naxos
Release Date
May 28, 2013
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ROSSINI
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Christian Benda
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 28, 2013
    • UPC
      747313093472
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8570934
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical Vocals
    Works ⌄

    1. Guillaume Tell: Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    2. Eduardo e Cristina: Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    3. L'inganno felice: Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    4. La scala di seta: Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    5. Demetrio e Polibio: Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    6. Il Signor Bruschino: Sinfonia

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    7. Sinfonia in D Major, "Bologna"

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    8. Sigismondo: Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda


Rossini's ceaseless wit and invention are best exemplified in his series of operas. His colorful orchestration and command of both comic and tragic elements can be savored in this second of four volumes of the complete symphonic overtures. Guillaume Tell, with it's overture in four movements, includes a scene for five solo cellos. La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder), one of his most popular pieces, opens with an overture of charm and elan. Volume 1 (8.570933) was described by MusicWeb Internationals "an admirable start to what looks like being a very desirable series".