Complete Overtures (Includes Bianca e Faliero; La Scala di Seta; Il Turco in Italia; L'Italiana in Algeri; William Tell & Il Barbire di Sivi
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Complete Overtures (Includes Bianca e Faliero; La Scala di Seta; Il Turco in Italia; L'Italiana in Algeri; William Tell & Il Barbire di Sivi
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner with the Ambrosian singers
[ Philips Trio / 3 CD ]
Release Date: Monday 14 July 2003
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"Twenty-four overtures plus two sinfonias make a delightful package in such sparkling performances, which eruditely use original orchestrations. Full bright atmospheric recording, spacious reverberant, admirably transferred to CD, with no artificial brilliance" (Penguin Stereo Guide)
"Twenty-four overtures plus two sinfonias make a delightful package in such sparkling performances, which eruditely use original orchestrations. Full bright atmospheric recording, spacious reverberant, admirably transferred to CD, with no artificial brilliance"
(*** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide)
This collection nof Rossini Overtures, first released over twenty years ago, remains the most comprehensive collection of these witty, sparkling and effervescent pieces. With Marriner and the Academy on top form this collection should be in every collector's library and it represents outstanding value for money at this price level
