Gioachino Rossini: Overtures

1. Overture to La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
2. Overture to Il signor Bruschino
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
3. Barbiere di Siviglia, opera Overture
Composed by Giovanni Paisiello
Performed by State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
4. Overture to Le siège de Corinthe
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
5. Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy), overture
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
6. Overture to L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
7. Overture to Semiramide
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
8. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra with Viocheslav Ponomarev

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Average customer rating: Fabulous Andre Rieu "Fiesta" Fiesta Not the best versions available This is a great album!

Fiesta André Rieu , Johann Strauss Orchestra , Georges Bizet , Gioachino Rossini , Mikis Theodorakis , Pascual Marquina , Vincent Youmans , Leo Ferré , E. Ramirez , Filippo Marchetti , Emmerich Kalman , Jacob Gade , P. Shott , Gerhard Winkler , Louis Louiguy , Glanzberg , Vincent Scotto , Luigi Denza , Scottish Traditional , Friedrich Schroder , and Anonymous Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Theodorakis | Theodorakis, Mikis | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Rieu, Andre | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Vienna I Love, Waltzes From My Heart Andre Rieu in Concert At The Movies Roses from the South Tuscany ASIN: B000031WXB Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

1. Clavelitos
2. Espana Cani
3. Cielito Lindo
4. Seventh Heaven Of Love
5. Carmen: Ov
6. Hava Nagila
7. Tea For Two
8. Moulin Rouge/Paris Canaille
9. Sirtaki (Zorba's Dance)
10. Fascination
11. The Gipsy Princess Medley: Love, Love, Love!/The Swallow Song/How Could I Know?/Love, Love, Love!
12. William Tell: Ov
13. Jalousie
14. The Canals Of Amsterdam
15. Let's Go To Varasdin
16. Chianti-Lied
17. La Vie En Rose/Padam Padam/Sous Les Ponts De Paris
18. Funiculi Funicula
19. Auld Lang Syne

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous.......2005-10-23

This DVD is spectacular. Andre Rieu is absolutely fascinating to listen to and the costumes of the orchestra as gorgeous. Well worth every penny.

Andre Rieu "Fiesta".......2005-09-20

This CD is absolutely fantastic. There is no musician quite like Andre Rieu. His music does indeed lift the spirit.

Fiesta.......2005-09-12

The music lifts my spirits! It is fun and lighthearted. I sincerely recommend this CD by Andre Rieu.

Not the best versions available.......2002-02-12

First of all, why call this recording
"Fiesta"? only for the first four latin-american
works? because the rest of the cd is of
German music.I you want a real "Fiesta"
disc, I recomendation is that disc
of Keith Lockhart, is much more fun and
much more in a fiesta spirit than this one.

This is a great album!.......2002-01-02

I highly recommend this album. Andre Rieu is a great violinist. If you buy this album you will not be dissappointed. I'd give it ten stars if I could.

Average customer rating: King of overtures on display Dynamic Rossini High Excitement Amuse-Bocuse for the Ears! All the Rossini I need!

Rossini: Overtures (14) Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Famous Overtures William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures Suppé: Famous Overtures Suppe: Overtures Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies; 7 Overtures ASIN: B00000425N Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

1. Overtures: Guillaume Tell - G. Rossini
2. Overtures: Il signor Bruschino - G. Rossini
3. Overtures: Il viaggio a Reims - G. Rossini
4. Overtures: La scala di seta - G. Rossini
5. Overtures: La gazza ladra - G. Rossini
6. Overtures: Il turco in Italia - G. Rossini
7. Overtures: L'Italiana in Algeri - G. Rossini

Tracks:

1. Overtures: Il barbiere di Siviglia - Gioacchino Rossini
2. Overtures: Torvaldo e Dorliska - Gioacchino Rossini
3. Overtures: La cambiale di matrimonio - Gioacchino Rossini
4. Overtures: Otello - Gioacchino Rossini
5. Overtures: Semiramide - Gioacchino Rossini
6. Overtures: La Siege de Corinthe - Gioacchino Rossini
7. Overtures: Tancredi - Gioacchino Rossini

Amazon.com essential recording

Rossini's Overtures are absolute jewels of the Classical period. He used them as his musical "calling cards," and with the exception of William Tell, there's absolutely no relationship between the overture and opera it introduces. The famous Barber of Seville overture, for example, was used previously for two tragic operas, including one called Elizabeth, Queen of England! All they were supposed to do was entertain the audience and let them know that the real business was about to begin. And that's just what they've been doing ever since. This comprehensive collection, at two discs for the price of one, will keep you in Rossini for a good, long time. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

King of overtures on display.......2007-03-07

This 2-disc set contains 14 overtures by the master of this musical form himself, G. Rossini. The music quality is good - standard for digital, the orchestration is clear, and each CD provides about 1 hour of good, lively music. The choice of music is also great, making this set a great buy.

Dynamic Rossini.......2005-04-26

For Rossini lovers, this album gives you a sample of Rossini at his best. The dynamic range of the composer, his verve and vitality delivered in the most popular overtures ever written.
The quality of the recordings is very good, and should satify any and all Rossini fans. I love to kick back, with a set of ear phones and absorb the incredible sound and muscularity of Rossini. Well worth the price of admission.

High Excitement.......2005-03-02

I originally bought the LP versions way back before CDs were introduced. High excitement is the best way I can describe the performances. I have heard nothing since to equal Chailly's energetic read. I haven't gotten this CD version yet, but the first volume one did have better quality miking then the second volume. The price makes it worth just buying the CD instead of trying to digitize my LPs.

Amuse-Bocuse for the Ears!.......2004-09-10

Just as amuse-boche is meant to entertain and tempt the tastebuds for the coming courses in a gourmet meal, so does the overture function in the operatic banquet.

Rossini is one of the greatest overture composers, and here is collection of fourteen of his best!

They are soaring and delightful. Especially captivated by some that were new to me, causing one to want to followup with the opera-- a brilliant way to cause interest in operatic world. These included the likes of Otell, Semiramide and Le Siege de Corinthe.

Amazing and vibrant double CD collection!

All the Rossini I need!.......2003-06-30

As far as I'm concerned, I don't need to search the field for any other Rossini overture CDs--this 2-CD set has it covered. Chailly's interpretations of these pieces are wonderfully exuberant, and the National Philharmonic plays with precision and flair. These CDs have become the standard I use to judge other recordings of Rossini overtures. Granted, they're not perfect: As another reviewer pointed out, Chailly takes some passages differently than we're used to hearing them (the end of the Barber of Seville overture is faster than usual, for example). However, the orchestra is so competent and the conductor so assured that these small, occasional differences are refreshing rather than annoying. As well, there are (very) occasional moments where the orchestra slips a little out of synch, but only because they're having so much fun playing the music. This is Rossini the way it was meant to sound--playful, melodious and energetic to the end.

Average customer rating: Great Teaching Tool Donna Diana William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures Blockbuster demo disk! Fantastic!

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Tracks:

1. Light Cavalry
2. Daniel-Francois Auber
3. Zampa
4. Poet And Peasant
5. Donna Diana
6. Orpheus In The Underworld
7. William Tell

Customer Reviews:

Great Teaching Tool.......2007-05-29

The pieces on this disc represent some of the more intersting and dynamc overtures, very suitable for music appreciation classes to point out use of classics and neo-classical music in contemporary culture

Donna Diana.......2005-07-28

This CD has a nice mix of the familiar and unfamiliar --- but all are upbeat and fun to listen to. Well worth the price.

William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures.......2002-09-10

Suppe's Light Calvary and Poet and Peasant Overtures were absolutely grand, as were Daniel-Francois Auber's Fra Diavolo, Herold's Zampa, Reznicek's Donna Diana, Offenbachs Orpheus in the Underworld, and the magnificent William Tell Overture by Rossini. One word of caution: this CD will really test your stereo, the bass actually thunders, and will blow your socks off. Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Orchestra did a fine job, I would recommend this CD to anyone who loves the thunderous music of an orchestra, you cannot go wrong buying this CD, I love it on the car stereo and at home.

Blockbuster demo disk!.......2000-09-22

The Telarc label does it again. This is the perfect disk for showing off your sound system. Great recordings and great selection of overtures. I've been listening to this CD for about 15 years now and the Orpheus in the Underworld track still sends chills up my spine.

Fantastic!.......2000-05-26

Couldn't ask for anything more from a CD full of famous overtures. Kunzel and co. rock my world yet again.

Average customer rating: Excellent performance and recording Very Nice Sparkling Performances

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Customer Reviews:

Excellent performance and recording.......2007-02-02

If you like Rossini, this is an a must-have recording. Sure, he tended to write the same pieces over and over again, but they are utterly delightful. These performances by Neville Marriner and his personal orchestra are precise, and the fun inherent in many of these works does not get lost in the shuffle. The orchestra is blessed with excellent woodwind players; just listen to the oboe on some of the really fast passages.

Nice recorded sound. I really don't have anything bad to say about this entire package. It's almost a desert island recording for times where Mahler or Beethoven might be a little (or a lot) heavy.

Very Nice.......2005-03-17

Yes, these overtures may be cliched, but every classical collector should probably have them. Marriner, as usual, gives great performances, and the sound quality is very good.

Sparkling Performances.......2003-09-15

I only have glowing things to say about this set of Rossini overtures. First of all, Rossini's overtures are brilliant gems. They are light, fun and full of life!! Secondly, Marriner's conducting is marvellous. The performance sparkle like precious diamonds. Everything is very enjoyable, there's not a single boring number, unlike many other discs you purchase. And to top it off, it comes at a terrific bargain price. 3 very full CDs - 75 mins, 30 mins and 65 mins - of top notch music at seven dollars a piece is incredible.

Average customer rating: Fantastic Famous Overtures Spectacular Excellent The best Overture Album !

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Tracks:

1. Light Cavalry - Suppe
2. Ruslan and Lyudmila - Glinka
3. La Traviata - Prelude, Act I - Verdi
4. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - Prelude, ACt I - Wagner
5. Les Francs-Juges - Berlioz
6. Le nozze di Figaro - Mozart
7. Egmont - Beethoven
8. Oberon - Weber
9. Academic Festival Overture - Brahms
10. Pique Dame - Suppe

Tracks:

1. Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna - Suppe
2. Il barbiere di Siviglia - Rossini
3. Prince Igor - Borodin
4. Carmen - Prelude, Act I - Bizet
5. Der fliegende Hollander - Wagner
6. Leonore No 3 - Beethoven
7. Hansel und Gretel - Humperdinck
8. Khovanshchina - Mussorgsky
9. Poet and Peasant - Suppe

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2006-06-30

First of all anything with Sir Solti's name on is worth purchasing. Solti has such a way with interpreting music! If you like overtures this CD is for you. It has the best overtures here in one collection. With orchestras like chicago, london, and the vienna you cannot argue with the performances. There are a few "weaker" ensembles, but when compared with the other ensembles there are few that will not sound weak. Again any work Solti has done is worth purchasing!

Famous Overtures.......2005-08-16

Did not like the way these musical pieces were "interpretted".
Did not like the tempo and in one piece one of the instruments played a portion which I would say they played a flat instead of a natural note. This is based on hearing the same pieces played by someone else, it's just my opinion.

Spectacular.......2003-09-25

Not only does it include some of the most famous overtures, but they are played in such an exciting style, full of life and passion. The Suppe overtures are superior and the Wagner overtures are wonderful as well. There is not a bad point to this recording - highly recommended!

Excellent.......2002-06-11

This is an excellent collection of overtures, especially of Von Suppe's overtures. Solti truly brings out life in these pieces.

The best Overture Album !.......2000-02-28

If you like overtures, here is the album. Never have these been performed so musically and with such excitement. The orchestras involved vary in their abilities, yet the Chicago, Vienna, and London Symphony perfom with style. Solti loves this music and it shows.

Average customer rating: Five stars for five winning performances. Great Performances Indeed!

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Tracks:

1. Zampa Overture
2. Mignon Overture
3. Raymond Overture
4. Poet And Peasant Overture
5. William Tell Overture

Customer Reviews:

Five stars for five winning performances........2003-09-19

I owned the LP of this back in the early 1960s (the cover showed a bright red apple with a target painted on it) and played these pieces over and over. The music is wonderful, the performances among Bernstein's best, and the sonics spectacular. I wish I still had my vinyl copy, however, because I would love to compare it to this CD-for sonics, I suspect the LP would win.

Not that the CD is bad, but Columbia LPs in those days were produced with a very recognizable equalization that is not apparent here. And as I remember, there was somewhat more detail on the LP, especially in the strings and in the many bells that decorate these quickly recognizable, entertaining pieces. (Each of the five compositions held a firm place as background music for Warner Brothers cartoons.)

However, the CD is entirely listenable (and certainly contains no pops or scratches). I will be interested to hear the SACD version if Columbia ever produces one. From what I have heard, Columbia's few SACD reissues sound more like the LPs. In any case, the product labeling is poor. The front cover says, "Digitally mastered analog recording," while the back cover informs us that the disc is AAD. (The disc itself says AAD, but it wouldn't be the first mislabeled CD.) No date of production whatsoever appears, though we learn that the cover was designed in 1981. (Give me the apple with the target on it.) The interesting liner notes are what appeared on the back of the LP, no more, no less.

It's not an expensive disc, and some of the pieces, oddly, are not easy to find. Get it!

Great Performances Indeed!.......2001-08-04

This disc which is aptly named "Favorite Overtures" captures Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic at the peak of their creative powers during the 1960's. Each of the five overtures are gems, but of particular delight are the Mignon and Raymond Overtures by Ambroise Thomas. The Raymond Overture with it's galloping opening motive is a hidden treasure which has not been recorded very often. Thankfully, Bernstein gives us a rendition of Raymond that could only be described as definitive. The other overtures on this disc are Zampa, Poet and Peasant, and William Tell. Not only are they expertly played, but their sound is in the demonstration class which is amazing considering that they were made nearly forty years ago. The fact that this disc has remained in circulation for so long speaks for itself. My highest recommendation.

Average customer rating: Lean, streamlined Rossini--truly chamber-like Perhaps some of the criticism of Maestro Abbado Regular indeed

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Tracks:

1. Barber of Seville
2. Semiramide
3. Italian Girl in Algiers
4. William Tell
5. Cinderella
6. Silken Ladder
7. Thieving Magpie

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Claudio Abbado seems to have lost much of his youthful fire as an interpreter. In the late '70s and throughout much of the '80s, he was a leading light in the great Rossini revival, conducting (and recording) magnificent productions of operas both familiar and rare. Although he continues to record prolifically, his recent work hasn't measured up to his earlier achievements. This disc is an exception. Working with a virtuoso band of players, he seems able to keep his now-habitual fussiness in check, and turn in performances of grace and sparkle. We can always hope that Abbado will somehow find a way to recapture the standard he sets here, and revive the qualities that made him such an exciting artist a couple of decades ago. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Lean, streamlined Rossini--truly chamber-like.......2006-10-19

Earlier reviewers don't seem to have picked up on the special flavor of this CD. Abbado presents Rossini's evergreen overtures with punch, extra speed, lean textures, and mercurial phrasing. This approach is clearly inspired by having a chamber orchestra at his disposal. I'm not sure this ensemble of young musicians is exactly virtuosic, as David Hurwitz claims. Enthusiastic might be a better term. If you want truly virtuosic Rossini, the classic Reiner album from Chicago is unbeatable (RCA), for humor and zest turn to Beecham (part of an EMI two-fer), for boisterousness Bernstein (Sony) or the early Abbado himself from London (RCA). Having said that, this sparklig colleciton is quite nice in its own right.

Perhaps some of the criticism of Maestro Abbado.......2004-03-30

should be edited, as we now know that he had been suffering from stomach cancer which helps to explain some of the youthful flair that he allegedly lost in recent years.

Accept him for what he has accomplished during his magnificent career. Rossini was one of his specialties.

Enjoy the cd and one of the best conductors of our generation

Regular.......2000-04-08

Para ser Claudio Abbado italiano y uno de los mejores directores de opera en la actualidad, uno esperaría más de este disco. Esta bien pero nada más..

Pssst. Bernstein/New York, Toscanini/NBC

indeed.......1999-07-24

indeed...one only needs to listen to the first five or ten minutes before realizing that the enduring quality of such introspective renditions of the quintessential deliveries of such remarkable interpretations could only mean one thing which would be that if you are still reading this run on sentence..you must really be stoned......

Average customer rating: Rossini as he was meant to be heard!

Rossini: Overtures Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Beethoven: Symphonies 6, 8 & 9; Carlo Maria Giulini; London Symphony Orchestra Arthur Grumiaux: Philips Recordings, 1955-1978 Mozart: Overtures Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn Violin Concertos Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 2; Itzhak Perlman; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Lynn Harrell ASIN: B0001HAHDC Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

1. La Scala Di Seta
2. Il Signor Bruschino
3. Tancredi
4. L'Italiana In Algeri
5. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
6. La Cenerentola
7. La Gazza Ladra
8. Semiramide
9. Guillaume Tell

Customer Reviews:

Rossini as he was meant to be heard!.......2004-03-27

The Carla Maria Giulini versions of Rossini's overtures have long been one of my all-time favorite classical recordings. I currently own both the old LP versions and the 1986 Angel CD. This new re-mastered version is an improvement over the 1986 issue for two reasons: The first is the sound quality. The sonics are greatly improved, with a punchier sound and much less tape hiss (although a tiny bit still sneaks through, one must remember that these are 1961 and 1965 analog recordings). The second is the inclusion of the "Tancredi" overture, which appeared on the original LP, but was inexplicably left off the 1986 digital version. As for the music, it is hard to say enough about it. It is nearly perfect in terms of orchestral balance and clarity. You can hear every subtle nuance of this delightful music, with Rossini's classic crescendo in full force! The instrumentalists are wonderful, the reeds in particular, giving tight, crisp performances that never sound stiff or rigid, but flow with the spirit that the composer no doubt intended. The music is wonderfully executed and captures the full Italian spirit and wit of Rossini beautifully! If you're looking for one CD of Rossini overtures with consistently vibrant performances from beginning to end, this is it. Viva Rossini! Viva Giulini!

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Tracks:

1. Light Cavalry
2. The Barber Of Seville
3. The Bartered Bride
4. The Flying Dutchman
5. Egmont
6. The Marriage Of Figaro
7. Poet And Peasant
8. 1812 Overture

Tracks:

1. Mastersingers Of Nuremburg
2. William Tell
3. The Italian Women In Algiers
4. Russlan And Ludmilla
5. Merry Wives Of Windsor
6. The Hegrides (Fingal's Cave)
7. Die Fledermaus
8. Orpheus In The Underworld

Average customer rating: Vibrant overtures! Not the greatest. Yes, yes, yes! No no no... Sensational

Rossini: Overtures Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vienna Reiner Sound Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / Reiner Brahms: Concertos for Piano No. 1 & 2, Fantasia Op. 116 Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Hungarian Sketches ASIN: B000003EZP Release Date: 1990-04-20

Tracks:

1. The Barber Of Seville
2. The Thieving Magpie
3. Cinderella
4. Il Signor Bruschino
5. The Silken Ladder
6. Guillaume Tell

Customer Reviews:

Vibrant overtures!.......2006-07-26

Fritz Reiner inscribed his name among the greatest directors in Rossini. These overtures. Own charm, elegance and sumptuous expressiveness.

This album, jointly with Toscanini and Giulini conform to my mind an must-have trilogy.

Not the greatest........2003-06-23

This is a revised review of this cd. When I first reviewed it, I had just listened to it for the first time and had already been in a bad mood because of something totaly unrelated to it.
Please accept this review as my honest opinion, and if you wanted to flame me for my previous review I wouldn't blame you.

ANYWAYS.... I bought this cd because of the William Tell Overture track and I was disappointed. I had grown up listening to the piece preformed by the boston pops and conducted by the great arthur fielder. This was very fine music, but it really paled in comparison to fiedler's preformance. It seemed very unpassionate, almost mechanical ESPECIALLY in the finale. The timing also seemed off. I do however acknowledge that this just may be my interperitation of it because I had only heard fiedlers piece while growing up, and no other versions. I'm sure this scenario could easily be reversed by someone growing up with this version.

I am always thrilled to here this kind of music regardless of who i performing and conducting it, and this cd is fine, it's just not the best.

Bottom Line - If you're a real rossini fan get it, if you're a PERFECTIONIST you might want to look elsewhere.

Yes, yes, yes!.......2003-06-01

This is really a great recording. I had no clue that Reiner was such a good Rossini conductor. He is at his best in the William Tell, and the overtures to Cennerentola and Il Signor Bushcino. (the bow tapping is hilarious!) . Unfortunately, it's a very short CD with only 6 tracks, barely lasting 45 minutes. Certainly overtures such as Semeramide, Vaggio a Reims, Tancredi, Otello, Il Turco in Italia and Inganno Felice would be welcome. But this is a great historical document. Get it while you can!

No no no..........2002-08-18

Reiner offers driven, humorless, unrelenting performances of this wonderfully playful music. He was a great conductor -- and God knows the Chicago Symphony played magnificently for him -- but this is a classic mismatch.

Sensational.......2001-04-27

Close your eyes and you will simply not believe this was recorded in the late 1950's, it sounds better than most of today's digital recordings. And oh what performances, Rossini's overtures have never been given more dramatic renditions, with the climax -- the famous gallop of William Tell, taken at incredibly fast tempo -- representing one of the most thrilling passages I have ever heard in recorded music. Granted there are more comprehensive selections of Rossini overtures and by some standards this disc is short measure, but who cares, if you like this genre you must own this one. Worth it for the William Tell alone, in fact.

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