Rossini: Overtures, Reiner (CD)

“Reiner’s [overtures] from 1958 . . . are hard to beat, and they emerge on CD as sparkling and vivacious as ever.” — The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music

Cataloguing some of Gioacchino Rossini’s most beloved and well-known works, Fritz Reiner leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in bombastic recordings of the overtures to William Tell, La scala di seta, The Barber of Seville and more on this classic recording.

Rossini Guillaume Tell (William Tell) Overture
Mihaly Virizlay cello
1958, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Rossini La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder) Overture
1958, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Rossini Il Signor Bruschino Overture
1958, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) Overture
1958, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Rossini La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Overture
1958, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Rossini Cenerentola (Cinderella) Overture
1958, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Mozart Don Giovanni, K. 527, Overture
1959, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Discs: 1
Record Label: Sony
Release Date: December 6, 2010