Browse: Rossini - Guillaume Tell Overture

Exciting and vibrant interpretations of Rossini’s overtures, but a collection of works with near identical structures means that the power of the individual pieces Is slightly lost. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Twenty-four overtures, plus two sinfonias make a delightful package in such sparkling performances, which eruditely use original orchestrations. The well-known popular overtures stand competition... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

If forced to choose a first investment, I suppose I’d go for the all-stereo Vol. 2, principally because Paray’s Rolls-Royce orchestra (which is what it sounds like) was at its very best in French... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022 More…

Giulini brings out all the brio and variety of Rossini's curtain-openers in this set of 1970s recordings with the Philharmonia: La Scala di Seta dances, The Barber of Seville bustles and sparkles,... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, May 2014 More…