Rossini: Overtures
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra Dell' Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia- Overture: La Scala di Seta
- Overture: Il Signor Bruschino
- Overture: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
- Overture: La Cenerentola
- Overture: Semiramide
- Overture: Le siege de Corinthe
- Overture: Guillaume Tell: Overture
- Andante e tema con variazioni
“From the very start, when Antonio Pappano conjured a feather-light hush from the opening bars of Verdi's Requiem, it was clear we could be in for something very special in this great work. And so, across 90 musically gripping minutes, in this second concert of the Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus's weekend visit from Rome, it was repeatedly to prove.[…] And while the Rome orchestra and chorus also made awesomely powerful music at the many moments Verdi requires it, this performance was
marked from first to last by Pappano's ability to secure a rare and enthralling inner concentration.” - 19 May 2014, Martin Kettle, The Guardian
Antonio Pappano, the world’s greatest active opera conductor, together with Italy’s premier symphony orchestra, the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, bring us this astounding collection of the very best of Rossini’s opera overtures, recorded in concert and the studio at their home venue, the Sala Santa Cecilia, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome.
“Since I started conducting the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia I have never ceased to be amazed by the 'direct line' it seems to have to Rossini's music. The articulation, humour, drama and verve they display gives me such joy that I am thrilled that this album has become a reality after our other more 'serious' Rossini outings for CD. A special thank you to our wind soloists for showing us another side of Rossini's glittering instrumental genius.” – Antonio Pappano