Duration
60 Min
Solti conducts Rossini: Favourite Overtures
Concert
Chicago Symphony
Production Date: 06/12/1978
60 Min
Rossini might not be the first composer one associates with Georg Solti, but as these performances of a selection of the bel canto master's best-loved overtures shows, they make a compelling match. The combination of Rossini's brilliant, witty writing and Solti's rhythmic acuity and the disciplined, pinpoint playing he elicits from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – and especially from its superb wind soloists – proves irresistible. From the high-spirited japes of Il barbiere di Seviglia and L'italiana in Algeri to the grand drama of Semiramide, this is Rossini with all the bite and fizz one could want!
- Ensemble:
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor:
- Sir Georg Solti
