The Best Recordings of Rossini Overtures

Gil Zilkha, singer/collector/music enthusiast
In this installment of Essential Classical Music, I cover the best recordings of Rossini’s overtures. This video is taken from my larger video covering the major orchestral works and their best recordings. Featured conductors include Reiner and Toscanini.

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As much as I love and respect the Reiner recording, I most often turn to the early Giulini recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra on EMI. A few of the earlier recordings feature Dennis Brain on first horn.