Rossini - La Cenerentola Overture

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…

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…

For a single-disc recommendation of Rossini's most popular overtures, Reiner's Chicago version from 1958...is hard to beat, and they emerge on CD as sparkling and vivacious as ever. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…