Description
Rossini, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierino Gamba –
Rossini Overtures
Gioacchino Rossini – Rossini Overtures
Label: Decca – JB 33
Series: Decca Jubilee Series
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Released: 1978
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic
A1 The Thieving Magpie = La Gazza Ladra 8:42
A2 The Silken Ladder = La Scala Di Seta [Arranged By – Perry] 5:53
A3 The Barber Of Seville = Il Barbiere Di Siviglia 6:46
B1 Semiramide = Rossi 10:55
B2 William Tell = Guillaume Tell [Arranged By – Winter] 11:12
Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
Printed By – Clout & Baker Ltd.
Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
Lacquer Cut At – Decca Studios
Composed By – Rossini
Conductor – Pierino Gamba
Lacquer Cut By – W (12)
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
Front laminated sleeve, Decca die cut polylined inner.
Runouts are stamped.
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ZAL 5035
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ZAL 5036
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): ZAL 5035-5W
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): ZAL-5036-4W
5 overtures recorded in the years 1972-75. Prepared after an extensive work of research and study of the original Rossini manuscripts.
The result is miles far from the versions Karajan recorded in 1970 with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here the orchestra produces well-defined, light and highly transparent sound. Winds are prominent and clear.
An outstanding LP 47 minutes long.
Gioacchino Rossini
Born: 1792-02-29 (Pesaro, Italy)
Died: 1868-11-13 (Passy, Paris, France)
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music.
He set new standards for both comic and serious opera before retiring from large-scale composition while still in his thirties, at the height of his popularity
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), founded in 1904, is the oldest symphony orchestra based in London, England, UK.The LSO was set up by a group of players who left Henry Wood’s Queen’s Hall Orchestra because of a new rule requiring players to give the orchestra their exclusive services.
The LSO claims to be the world’s most recorded orchestra; it has made gramophone recordings since 1912 and has played on more than 200 soundtrack recordings for the cinema, of which the best known include the ‘Star Wars’ series. The LSO is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading orchestras.
Since 1982, the LSO has been based in the Barbican Centre in the City of London.
Frequently mentioned together with London Symphony Chorus.
Pierino Gamba
Italian pianist and conductor, born 16 December 1936.
