There’s such freshness and vigour here to challenge more familiar, pedestrian readings of Beethoven’s overtures, plus the real benefit of rarities such as Zur Namensfeier making this a must-have ...
Symphony No. 1 Claudio Abbado, Conductor Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Symphony Orchestra Octet for strings, Movements: Scherzo (Allegro leggierissimo) London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado, ...
(Die) Geschöpfe des Prometheus, '(The) Creatures of Prometheus', Movements: Overture Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen Paavo Järvi, Conductor Fidelio, Movements: ...
From the Marriage of Figaro to Carmen, here are ten of the most memorable musical beginnings to operas. The lights in the theatre dim and a hush falls over the buzzing excitement of the audience, as ...
Any self-respecting music-lover will have at least two or three of Rossini's Overtures in their collections. The best-known of them, including The Barber Of Seville and The Thieving Magpie, are so ...