Overtures

Amazon.com The San Diego Symphony Orchestra no longer exists, unfortunately, having succumbed to financial pressures after a troubled history. It’s a pity, for they were good, as this excellent budget-priced collection of overtures proves. This is, in fact, the most comprehensive collection of overtures by Berlioz currently available, and at Naxos’s budget price, it’s a very good deal. Yoav Talmi keeps the music moving with a sure sense of rhythm, and there’s some particularly fine solo woodwind playing in the music’s quieter passages. Anyone looking for these pieces can invest in this disc with complete confidence. –David Hurwitz Product description San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Yoav Talmi – Berlioz – Overtures – Benvenuto Cellini aEUR Beatrice and Benedict aEUR Waverley aEUR King Lear aEUR Rob Roy aEUR Roman Carnival aEUR Le Corsaire – CD