Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Orchestra: Philharmonia Zürich
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Accentus
Catalogue: PHR0109
Release: 2017
Size: 2.32 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. La Forza Del Destino: Sinfonia
02. Aida: Sinfonia (1872)
03. Don Carlos: La Peregrina (Ballet Music)
04. Un Ballo in Maschera: Preludio
05. I Vespri Siciliani: Sinfonia
06. La Traviata: Preludio
07. Stiffelio: Sinfonia
08. Luisa Miller: Sinfonia
09. La Battaglia Di Legnano: Sinfonia
10. Il Corsaro: Preludio
11. I Masnadieri: Preludio
12. Macbeth: Preludio
13. Giovanna D’arco: Sinfonia
14. Ernani: Preludio
15. Jérusalem: Preludio
16. Nabucco: Sinfonia
17. Un Giorno Di Regno: Sinfonia
18. Oberto: Sinfonia
Giuseppe Verdi composed over 30 operas, though only about half of them are still regularly staged. For the latest studio recording with the Philharmonia Zürich, Fabio Luisi has chosen overtures and preludes from Verdi’s whole creative period. Next to popular masterpieces like the overture to La forza del destino, the selection ranges from the earliest works by Verdi, which strongly remind of Rossini and Donizetti, over exceptional preludes he wrote for Macbeth or La traviata for example, to rarely performed overtures such as I vespri siciliani or La battaglia di Legnano. A special highlight on this recording is the long version of the overture to Aida, which is never heard in combination with opera. Furthermore, the ballet music for the French version of Don Carlos also found its way onto the album. Thus, the compilation unites pieces that belong to the day-to-day repertoire of the Philharmonia Zürich with those that are also rarities to orchestra musicians.