ROSSINI, G.: Signor Bruschino Overture (Il) (Prague Sinfonia, Benda) (from Naxos 8.570934)
Composer: Rossini, Gioachino
Il Signor Bruschino
Conductor: Benda, Christian
Prague Sinfonia
Year of Production: Sept. 2011
Playing Time: 00:04:50
Catalogue Number: NVF0103
Il Signor Bruschino, ossia Il figlio per azzardo (Signor Bruschino, or The Son by Chance) opens with an overture to match, with the novel feature of music stands tapped by the violin bow as part of the thematic material. Otherwise the form of the overture brings two contrasting themes, the first taken over from the early Sinfonia 'al Conventello' (Naxos 8.570933), the second, in the dominant key, introduced, as usual by wind instruments, and returning in the tonic key in the final recapitulation of the two themes.
