Verdi: Overtures & Preludes, Vol. 2, Muti/La Scala (CD)

Discs: 1
Record Label: Sony
Release Date: June 6, 1995

A companion to his acclaimed recordings of overtures and preludes from Giuseppe Verdi’s most beloved operas, Italian conductor Riccardo Muti presents a companion collection of orchestral highlights from some of the composer’s lesser-known works.

Contents:

Verdi I due Foscari, Prelude
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi La forza del destino, Prelude to Act III
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi Un ballo in maschera, Prelude to Act II
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi Rigoletto, Prelude to Act I
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio, Overture
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi Macbeth, Prelude to Act I
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao), Overture
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi I Lombardi alla prima crociata, Overture
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi Il corsaro, Prelude
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi Alzira, Overture
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi Ernani, Prelude
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi Stiffelio, Overture
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra