G. Rossini - Complete Overtures 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rossini's ceaseless wit and invention are best exemplified in his series of operas. His colorful orchestration and command of both comic and tragic elements can be savored in this second of four volumes of the complete symphonic overtures. Guillaume Tell, with it's overture in four movements, includes a scene for five solo cellos. La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder), one of his most popular pieces, opens with an overture of charm and elan. Volume 1 (8.570933) was described by MusicWeb Internationals Inchan admirable start to what looks like being a very desirable seriesInch.

Volume 3 of the complete Rossini symphonic overtures continues the pattern of placing rarities such as the lively student work, Grand'overtura 'obbligata a contrabasso,' and Matilde of Shabran, set in medieval Spain, alongside perennial hits such as the Italian Girl in Algiers and La Cenerentola (Cinderella), said to have been written in just three weeks. Classics Today described Volume 2 (8.570934) of this series as 'delightful... amazing... strongly recommended.'

Future Teens are growing up together. It's been ten years since they coined the term 'bummer pop' to describe their tracks about romantic frustrations, misfortunes and miscommunications. As you get older, the bummers get heavier and more complex, but the friendships and life lessons that help carry you through them also grow deeper and more meaningful. On their fourth album Still Life, the band - guitarists/vocalists Daniel Radin and Amy Hoffman and drummer Colby Blauvelt - present a collection of headfirst dives into grief, anger, shame, regret, identity, and ultimately, the hope that only comes from winning a staring contest with the abyss. Hoffman and Radin were using their songwriting to process the heavy life changes that have ushered in their mid-thirties personal losses, Hoffman's journey to sobriety, and the general stock-taking of your life that comes with age. They recorded across several months, resulting in a version of Future Teens that sounds more polished and expansive than ever before. The record follows 2017's Hard Feelings, 2019's Breakup Season and 2022's Self Help, as well as tours with the likes of The Wonder Years, Hot Mulligan, Oso Oso, Aaron West and Free Throw. All the while, they band have prioritized building a community of fans and fellow bands based around friendship, vulnerability and joy, an antidote to music industry pressure that has kept Future Teens treading their own path for over a decade.