Columbia (German) SMC 80890 (SAX 2324): Verdi Overtures
Columbia (German) SMC 80890 Verdi Overtüren (Verdi Overtures) Overture "Nabucco" "Aida" Prelude to Act I Overture "Giovanna D'Arco" Overture "I Vespri Siciliani" "La Traviata" Prelude to Act I "La Traviata" Prelude to Act III Overture "La Forza Del Destino" Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Tullio Serafin, conductor Recorded February 19th (RPO tracks) and 27th (Philharmonia tracks), 1959, Kingsway Hall Matrix numbers: YAX 301-1 / 302-1 Earlier this year in our survey of Rossini overture recordings, I was quite enthusiastic about the Deutsche Grammophon disc from Italian conductor, Tullio Serafin (1878-1968). Today we'll take a look at his recording of Verdi overtures for Columbia, recorded in 1959 and released in the UK as SAX 2324. This one is a relatively hard one to find on the used market and usually sells for a decent amount (median $65, maximum $630 USD on Popsike). I stumbled across
