Rossini Overture to "La Scala di Seta" The New Dutch Academy and Simon Murphy

[mrptown]

Yeah, if there was one, the oboist would deserve the Nobel Medal for Courage.

[grammrene]

Who cares? It's a superb overture,as are most of Rossini's overtures. "The Turk", "The Magpie", "Guglielmo Tell", and definitely "Semiramide." Thank you to the poster for sharing this gem. (and yes, I abbreviated the titles)

[joethemusician]

that oboist is SOOO brave

[plasticoferroviario]

A baroque orchestra that plays Rossini? With Baroque instruments... Without vibrato (as it is in baroque music). It's like to put a diesel engine to a Ferrari! Sorry but this is not Rossini...

[skitzo429]

@plasticoferroviario theyre period instruments, Rossini's music was originally played on essentially the same thing. The ubiquitous use of vibrato is a convention that evolved in the 20th century, they wouldnt have been using a ton of it anyway at the time.

[plasticoferroviario]

@skitzo429 But in any case vibrato was used (already Leopold Mozart spoke about it in its Traitise). Rossini is about 200 years younger of Baroque so the overall feeling hearing this Ouverture would have been quite different even at Rossini time.

[skitzo429]

@plasticoferroviario you seem to be confused about the time frames of different styles. The baroque ended about 70 years before this opera was written. They used vibrato in the baroque, as they did in the classical era, though mostly as a decorative touch, not used constantly, which didnt begin until the mid 20th century. When you say its "not Rossini" youre comparing to modern recordings, which almost never observe historical performance practice with respect to 19th century music.

[plasticoferroviario]

@skitzo429 70 years are not so short period, also if you consider that Rossini broke most of the schemes of old music. Of course modern performances are different from those of that period, but Rossini is other. At Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro directors try all time to respect original feeling and believe me.... it's another music!

Said that, I close this friendly discussion because music is also personal feeling and everyone of us can remain on its ideas.

[ensamble1910]

@plasticoferroviario You should get more into performance styles a little more... vibrato is a complicated issue. But you cannot call it like baroque=senza vibrato; Romanticism= Full constant vibrato.

It's great that you speak of Leopold Mozart violin treatise, but you should read it more carefully, because you're mistakin it. And this is not a baroque orchestra, the winds and bows are classical. Big difference.

[pasquale95ful]

bei strumenti però..............

[edwin27sargith]

es muy buen sonido de la madera.. bravo oboe::::::Edwin panama

[meriensantos]

braviiiiiiiissimo!

execução excelente.

=D

[Sjaakerdesjak]

As a finishing touch, God created the Dutch.

[hautboisjj]

Bravo!