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The Italian Girl in Algiers (Overture)
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Performers: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Recording date: 09 March 2002
Date of broadcast: 14 March 2002
In typical Rossini fashion, The Italian Girl in Algiers overture was written in less than a month. It is something of a tribute to Haydn鈥檚 Surprise Symphony, with light pizzicato passages interrupted by huge orchestral hits. It, and the opera it is taken from, is still frequently performed by orchestras and bands around the world.
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Performers: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Recording date: 09 March 2002
Date of broadcast: 14 March 2002
