Rossini Overtures / Pierino Gamba (180g LP)

Label: Speakers Corner / Decca  – 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl – AAA 100% Analogue

Lacquers cut by Tony Hawkins – Limited Edition – Decca SXL 2266

Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering – Pressed  at Pallas Germany

This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head

The performances are taut and exciting and the orchestra playing splendidly alive and polished, even at the very fast speeds sometimes chosen for the allegros. A strong disciplining force – not unlike Toscanini’s style – is felt in every piece, and care in phrasing is noticeable at every turn. Particularly captivating is the string cantilena at the introduction of The Barber Of Seville, which is phrased with a wonderful sense of line. Decca’s recording is quite superlative. – LP Magazine Review

This re-issue is of one of Decca’s most respected recordings. It is on the TAS Super Disk list in the original pressing. It is a highly sought after LP.

Opera Overtures from The Thieving Magpie, The Silken Ladder, The Barber of Seville, Semiramide, William Tell – London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierino Gamba
This is a good collection. The performances are taut and exciting and the orchestra playing splendidly alive and polished, even at the very fast speeds sometimes chosen for the allegros. A strong disciplining force – not unlike Toscanini’s style – is felt in every piece, and care in phrasing is noticeable at every turn. Particularly captivating is the string cantilena at the introduction of The Barber Of Seville, which is phrased with a wonderful sense of line. Decca’s recording is quite superlative.

Recorded in November 1960 Town Hall, Walthamstow with Kenneth E. Wilkinson / Production: Ray Minshull