William Tell and Other Overtures in Full Score

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Review: Besides "William Tell"(1829), this volume also contains the overtures to: "La Gazza Ladra" (The Thieving Magpie, 1817); "La Scala di Seta" (The Silken Ladder, 1812); "Il Signor Bruschino" (Mr. Bruschino or The Accidental Son, 1813); "Semiramide" (1823). From Dover's Bibliographical Note: "This Dover edition, first published in 1994, is a new compilation of five previously uncollected works originally published by Breitkopf & Haertel, n.d. Lists of contents and instruments have been added in the Dover edition, accompanied by information about the source of each work, its librettist(s) and first performance. For the Overture to Il Signor Bruschino, a new editorial note clarifies performance of the col legno passages; for the Overture to Semiramide, a brief note about playing cues replaces a longer explanation in the original score, printed in three languages."