Artist
Gioachino Rossini
Personb. 1792 · Pesaro, Italy, Italy
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Bio
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) was an Italian composer whose operas dominated the early nineteenth-century stage. Born in Pesaro, he achieved international fame with works such as The Barber of Seville and William Tell, blending melodic brilliance with dramatic pacing that influenced generations of composers. After retiring from opera composition in his late thirties, Rossini lived mainly in Paris and Bologna, producing only sacred and instrumental music. His final years were marked by celebrated salons and a renewed interest in composition, including the Petite messe solennelle.
Popular tracks
- 12:35
Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Vol. 10 "Miscellanée pour piano": No. 6, Petit caprice (Style Offenbach)
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- 23:19
Rossini: William Tell: Overture (Excerpt)
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- 32:42
Le ballet des épousailles (Arr. Martin Batchelar d'après l'ouverture de Guillaume Tell de Gioacchino Rossini)
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- 42:29
Rossini: Sonate a quattro No. 3 in C Major: III. Moderato
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- 53:18
Rossini: Cats' Duet (Also Attributed to Pearsall)
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- 65:46
Rossini: La scala di seta: Sinfonia
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- 73:32
Rossini: Ermione, Act 1: "Ah! Come nascondere" (Oreste, Pilade)
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- 87:25
Rossini: The Barber of Seville: Overture
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- 92:18
Rossini: La Cenerentola, Act 2: Temporale
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- 104:39
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle: XII. Sanctus
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- 114:49
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: Aria. "Largo al factotum" (Figaro) [Live]
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- 128:06
Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri: Overture
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Albums
Essential Classical Bangers
Album · 2026
Contemplation
Album · 2026
Encores
Ep · 2024
"Prelude" - Sir Neville Marriner Conducts Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Grieg and Others
Album · 2026
Fireworks!
Album · 2025
Hymn to the Sun
Album · 2026
The Karajan Sound
Album · 2026
Great Opera Arias
Album · 2025
100 Best Karajan
Album · 2026
50 Greatest Orchestral Showpieces
Album · 2026
Alla Hornpipe. Beethoven: Choral Symphony - Handel: Water Music & Ombra mai fu - Wagner: Lohengrin & Tristan und Isolde - Mozart: Ave verum & Requiem - Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Album · 2025
Above the Mists - Echoes of the Mountain
Album · 2026