Verdi eventually insisted that the ballet music for Otello not be included in the final printing of the score, as he felt it "breaks the continuity of the action."
Composer's Artistic Vision
Giuseppe Verdi, like most opera composers, wrote very little concert music, making these ballet pieces particularly interesting.
Recording & Production
This album is the first recording to bring together all of Verdi's ballet music from his operas.
Performer Biography
José Serebrier, the conductor on this album, is a GRAMMY®-winner and one of today's most recorded classical artists, with 39 GRAMMY® nominations.
Composition History
Verdi often composed ballet music for his operas only when required by the Paris Opéra, sometimes with very short notice.
Performer Biography
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1893, has worked with many famous composers and conductors including Elgar, Sibelius, and Stravinsky.
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