This pleasing performance of Rossini’s exhilarating piece is apparently the work of one of Japan’s biggest pop acts. The William Tell Overture is one of the most exhilarating pieces in music. So we ...

I've always had a soft spot for Gioacchino Rossini's overtures. Their slow introductions and sprightly melodies invariably lead to a big crescendo passage, in which Rossini repeats a motif several ...