Overtures
The San Diego Symphony Orchestra no longer exists, unfortunately, having  succumbed to financial pressures after a troubled history. It's a pity, for they  were good, as this excellent budget-priced collection of overtures proves. This  is, in fact, the most comprehensive collection of overtures by Berlioz currently  available, and at Naxos's budget price, it's a very good deal. Yoav Talmi keeps  the music moving with a sure sense of rhythm, and there's some particularly fine  solo woodwind playing in the music's quieter passages. Anyone looking for these  pieces can invest in this disc with complete confidence.--David Hurwitz