These two are here most days, and invariably I think of Rossini whenever I spot them...
Can you guess why? Yes, it's his always delightful and famous piece of music that always makes me smile throughout its duration. It's obviously, really...
This (fractionally up-tempo from the ideal) performance of La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) overture is by the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) conducted by Claudio Abbado...

