William Tell - Overture

Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces. His best-known operas include the Italian comedies Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) and La Cenerentola and the French-language epics Moïse et Pharaon and Guillaume Tell. A tendency for inspired, song-like melodies is evident throughout his scores, which led to the nickname "The Italian Mozart". Until his retirement in 1829, Rossini had been the most popular opera composer in history. [source from Wikipedia]

Guillaume Tell is the last opera of the Italian composer Rossini. The overture is divided into four parts, Dawn, Storm, Calm and Finale. It describes the tale of Guillaume Tell, a Swiss hero who came forward to save the people.