My plan was to replace my mp3 recordings (unknown origin) of these overtures with hopefully higher fidelity CD recordings. After listening to this disk, I knew that wasn't going to happen. Audio quality is always hit and miss with classical CDs and I expect variation, but these recordings are just plain flat and lifeless. Unlike some other reviewers, I also felt the performances were generally dull and uninspired, and did not deserve to be offered to the public.