The Philadelphia Orchestra – William Tell Overture album art

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.


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Morris F. Benton’s Freehand (ATF, 1917) on the cover of Rossini’s William Tell Overture as recorded by Eugene Ormandy with the Philadelphia Orchestra, released in 1972 by Columbia Records.

Cover design by Teresa Alfieri, with an illustration by Roy Carruthers (1938–2013). 1stDibs describes Carruthers’ work as “a brilliant mix of George Tooker and Fernando Botero but with unexpected charm”.

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