Released 9th May 2025 | Label: Naxos
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Adam: Griseldis - Ballet~Pantomime in Three Acts
Adolphe Adam
Dario Salvi, conductor
Marija Jelic, sopramo
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Adolphe Adam is famous for the popular ballets Giselle and Le Corsaire, with his stage works being highly influential in the development of 19th-century musical theatre, most especially in the evolution of the Romantic ballet. The colourful and innovative Griseldis, ou Les Cinq Sens narrates the adventures of Elfrid the Crown Prince of Bohemia, on a journey of discovery and growing self-awareness as he travels to meet his prospective bride, Griseldis, Princess of Moldova. Heard here in its world premiere recording, Griseldis is one of Adam's most important ballets.
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Reviews
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Rondo Magazin
★★★★ “The Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra allows this colorful, melodious, and imaginatively orchestrated score, oscillating between free pantomime and numerous, often folkloric-flavored waltzes, mazurkas, polkas, and quadrilles, to blossom in rich color. And Dario Salvi keeps it tightly within the rhythmic corset.” [Original in German]
May 2025 - Manuel Brug
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Pizzicato.lu
★★★ “‘Griseldis, ou Les Cinq Sens’ tells the adventures of Elfrid, Crown Prince of Bohemia, as he embarks on a journey of discovery to meet his future bride, Griseldis, Princess of Moldavia. The music is imaginative and very beautiful. It is carefully played by the forces from Sofia […[”
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MusicWeb International
“What lovely tunes! What zest! What coquetry! What vivacity!” On this occasion he leads the Sofia Philharmonic and its musicians play the score with a degree of vigour and panache that suggests they were born to it (which they certainly weren’t, for no-one travelling, like the prince, from Bohemia to Moldova would make an unnecessarily long detour through Bulgaria).”
June 2025 - Rob Maynard
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Online Merker
The Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Dario Salvi, compensates for this by executing the score with astonishing ease and accuracy, so that the review of the premiere from "Le Ménestrel" can be used to describe it: "What beautiful melodies! What verve! What coquettishness! What liveliness!"
An interesting discovery! [Original in German]
June 2025 - Jan Krobot
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Suor Angelica Live Journal
A most interesting example! In addition to the ballet music itself, it features a choir, solo female vocals, harmonium, a bass clarinet that had only just appeared at that time... It is always interesting to discover rarities, especially if they are performed well. [Original in Russian]
May 2025
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Radio 3 Rbb
“This earlier work cannot quite match the opulent beauty of "Orfa," even though it again boasts astonishingly sophisticated instrumentation and original ideas.” [Original in German]
June 2025 - Matthias Käther
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Opera Lounge
“The conductor Dario Salvi is the soul of such discoveries, and not just at Naxos. It has to be said quite clearly. He digs through the archives, edits the material, and throws himself into such projects with enormous passion. “ [Original in German]
June 2025