Released in August 2026 | Label: Naxos
Auber: Overtures Vol.9
D.F.E. Auber (composer)
Dario Salvi, conductor
Janácek Philharmonic Ostrava
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Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber was one of the most successful opera composers of the 19th century. His overtures were favourites of the light Classical repertoire with gracious melodies and dance rhythms that were hugely influential on the genre of Romantic comic opera, especially in Germany. The unexpected complexities of Le Domino noir result in Auber's most subtle and refined overture, while the often vivacious and joyful music in Gustave III, ou Le Bal masque corresponds to the expectations of the grand-opera tradition. All of these contrast with a closing Marche funebre composed to accompany the interment of Napoleon's ashes in the church of Les Invalides.
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Reviews
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Pizzicato
★★★★ “Dario Salvi handles the repertoire of the ninth collection with his customary skill, and the Ostrava orchestra does all it can to ensure that these melodic and artfully ornamented pieces are a pleasure to listen to.”
Remy Franck - August 2026
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MusicWeb International
“The modest scale and transparency of its sound, well captured by expert engineering, are qualities far more appropriate to this repertoire than the bandstand bombast – viscerally enjoyable though it remains as an occasional guilty indulgence – that generally characterised those older recorded performances delivered by more glamorous big-name bands.
Salvi’s expertly paced, neatly shaped account of the overture offers a good indication of his overall approach to this repertoire. The jaunty, playful rhythms that, as we have come to appreciate throughout this ongoing series, characterise much of Auber’s stage music are applied with precisely calculated effect. They underpin and propel performances that are generally crisp, taut and lean.”
Rob Maynard - September 2026
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“This CD allows you to hear some of Auber's greatest successes (Le Domino noir, Gustave III – whose libretto was used by Verdi for his Un ballo in maschera), but also rarer works, such as the Funeral March for the translation of Napoleon's ashes .” [Original in French]
Jean-François Lavigne - June 2026