Released January 2021 | Label: Naxos
Featured at no. 16 in Gramophone's 'Official Specialist Classical Chart Top 20' – February 2020
Auber: Overtures, Vol. 3
Daniel-François Auber – Grande Ouverture pour l'Inauguration de l'Exposition à Londres, and overtures and entr’actes from La Barcarolle, Les Chaperons Blancs, Lestocq, La muette de Portici, Rêve d'Amour and Le Serment
Dario Salvi, conductor
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Reviews
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Online Merker
“Under Dario Salvi, the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra excels at bringing the dance's lightness and exquisite instrumentation to the fore.”
— Jan Krobot, February 2021 (Original in German)
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Stretto
“Volume 3 shows [Auber's] famous, revolutionary masterpiece and premiere recordings of music, which exude both the drama and charm that permeated his mature works.”
— Michel Dutrieue, February 2021 (Original in Dutch)
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The Light Music Society
“The orchestra plays with drama and sensitivity throughout, while Salvi’s attention to detail, particularly in following Auber’s tempo markings absolutely to the letter, render this a recording of historical value in addition to being a highly satisfying listen.”
— Daniel Adams, January 2021
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MusicWeb International
“Dario Salvi is a specialist in this field and a fine advocate for the composer... The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra is clearly a well-drilled and accomplished body that responds well to his idiomatic direction.”
— Rob Maynard
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Opera Lounge
“Conductor Dario Salvi depicts the music with its strengths and weaknesses as it is, he doesn't try to mend anything – here, too, we experience Auber as a veteran with meager ideas, as a mediocre orchestrator, then again as a genius, sparkling with esprit.”
— Daniel Hauser (Original in German)
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WTJU
“Maestro Dario Salvi leads a different ensemble for this installment of Auber opera overtures. The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra has a full, yet light sound that sometimes seems to sparkle... And that’s a sound well-suited to Auber’s music... A strong addition to this series.”
— Ralph Graves, December 2020
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Film and Classical Music: Neglected Art
“I applaud Naxos for taking on this fine project... I found the recording to be well done and performed.”
— Thomas Kiefner, December 2020