Released on 27th June 2025 | Label: Naxos
Auber: Overtures, Vol.8
Daniel F.E. Auber
Dario Salvi, conductor
Janácek Philharmonic Ostrava
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Daniel-François-Esprit Auber represents the essence of Romantic opéra-comique with vivacious and elegant works that enjoyed huge popularity for decades. He collaborated with a fellow luminary, Ferdinand Hérold, for Vendôme en Espagne, a work rich in Spanish dances and colour. With a vivid display of Auber’s gift for melody and orchestration, the overture to La Fiancée proved so successful and popular that Liszt arranged it as a fantasia three times. L’Enfant prodigue contains his longest overture, a powerful statement reflecting the tragic aspects of this Biblical parable.
Reviews
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Pizzicato.lu
★★★★★ “The Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava plays with inspiration and nuance under the committed direction of Dario Salvi, delivering colorful and, when necessary, dramatically gripping performances.
The Czech wind players are particularly noteworthy.”
June 2025 - Remy Franck
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AllMusic
★★★★ “The performances are all sharp and keep moving. This might seem a rather specialized release devoted to a rather obscure composer, but the fact of the matter is that it is thoroughly enjoyable.”
August 2025 - James Manheim
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MusicWeb International
“ Once again, Dario Salvi leads the players of the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava through repertoire that, in most cases, must have been entirely unfamiliar to them. You would hardly realise that, however, while listening to their committed and completely idiomatic performances. They consistently exhibit a lightness of touch and a level of high-spirited animation that could not suit the music more effectively. The impressive results have, once again, been captured in warm, clear sound and with the greatest fidelity. “
July 2025 - Rob Maynard