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Auber: Overtures, Vol. 2 / Salvi, Czech Chamber Philharmonic

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Composer
AUBER, DANIEL-FRANÇOIS-ESPRIT
Artist
Cepicka, Salvi
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jul 10, 2020
Catalog #
8574006
UPC
747313400676

About

The second volume in this series (Volume1is on 8.574005) continues to explore little-known examples of Auber’s elegant and refined operatic music. Julie was his first stage work, its fantasia-like beauty foreshadowing the operas, opéras-comiques and lyric dramas to come. Striking melodies and haunting episodes abound in these overtures and entr’actes, and there is restrained yet fragrant Iberian color in the overture to Léocadie. The Violin Concerto is lightly scored and gentle, with a tarantella-like finale full of folk vitality.

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REVIEW:

This disc concentrates on Auber's early career between 1805 and 1829, going back to his first opera, Julie, ou L’Erreur d’un moment, where the orchestral scoring could be just for an enlarged string quartet. At the other end of the spectrum, in Fiorella from 1826, he was in competition with Rossini and requires a much more fulsome orchestra. We then move into the world of serious opera in 1824 with Leocadie. The Violin Concerto poses no major problems for Marketa Cepicka, a ‘song-like’ quality in the first two movements concluded by a suitably frolicking dance finale. The playing of the Czech orchestra is first rate for the Scottish/Italian conductor, Dario Salvi, the musicologist who is unearthing these long forgotten scores.

– David's Review Corner (David Denton)

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Le concert à la cour, ou La débutante, S. 11: Overture 07:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Le concert à la cour, ou La débutante, S. 11: Overture
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  2. 2 I. Allegro ma non troppo 09:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:38
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Performer
    Markéta Čepická
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  3. 3 II. Andante 03:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Performer
    Markéta Čepická
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  4. 4 III. Presto 05:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Performer
    Markéta Čepická
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  5. 5 Fiorella, S. 15: Overture 06:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fiorella, S. 15: Overture
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  6. 6 Fiorella, S. 15, Act III: Entr'acte 01:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fiorella, S. 15, Act III: Entr'acte
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  7. 7 Julie, ou L'erreur d'un moment, S. 1: Overture 08:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    Julie, ou L'erreur d'un moment, S. 1: Overture
    Duration
    08:33
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  8. 8 Julie, ou L'erreur d'un moment, S. 1: Finale 01:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    Julie, ou L'erreur d'un moment, S. 1: Finale
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  9. 9 Lestocq, ou L'Intrigue et l'Amour, S. 24, Act III: Entr'acte 01:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    Lestocq, ou L'Intrigue et l'Amour, S. 24, Act III: Entr'acte
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  10. 10 Léocadie, S. 12: Overture 07:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    Léocadie, S. 12: Overture
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  11. 11 Léocadie, S. 12, Act II: Entr'acte 01:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    Léocadie, S. 12, Act II: Entr'acte
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  12. 12 Léocadie, S. 12, Act III: Entr'acte 01:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    Léocadie, S. 12, Act III: Entr'acte
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  13. 13 Couvin, ou Jean de Chimay, S. 2, Act I: Introduction 01:32
    Track
    13
    Title
    Couvin, ou Jean de Chimay, S. 2, Act I: Introduction
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  14. 14 Couvin, ou Jean de Chimay, S. 2, Act II: Introduction 01:24
    Track
    14
    Title
    Couvin, ou Jean de Chimay, S. 2, Act II: Introduction
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi
  15. 15 La fiancée, S. 17, Act III: Entr'acte 02:01
    Track
    15
    Title
    La fiancée, S. 17, Act III: Entr'acte
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
    Ensemble
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
    Conductor
    Dario Salvi