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Originally recorded in December 2022
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos
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Heinrich Marschner, the leading German composer of Romantic opera between Weber and Wagner, was a progressive innovator, bringing to his music a new dimension – the supernatural anti-hero enmeshed in horror, such as the protagonist of Der Vampyr (1828). Before his psychological operas, however, Marschner composed a series of overtures and stage works exploring more conventional material. These have long been overlooked. In this first volume Schön Ella represents Marschner’s mastery of form, skilful orchestration and melodic gifts, while the excerpts from Ali Baba reveal his flair for theatrical concision and mood setting.
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“… These performances are fine, and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic plays it heart out. Dario Salvi seems to be making the rounds with music of this type, and he does a good job here. The sound is good too.”
“… Looking at this disc as a whole, it must be said that the focus on works written to accompany plays inevitably means that there will be short tracks that, while no doubt effective in a real theatrical context, are somewhat diminished when heard blind in a domestic environment. Nevertheless, the longer overtures and ballet sequences provide excellent demonstrations of Marschner’s melodic gifts and technical skill, even in the earliest phase of his career… conductor Dario Salvi is a dab hand at this sort of repertoire and he and his Czech musicians deliver their performances as if they had been performing Marschner’s music all their lives. Their overall achievement is enhanced by the clear and detailed recording.”
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