★★★★ “Dario Salvi launches a complete recording of Marschner’s overtures and other pieces from his stage works. He does so very stylishly, with a stimulating alternation between relaxed and more dramatic music-making, and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice responds at a high technical level.”

Remi Franck — December 2022

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★★★★ “Dario Salvi, the leading nose for theatrical music no one has ever heard of, is back! After his sensational, much admired excavations at Humperdinck, Suppé and Meyerbeer, these are now works by Marschner. "Schön Ella" and "Ali Baba" turn out to be quite visionary and already decidedly forward-looking in tone to Lortzing. They are garnished with three no less amusing opera overtures.” [Original in German]

Matthias Käther — January 2023

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“The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice conducted by Dario Salvi perfectly hits the folk tone, but also the demanding passages of this music.” [Original in German]

Peter Sommeregger - December 2022

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“As MusicWeb readers will be well aware, 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.”

Rob Maynard - February 2023

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“The well-established Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Pardubice under the conductor Dario Salvi are once again responsible for the recording. Luckily, the Pardubitzers’ strings never sound too thin, as is sometimes the case with chamber ensembles. .” [Original in German]

Daniel Hauser - December 2022

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“The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, conducted by Dario Salvi, makes music in an exciting, colorful and playful way and implements Marschner's early work with great sound. The tension is maintained throughout the recording .” [Original in German]

Jan Krobot - December 2022

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“On this recording you will hear a number of overtures and orchestral works from his oeuvre. Energetic, dynamic, with the necessary dark drama.” [Original in Dutch]

Knopskaya, December 2022

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“Dario Salvi and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice are ideal performers of the music, with their particular blend of stylistic flair and historical musical insight. The performance is well balanced throughout and boasts some real effort on the part of the performance to create as varied a sound as possible, resulting in an engaging and arresting performance.”

Daniel Adams - February 2023

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“There is a real sense of suave expression and resonance with this early Romantic music in the Pardubice orchestra’s playing.”

Colin Clarke - February 2023

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