★★★★ “Thus, this release is an important contribution to the history of Meyerbeer, and it is all the more pleasing because the music is played expressively at a good level..”

— Remy Franck, October 2022

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“Conducted by Dario Salvi, the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice sounds like a top international orchestra: the fresh colors and clear contours go wonderfully with this virtuoso, incredibly elegant music, which shows that Meyerbeer was also a master of lighter classical music.” [original in German]

Edwin Baumgartner, January 2023

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“The Pardubice orchestra sounds very suitable for these works. In Dario Salvi's baton one recognizes not only a musicological interest in scores but also a love for the works and their composer. The sound of the disc is impeccable. The instruments and families of instruments sound differentiated and with their own entity. ” [original in Spanish)

— Josep Rota, January 2023

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“A discovery! The score is alive with oriental exoticism, with percussion of the Janissary music where the effect of using triangle, cymbals and bass drum, tried to imitate the music played by the infantry regiment that formed the sultan's bodyguard “ (Original in Dutch)

— Michel Dutrieue, November 2022

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“ The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubiceit achieves a clear sound, balanced on the planes (mainly with an accompanied melody texture) and adequate idiom. Dario Salvi interprets them with tact, without exaggerating them and demonstrating transparency in the ensemble, in tuning and articulation” [Original in Spanish]

Albert Ferrer Flamarich, May 2023

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“Dario Salvi is, of course, something of a specialist explorer of the lesser-known byways of music composed in the second and third quarters of the 19th century and, by skilful control of orchestral colour, orchestral balance and dynamics he creates performances that could hardly, I think, be more idiomatic.”

— Rob Maynard, November 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 Meyerbeer's early work with great sound. The audible playing mood persists throughout the recording.” [Original in German]

— Jan Robot, November 2022

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“Meyerbeer in Italy was like a composer awakening: his music is full of light and sparkling invention, his tunes are accessible and filled out with florid decoration that never goes too far. His German training kicks in with excellent orchestration, full of colour. He’s learned to write for an orchestra that supports, rather than buries the voices.”

— Maureen Buja, December 2022

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Parlem d'Òpera 506: "Allo, Flamarich" (XLII)

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“ For the whole of the album, the Italian-Scottish maestro performs with probity […]”

(Original in French)

Christopher Steyne. January 2023

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