★★★★ “The Austrian composer takes us on a very enjoyable ride in the company of Phileas Fogg… his 1874 theatrical stage music is rarely short of drama, character and, above all, sheer good fun. It is all played with panache by the Janáček PO.”

— December 2022

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★★★★ “Stripped of its narration, Conductor Dario Salvi passages around the world (via hot air balloon, railroad, steamship, trains and elephants), capturing the harrowing pitfalls and momentous triumphs experienced by eccentric Phileas Fogg through the eyes of the composer.”

— Christie Grimstad, September 2022

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★★★★ “I draw that conclusion on the basis of this CD, on which the Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dario Salvi, in the well-known cultural center of the Moravian city of Ostrava, fully supports the foreplay with its typical bim-bam-bom opening motif. and the fifteen tableaus illustrating the world tour of Phileas Fogg and his valet Passepartout.” [original in Dutch]

Maarten-Jan Dongelmans — December 2022 

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★★★★ “There is plenty of rousing, triumphal material here, though, nicely leavened with lyricism from time to time, and the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra under Dario Salvi plays everything with suitable élan and apparent enjoyment on a new Naxos CD.”

— October 2022

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“The music is a true marvel: the exoticisms and stylistic allusions are tasteful, the train raid is brilliant, the scene at the stake rises to tense grandeur. The work shimmers and sparkles in all colours”. [Original in German]

— Edwin Baumgartner, November 2022

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“Just one year after the publication of the spectacular novel, he created the music for a stage version, enriched in part with exoticism: a prelude and 15 tableaux, a good 50 minutes of the best entertainment.” [Original in German]

— August 2023

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“If you've always enjoyed listening to Suppé's famous Overtures, this recording of previously unheard gems belongs in your collection.”

Jean-Yves Duperron

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“The Czech musicians and their Scottish-Italian guest conductor Dario Salvi [...] play the 19 numbers with deep pathos in the strings, brass emphasis and passion in the tutti sections as if this music had been designed for the big screen: Suppè as the John Williams of the 19th century. Sparkling, lively, rousing and suspiciously catchy.” [original in German]

Rolf Fath, October 2022

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“The conductor of this recording, the Italo-Scotsman Dario Salvi, is a passionate musicologist and researcher. His enthusiasm for unknown treasures is always evident in this recording.” [original in German]

Dirk Schauß, September 2022

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“The music is sensationally and fulsomely recorded. The readings are stylish and the disc boasts a big sound with quiet quiets and obstreperous fortes. As a listening experience, this amounts to an extended and agreeable travelogue suite. The style often comes with a measure of charm, strut or bombast”

— November 2022

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“The Scottish-Italian conductor Dario Salvi has a particular interest in reviving long-neglected repertoire from the mid-19th century and has done so on this occasion with his usual commitment and skill.”

Rob Maynard, December 2022

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“ Conductor Dario Salvi’s first-class presentation of the material, or his ability to generate consistently excellent playing from his Czech forces. Together, they play this music for everything it’s worth, and the Naxos recording is first rate.”

Christopher Webber, October 2022

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“The Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dario Salvi is precise and transparent, bringing out the full sonority of the colorful score, but also the power in Suppé's music, which "goes straight to the stomach", as one director of "Boccaccio" once formulated.” [original in German]

Uwe Aisenpreis, October 2022

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“Dario Salvi and his orchestra give the music a truly rich, broad, big-theatre rendition, which I thoroughly enjoyed”

Kurt Gänze

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“Scenes from Around the World that cross the 'Gold Rush' era drawn by Suppe, the composer representing the golden age of the Viennese Operetta, faithfully utilising Suppe's writing style - Dario Salvi recording is reminiscent of scenes from the Indiana Jones series. This is an album where Salvi's interpretation shines! (original in Korean)

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“All in all this is a fascinating package. However, I would advocate in this case getting the physical CD as you do need the text of the liner notes alongside the music. This is, as seems to be Salvi’s speciality, an historical document of significance and as such should (as appears to be already happening) be celebrated.”

Daniel Adams - January 2023

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“ A convincingly optimistic work, performed in all its splendor and with full expression by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dario Salvi.” [original in Dutch]

— Knopskaya, November 2022

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“Salvi’s conducting is much livelier and effective than it was in Mozart. The orchestra responds beautifully to some of Suppe’s most intricate orchestrations. The sound is excellent.”

Fisch - January/February 2023

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“I have to say the most-fun orchestral album was Suppe’s obscure Around the World in 80 days from Janacek PO under Dario Salvi (Naxos). with the very colorful music and playing befitting the subject.”

Dr. John - February 2023

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“Dario Salvi directs the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra in some energetic performances. This music was written to tell a story. And under Salvi's direction, it does just that. Even listening to the music without the liner notes I could hear the locale changes. And I could hear the key dramatic moments when they arrived. “

— Ralph Graves, July 2023

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