Released May 2022 | Label: Naxos
Suppé: Mozart [Incidental Music]
Franz von Suppé – Mozart and “Overture” from Die Afrikareise
Dario Salvi, conductor
Julie Svěcená, violin
Pavel Rybka, organ
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Reviews
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Musica - Rivista Culturale
★★★★★ “Like this symphonic delicacy caught by an Italo-Scottish in Czechia. The which in itself would be a mix operetta ethnic, it wasn't that the director (meritorious discoverer of small musical treasures buried and maker of juicy projects) is Dario Salvi. To this elegant conductor in kilt one must also (from Sofia this time) the recent first recording of Waldmeister.” [original in Italian]
Gianni Gore
October 2022
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Ritmo.es
★★★★★ “Both the young and virtuoso violinist Julie Svecená, of great sensitivity and storytelling talent in the variations of “Là ci darem la mano”, such as the pasty and luminous Philharmonic Janácek they collaborate with their splendid work so that the short hour that the album lasts becomes very enjoyable.” [original in Spanish]
Pedro Coco
October 2022
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Infodad
★★★★ “Suppé also created a lovely Concertino – in effect, a nine-minute violin concerto – to be used in a scene where Mozart reflects on his love of Constanze and looks ahead hopeful for a better future. The play Mozart runs a full four acts with Suppé’s music – as heard on a new Naxos CD featuring the fine playing of the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dario Salvi.”
June 2022
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Pizzicato
★★★★ “The recording of the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Dario Salvi. Instrumental soloists join with violinist Julie Svecena for the Concertino and Pavel Rybka for the organ part in Fantasia and Declaration. These musicians are able to bring out both the character of Mozart’s music and the charm of Suppé’s part in the incidental music. In this way, they give a selective overview of Mozart’s work in fast motion.”
— Uwe Krusch, June 2022 (Original in German)
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RBB Kultur
★★★★ “The maestro [Suppé] shows his attractive side as he cheekily twirls around with Mozart’s quotations and thoroughly de-sentimentalizes the melodrama. Brilliantly staged by Dario Salvi and the Janáček Philharmonic.”
— Matthias Käther, July 2022 (Original in German)
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Opus Klassiek
“Salvi has an orchestra at his disposal here that operates as far from Prague as it does from Vienna, and which still has the typical operetta style in its blood. Mozart connoisseurs will be amazed when listening to this pastiche, but every music lover will enjoy track 3, a Concertino for violin and orchestra with a starring role for violinist Julie Svecená. Conductor Salvi – who is also a musicologist – provided a convincing performance and an excellent explanation.”
— Siebe Riedstra, June 2022 (Original in Dutch)
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The Light Music Society
“Deeply impressive is the Act 1 Concertino movement for solo violin and orchestra. It is a passage demanding considerable virtuosity on the part of the soloist and prize winning violinist Julie Svěcená is more than up to the task, tackling the challenges of the work with a lightness of touch — in short: everything you could ask for. This disc marks Salvi’s second collaboration on CD with the Janáček Philharmonic and it is refreshing to hear such unusual repertoire so well performed by the orchestra.”
— Daniel Adams, May 2022
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Classical Music Daily
“Dario Salvi conducts with unreserved energy that makes the music catch fire, and his Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra players respond with some vibrant playing full of unalloyed joy. This is super Suppé, wrapped in a must-get disc for your collection.”
— Gerald Fenech, June 2022
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Wiener Zeitung
“For the four scenes, Suppè composed a brilliant collage of works by Mozart and style imitations. It is simply captivating how he reinterprets Mozart's music and colors it with the sophistication of his own time. The listener turns into a Mozart detective: That's over. . . And where did that come from now? Gorgeous!” [Original in German]
Edwin Baumgartner - November 2022
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Stretto
“Suppé's music subtly accompanies the stage action as the story of Mozart's music composition unfolds, offering a potpourri of Mozart's works served with Suppé's signature flair. Die Afrikareise, on the other hand, presents a spicy, colorful and brilliantly sonorous travelogue. Delicious!”
— Michel Dutrieue, July 2022 (Original in Dutch)
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Fanfare Magazine
“Mozart is a delightful tribute from one Viennese master to another, with a lesser-known, but brilliant Suppé overture tacked on as a bonus. Dario Salvi and the Janáček Philharmonic are in top form, with recorded sound to match. This is a must-have for fans of light opera, and for anyone in the market for something fun to listen to..”
Andrew Desiderio, January 2023
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Franz von Suppé blog
“The Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dario Salvi himself, plays this music by Mozart in the guise of Suppé's temperament with dedication and precision and leaves nothing to be desired. Special mention should be made of the award-winning violinist Julie Svěcená, who masters the challenges of the concertino with bravado.”
— Uwe Aisenpreis, July 2022 (Original in German)
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MusicWeb International
“Dario Salvi has clearly invested a great deal of effort in reviving the pieces on this new Naxos release, for, as well as the Mozart book referred to above, he has also co-authored a study of Die Afrikareise […] All the music that has been included is very well and entirely idiomatically performed by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra. It has, moreover, been well recorded. Listening to it certainly expands our knowledge of Franz von Suppé’s considerable output.
— Rob Maynard, July 2022
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Jurassic
“Suppé's Mozart, which is not an operetta, is probably the first CD in the world to record dramatic music in almost perfect form. Dario Salvi, who is conducting this composition, is a musicologist who is actively restoring such rare works, but he also has such a playful side.”
July 2022 (Original in Japanese)
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Concerti.ch
“Dario Salvi conducts the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra with great enthusiasm and musical crocodile tears instead of sentiment. So he takes suppé seriously in an exhilarating way. In addition to the dash, the glittering indulgence is not neglected.”
Roland H. Dipperl, December 20222 [original in German]
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Interlude.hk
“This 2022 recording is by Dario Salvi, who has used his experience as a conductor and researcher to recreate lost works of the Viennese 19th-century stage, including reinstating this overture to Die Afrikareise.”
Maureen Buja - February 2023
