Composer: Daniel François Esprit Auber
Orchestra: Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Dario Salvi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2021
Size: 1.34 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Le duc d’Olonne
01. Overture
02. Act II Entr’acte et introduction
03. Act III Entr’acte
Fra Diavolo
04. Overture
05. Act III Entr’acte
Le philtre
06. Overture
07. Act II Entr’acte
08. Divertissement de Versailles
La fiancée du roi de Garbe
09. Overture
10. Act I Final. Danse
11. Act II Entr’acte
12. Act III Mélodrame
Actéon
13. Overture
Daniel-François-Esprit Auber was one of the most famous composers of the 19th century, giving definitive form to the uniquely French genres of grand historical opera and opéra-comique. His overtures became famous all over the world for their dancing elegance and fluent melodies, a reflection both of his genial personality and of the Parisian taste and refinement of his day. This programme includes overtures and entr’actes from Auber’s most famous opera about the notorious robber-chief Fra Diavolo, and from one of his least known works, La Fiancée du Roi de Garbe. Volume 2 of this edition (8.574006) was acclaimed as ‘wonderfully articulated and lovingly brought to life’