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Composer Adolphe Adam exerted a great influence on the development of both ballet and opera in 19th century France, but, except for the ballet Giselle (1841) and perhaps Le Corsaire (1856), he is mostly forgotten today. Conductor and musicologist Dario Salvi has specialized in the revival of obscure 19th century repertory, and he has hit on a real prize with Adam's Orfa, the composer's penultimate ballet. The plot is a bit difficult to describe concisely. The ballet has a Nordic setting, and the tale overlaps a bit with that of Wagner's Ring cycle, an incongruous effect when paired with Adam's graceful, evanescent music. This doesn't matter much (although it may explain why stage revivals have been nonexistent), for Adam, here as elsewhere, is a sublime melodist whose inspiration seems not to have flagged as he got older. The score is colorful, with a mazurka, a vaguely pictorial "Les Scandinaves," and a passage of "Les Séducdtions." All are overflowing with melody, and the final "Pas de deux et Apothéose" is genuinely transcendent. The Sofia Philharmonic is competent and smooth, but Salvi's performance is based on his own new edition of the score, and it is to be hoped that the score inspires other orchestras to pick the work up. Any orchestral audience would find this music delightful.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Adolphe Adam, Composer - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dario Salvi, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Vesela Trichkova, Soloist, MainArtist - Naxos Rights International, MusicPublisher
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Adolphe Adam, Composer - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dario Salvi, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Naxos Rights International, MusicPublisher
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Adolphe Adam, Composer - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dario Salvi, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Naxos Rights International, MusicPublisher
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Adolphe Adam, Composer - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dario Salvi, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Naxos Rights International, MusicPublisher
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Adolphe Adam, Composer - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dario Salvi, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Vesela Trichkova, Soloist, MainArtist - Naxos Rights International, MusicPublisher
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Adolphe Adam, Composer - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dario Salvi, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Naxos Rights International, MusicPublisher - Kalina Hristova, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Adolphe Adam, Composer - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dario Salvi, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Vesela Trichkova, Soloist, MainArtist - Naxos Rights International, MusicPublisher
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Adolphe Adam, Composer - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dario Salvi, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Vesela Trichkova, Soloist, MainArtist - Naxos Rights International, MusicPublisher - Kalina Hristova, Soloist, MainArtist
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Album review
Composer Adolphe Adam exerted a great influence on the development of both ballet and opera in 19th century France, but, except for the ballet Giselle (1841) and perhaps Le Corsaire (1856), he is mostly forgotten today. Conductor and musicologist Dario Salvi has specialized in the revival of obscure 19th century repertory, and he has hit on a real prize with Adam's Orfa, the composer's penultimate ballet. The plot is a bit difficult to describe concisely. The ballet has a Nordic setting, and the tale overlaps a bit with that of Wagner's Ring cycle, an incongruous effect when paired with Adam's graceful, evanescent music. This doesn't matter much (although it may explain why stage revivals have been nonexistent), for Adam, here as elsewhere, is a sublime melodist whose inspiration seems not to have flagged as he got older. The score is colorful, with a mazurka, a vaguely pictorial "Les Scandinaves," and a passage of "Les Séducdtions." All are overflowing with melody, and the final "Pas de deux et Apothéose" is genuinely transcendent. The Sofia Philharmonic is competent and smooth, but Salvi's performance is based on his own new edition of the score, and it is to be hoped that the score inspires other orchestras to pick the work up. Any orchestral audience would find this music delightful.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:28:53
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Kalina Hristova Vesela Trichkova Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra Dario Salvi
- Composer: A. Adam
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical Symphonic Music Ballets
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
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