Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava; Dario Salvi - Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber: Overtures, Vol. 8 - L'Enfant prodigue; Vendome en Espagne; La Fiancee; Les Diamants de la couronne; Partant pour la Syrie

Daniel-Franc\u0327ois-Esprit Auber represents the essence of Romantic opera-comique with vivacious and elegant works that enjoyed huge popularity for decades. He collaborated with a fellow luminary, Ferdinand Herold, for Vendome en Espagne, a work rich in Spanish dances and colour. With a vivid display of Auber's gift for melody and orchestration, the overture to La Fiancee proved so successful and popular that Liszt arranged it as a fantasia three times. L'Enfant prodigue contains his longest overture, a powerful statement reflecting the tragic aspects of this Biblical parable.