Orfa was Adolphe Adam’s penultimate ballet, with an intriguing scenario based on Nordic mythology. It shares analogies with Hesiod’s Theogony and Wagner’s Ring cycle in depicting the struggle between the older gods (Loki) and younger gods (Odin). Full of archetypal Romantic elements, Orfa was mounted with the lavish stage spectacle for which the Paris Opéra was famous, and featured Fanny Cerrito in the title role. Adam’s writing shows increasingly vivid orchestral imagination, drama and tonal colour, with roles for several instrumental soloists. This world premiere recording uses a new edition copied from Adam’s original manuscript score held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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“… The music falls easily on the ears (not a chromatic chord in ear-short) and the orchestration is skilful. The performance sounds quite fin to me and the sound is well-balanced …”
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“… The Sofia Philharmonic plays idiomatically and with exuberance. And Dario Salvi adds to his continued advocacy of this music. The sound is excellent.”
Roger Hecht – American Record Guide – January/February 2024
*** Good Album
Jacques Bonnaure - Classica magazine - October 2023
“An interesting rarity.”
Raymond J Walker Musicwebinternational.com – 19 June 2023
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