Collegium 1704 & Collegium Vocale 1704, Václav Luks - Zelenka & Tůma: Music From 18th Century Prague (2014)

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Title: Zelenka & Tůma: Music From 18th Century Prague
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Supraphon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 55:44
Total Size: 285 Mb
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Tracklist:

01. Stabat Mater in G Minor: I. Stabat Mater (00:02:05)
02. Stabat Mater in G Minor: II. O quam tristis (00:01:20)
03. Stabat Mater in G Minor: III. Quis est homo (00:01:29)
04. Stabat Mater in G Minor: IV. Pro peccatis suae gentis (00:01:08)
05. Stabat Mater in G Minor: V. Vidit suum (00:01:05)
06. Stabat Mater in G Minor: VI. Eja Mater (00:01:02)
07. Stabat Mater in G Minor: VII. Sancta Mater (00:01:57)
08. Stabat Mater in G Minor: VIII. Fac me tecum (00:01:37)
09. Stabat Mater in G Minor: IX. Virgo virginum praeclara (00:02:07)
10. Stabat Mater in G Minor: X. Christe, cum sit hinc exire (00:00:28)
11. Stabat Mater in G Minor: XI. Quando corpus morietur (00:02:49)
12. Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso continuo in F Major: I. — (00:02:54)
13. Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso continuo in F Major: II. Allegro (00:04:02)
14. Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso continuo in F Major: III. Andante e sempre piano (00:02:41)
15. Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso continuo in F Major: IV. Allegro (00:03:41)
16. Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso continuo in F Major: V. Menuet (00:02:46)
17. 10 Sub tuum praesidium, ZWV 157: No. 1 in G Minor (00:02:57)
18. Sanctus et Agnus Dei in D Minor: I. Sanctus (00:00:52)
19. Sanctus et Agnus Dei in D Minor: II. Benedictus (00:01:02)
20. Sanctus et Agnus Dei in D Minor: III. Osanna in excelsis (00:00:42)
21. Sanctus et Agnus Dei in D Minor: IV. Agnus Dei (00:02:36)
22. 10 Sub tuum praesidium, ZWV 157: No. 2 in C Minor (00:05:12)
23. Sanctus et Agnus Dei ex Missa Nigra sum a 4 in G Minor: I. Sanctus (00:01:01)
24. Sanctus et Agnus Dei ex Missa Nigra sum a 4 in G Minor: II. Benedictus (00:01:00)
25. Sanctus et Agnus Dei ex Missa Nigra sum a 4 in G Minor: III. Osanna in excelsis (00:01:29)
26. Sanctus et Agnus Dei ex Missa Nigra sum a 4 in G Minor: IV. Agnus Dei (00:02:26)
27. 10 Sub tuum praesidium, ZWV 157: No. 3 in D Minor (00:03:16)

Total length: 00:55:44
Label: SUPRAPHON a.s.

Performers:
Collegium 1704 & Collegium Vocale 1704
Václav Luks

An inherent, characteristic feature of the musical language of Zelenka and Tůma, the two most distinguished Czech Baroque composers, is perfectly mastered counterpoint, which alongside progressive trends in Baroque continued to live as a stile antico. Zelenka, Tůma, as well as their currently virtually unknown contemporary J. G. Orschler, studied in Vienna with the Imperial Kapellmeister Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741). All three had strong Prague links and although they mainly gained recognition beyond the Czech lands, their music was performed and highly valued in Prague too. Zelenka’s stile antico pieces represent a little-known yet interesting part of his oeuvre. Tůma’s Stabat Mater is a masterpiece bearing witness to the transformation of the “old craft” into a new pre-Classicist style. The recording, made by the internationally renowned Collegium 1704 ensemble, includes several modern-time premieres providing us with a fascinating view of the little-known works by the three Czech Baroque masters.