Missa votiva, an album by jan dismas zelenka, frieder bernius on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. An ideal scholarly commentary by janice b stockigt explains that the missa votiva was written in 1739 after the 60yearold zelenka recovered from a serious illness. It would be rash, and indeed irresponsible, to claim this recording as the best that stephen hough has ever made, or the best version of brahms late piano pieces ever released. It features a mix of styles current at the time, choral movements in the style of the concerto, sections in stile antico, or arias worthy of the most recent operas. Zelenka, sacred and secular early music oxford academic. Missa votiva, zwv 18 alpha collection licensed to youtube by. Missa votiva, zwv 18 alpha collection show recording details. Jan dismas zelenka 16 october 1679 23 december 1745, baptised jan lukas zelenka and also known as johann dismas zelenka or johannes lucas ignatius dismas zelenka, was a czech composer and musician of the baroque period.
Simply put, if you arent acquainted with zelenka or if youve experienced a previous aversion to masses, when you hear this piecea substantial and powerful conception, from the. The missa votiva, zwv 18, of czechgerman composer jan dismas zelenka was written in 1739, late in zelenkas life. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Oct 14, 2008 the missa votiva, zwv 18, of czechgerman composer jan dismas zelenka was written in 1739, late in zelenka s life. It has something in common with the string quartet no. Skladbe so oznacene s kratico zwv zelenka werk verzeichniss sest trio sonat st. Missa votive is among a handful of liturgical works composed late in the life of jan dismas zelenka, the bohemian musician who arrived at the dresden court in. The missa votiva is a mass composed by the czech baroque composer jan dismas zelenka in 1739, dresden. The missa votiva is about seventy minutes long, and its twenty parts range from fortyfive seconds to over seven minutes in length. Ti litaniar, mellom dei to litaniae lauretanae zwv 151 og 152 fire rekviem berre ein av dessezwv 45er utelukkande vorte tilskriven zelenka. Buy zelenka missa votiva by collegium 1704, none from amazons classical music store. Missa votiva bernius, taylor, lunn, bauer, stuttgart zelenka kcs bos bernius release date.
Jan dismas zelenka 1679 1745 zelenka was the most important bohemian composer before gluck. Zelenkas masses of the mid1720s finally are beginning to receive the attention of choral groups. Missa votiva 20100727 so wonderful single 20200224 george frideric handel. For me its another masterpiece that the baroque music offers for our pleasure.
His music is admired for its harmonic inventiveness and counterpoint. Bauer, kammerchor stuttgart, stuttgart baroque orchestra, frieder bernius on spotify. Missa purificationis, missa sanctissimae trinitatis, missa votiva, missa dei patris, missa dei filii, og missa omnium sanctorum zwv 1621 hoyrer blant dei beste komposisjonane til zelenka. The missa votiva is about seventy minutes long, and its twenty parts range from fortyfive seconds to over seven minutes in length most of the composition is very festive and played with vivacity, the last movement being set to the tune of the first and many of the other arias being in a. His music is admired for its harmonic inventiveness and counterpoint zelenka was raised in central bohemia, educated in prague and vienna, and spent his. Jan dismas zelenka, tafelmusik missa dei filii 2009, cd. Jeho skladby nabizeji pohled do sveta jednoho z nejoriginalnejsich a nejpozoruhodnejsich hudebnich geniu. Bohemianborn jan dismas zelenka 16791745 a student of fux, was court music director at dresden. Bohemians and moravians abroad early music oxford academic.
Zelenka missa paschalis litaniae omnium sanctorum 20. Jan dismas zelenka, tafelmusik missa dei filii 2009. Zelenkas settings of the mass from 1739 to 1741 were composed without any official commission and represent independent works of art which are no longer. Oct 05, 2015 jan dismas zelenka missa votiva zwv 18 1. Ijz 110 key e minor yeardate of composition yd of comp. It was composed in 1729 while he was working at the dresden court. They became leaders for historically informed performances. The czech composer jan dismas zelenka was admired by bach, who was sparing with praise for other composers, and in this missa divi xaverii, zwv 12, and its accompanying st. Browse works by category below, or search for specific works further down please scroll to see this. Missa votiva bernius, taylor, lunn, bauer, stuttgart. As baroque choral music goes, the work is expressive, energetic, and even. Missa votiva is a superb piece of this not very well known composer. The missa votiva zwv 18 of 1739 by jan dismas zelenka.
The missa votiva is a mass composed by the czech baroque composer jan dismas zelenka in. Jan dismas zelenka missa votiva miserere tablater konzertchor st. Zelenka missa paschalis litaniae omnium sanctorum 20 written by bluesever thursday, 10 july 2014 21. He wrote no operas and few instrumental works, but a great body of sacred music for the catholic court at dresden plus a few choice secular works. Apart from adam viktoras recent 20 recording for the nibiru label of the missa paschalis from 1726, two versions of zelenkas missa nativitatis domini from 1726 have become available.
He founded the stuttgart festival of baroque music, internationale festtage alter musik, in 1987, and is a recipient of the edison award 1990, diapason dor 1990 and the order of merit of. Zelenka may have composed his te deum zwv 146 for the impending occasion of the electoral princess maria josephas birth and performed it during one of the thanksgiving services held in the dresden court church. His output of church music, which includes over 20 masses, has recentlv begun to be studied, and editions of several of his masses are newly published or being prepared. Ijz 103 key a minor yeardate of composition yd of comp. Posted on april 1, 2016 march 30, 2016 by emr2015 posted in recording tagged baroque, choral. Zelenka wrote the missa votiva in 1739 as a thanksgiving following his recovery from a long illness. Jan dismas zelenka big programmes missae et litaniaes missa paschalis missa puri. Missa votiva zwv 18 is the second of zelenkas missa ultimae see also the references page for reading material on this work, in another truly superb performance conducted by. Viele davon erlebten erst im letzten drittel des 20. The missa purificationis zwv 16 is zelenka s last mass to use largerscale instrumental forces.
Joanne lunn soprano, daniel taylor alto, johannes kaleschke tenor, thomas e. The missa divi xaverii zwv 12, an expansive and unusually richly scored work, marks a highlight in the. Frieder bernius born 22 june 1947 is a german conductor, the founder and director of the chamber choir kammerchor stuttgart, founded in 1968. The style of church music that dominated both zelenkas bohemian youth and his saxon adulthood is a combination of fuxian contrapuntal brilliance and italian theatricality.
The principal source of this first edition is the damaged autograph score which had long been kept under lock and key. Missa omnium sanctorum, zwv 21 zelenka, jan dismas imslp. And, although the zelenka work is virtually unknown, both are. Zelenka, jan dismas missa divi xaverii zwv 12 barenreiter verlag. The missa votiva zwv 18 of 1739 by jan dismas zelenka 1679. It is one of his most extensive masses, and this fullblooded performance reveals that the music is. For the date of 11 november 1731 entered in the hof. Apart from adam viktoras recent 20 recording for the nibiru label of the missa paschalis from 1726, two versions of zelenkas missa nativitatis domini from 1726. Responsoria pro hebdomada sancta, zwv 55 zelenka, jan dismas. On this recording both works sound smaller in scale in a positive sense, and in comparison to some of zelenka s festive masses, and contain. Fulltext pdf is available as part of the 2015 issue of clavibus unitis. It is one of his most extensive masses, and this fullblooded performance reveals that the music is typically rich, dramatic, fervent and occasionally idiosyncratic. Jan dismas zelenka wikipedija, prosta enciklopedija. Merlin idol distribution on behalf of alpha missa votiva in e minor, zwv 18.
Missa purificationis, missa sanctissimae trinitatis, missa votiva, missa dei patris, missa dei filii och missa omnium sanctorum zwv 1621 hor till zelenkas basta kompositioner. Manuscript 1764 in grodzisk wielkopolski attributed to zelenka. The missa votiva zwv 18 of 1739 by jan dismas zelenka 16791745. The missa votiva was the first of six masses which zelenka aimed to compose. Messiah, hwv 56 1741 autograph score version 20181126. Missa omnium sanctorum composer zelenka, jan dismas. Interestinglyand this you will notice immediatelyalthough zelenka was older than bach he was working in dresden while bach was in leipzig and died 11 years before mozart was born, his theatrical style including his dramatic use of the orchestrathe stunning et.
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