Immerse yourself in the rich, baroque world of Jan Dismas Zelenka with this captivating album, "Zelenka: Missa Dei patris, Psalms & Capriccio's." This collection, released on Brilliant Classics, offers a comprehensive journey through the works of this Czech composer, showcasing his mastery of sacred and instrumental music.
The album opens with Zelenka's Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, a stunning choral work that demonstrates the composer's deep understanding of liturgical music. The Missa is followed by a selection of psalms, including the Laudate pueri and Confitebor tibi Domine, which highlight Zelenka's ability to blend sacred text with intricate musical compositions.
The instrumental pieces on the album are equally impressive. The Capriccio's, written for various combinations of winds, strings, and continuo, showcase Zelenka's inventive and playful side. These pieces, with their lively rhythms and intricate counterpoint, provide a delightful contrast to the more solemn choral works.
Throughout the album, Zelenka's unique voice shines through. His music is characterized by its complexity, its rich harmonies, and its deep emotional resonance. Whether you're a seasoned classical music enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this album offers a rewarding and enriching listening experience. With a total duration of 2 hours and 16 minutes, it's a substantial collection that will keep you engaged from start to finish.
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Tracks
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Kyrie: Kyrie eleison I (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Kyrie: Christe eleison (Soprano, Alto, Bass)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger, René Jacobs, Olaf Bär, Friedrich Kircheis, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Kyrie: Kyrie eleison II (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Gloria: Domine Deus (Soprano, Alto, Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger, René Jacobs, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Gloria: Domine Fili (Alto)Jan Dismas Zelenka, René Jacobs, Friedrich Kircheis, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Gloria: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Gloria: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (Soprano, Tenor, Bass)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger, Reinhart Ginzel, Olaf Bär, Friedrich Kircheis, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Gloria: Cum Sancto Spiritu (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Credo: Credo in unum deum (Soprano, Alto, Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger, René Jacobs, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Credo: Et incarnatus est (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Credo: Crucifixus (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Credo: Et resurrexit (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger, René Jacobs, Reinhart Ginzel, Olaf Bär, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Credo: Et vitam venturi saeculi (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Sanctus: Sanctus - Pleni sunt coeli - Osanna (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Sanctus: Benedictus (Bass)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Olaf Bär, Friedrich Kircheis, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Sanctus: Osanna (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei I (Alto)Jan Dismas Zelenka, René Jacobs, Friedrich Kircheis, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei II (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Missa Dei patris, ZWV 19, Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem (Chorus)Jan Dismas Zelenka, Friedrich Kircheis, Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis, Wolfgang Unger, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 183: I. AllegroJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Matthias Schmutzler, Andreas Lorenz, Frank Sonnabend, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Friedwart Dittmann, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 183: II. Canarie. Alternativement avec l'airJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Matthias Schmutzler, Andreas Lorenz, Frank Sonnabend, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Friedwart Dittmann, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 183: III. GavotteJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Matthias Schmutzler, Andreas Lorenz, Frank Sonnabend, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Friedwart Dittmann, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 183: IV. RondeauJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Matthias Schmutzler, Andreas Lorenz, Frank Sonnabend, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Friedwart Dittmann, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 183: V. Minuetto - TrioJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Matthias Schmutzler, Andreas Lorenz, Frank Sonnabend, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Friedwart Dittmann, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Laudate pueri in D Major for Tenor, Trumpet, Strings and B.C., ZWV 81: I. Laudate pueriJan Dismas Zelenka, Peter Schreier, Ludwig Güttler, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Hans-Peter Steger, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Laudate pueri in D Major for Tenor, Trumpet, Strings and B.C., ZWV 81: II. Qui sicut DominusJan Dismas Zelenka, Peter Schreier, Ludwig Güttler, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Hans-Peter Steger, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Laudate pueri in D Major for Tenor, Trumpet, Strings and B.C., ZWV 81: III. AmenJan Dismas Zelenka, Peter Schreier, Ludwig Güttler, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Hans-Peter Steger, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 190: I. AllegroJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 190: II. Minuetto I & IIJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 190: III. 'Il contento' - TrioJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 190: IV. 'Il furibondo'. Presto assaiJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in G Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 190: V. Villanella I & IIJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Roland Straumer, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Confitebor tibi Domine in C Minor for Bass, Strings and B.C., ZWV 71: I. Confitebor tibi DomineJan Dismas Zelenka, Olaf Bär, Roland Straumer, Friedrich Kircheis, Friedwart Dittmann, Werner Zeibig, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Confitebor tibi Domine in C Minor for Bass, Strings and B.C., ZWV 71: II. Memoriam fecitJan Dismas Zelenka, Olaf Bär, Roland Straumer, Friedrich Kircheis, Friedwart Dittmann, Werner Zeibig, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in A Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 185: I. Allegro assaiJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in A Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 185: II. AdagioJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in A Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 185: III. Aria I. Allegro assai alternativamente - Aria II. AndanteJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in A Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 185: IV. En Tempo de canarieJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in A Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 185: V. Menuet I - Menuet IIJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in A Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 185: VI. AndanteJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Capriccio in A Major for Two Corni da Caccia, Two Oboes, Strings, Bassoon and B.C., ZWV 185: VII. Paysan I - Paysan II. Canon in unisonoJan Dismas Zelenka, Ludwig Güttler, Kurt Sandau, Andreas Lorenz, Guido Titze, Friedrich Kircheis, Joachim Bischof, Werner Zeibig, Günter Klier, Virtuosi Saxoniae
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