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Each new recording of works by Czech Baroque composer Jan Dismas Zelenka seems to unveil new wonders. The choral music from the end of his career, much of it (including this mass) written with no specific commission in a spirit of thanksgiving following his recovery from a serious illness, is especially impressive. Zelenka, like Vivaldi, stayed up to date on the latest stylistic trends in his old age, and he developed a fusion of operatic language and traditional polyphony that seems, more and more clearly, to be the equal of anything by Vivaldi (whose work he might well have known) or Bach (a personal friend who admired Zelenka's music). The Missa votiva, BWV 18, dating from 1739 and composed in the major operatic center of Dresden, is a substantial work, clocking in at almost 70 minutes. A gorgeous aria given to the alto soloist at the words "Et incarnatus est" is quite somber, but most of the other arias in the large major-key sections of the mass are bright and celebratory, with a clear influence from the new galant style. The most striking passages come in the Credo, where the contrast between polyphonic formality and operatic expression intensifies. The Crucifixus, exceptionally, is set fugally, with the expected appearance of the major key, with trumpets, at the Resurrexit, which then follows the text very closely, pausing at the word "mortuos" and returning to polyphony for the final "Cum sancto spiritu," complete with its own slow introduction. There are many other beautiful expressive details, all taking their places within the expertly handled polyphony, and the cumulative effect is very powerful. Four rather unsung but superb soloists, along with the Stuttgart Chamber Choir and Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra under veteran German conductor Frieder Bernius, capture both the complexity and the warmth of the music, and the Stuttgart label Carus gets wonderful results on its home ground at the Lutheran Church of Reutlingen-Gönningen. A triumphant outing that is going to help rewrite the history books. Booklet notes are in German, English, and French.
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Missa Votiva, ZWV 18 (Jan Dismas Zelenka)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Joanne Lunn, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Taylor, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Lunn, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Thomas E. Bauer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johannes Kaleschke, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Taylor, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Lunn, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Thomas E. Bauer, Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johannes Kaleschke, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Carus
Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Joanne Lunn, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Thomas E. Bauer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Taylor, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Taylor, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Lunn, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Thomas E. Bauer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johannes Kaleschke, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Joanne Lunn, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Taylor, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joanne Lunn, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Thomas E. Bauer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johannes Kaleschke, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jan Dismas Zelenka, ComposerLyricist - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Carus
Album review
Each new recording of works by Czech Baroque composer Jan Dismas Zelenka seems to unveil new wonders. The choral music from the end of his career, much of it (including this mass) written with no specific commission in a spirit of thanksgiving following his recovery from a serious illness, is especially impressive. Zelenka, like Vivaldi, stayed up to date on the latest stylistic trends in his old age, and he developed a fusion of operatic language and traditional polyphony that seems, more and more clearly, to be the equal of anything by Vivaldi (whose work he might well have known) or Bach (a personal friend who admired Zelenka's music). The Missa votiva, BWV 18, dating from 1739 and composed in the major operatic center of Dresden, is a substantial work, clocking in at almost 70 minutes. A gorgeous aria given to the alto soloist at the words "Et incarnatus est" is quite somber, but most of the other arias in the large major-key sections of the mass are bright and celebratory, with a clear influence from the new galant style. The most striking passages come in the Credo, where the contrast between polyphonic formality and operatic expression intensifies. The Crucifixus, exceptionally, is set fugally, with the expected appearance of the major key, with trumpets, at the Resurrexit, which then follows the text very closely, pausing at the word "mortuos" and returning to polyphony for the final "Cum sancto spiritu," complete with its own slow introduction. There are many other beautiful expressive details, all taking their places within the expertly handled polyphony, and the cumulative effect is very powerful. Four rather unsung but superb soloists, along with the Stuttgart Chamber Choir and Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra under veteran German conductor Frieder Bernius, capture both the complexity and the warmth of the music, and the Stuttgart label Carus gets wonderful results on its home ground at the Lutheran Church of Reutlingen-Gönningen. A triumphant outing that is going to help rewrite the history books. Booklet notes are in German, English, and French.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:06
- Main artist: Joanne Lunn
- Composer: Jan Dismas Zelenka
- Label: Carus
- Genre: Classical
© 2010 Carus ℗ 2010 Carus
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