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Jakub Jan Ryba's Czech Christmas Mass, the composer's most famous work, has a kind of local cultural significance analogous to the importance of Handel's Messiah in English-speaking countries. Ryba, born between Mozart and Beethoven, uses the language of the late Classical era, and his Mass has an entirely unpretentious folk-like quality and directness. Ryba's music and his orchestrations in particular, are full of wit and fresh inventiveness, but he seems innocent of melodic or harmonic complexity. The effect, though, is not predictably simplistic, but charmingly rustic and emotionally transparent. The performers here, while clearly artists of the utmost sophistication, have just the right unmannered approach for the music, and it comes off beautifully. Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená, recorded very early in her career; sings with a gorgeous, open tone; and heartfelt affection for the music. She brings the same clarion sweetness to three of Ryba's Pastorellas, lyrical lullabies for the baby Jesus. The other soloists, Gabriela Eibenová, Jaroslav Brezina, and Michael Pospísil, match the purity, clarity, and simplicity of Kozená's performance. Robert Hugo leads Capella Regia Musicalis (which has since been renamed Capella Regia Praha), an ensemble of singers and original period instrumentalists, in a performance of exceptional delicacy and charm. The sound is clean with a nice sense of presence. This best-selling album, which went platinum in 2003, should delight listeners looking for alternative Christmas repertoire, as well as fans of vocal music of the Classical era.
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Rozmily Slavicku (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Traditional, Author - Magdalena Kozená, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Capella Regia Musicalis, Ensemble, MainArtist - Robert Hugo, Conductor, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Lukáš Matoušek, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer - Ivana Stehlíková, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jindrich Michalík, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Jak Mile Rozkosne (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Traditional, Author - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Capella Regia Musicalis, Ensemble, MainArtist - Robert Hugo, Conductor, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Ceska Mse Vanocni: Kyrie (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Jaromir Nohavica, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Vitek Zicha, MainArtist - Lenka Slaba, MainArtist - Sarka Benetkova, MainArtist - Karel Markytan, MainArtist - J. Mateju, MainArtist - Ivan Zicha, MainArtist - Pavel Andel Pokorny, MainArtist - Vojtech Zicha, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Robert Krestan, MainArtist - Wabi Danek, MainArtist - Zdeněk Kovařík, Producer
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Ceska Mse Vanocni: Gloria (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Jaromir Nohavica, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Vitek Zicha, MainArtist - Lenka Slaba, MainArtist - Sarka Benetkova, MainArtist - Karel Markytan, MainArtist - J. Mateju, MainArtist - Ivan Zicha, MainArtist - Pavel Andel Pokorny, MainArtist - Vojtech Zicha, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Robert Krestan, MainArtist - Wabi Danek, MainArtist - Zdeněk Kovařík, Producer
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Ceska Mse Vanocni: Graduale (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Jaromir Nohavica, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Vitek Zicha, MainArtist - Lenka Slaba, MainArtist - Sarka Benetkova, MainArtist - Karel Markytan, MainArtist - J. Mateju, MainArtist - Ivan Zicha, MainArtist - Pavel Andel Pokorny, MainArtist - Vojtech Zicha, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Robert Krestan, MainArtist - Wabi Danek, MainArtist - Zdeněk Kovařík, Producer
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Ceska Mse Vanocni: Credo (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Jaromir Nohavica, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Vitek Zicha, MainArtist - Lenka Slaba, MainArtist - Sarka Benetkova, MainArtist - Karel Markytan, MainArtist - J. Mateju, MainArtist - Ivan Zicha, MainArtist - Pavel Andel Pokorny, MainArtist - Vojtech Zicha, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Robert Krestan, MainArtist - Wabi Danek, MainArtist - Zdeněk Kovařík, Producer
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Ceska Mse Vanocni: Offertorium (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Jaromir Nohavica, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Vitek Zicha, MainArtist - Lenka Slaba, MainArtist - Sarka Benetkova, MainArtist - Karel Markytan, MainArtist - J. Mateju, MainArtist - Ivan Zicha, MainArtist - Pavel Andel Pokorny, MainArtist - Vojtech Zicha, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Robert Krestan, MainArtist - Wabi Danek, MainArtist - Zdeněk Kovařík, Producer
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Ceska Mse Vanocni: Sanctus (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Jaromir Nohavica, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Vitek Zicha, MainArtist - Lenka Slaba, MainArtist - Sarka Benetkova, MainArtist - Karel Markytan, MainArtist - J. Mateju, MainArtist - Ivan Zicha, MainArtist - Pavel Andel Pokorny, MainArtist - Vojtech Zicha, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Robert Krestan, MainArtist - Wabi Danek, MainArtist
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Ceska Mse Vanocni: Benedictus (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Jaromir Nohavica, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Vitek Zicha, MainArtist - Lenka Slaba, MainArtist - Sarka Benetkova, MainArtist - Karel Markytan, MainArtist - J. Mateju, MainArtist - Ivan Zicha, MainArtist - Pavel Andel Pokorny, MainArtist - Vojtech Zicha, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Robert Krestan, MainArtist - Wabi Danek, MainArtist - Zdeněk Kovařík, Producer
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Ceska Mse Vanocni: Agnus Dei (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Jaromir Nohavica, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Vitek Zicha, MainArtist - Lenka Slaba, MainArtist - Sarka Benetkova, MainArtist - Karel Markytan, MainArtist - J. Mateju, MainArtist - Ivan Zicha, MainArtist - Pavel Andel Pokorny, MainArtist - Vojtech Zicha, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Robert Krestan, MainArtist - Wabi Danek, MainArtist - Zdeněk Kovařík, Producer
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Ceska Mse Vanocni: Communio (Jakub Jan Ryba)
Jaromir Nohavica, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Vitek Zicha, MainArtist - Lenka Slaba, MainArtist - Sarka Benetkova, MainArtist - Karel Markytan, MainArtist - J. Mateju, MainArtist - Ivan Zicha, MainArtist - Pavel Andel Pokorny, MainArtist - Vojtech Zicha, MainArtist - Jakub Jan Ryba, Composer - Robert Krestan, MainArtist - Wabi Danek, MainArtist - Zdeněk Kovařík, Producer
℗ 1998 Universal Music s.r.o.
Album review
Jakub Jan Ryba's Czech Christmas Mass, the composer's most famous work, has a kind of local cultural significance analogous to the importance of Handel's Messiah in English-speaking countries. Ryba, born between Mozart and Beethoven, uses the language of the late Classical era, and his Mass has an entirely unpretentious folk-like quality and directness. Ryba's music and his orchestrations in particular, are full of wit and fresh inventiveness, but he seems innocent of melodic or harmonic complexity. The effect, though, is not predictably simplistic, but charmingly rustic and emotionally transparent. The performers here, while clearly artists of the utmost sophistication, have just the right unmannered approach for the music, and it comes off beautifully. Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená, recorded very early in her career; sings with a gorgeous, open tone; and heartfelt affection for the music. She brings the same clarion sweetness to three of Ryba's Pastorellas, lyrical lullabies for the baby Jesus. The other soloists, Gabriela Eibenová, Jaroslav Brezina, and Michael Pospísil, match the purity, clarity, and simplicity of Kozená's performance. Robert Hugo leads Capella Regia Musicalis (which has since been renamed Capella Regia Praha), an ensemble of singers and original period instrumentalists, in a performance of exceptional delicacy and charm. The sound is clean with a nice sense of presence. This best-selling album, which went platinum in 2003, should delight listeners looking for alternative Christmas repertoire, as well as fans of vocal music of the Classical era.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:55
- Main artists: Magdalena Kožená
- Composer: Jakub Jan Ryba
- Label: Universal Music Mexico
- Genre: Classical
© 2009 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2009 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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