Stivín J. Alchymia Musicae / J.Stivín, G.Jonáš, J.Stivín jr., Talich Quartet (1995)

I. THE INSPIRATION OF THE RENAISSANCE by Jiří Stivín

Musical commentary to the Renaissance vocal compositions

1. ECHOES - motifs from the madrigal "Echo"

by Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)

bass flute, saxophones, piano, drums, vocal quartet

2. MOURNING - motifs from the madrigal "Weep, o mine eyes"

by John Bennet (c.1570-1614)

alto flute, piano, vibraphone, cello, vocal quartet

3. INVITATION TO THE DANCE - motifs from the villanella "Chi la Gagliarda"

by Baldassare Donato (c.1520-1603)

flute, piano, drums, vocal quartet

II. COOKING SOMETHING UP I - The jazz kitchen

by Jiří Stivín, Gabriel Jonáš and Jiří Stivín jr.

baritone sax, piano, drums

III. THE METAMORPHOSIS OF TIME - A fantasy for flute and strings, with piano

by Jiří Stivín

flute, piano, string quartet

IV. COOKING SOMETHING UP II - The beat kitchen

by Jiří Stivín, Gabriel Jonáš and Jiří Stivín jr.

soprano sax, piano, drums

V. THE ALCHEMYSTS' TRIP - Quodlibet

by Jiří Stivín

clarinet, flutes, ending, pipe, soprano sax, piano, drums, vocal quartet, string quartet

Jiří Stivín - flute, alto flute, bass flute, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, clarinet, pipe, ending

Gabriel Jonáš - piano, Jiří Stivín jr. - drums, vibraphone, Prague Vocal Quartet: Milada Čejková - soprano, Agáta Čakrtová - alto, Richard Sporka - tenor, Michael Pospíšil - bass, Talich Quartet: Petr Messieur - violin, Jan Kvapil - violin, Jan Talich - viola, Evžen Rattay - cello