ZELENKA J.D. (1679-1745) ORCHESTRAL WORKS / Collegium 1704 / V.Luks harpsichord and leader

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) - Ouverture a 7 concertanti (in F) 20:59

1. (Ouverture) 7:54

2. Aria 3:27

3. Menuet I, II 2:54

4. (Siciliano) 5:06

5. Folie 1:37

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) - Sonata No. 3 in B flat major 16:25

6. Adagio 4:15

7. Allegro 4:17

8. Largo 2:54

9. Allegro. Tempo giusto 4:57

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) - Concerto a 8 concertanti (in G) 16:00

10. (Allegro) 5:51

11. Largo 4:00

12. Allegro 6:07

13. Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) - Hipocondrie a 7 concertanti (in A) 8:06

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) - Simphonie a 8 concertanti (in A) 5:50

14. Tempo di Gavotta 2:32

15. Menuet I, II 3:15

Collegium 1704 (on authentic instruments):

harpsichord Vaclav Luks

violin Xavier Julien Laferriere

1st violin Xavier Julien Laferriere

1st violin Helena Zemanova

1st violin Marketa Zemancova

2nd violin David Plantier

2nd violin Olivia Centurioni

viola Marie-Liesse Barau

viola Vasilios Tsotsolis

cello Petr Skalka

double bass Ludek Brany

oboe Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann

oboe Elsa Frank

bassoon Eckhard Lenzing

theorba Igor Paro

arciliuto Premysl Vacek

- Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745), the famous Czech composer who worked at the court in Dresden most probably wrote the pieces on this CD in Prague in 1723 for the local orchestra of Count Hartig.

- Zelenka's music still surprises the listener more than 250 years later. It is truly unconventional even for audiences in the 21st century!

- The recording was prepared according to the original manuscripts archived in the Landesbibliothek Dresden.

- These compositions offer a glimpse into the world of one of the most original and noteworthy musical geniuses.

(Supraphon 2005)