Zelenka J.D. Sanctus et Agnus, Sub tuum prasidium, Tůma F.I. Stabat Mater / Collegium 1704

František Ignác Antonín Tůma (1704-1774) - Stabat Mater in G minor 17:00

1. Stabat Mater 2:05

2. O quam tristis 1:20

3. Quis est homo 1:29

4. Pro peccatis sua genus 1:08

5. Vidit suum 1:05

6. Eja Mater 1:02

7. Sancta Mater 1:57

8. Fac me tecum 1:37

9. Virgo virginum praclara 2:07

10. Christe, cum sit hinc exire 0:23

11. Quando corpus morietur 2:47

Johann Georg Orschler (1698-1767/70) - Sonata in F for Two Violins and Basso continuo* 15:21

12. I. - 2:54

13. II. Allegro 4:02

14. III. Andante e sempre piano 2:41

15. IV. Allegro 3:41

16. V. Menuet 2:44

17. Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) - Sub tuum prasidium in G minor ZWV 157/1 2:56

Jan Dismas Zelenka - Sanctus et Agnus Dei in D minor ZWV 36* 5:09

18. Sanctus 0:52

19. Benedictus 1:02

20. Osanna in excelsis 0:42

21. Agnus Dei 2:33

22. Jan Dismas Zelenka - Sub tuum prasidium in C minor ZWV 157/2* 5:10

Jan Dismas Zelenka - Sanctus et Agnus Dei ex Missa Nigra sum a 4 in G minor ZWV 34* 5:55

23. Sanctus 1:01

24. Benedictus 1:00

25. Osanna in excelsis 1:29

26. Agnus Dei 2:25

27. Sub tuum prasidium in D minor ZWV 157/3 3:16

* WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS

Collegium 1704, Collegium Vocale 1704, Václav Luks conductor

Recorded at the Domovina Studio, Prague, November 8-10 and December 3, 2013.

An inherent, characteristic feature of the musical language of Zelenka and Tůma, the two most distinguished Czech Baroque composers, is perfectly mastered counterpoint, which alongside progressive trends in Baroque continued to live as a stile antico.

Zelenka, Tůma, as well as their currently virtually unknown contemporary J. G. Orschler, studied in Vienna with the Imperial Kapellmeister Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741). All three had strong Prague links and although they mainly gained recognition beyond the Czech lands, their music was performed and highly valued in Prague too. Zelenka's stile antico pieces represent a little-known yet interesting part of his oeuvre. Tůma's Stabat Mater is a masterpiece bearing witness to the transformation of the "old craft" into a new pre-Classicist style. The recording, made by the internationally renowned Collegium 1704 ensemble, includes several modern-time premieres providing us with a fascinating view of the little-known works by the three Czech Baroque masters.

Unknown Zelenka - Renaissance order in the music of late-Baroque masters.

(Supraphon 2014)