Jan Dismas Zelenka,  baroque composer:
born Lounovice 1679, died Dresden 1745.


 


















 
 

 


New CD Issues (October-December 2011)

Missa Omnium Sanctorum (ZWV 21),
Christe eleison (ZWV 29),
and Barbara dira effera! (ZWV 164).

World-premiere recordings of ZWV 29 and ZWV 164 and only the second-ever recording of ZWV 21, made in Prague in June/July 2011.

Zelenka may have intended ZWV 29 to be a replacement for the original Christe eleison in ZWV 21, as the orchestral accompaniment for the latter was also used (later?) as part of ZWV 151 (Litaniae Lauretanae "Consolatrix afflictorum').

Gabriela Eibenova (S),
Kai Wessel (A),
Jan Kobow (T),
Tomas Kral (B),
Marian Krejcik (B).

Prague Baroque Soloists/Ensemble Inegal, cond. Adam Viktora.

Nibiru 01542231.



Immisit Dominus pestilentiam (ZWV 58),
Attendite et videte (ZWV 59),
and Deus Dux fortissime (ZWV 60).

The first complete recording of these three early works - and commercially, a world-premiere recording.

Hana Blazíkova (S),
David Erler (A)
Tobias Hunger (T)
Tomas Kral (B).

Collegium Marianum, cond. Jana Semeradova.

Supraphon SU 4068-2.




Missa Nativitatis Domini (ZWV 8),
Dixit Dominus (ZWV 68),
and Magnificat (ZWV 108).

World-premiere recording of ZWV 8, and only the second-ever recording of ZWV 68.

Katia Plaschka (S)
Anne Bierwirth (A)
Christian Dietz (T)
Markus Flaig (B).

Marburger Bachchor. L'Arpa Festante cond. Nikolo Sokoli.

Genuin GEN 11213.




 


Fifty-page Survey of Zelenka's Music on CD

by David Nelson

Regularly updated!

With few (if any) exceptions, it covers all of the Zelenka recordings currently available on CD. The works are listed in a well-defined order (with ZWV numbers) so that they are easy to find, starting with the Masses and ending with the orchestral music.

You may not agree with all of David's preferences, but everyone who is interested in Zelenka's music will find this compelling reading.

You can download the very latest PDF document here.



 
All information about recordings of Zelenka's works, etc. is welcome.

You can post concert information at www.zelenkaforum.net under "Live performances"

- or simply ask for the information to be posted for you by
e-mailing mail@jdzelenka.net

  


Scores for the 6 trio sonatas (ZWV 181)

Malcolm Messiter (UK) has been fixing the large number of errors in the published versions of Zelenka's trio sonatas, and he has posted ALL SIX as PDF files at www.messiter.com


You can also download a demo recording of Sonata in G Minor (IV), which also has a ready-made CD cover in PDF format.

Andante     Allegro     Adagio     Allegro ma non troppo

Malcolm Messiter, oboe
Jenny-Lee keetley, oboe
Fiona Troon, bassoon
Kate Aldrich, bass
Michael Freyhan, harpsichord



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