ABOUT THE RECORDING
“At last I have the pleasure of offering you Responsoria by the blessed Mr. Zelenka, with the sincere wish, brother, that you might be granted the delight of tasting the sweet fruits of this almond tree.”
(Johann Georg Pisendel in his letter to Georg Philipp Telemann on 16 April 1749)
The first complete and representative recording of Responsorias by J. D. Zelenka by Collegium Vocale 1704 and Collegium 1704 under the baton of Václav Luks has been released in February 2012.
Responsoria pro hebdomada sancta ZWV 55 is a collection of 27 responsories, i.e. musical settings of texts from the Old and New Testament relating to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
The opulent booklet of this double CD contains texts and essays in English, German, French, and the Latin original singing texts.
CONTENTS
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Responsoria pro hebdomada sancta ZWV 55
Lamentatio Ieremiae Prophetae ZWV 53
CD 1
COENA DOMINI, NOCTURNO I
1 Lamentatio Ieremiae Prophetae ZWV 53 pro die Mercurii Sancto I 13:19
2 Responsorium I In monte Oliveti 3:39
3 Lectio II Et egressus est 1:51
4 Responsorium II Tristis est anima mea 5:13
5 Lectio III Manum suam misit hostis 1:18
6 Responsorium III Ecce, vidimus eum 8:27
COENA DOMINI, NOCTURNO II
7 Lectio IV Ex tractatu Sancti Augustini 1:35
8 Responsorium IV Amicus meus 3:27
9 Lectio V Diabolus et angeli 0:58
10 Responsorium V Judas mercator pessimus 3:21
11 Lectio VI Quoniam vidi iniquitatem 1:12
12 Responsorium VI Unus ex discipulis meis 3:14
COENA DOMINI, NOCTURNO III
13 Lectio VII De epistola prima beati Pauli Apostoli 1:07
14 Responsorium VII Eram quasi agnus innocens 3:12
15 Lectio VIII Ego enim accepi a Domino 1:19
16 Responsorium VIII Una hora 5:36
17 Lectio IX Itaque quicumque manducaverit 0:52
18 Responsorium IX Seniores populi 4:02
PARAVESCE, NOCTURNO I
19 Lectio I De Lamentatione Ieremiae Prophetae 3:22
20 Responsorium I Omnes amici mei 4:06
21 Lectio II Matribus suis dixerunt 1:23
22 Responsorium II Velum templi scissum est 2:55
23 Lectio III Ego vir 2:09
CD 2
1 Responsorium III Vinea mea electa 4:40
PARAVESCE, NOCTURNO II
2 Lectio IV Ex tractatu sancti Augustini 1:08
3 Responsorium IV Tamquam ad latronem 3:08
4 Lectio V Nostis, qui conventus 0:57
5 Responsorium V Tenebrae factae sunt 4:17
6 Lectio VI Etenim propterea eum dederunt 0:55
7 Responsorium VI Animam meam dilectam 5:03
PARAVESCE, NOCTURNO III
8 Lectio VII Festinemus ergo 1:01
9 Responsorium VII Tradiderunt me 3:28
10 Lectio VIII Adeamus ergo cum fiducia 1:02
11 Responsorium VIII Jesum tradidit impius summis 3:47
12 Lectio IX Sic et Christus 1:28
13 Responsorium IX Caligaverunt oculi mei 4:30
SABBATO SANCTO, NOCTURNO I
14 Lectio I Misericordiæ Domini 2:24
15 Responsorium I Sicut ovis 2:47
16 Lectio II Quomodo obscuratum est aurum 1:40
17 Responsorium II Jerusalem, surge 3:34
18 Lectio III Recordare, Domine 2:29
19 Responsorium III Plange quasi Virgo 4:32
SABBATO SANCTO, NOCTURNO II
20 Lectio IV Ex tractatu sancti Augustini 1:14
21 Responsorium IV Recesit pastor noster 3:18
22 Lectio V Quo perduxerunt 1:08
23 Responsorium V O vos omnes 2:33
24 Lectio VI Posuerunt custodes 0:32
25 Responsorium VI Ecce quomodo moritur justus 4:32
SABBATO SANCTO, NOCTURNO III
26 Lectio VII Christus autem assistens 0:52
27 Responsorium VII Astiterunt reges terrae 2:43
28 Lectio VIII Et ideo novi testamenti 0:37
29 Responsorium VIII Aestimatus sum 4:09
30 Lectio IX Lecto enim omni mandato 0:49
31 Responsorium IX Sepulto Domino 3:54
CAST
Václav Luks | conductor
Collegium Vocale 1704
soprano | Hana Blažíková, Barbora Sojková, Alena Hellerová, Joanna Klisowska, Kamila Zbořilová
alto | Kamila Mazalová, Marta Fadljevičová, Daniela Čermáková, Jan Mikušek
tenor | Hasan El-Dunia, Čeněk Svoboda, Tomáš Lajtkep, Václav Čížek
bass | Marián Krejčík, Tomáš Král, Jaromír Nosek, Martin Vacula
Collegium 1704
concert master | Helena Zemanová
violin I | Markéta Knittlová, Jan Hádek, Eleonora Machová
violin II | Jana Chytilová, Simona Tydlitátová, Petra Ščevková
viola | Lýdie Cillerová, František Kuncl
violoncello | Hana Fleková
baroque lute| Jan Čižmář
oboe | Luise Haugk, Tereza Pavelková
bassoon | Györgyi Farkas
trombone | Eric Le Chartier, Aurélien Honoré, Rubén Gozález del Camino
organ | Pablo Kornfeld
violoncello | Libor Mašek
double bass | Luděk Braný
theorba | Jan Krejča
DONORS
The recording was released with the kind support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the La Chaise-Dieu festival.
