Miserere

Zelenka (Artist), Prague Madrigalists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 24, 1995)
• Label: Supraphon
• ASIN: B00000JLBX
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,185,826 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chvalte Boha silného, motet for bass, instruments & continuo in G major, ZWV 165

2. Miserere (Psalm 50) for soprano, chorus, instruments & continuo in C minor, ZWV 57: Misere 1. Adagio

3. Miserere (Psalm 50) for soprano, chorus, instruments & continuo in C minor, ZWV 57: Miserere 2. Andante ma non troppo

4. Miserere (Psalm 50) for soprano, chorus, instruments & continuo in C minor, ZWV 57: Gloria Patri 1. Larghetto ma non troppo

5. Miserere (Psalm 50) for soprano, chorus, instruments & continuo in C minor, ZWV 57: Gloria Patri 2. Largo

6. Miserere (Psalm 50) for soprano, chorus, instruments & continuo in C minor, ZWV 57: Sicut erat. Andante ma non troppo

7. Miserere (Psalm 50) for soprano, chorus, instruments & continuo in C minor, ZWV 57: Miserere 3. Adagio

8. Lętatus sum (Psalm 121), for soprano, alto, instruments & continuo in A major, ZWV 90: Laetatus sum

9. Lętatus sum (Psalm 121), for soprano, alto, instruments & continuo in A major, ZWV 90: Illuc enim ascederunt

10. Lętatus sum (Psalm 121), for soprano, alto, instruments & continuo in A major, ZWV 90: Rogate

11. Lętatus sum (Psalm 121), for soprano, alto, instruments & continuo in A major, ZWV 90: Fiat pax

12. Lętatus sum (Psalm 121), for soprano, alto, instruments & continuo in A major, ZWV 90: Gloria Patri

13. Lętatus sum (Psalm 121), for soprano, alto, instruments & continuo in A major, ZWV 90: Sicut erat

14. Memento Domine David (Psalm 131), for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo in E flat major, ZWV 98: Memento Domine David

15. Memento Domine David (Psalm 131), for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo in E flat major, ZWV 98: Ecce audivimus

16. Memento Domine David (Psalm 131), for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo in E flat major, ZWV 98: Si custodierint filii tui

17. Memento Domine David (Psalm 131), for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo in E flat major, ZWV 98: Gloria Patri/attacca

18. Memento Domine David (Psalm 131), for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo in E flat major, ZWV 98: Sicut erat

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Joyous, glorious, and sensitive--a perfect celebration, July 9, 2004

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J. C Clark "eanna" (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miserere (Audio CD)

What a disc. This music is both dense and simple, somber yet cheerful, complex and transparent, ornamented and very straightforward. Just like the Christianity it celebrates, this music is a mixture of the mysterious and the open, and makes an absolutely riveting CD.

The performances are sensational; these folks know this music. Recorded in Prague by a Czech chorus, the language flows and bubbles, the music never standing still and always going someplace interesting. And Zelenka, a massively underappreciated genius, is a man who wrote for the ages. Certainly not as influential as his great coevals Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi, his music is every bit as beautiful.

A flawless disc, one I listen to often with immense pelasure.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good music, fine performances from a Czech near-contemporary of Bach, August 28, 2011

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G.C. (St. Louis, MO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miserere (Audio CD)

Jan Dismas Zelenka lived just about at the same time as J.S. Bach, with nearly the same life span, separated by only a few years as well as less than 100 miles, as Zelenka spent much of his working life in Dresden, as opposed to Bach in Leipzig. This CD includes 4 Psalm settings, and the notes claim first recordings for the 'Laetatus sum' setting of Psalm 122 and for the 'Memento Domine David' setting of Psalm 132. The 'Chvalate Boha silneho' setting of Psalm 150 is in Czech, but the other 3 settings have Latin texts. The original texts are included, without translations. However, having a Bible on hand will provide the translations, of course.

The performances are on period instruments and are good across the board. This may not be the easiest CD to find, but if you do come across it and are interested in exploring the Baroque beyond Bach and Handel, this is worth a listen. Incidentally, this CD is more properly titled "Psalmi", the Czech plural of "Psalms", although the second work on the CD is indeed a 'Miserere'.