Hasse, Leo, Lotti, Pergolesi, Vinci, Vivaldi

Ivana Bilej Brouková: soprano, Markéta Cukrová: mezzo-soprano
Hipocondria Ensemble directed by Jan Hádek

The choir of St Vitus’s Cathedral was also regularly performed Italian music. That was not unusual, after all, since Italy set the tone practically throughout the eighteenth century. Italian music, or at least compositions in the Italian style, form part of almost all the Bohemian music archives of this period. What is remarkable, however, is the great number and particularly selection of compositions that have been preserved at St Vitus’s...

Avrix mi galanica, A la nana a la buba, Aire de mujer, El rey de Francia, Adio querida, Al paar por Casablanca, Irme quiero, El rey que muncho madruga, Ven querida, La serena, Partos trocados, Durme durme, Paxaro d'hermozura, Noches noches, Un lunes por la manana, Ya viene el cativo, Esta montana, Quendo el rey Nimrod

Jana Lewitová - mezzosoprano, Rudolf Měřinský - Renaissance lutes, Hana Fleková - viola da gamba, Ingeborg Žádná - viola da gamba, Pavel Plánka - percussion

Edita Keglerová: harpsichord
Hipocondria Ensemble

Pavel Svoboda on organ by Gottfried Silbermann, Rötha 1721

Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541 
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654 
Toccata and Fugue in d minor BWV 565 
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 639 
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582 
O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß BWV 622 
Toccata in C major BWV 566a 
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 659 
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542

Musica Florea, conducted by Marek Štryncl

World premiere recording on period instruments.
Live recording.

Marek Štryncl & Musica Florea
Live recording