christmas songs by the GINEVRA band

The name comes from the age of King Arthur - from the Scottish queen Ginevra. It was because of the fact that we were really interested in Irish and Scottish melodies.

The third Album of Vocal ensemble Gregoriana — the second one of its series In illo tempore. It is called according to the liturgical season which it illustrates — Tempus nativitatis (Christmas season). The aim of the series In illo tempore is to revive the old Slovak musical manuscripts dated before 1600.

directed by  Jan Mikušek & Marek Klein

Slovakian (from Kosice) vocal ensemble Gregoriana comes with theirs second CD, this time led by Czech conductor Jan Mikušek. Nova (new), in the form of sacred choral works by contemporary authors, is here by the Vetera (old) in the form of Gregorian chant. Of Slovak authors are represented by Martin Bako, Mirko Krajči, Víťazoslav cubic Matthew Simko and Peter Zagar, other countries represented Libor Dřevikovský and Zdeněk Lukáš (Czech Republic), Fabio Fresi (Italy), Rihards Dubra and Renate Stivrina (Latvia), Vytautas Miškinis (Lithuania), Javier Busto (Spain) and Imant Raminsh (Canada).

Eve Děpoltová – soprano
Radoslav Kvapil – piano

Twelve songs on poetry and translations of Adolf Wenig composed by the greatest Czech sopranist of the begining of 20 century.

Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols
Arvo Pärt: Two Lullabies
Arvo Pärt: Salve Regina

Ensemble Inégal, Adam Viktora – conductor
Kateřina Englichová – harp

Markéta Schley Reindlová
Stahlhuth / Jann organ in Saint Martin, Dudelange

Ensemble Inégal, Prague Baroque Soloists conducted by Adam Viktora
Roberta Mameli - soprano, Marie Fajtová - soprano, Gabriela Eibenová - soprano, Hana Blažíková - soprano, Kai Wessel - alto