CD I The Archdiocesan Seminary in Prague is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the renewal of its activities in Dejvice and the reunion of the Theological Faculty with Prague’s Charles University. This edition of recordings from 1996 and from the present documents the life of seminarians preparing themselves for service in the five Czech dioceses. In the 21st century, the Lord is still approaching young men and calling them to follow him and to serve his kingdom. The music and the singing of the seminary students gives insight into how they are trained—perhaps more effectively than many words of commentary.

CD II contains mostly sacred music ranging from Gregorian plainchant to works by modern composers. You will encounter various musical forms: the concerto, sonata, aria, song, and fugue; there is singing of psalms, motets, and even a love song, and there is also dance music. The recording is therefore a sample of the music that can be heard at the Archdiocesan Seminary in Prague. 

Jakub Janšta: organ by Emanuel Štěpán Petr 1898 (restored by Kánský-Brachtl in 2018) 

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759), arr. Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Variationen in E-dur „Der harmonische Grobschmied” aus der Suite Nr. 5 für Klavier HWV 430

?Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Capriccio aus der Toccata für Klavier G-dur BWV 916 
Adagio (Air célèbre) aus der Orchester-Suite D-dur BWV 1068 
Choral-Improvisation und Fuge aus der Motette „Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied” BWV 225

Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)
O Gott, du frommer Gott, op. 65/50 

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Sonate B-Dur, op. 65/4 

Oreste Ravanello (1871–1938)
Preghiera, op. 50/2 
Tema e variazioni si minore per Grand‘Organo 

Georg Muffat, Johann Pachelbel, Josef Seger, Johann Jacob Froberger, Philip Glass

Kateřina Málková - organ by Josef Silberbauer, 1778 

Giedré Lukšaité-Mrázková - harpsichord

Flemish double-manual harpsichord by František Vyhnálek, Hovorčovice 1995
(after Andreas Ruckers, 1640)

The critical edition of sonatas in E flat major, E flat major and A major were prepared by Petra Žďárská. After the first printed edition preserved in the music archives of the Archbishop's Castle in Kroměříž.

sheet music for harpsichord or another keyboard instrument
64 pages, A4 high

A cycle of Christmas carols for organ solo
 

Barbora De Nunes-Cambraia – mezzo-soprano
Karel Untermüller – viola
Martin Kos – violin
Vilém Veverka – oboe
Suk Chamber Orchestra