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Baroque Bohemia & Beyond Vol 7 "Winter Season" / Spurny, Czech Chamber Philharmonic

Kuchar / Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orch / Spurny
Release Date: 02/04/2014 
Label:  Musical Concepts   Catalog #: 1251   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Jan Krtitel Kuchar,  Johann Wenzel Stamitz,  Josef F. Norbert Seger,  Jan Hatas,   ... 
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

Chamber masterpieces from the dawn of the Classical era make up the seventh installment in this series dedicated to the composers – many of whom are little-known and rarely heard – who laid the groundwork for the Classical era. Baroque-era Bohemia (the modern day Czech Republic, roughly) was an important hotbed of music innovation and talent, and the Baroque Bohemia & Beyond series explores this extremely rare repertoire to present many world-premiere recordings and other pieces that have never appeared on CD. This volume features music of the winter and Christmas seasons. Chamber masterpieces from the dawn of the Classical era make up the seventh installment in this series dedicated to the composers – many of whom are little-known and rarely heard – who laid the groundwork for the Classical era. Baroque-era Bohemia (the modern day Czech Republic, roughly) was an important hotbed of music innovation and talent, and the Baroque Bohemia & Beyond series explores this extremely rare repertoire to present many world-premiere recordings and other pieces that have never appeared on CD. This volume features music of the winter and Christmas seasons. Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Pastorella for Organ in D major by Jan Krtitel Kuchar
Period: Classical 
Written: Bohemia 
2.
Symphonies (6), Op. 4: no 2 in D Major "Sinfonia Pastorale" by Johann Wenzel Stamitz
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: Mannheim, Germany 
3.
Fugue de tempore natalis by Josef F. Norbert Seger
4.
Parthia pastoritia in D major by Jan Hatas
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
5.
Sinfonia pastoralis by Antonio Rosetti
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
6.
Pastorella in F major by Weissmann,
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
7.
Sinfonia pastoralis in C major by Georg Ignaz Linek
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 18th Century; Bohemia 
8.
Christ the Lord was born by Josef F. Norbert Seger
9.
Pastorela per Clavicembalo Concerto by Georg Ignaz Linek
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
10.
Nouveau livre de noëls: Vous qui désirez sans fin by Michel Corrette
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1753; France 
11.
Joseph est bien marié by Michel Corrette
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 18th Century; France 
12.
Nouveau livre de noëls: Noël suisse by Michel Corrette
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
13.
Un jour Dieu se resolut by Michel Corrette
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
14.
Prelude and Ecoutes merveilles by Michel Corrette
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
15.
Musette by Michel Corrette
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
16.
Tambourins by Michel Corrette
Conductor:  Vojtech Spurny
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 18th Century Christmas Music Par Excellence August 8, 2014 By Henry S. (Springfield, VA) See All My Reviews "Vol. 7 in the excellent Musical Concepts series of music from what is now the Czech Republic features works that are associated with the Christmas season in Bohemia. Setting the baseline time frame around 1770, the CD's excellent notes establish a useful historical context for appreciation of this diverse and wholly captivating recording. The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra has this music in its blood, and it delivers a performance of delicateness, lightness of texture, and sharp, focused string and wind playing. Of particular interest is the variety of musical formats which this disk contains; i.e.- sinfonias, a wind quintet, pastorellas (one of which includes bagpipes), and even 3 organ solos. Many of the Bohemian composers featured on this recording (like previous releases in the series) wound up in other parts of Europe as a result of Bohemia's incorporation into the Austrian Empire, and this may help us understand why they helped set the stage for the massive Classical Era explosion throughout the entire continent shortly afterward. All in all, a fine recording, and one I highly recommend." Report Abuse
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