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ZELENKA; JAN DISMAS
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Lively Zelenka Capriccios, But Oh, Those Horns!
Zelenka’s five Capriccios contain some of the most original and entertaining music of the baroque era. Movements such as Il Furibondo, Il Contento, and the…
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Back In The Catalog: Claves’ Elegant Zelenka Sonatas
Zelenka’s inventive, tuneful, rhythmically unpredictable, harmonically quirky Trio Sonatas are as delightful to hear as they are challenging to perform. One noteworthy recording was a…
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Jewels From The Archiv Catalog–55 CDs Worth
This 55-CD set chronicles the remarkable Archiv label, begun in […] To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a…
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Zelenka: Penitenti
Sometimes it’s difficult to take Zelenka as seriously as he intends simply because his music is so quirky, characterful, and just plain entertaining. Hard as…
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Zelenka: Sacred music/King’s Consort
Although Jan Zelenka didn’t get the “big” job in Dresden following the death of Kapellmeister Johann David Heinichen in 1729, his duties around the Saxon…
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Zelenka: Sub alea/Musica aeterna
Here’s a case where the music so completely and satisfyingly transcends the texts, that we can thoroughly enjoy the proceedings without really having to know…
