Bach & Zelenka: Jan Dismas Zelenka: "Te Deum" [ZWV 146] - Collegium 1704/ Luks (20.08.11) (1of2)
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- INTRODUCTION (PART 1 OF 2): JAN DISMAS ZELENKA. "TE DEUM" (ZWV 146):
Collegium 1704, Festival de la Chaise-Dieu and Mezzo continue their extremely succesfull and already legendary collaboration. May that tradition last for many, many years. "Bach & Zelenka" was the title appropriately chosen this year. Recorded on 20.08.2011 in the Abbatiale Saint-Robert, France, during the 45th "Festival de la Chaise-Dieu".
-Jan Dismas Zelenka: "Te Deum" (ZWV 146) for two choirs (1731, NOT 1733)
-Johann Sebastian Bach: "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!" (BWV 214), from 1733.
(For Bach's BWV 214, see part 2)
Orchestration of ZWV 146 (representative of c.1729-33, when Zelenka was de facto Kapellmeister in Dresden):
SSATB soli (and choir I), SATB (choir II); 4 trumphets; timpani; 2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 bassoons; 2 violins; viola; basso continuo.
Occasion: Royal Birth. Celebration of Maria Josepha's delivery in November 1731.
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MUSICAL SUBDIVISIONS, PERFORMERS:
Jan-Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
Te Deum in D major for two choirs (ZWV 146, 1731)
1. Te Deum laudamus (Choir)
2. Tu rex gloriae (Soprano I and II)
3. Tu ad liberandum (Alto)
4. Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes (Tenor and Bass)
5. Judex crederis (Choir)
6. Aeterna fac (Choir)
7. Intonatio : Salvum fac
8. Et rege eos (Choir)
9. Per singulos dies (Soprano I, II and Alto)
10. In te, Domine (Choir)
SOLOISTS:
soprano I - Hana Blazikova
soprano II - Dora Pavlikova
alto - Marketa Cukrova, Kamila Mazalova
tenor - Sebastian Monti
bariton - Tomas Kral
Collegium 1704
Václav Luks, Direction
Concert held 20 August 2011 in the Abbatiale Saint-Robert, France.
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THE BACH (BWV 214) & ZELENKA (ZWV 146) -COMPARISON
Firstly, historical circumstances bring ZWV 146 and BWV 214 close to each other. Maria Josepha, Electress of Saxony and the two composers' common Queen, is the person honoured in both works. BWV 214 was performed in Leipzig during her 1733 birthday celebrations. In 1733 Bach also made another attempt to impress the Royal Couple with a Dresden performance of the original version of his b minor Mass. Undoubtedly the intention to impress the Royal Family was also among the reasons why Zelenka invested so much resources in this "Te Deum"- setting. ZWV 146 was performed in the Dresden Court Chapel, either as an act of thanksgiving on the day after Maria Josepha's successful birth of a girl on 5 Nov. 1731, then in the presence of her Husband the Electoral Prince, or during the subsequent churching of the mother on 15 Dec.
Whether the patrons were impressed or not, neither of the two composers obtained the desired post as the Saxon Court's new Kapellmeister. Although these ambitions failed, they must have met during the 1730-33 attempts, when Bach was a frequent guest in Dresden. We find not only circumstancial evidence, but in this case even a direct CONFIRMATION that Johann Sebastian and Jan Dismas knew and admired each other personally, thanks to a letter sent by Bach's son Carl Phillip Emmanuel to J.N. Forkel in 1775.
Secondly, and maybe not surprisingly in the light of what is told above, it seems to be in the music from c.1730 that stylistic similarities (despite clear differences) between Bach & Zelenka are easiest to discover. On the formal level, at least, several constant features can be mentioned which are characteristic to them but not to most other contemporary composers: Both cultivated an atypical interest in renaissance polyphony and thus composers from the past, documented by the libraries and catalogues they left behind. Anacronistic interests in fugues and counterpoint are generally provided by these same sources. Most important, however, is the way in which both internalized this knowledge and used it as a cornerstone in their own highly individual musical structures. Complex instrumental and vocal interactions, as well as between instruments and voices, contribute to create refined, but not always immediately accessible harmonies in the works of both composers. Precisely between 1729 and 1733 this aspect is particularly evident in Zelenka. As de facto Kapellmeister he could experiment ambitiously with the interplay between various musicians now when he had the world-famous Dresden orchestra at his full disposal. The intricate musical languages of both, criticized as old-fashioned by contemporaries, requires some training both for performers (Collegium 1704 is up to it!) and audience. They are not particularly easy on the ear, as opposed to the simplified style that became fashionable then.
Finally, in spite of the obvious musical differences encountered when listening to Bach's & Zelenka's works, they also share something on a deeper level. In common is a sense of profound spiritual understanding of the message in the various texts the music is composed to, a vision that goes far beyond what mere words can express. - เพลง
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Thank goodness Zelenka’s marvellous compositions were rediscovered and every single one has now been recorded in his home country. In my view, Zelenka is on the top shelf along with all the well known European composers.
After hearing this beautyfull performance I had a standing ovation all by myself. I think Zelenka is the most underrated composer ever.
Vaclav Luks has got to be the happiest conductor I’ve yet seen.
This is an absolute masterpiece and Collegium 1704 is magical in delivering the spirit of Zelenka.
Look how passionate this conductor is for the music, and how it radiates like a glowing aura into the performers. Just wonderful.
And the music....just astounding.
Václav Luks has the joy and the intense feeling for his music that inspires his performances and those who perform. He is the top notch conductor of this genre of music
Wonderful vocals.
An inspired orchestra.
This unbelievably marvelous composer spent many years in relative obscurity. Thank the people who have rediscovered this angel of the baroque.
To me Vaclav Luks is the most inspiring conductor as compared to others. He is part of the joy and the magic of this sublime music. I wish this recording could be part of a DVD. Go ahead Vaclav, we love you and don't bother with the negative comments that are ridiculous.
This ensemble is a revelation. Sublime. The conductor is highly involved with vivid swallowly arm-movements. I like it! Choir, musicians, conductor, perfectly emerging, fusing. All expressing JOY.
Prachtig Te Deum van Zelenka, inspirerende dirigent Vaklav, fantastische solisten , koor en orkest 👏♥️
Another thrilling performance by this wonderfully talented ensemble and their wonderful conductor.
Vaclav Luks is superb! I'm a somewhat experienced choir singer...and I dream of how delightful it would be singing under his baton...
Vaclav Luks the conductor is the most energetic and wonderful conductor I have even seen on TH-cam or in live. He's got such a pure soul, as reflected by his works.
What an inspired and inspiring group of musicians! Their joy in the music is so evident, and it is a joy to watch the enthusiastic conducting of Vaclav Luks, who obviously loves the music.
Zelenka has written sooo beautiful music.
I have fallen in love with the conducting and musicianship, enthusiasm, knowledge and smiling face of Vaclav Luks. Thank you for this gorgeous upload.
God bless the wonderful Collegium 1704,the marvelous solists,the eminent work by conductor Luks and Zelenka's Genius (Bach's geniality is naturally unquestionable)
J'adore ce compositeur et cet ensemble et le fait que les solistes émergent et réintègrent le chœur, c'est fabuleux.
I love Zelenka. At his best, his counterpoint rivals Bach's -- who was evidently an admirer as well. Zelenka deserves far more global exposure than his music has hitherto received. His music is passionate and highly chromatic and polyphonic, expressive in a different way than Bach's.
It would have been great fun to be at a party when these two were playing their latest.
Agreed. Zelenka is the first composer I've heard who has a near uncanny resemblance to JS Bach. Bach weavings are unique when compared to other Baroque heavyweights & Zelenka fooled me the first time I heard him. I am so thrilled to now catch up on more works by this lesser known but equally grand and majestic composer. How come I never heard of him until recently? Shame on my earlier musicology training. Czech people can be justifiably proud of Zelenka, their national treasure and gift to world culture, an international treasure like all great composers.
This is great teamwork. Hail to all performing people
Much respect to the conductor. Full of energy and giving such positive and lively cues to the ensemble. Wish I could have been there.
What a glorious piece of music 🎵! And so joyfully played sung and conducted. I would love to sing it or play timpani in it. What a shame it's never performed.
Zelenka needs to be recognized as a major composer of the Baroque era, at least with regard to "sacred" music ... though his oboe sonatas are also superb. Such "Schwung" and momentum in the allegros. One can hardly criticize Luks for the obvious joy he has in conducting this! (After all, anyway, most of the conductor's work is done in rehearsal.)
That penultimate trio for soprano, mezzo and alto is intoxicating. (21.46)
JEAN- SÉBASTIEN BACH ( EISEMACH 1685-1750 LEIPZIG ) JAN DISMAS ZELENKA ( LOUNOVICE 1679-1745 DRESDE ). BACH & ZELENKA " TE DEUM" { ZWV 146 } COLLEGIUM 1704 CONDUCTOR VACLAV LUKS. Une merveille voix grandiose musique Eternel bravo magnifique. Apprécier par Bach et TELEMANN ZELENKA et considéré comme le plus important compositeur de la musique baroque tchèque. Merci pour ce concert inoubliable.
This invigorates the human spirit , and is full of immeasurable admiration and unfathomable emotion
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Cet ensemble est vraiment de grande qualité et Zelenka nous propose une musique très attachante !
Oh joy! After listening to Collegium 1704 & Co. perform Messiah for the 4th time, I've found more to listen to and love from this extraordinary orchestra and chorus. Hope these master performers lead by conductor Luks, will come to the US to perform. What a gift to the world of fine music this is.
me too
One of the world's greatest masterpieces.
What a first class performance! I totally enjoyed it. Thank you.
Zelenka is supposedly the only composer that J.S.Bach is on record as admiring. We know from anecdotal evidence that he also admired Handel, but with Zelenka we have it in writing.
My favourite part of this is the conductor adjusting the score on the stand -- looking, shall we dare say, nervous? But as soon as the music begins, it all disappears. :)
I feel like it's quite usual. He looks always nervous, distracted, but then the music makes him all realxed and concentrated again.
Tu ad liberandum is sublime. Markéta Crucová has truly exceptional voice. She blends beautifuly with the flute ornaments and trinos.
Esta música es gloriosa, magnífica,estupenda, toda católica.
¡Viva Xto Rey!
Thanks for including illuminating notes with this splendid upload. Collegium 1704 Vocale ensemble and soloists blend beautifully as always; also each instrumentalist shines with joyful skill in response to Vaclav Luk's exuberant leadership. A truly great performance, as also its companion Bach event in this MEZZO broadcast.
I: Te Deum laudamus (Choir) - 0:35
II: Tu rex gloriae (Soprano I and II) - 6:10
III: Tu ad liberandum (Alto) - 8:40
IV: Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes (Tenor and Bass) - 14:32
V: Judex crederis (Choir) - 16:00
VI: Aeterna fac (Choir) - 18:00
VII: Intonatio: Salvum fac - 19:37
VIII: Et rege eos (Choir) - 20:05
IX: Per singulos dies (Soprano I, II and Alto) - 21:48
X: In te, Domine (Choir) - 26:40
Also here is the full MANUSCRIPT SCORE of this masterpiece of Zelenka: th-cam.com/video/nJu7EQDv20Q/w-d-xo.html
and a playlist I have been an continue to update of this underrated composer's works: th-cam.com/play/PLafpqg3vsKmeqZ960zC8TcjT1x4-I-zM7.html
i,too,just came across Zelenka sometime ago,and it became quite clear he was definitely anointed for the tasks God assigned to him! truly these sounds stir our hearts!
Special appreciation for alto Marketa Cukrova, who solidly grounds each line with satisfying richness of tone and sincere understanding in the aria "Tu ad liberandum"; her colleague Kamala Mazalova (nee Sevcikova in the Ostrava choir Adash) has a different timbre but equally communicative. Director Luks must treat his colleagues well, since they all seem delighted to join him in these effervescent performances of Zelenka, Bach, Handel, Tuma and other geniuses. Will Collegium 1704 tour the USA in 2016?
Lamento mucho no haber oido de este gran autor hasta ahora. Pero agradecido con las personas que generosamente compartieron este video.
È una preghiera commovente vibrante aDio grazie❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
Zelenka(1679-1745) 'was born near Prague but worked for most of his life in Dresden, where he was double bass player in the court orchestra.....wrote 3 oratorios and at least 20 Masses.." The Billboard Encyclopedia of Classical Music
Thanks. These things help us try to understand the social context in which these extraordinary men composed their eternally beautiful music; a zenith of our glorious culture.
Fascinante Václav Luks , así ha de haber lucido Zelenka . Bravo !!
Truly sublime-I have only recently discovered Zelenka (as well as Biber, Caldara and Campra) after a lifelime passion for music.My eternal gratitude to all.These wonderful Baroque composers deserve more exposure.
I'm glad I watched this video from the comfort of my home, because if I was at the concert I might have screwed stuffy tradition and joyously clapped out loud like a blithering idiot soon after the first movement ended at 5:44- ... C'mon...it was, like...Wow!😵💫😮🫠
glorious!🎉... like...ya know!?!?
Wonderful-thanks to Vaclav Luks and all.
Omg this performances is amacing, i have never listened the music of this compositor, wonderfull music.
Wonderful! Mr Luks Handel is also wonderful.
❤amo quest' musica i .il coro imusicisti il Direttore sono meravigliosi è una musica che commuove e raggiunge l anima ! Grazie❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
Again, a perfectly wonderful performance! I don't even consider Bach & Zelenka as "Baroque" composers because of their totally unique geniuses. Their music goes far beyond what anyone else at that time was writing. It is definitely a reflection of each man's inner self/soul that is expressed the only way they knew how to do it: composing great masterpieces. Thanks very much for these videos!!!
Verdaderamente majestuoso y brillantemente armoniosao;
Extraordinária performance... e que peça musical que é um hino a e de Deus...Ouçam-na. Prometo que Não vão perder os tais 30' que demora. É mesmo de uma beleza estonteante.
A great execution and a very comprehensive explanatory text. Thank you
Absolument fabuleux. Quel dommage que ce compositeur baroque Tchèque soit trop peu connus. Il est vrai qu'il vivait à l'époque de J.S. Bach quj, lui, est passé à la postérité. Espérons que cette injustice sera réparée.
Both composers made beautiful music
my number one favorite conductor
mine also!
Danke für diese Aufnahme. Was für eine Musikalität und was für ein Engament der Künstler.
Absolutely thrilling!
SUPER DUPER ' O.T.W. ' (OUT OF THIS WORLD) ! AS I AND GRANDMASTER DE KOVEN WOULD SAY ! CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR AND SEE PART 2 !
Sublime. Thanks to all.
No me canso de ver este vídeo. IMPRESIONANTE...
Lovely, all of it. And Hana Blazikova is first class.
(actually its not at all surprising Bach liked this guy's music - they're both pretty crazy, ie. baroque! That SSA trio at 'Per singulos dies benedicimus te' sounds like the stile galant bits of the B minor Mass & Magnificat 'Suscepit Israel', and then suddenly CPE Bach for a few bars, and then back just as suddenly)
Yes the interpretive genius of Vaclav needs to be commended as superlative,
wonderful, Marketa Cukrowa!
Evviva il trionfo della bella musica!E direi a prescindere dai testi musicati.
Per quel che si sa di lui, l'autore di questa musica non ha prescisso. Anzi, ha esaltato la sostanza testo, senza la quale la musica stessa non sarebbe esistita.
WONDERFUL ~ thank you!
21:50 is soooooo beautiful... It reminds me "Suscepit Israel" from Bach's Magnificat.
Thanks as well to the informative text above!
Markéta Cukrová is a force of Nature.
the composer is adorable!
I love Zelenka long "motives"
what a beauty at 2:05 !
EXCELENTE TRABAJO! REALMENTE EXCELENTE
great performances!
Beautiful ❤❤
Maravilloso :)
Tu rex gloriae ! Izvanredno se nadopunjuju Dora i Hana .
Well that's what J. S. Bach is one of the best composers nebe L.v. Beethoven, G.F. Handel and many others from Germany!
Václav Luks, the Ken Burns of music.
In the caption picture, it looks like the conductor is getting a dna swab from the lady singer!
Either that or she decided to brush her teeth during a pause in the music! LOL. 😂😂
SO MAGNIFICENT! I only wish the video was in HD. It says Mezzo Live HD on the screen but it is not HD
Yeah! Two composers who loved the "chiquichiri"'s construction in their opera Omnia!
Zelenka could compose a "Ted Deum" because Dresde whrere he lived and worked was a catholic place surrounded by Lutherian teeritories. It is quite precious to have these masterworks of Catholic german baroque music.
THE featuring
lindo, parabens.
How cool would it be to have a parody of a Zelenka-work by Bach? :D
Hermosa Obra Grande Zelenka! =)
AMEN and AMEN>>>>!
Nothing but Zelenka! :,-)
WOW!
I do not understand people, who give bad rating to this recording. Maybe an absolute cultur analphabets
Beautiful, beautiful! Pity the low resolution. Is there perhaps a better?
Congratulations, over 100K views!!
Te Deum in D, ZWV 146 (1731) (for SAATB soloists, 2 choruses, orch: 4 tpt, timp, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 vn, va, bc)
0:35- Te Deum laudamus (Choir)
6:00- Tu rex gloriae (Soprano I and II)
8:40- Tu ad liberandum (Alto)
14:20- Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes (Tenor and Bass)
16:00- Judex crederis (Choir)
18:00- Aeterna fac (Choir)
19:37- Intonatio : Salvum fac
20:05- Et rege eos (Choir)
21:30- Per singulos dies (Soprano I, II and Alto)
26:40- In te, Domine (Choir)
I'm a bit puzzled how someone who has never heard of Zelenka can be such an expert on baroque singing ! I find the singing all the better for the control of excessive vibrato too often heard in so-called "baroque" performances.
Excellnt performance except too much distance between pieces.
🖤 *06:10* 08.35 ⚡18:21...19:51⚡ 🖤 *21:32* 26.29 🖤 ⚡26:47...8... 🖤🙏🏻
Thank you. I didn't know much about the Russian method and did not know that the Czechs did the same thing. So I'm guessing that Maria Sharapova's father's name is Mr. Sharapa. Of course I see that you said the Czech language was similar in this way to Russian and other Slavic languages.... not identical.
what a joyous, energetic and uplifting experience.....pity about breaking continuity of the composition with the "clob, clob, clob" to get soloists to the front....why not just stand at the back, not so nice for the conductor who likes them close by but for the sake of the music it would have been the cherry on top!
Who the blind, blazin' Jesus is Zelenka??? This is insane. He's like Bach on steroids. MORE!! This is off-the-chart great!! The trumpet parts are like Reiche and Ruhe as principal players, not clarino ones. This is nuts. Who is this guy??? MORE!!!
Be careful; the singers are singing off their voices. They are being a bit artistic and not trying to speak-so they are holding their air and vibrato. This is not the model of Baroque excellence. Having said this, this is an incredible performance!!