Silentium! Ensemble: Vejvanovsky/Rittler/Biber/Sances

In the second half of the seventeenth century, Kroměříž was one of the leading musical centres of Central Europe. At the court of Bishop Karl II von Liechtenstein-Castelcorn of Olomouc, the work of local musicians mingled with repertoire from imperial Vienna. The new SILENTIUM! ensemble, under the direction of Tomáš Netopil, invites listeners into this world through a selection of works preserved in the Kroměříž music collection. Sances‘s double-choir psalm setitngs from Salmi brevi, Vejvanovský‘s Vesperae de Confessore, and the Missa Orientalis attributed to him reveal the rich variety of Baroque sacred music, ranging from intimate expression to festive sonic splendour. The programme is complemented by Rittler‘s Ofefrtorium de Confessore and Salve Regina, as well as Biber‘s Sonata IX in G major from the collection Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum, which highlights the richness and colour of the string ensemble. Uniting the expressive force of the vocal works with instrumental inventiveness, the recording reveals the Kroměříž archive as a treasure trove of extraordinary musical discoveries.

1: Dixit Dominus
2: Confitebor Tibi
3: Beatus Vir
4: Laudate Pueri
5: Laudate Dominum
6: Magnificat
7: Salve Regina
8: Sonata No. 9 in G Major
9: Lauda Jerusalem
10: Beatus Vir
11: Laudate Pueri
12: Laudate Dominum
13: Offertorium De Confessore
14: Kyrie Eleison
15: Christe Eleison
16: Kyrie Eleison
17: Gloria
18: Patrem
19: Crucifixus
20: Et Resurrexit
21: Sanctus
22: Benedictus
23: Agnus Dei

Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Giovanni Felice Sances, Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky, Philip Jakob Rittler

Conductor: Tomas Netopil

Number of Discs: 1

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