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Zelenka: Orchestral and Chamber WorksCamerata Bern Ensemble
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Nothing except some small print in the packaging of this five-disc set of chamber music by Jan Dismas Zelenka tells you that you're getting recordings made in 1972 and 1977 and originally issued on the Archiv label, just a few years after Zelenka's music was first rediscovered and edited. The sound, especially in the earlier group, has all the limitations of the way in which Baroque music was recorded in those days, substituting a metallic sheen that was supposed to pass as sweetness for a detailed rendering of what the instruments were doing. The performances, on modern instruments, were made at a time when historical instruments were just beginning to be heard beyond academic specialist circles. When the booklet boasts that Zelenka's horn parts are difficult even on a modern horn, you can be pretty sure that the point is being missed. All this said, these readings, by a variety of well-known 1970s virtuosi led by oboist Heinz Holliger and hornist Barry Tuckwell mixed with a few historically oriented players, were not a bad start when it came to approaching a major and totally unfamiliar composer. The trio sonatas on the last two discs fare best as the unusual continuo group of bassoon, double bass, and harpsichord keeps things moving and avoids the plinking accompaniment that plagued Baroque music in those times. The larger Camerata Bern group, led by violinist Alexander van Wijnkoop, does not smooth the edges off the oddness that defines Zelenka in the ensemble pieces such as the curiously named Hipocondrie (CD 3, track 6), with its veering modulations suggesting mental unbalance. For the listener purely concerned with minutes per dollar, this is still reasonable Zelenka, but investigate newer Czech and German recordings as well. © James Manheim, All Music Guide
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerCapriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo No.1 in D, ZWV 182 WorkRecorded 1977
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| 1 | 1.Andante - (Allegro) | 6:00 |
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| 2 | 2.Paysan | 1:32 |
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| 3 | 3.Aria | 3:25 |
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| 4 | 4.Bourrée | 1:04 |
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| 5 | 5.Minuetto I-II-I | 3:27 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerCapriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo No.2 in G, ZWV 183 WorkRecorded 1977
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| 6 | 1. (Allegro) - Aria - Canarie | 3:24 |
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| 7 | 2.Canarie | 4:14 |
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| 8 | 3.Gavotte | 1:35 |
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| 9 | 4.Rondeau | 0:49 |
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| 10 | 5.Minuetto - Trio - Minuetto | 3:12 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerCapriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo No.3 in F, ZWV 184 WorkRecorded 1977
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| 11 | 1. (Andante) - Allegro - (Andante) | 5:13 |
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| 12 | 2.Allemande | 5:19 |
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| 13 | 3. (Allegro) | 2:07 |
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| 14 | 4.Menuet - Trio I - Menuet - Trio II - Menuet | 4:57 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerCapriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo No.4 in A, ZWV 185 WorkRecorded 1977
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| 1 | 1.Allegro assai | 6:08 |
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| 2 | 2.Adagio | 2:32 |
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| 3 | 3.Aria I: Allegro assai - Aria. II: Andante - Aria I | 5:58 |
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| 4 | 4.En tempo de Canarie | 3:32 |
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| 5 | 5.Menuet I-II-I | 2:53 |
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| 6 | 6.Andante | 2:42 |
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| 7 | 7.Paysan I - Paysan II: Canon in unisono - Paysan I | 3:11 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerCapriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo No.5 in G, ZWV 190 WorkRecorded 1977
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| 8 | 1. (Allegro) | 4:34 |
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| 9 | 2.Minuetto I-II-I | 3:07 |
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| 10 | 3.Il Contento (Allegro - Trio - Allegro) | 4:54 |
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| 11 | 4.Il Furibondo (Presto assai) | 1:15 |
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| 12 | 5.Villanella I-II-I | 4:29 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerConcerto à 8 Concertanti for oboe, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo in G, ZWV 186 WorkRecorded 1977
16:30
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| 13 | 1. (Allegro) | 6:15 |
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| 14 | 2.Largo cantabile | 3:47 |
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| 15 | 3.Allegro | 6:28 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerSimphonie à 8 Concertanti for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo in A-, ZWV 189 WorkRecorded 1977
24:04
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| 1 | 1. (Allegro) | 8:19 |
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| 2 | 2.Andante | 3:22 |
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| 3 | 3.Capriccio: Tempo di Gavotta | 2:44 |
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| 4 | 4.Aria da Capriccio: Andante - Allegro - Andante - Allegro | 6:20 |
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| 5 | 5.Minuetto I-II-I | 3:19 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerHipocondrie à 7 Concertanti for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola & continuo in A, ZWV 187 WorkRecorded 1977 |
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| 6 | Hipocondrie à 7 Concertanti for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola & continuo in A, ZWV 187 | 9:48 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerOverture à 7 Concertanti 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola & continuo in F, ZWV 188 WorkRecorded 1977
21:38
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| 7 | 1. (Grave - Allegro - Grave) | 8:27 |
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| 8 | 2.Aria | 4:47 |
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| 9 | 3.Minuetto I-II-I | 2:51 |
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| 10 | 4.Siciliano | 3:53 |
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| 11 | 5.Folia | 1:40 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerTrio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo No.1 in F, ZWV 181/1 WorkRecorded 1972
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| 1 | 1.Adagio ma non troppo | 3:03 |
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| 2 | 2.Allegro | 4:37 |
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| 3 | 3.Larghetto | 4:01 |
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| 4 | 4.Allegro assai | 5:18 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerTrio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo No.2 in G-, ZWV 181/2 WorkRecorded 1972
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| 5 | 1.Andante | 4:22 |
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| 6 | 2.Allegro | 4:52 |
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| 7 | 3.Andante | 4:02 |
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| 8 | 4.Allegro | 5:20 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerTrio Sonata No.3 in Bb, for oboe, violin, bassoon and continuo, ZWV181/3 WorkRecorded 1972
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| 9 | 1.Adagio | 3:28 |
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| 10 | 2.Allegro | 4:18 |
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| 11 | 3.Largo | 3:35 |
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| 12 | 4.Allegro. Tempo giusto | 5:09 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerTrio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo No.4 in G-, ZWV 181/4 WorkRecorded 1972
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| 1 | 1.Andante | 3:28 |
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| 2 | 2.Allegro | 5:53 |
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| 3 | 3.Adagio | 3:33 |
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| 4 | 4.Allegro ma non troppo | 6:24 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerTrio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon abd continuo No.5 in F, ZWV181, No.5 WorkRecorded 1972
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| 5 | 1.Allegro | 7:10 |
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| 6 | 2.Adagio | 3:40 |
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| 7 | 3.Allegro | 6:38 |
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Jan Dismas Zelenka ComposerTrio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo No.6 in C-, ZWV 181/6 WorkRecorded 1972
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| 8 | 1.Andante | 3:23 |
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| 9 | 2. (Allegro) | 4:10 |
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| 10 | 3.Adagio | 3:07 |
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| 11 | 4.Allegro | 5:31 |
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