I really like this series, Dave. It got me acquainted with a new repertoire. Thank you, Dave!
@peterlundin7953
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Zelenka makes JSB seem like a one-trick-pony! Always put a smile on my face!
@philippecassagne3192
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Very good choice, Dave. Personally, I would have chosen all his 4 last masses as a whole, because they are all wonderful and complementary. In addition, all 4 have been excellently recorded by Frieder Bernius : I warmly recommend those recordings to everyone interested in Zelenka. As a single work, it could be argued that Missa Votiva is even superior to Missa Dei Filii (and much more developed).
@DavesClassicalGuide
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No, it couldn't be argued.
@gregorystanton6150
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YES! What a great choice - though I would be loathe to lose anything by this great composer. What I discovered on repeated listenings of the Gloria is that the entire work is unified by a four-note motif, which is sometimes played backward, and sometimes has extra notes inserted into it to chromaticize it. This motif is present throughout the work, often buried, and eventually reappears in its original and most recognizable form toward the end. I really can't think of another multi-movement work of this length that is held together in this concise way until Beethoven's 5th appeared over 60 years later. Zelenka was using standard contrapuntal technique, but the way in which he employs it is practically symphonic. Really impressive.
@17JV44
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Excellent choice. I had the chance to sing this work. It was a real treat. Thank you for all these excellent videos.
@damianthompson703
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I discovered Zelenka through that disc 30 years ago, and the 'Broadway tune' did my head in. It's so obsessive! Such a thrill! I'd play it to friends and watch their jaws drop open. I still can't believe what I'm hearing. GREAT CHOICE!!!
@jankucera8180
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Oh, this is wonderful. Yet, I would still prefer to go for Missa Votiva... That's a piece through which I really learned about Zelenka... And I still have that Zigzag CD and/or the video by Collegium 1704 from the desecrated church in Opava I keep returning to...
@DavesClassicalGuide
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A very good choice too, I agree.
@dmntuba
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I discovered Zelenka thanks to Barry Tuckwell, and so thankful.
@ftumschk
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He really should've written a "Dismas Oratorio", shouldn't he?
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