Jan Dismas Zelenka - De Profundis in D minor - ZWV 50
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Orchestra: Il Fondamento. Conductor: Paul Dombrecht
Soloists: Peter de Groot (A), Ian Honeyman (T), Peter Krooij (B), Dirk Snellings (B), Lieven Termont (B). Recorded: 1998
A wonderfully powerful piece of music by the Czech master, written in 1724 as a part of a memorial service to his father, who was an organist and schoolmaster in Zelenka's home village of Louňovice pod Blaníkem. Sadly, this is the only known surviving section of the tribute.
It centres on Psalm 130 and concludes with 'Requiem Æternam":
De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;
Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes
in vocem deprecationis meæ.
Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit?
Quia apud te propitiatio est; et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine.
Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus:
Speravit anima mea in Domino.
A custodia matutina usque ad noctem, speret Israël in Domino.
Quia apud Dominum misericordia, et copiosa apud eum redemptio.
Et ipse redimet Israël ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.
Requiem Æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetuae luceat eis.
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From the depths, I have cried out to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplication.
If you, Lord, were to mark iniquities, who, O Lord, shall stand?
For with you is forgiveness; and because of your law, I stood by you, Lord.
My soul has stood by his word.
My soul has hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch, even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them.
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00:00 De profundis (3 Bass)
04:50 Si iniquitates (chant and chorus)
07:17 Sustinuit (Alto, Tenor and Oboe)
10:23 Et ipse redimet (chorus)
10:54 Requiem Æternam (chant and chorus)
Background painting: "The Death of Saint Benedict" 1718-1723 - Petr Brandl. - Hudba
JAN DISMAS ZELENKA
( LOUNOVICE 1679-1745 DRESDE )
DE PROFONDIS IN D MINOR - ZWV 50. II FONDAMENTO CONDUCTOR PAUL DOMBRECHT. Une merveille voix magnifique musique Eternel bravo il est considéré comme le plus important compositeur de la période baroque tchèque. Merci pour ce moment de musique baroque avec ZELENKA.
Beautiful.
This is amazing, deep and I know not what. Thank you for posting, you've got me listening to classical music again :)
First Comment! This is one amazing piece of music.
Un delice Pletoromique
Zelenka never attained a position - and thus opportunity - commensurate with his superlative genius. His career was made in writing church music - but this is an incomplete picture of his gifts. His astonishing trio sonatas were written with a freedom and brilliance that far surprises the trio sonatas of Handel and Bach.
Es verdad,Zelenka fue un compositor universal que no se le dio el reconocimiento que se debia,gracias a Dios nosotros podemos disfrutar de su música y reconociendolo como un compositor que llego tan lejos como Johann Sebastian Bach...
Zelenka was an almost exact contemporary of JS Bach and stayed with Bach when he visited Leipzig. Telemann was also an acquaintance; Zelenka studied the Italians (including Vivaldi) closely and I think that is what sets him off from Bach.
In some senses, he is the bridge between Bach and Mozart.
Visitó Leipzig?
1 Canticum graduum. De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;
2 Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes in vocem deprecationis meæ.
3 Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit?
4 Quia apud te propitiatio est; et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine. Sustinuit anima mea in verbo eius:
5 Speravit anima mea in Domino.
6 A custodia matutina usque ad noctem, speret Israël in Domino.
7 Quia apud Dominum misericordia, et copiosa apud eum redemptio.
8 Et ipse redimet Israël ex omnibus iniquitatibus eius.
What a superb and bemusingly underregonized composer. I'd place him ahead of Telemann, Vivaldi, Corelli, Scarlatti, and perhaps even Handel.
I daresay he's not so far off from being the equal of Old Bach himself.
De Profundis is a great example of his early more solidly contrapuntal style (but still very clearly Zelenka in flavour). I'd rank 'Te Deum ZWV 146' Bach & Zelenka: Jan Dismas Zelenka: "Te Deum" [ZWV 146] - Collegium 1704/ Luks (20.08.11) (1of2) as one of his best during his middle-composing years, and 'Missa Omnium Sanctorum' Zelenka: Missa Omnium Sanctorum, ZWV 21 as one of his best during his later years. I am completely obsessed with the Czech Master, and I'm glad that news of his brilliance is spreading! :)
polymath7 I've been afraid to say that about Zelenka and Handel, whose music I also adore , as I'm sure you also do, but I just sense this more serious purposefulness about Zelenka, whereas Handel was brilliant and knew he was, so Zelenka can tend to get through to the core of me more than Handel. I do have to pinch myself sometimes when listening to Zelenka's best movements to remind me I am not listening to Bach, but, while Zelenka's reputation deserves to soar beyond possibly all other of his contemporaries , it is my personal opinion, as a mere music lover, that Bach would still remain in splendid isolation.
It needn't be a competition ;) (but with such prestigious music that brings such a powerful impact, it's too easy to make it so, I admit!). I frequently compare J.S.Bach and Zelenka and ask myself similar sorts of questions. Ultimately however, they have two very different/distinct styles of composition. So it's like comparing apples and oranges.
Zelenka has a special place in my heart and mind, but that's a highly individual, personal choice.
There are also many amazing contemporary (or near-contemporary) Late Baroque composers that call out to be explored further, Graupner, Homilius, Heinichen, Caldara, to name a few.
On the subject of Bach, I've been listening and watching the 'All of Bach' series (www.allofbach.com) - stunning quality musically and visually. They're literally performing all of Bach's works and releasing them once a week. It will take a few years at least! :)
Xanaseb I agree with you. Zelenka is unique and the temptation of comparison just gets in the way. As I write the chorus at 5.10 is playing and it is as touching as anything I can think of in baroque. I'm tempted to write in a Zelenka CZcams video somewhere "Why is everyone so surprised at the quality of this music -don't they know there is only one Zelenka?!"
alipitogen I'd also add Kuhnau to your list.
Scritto in suffragio di suo padre. Non conosco nessun altro brano,di nessun altro compositore del suo periodo, dedicato ad un proprio genitore scomparso.
Butexhude
polymath7 Handel is in another world compared to this music. There is no one in the baroque who compares with either Bach or Handel. Zelenka was a fine B composer.
It isn't a competition. Plus, none of these great people are still alive to speak for themselves. We just should be grateful that such wonderful, high quality, diversity existed in the Baroque era and that *any* of it has survived for us to enjoy and immerse ourselves in.
But... just as a fun aside: Handel's Trio Sonatas vs Zelenka's Trio Sonatas...
+Xanaseb ...if only Zelenka had done more instrumental works! Imagine if he had composed Violone/Bass sonatas ;)
+Xanaseb Speaking of his Sonatas, Collegium 1704 are recording them this year! Here's their crowdfunding campaign: www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-the-recording-of-trio-sonatas-by-zelenka#/
wow, awesome news. Luks interpretation is always great. So far only Holliger/Thunemann version is listenable to me from what I heard. I'm curious if Collegium 1704 can take it even better.
38Marvin38
Handel`s trio sonatas are generally regarded as the finest written. Bach as wrote 7 wonderful trio sonatas and Buxtehuda a dozen or so.