Zelenka and Ensemble Inégal

 

The process of recognizing Zelenka’s ingenious music arouses heart-warming enthusiasm. Always upon the issue of our newest Zelenka CD, colleagues from all over the world request its sheet music from us. These CD recordings are not a matter of lifeless music conservation, but of impulses bringing new topics to early music. All “our” Zelenka titles always find their way to the programs of the most various early-music ensembles within a year at most. For example, this year they were the Missa Sancti Josephi in the rendition of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, the Serenata Il Diamante on the Dresdner Musikfestspiele Festival, and the Missa Omnium Sanctorum in the interpretation of the Czech ensemble Collegium 1704. We consider it a matter of great honour and joy, that we may thus thank all those who support and follow us on this joint road of discovery.

Adam Viktora, 2012

 

 

Il serpente di bronzo ZWV 64

 
Ensemble Inégal earned its place in the history of rediscovering the works of Jan Dismas
Zelenka for the first time in the year 2005 with the recording of the oratorio Il Serpente di
Bronzo (The Bronze Snake) ZWV 61. As was mentioned before: “At that time, Ensemble
Inégal initiated and from that time also leads the new wave of reviving Zelenka’s ingenious
music”.
 

Missa Purificationis BVM ZWV 16, Litaniae Lauretanae "Consolatrix afflictorum" ZWV 151

 
Our second world-premiere recording, this time featuring Zelenka’s Missa Purificationis
ZWV 16, presented Zelenka as the author of magnificent and majestic music.
 

Simply shocking – Il Diamante ZWV 177

 
In the English Early Music Review, Brian Clark wrote: “Zelenka’s Il Diamante will probably
inflict a shock upon our readers. Whoever is familiar with his rather restrained Responsoria
and Lamentations, full of nearly ecstatic anxiety … will probably be very surprised by the
discovery of this work … All it brings about deserves our attention: I’m eagerly and intensely
looking forward to their next project.”
 
In the years 2010 and 2011 followed concerts and the recording of the following mass:
 

Missa Sancti Josephi ZWV 14, Litaniae Xaverianae ZWV 155

 
and finally also the contemporary Czech concert premiere and CD recording of:
 

Missa Omnium Sanctorum ZWV 21, Barbara dira effera ZWV 164

 
which is a stunning creation of compositional art and immense spiritual depth.
 
In the year 2012 awaits us:
 

Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis ZWV 17, Gaude laetare ZWV 168

 
for the recording of our newest CD, for the opening concerts of the Concentus Moraviae
International Music Festival and of “Czech Musical Baroque – Discoveries & Surprises”
2012, as well as the St. Wenceslas Music Festival in Ostrava.

Missa Paschalis ZWV 7, Litaniae Omnium Sanctorum ZWV 153

This is already the third time Ensemble Inégal has received in 2014 the Diapason d´Or award for recordings of music by Zelenka.

 

In textbooks for the common public, the concept of baroque music is usually associated with
the names Bach, Händel and Vivaldi. Ensemble Inégal makes a systematical effort in order to
add Jan Dismas Zelenka to that list.
 
 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fri 22/11/2024 - 19.30

Salzburger Bachgesellschaft

Salzburg /AUSTRIA

Große Aula der Universität Salzburg

J.D.Zelenka

PSALMI VESPERTINI 

Tickets here

 

Thu 28/11/2024 – 19.00

Music festival Rosa Bohemica

Slaný /CZ

Kaple Zasnoubení Panny Marie

Adam Michna: Loutna česká

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Sa 30/11/2024 – 19.00

Svatováclavský hudební festival/ Hudební výlety

Frýdek-Místek /CZ

Rytířský sál frýdeckého zámku

Adam Michna: Loutna česká

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Su 1/12/2024 – 16.00

Svatováclavský hudební festival/ Hudební výlety

Ostrava – Stará Bělá /CZ
Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého

Adam Michna: Loutna česká

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We 4/12/2024 - 19.00

Advent a Vánoce na Svaté Hoře

Svatá Hora u Příbrami /CZ

Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie, barokní refektář kláštera

Hle, Panna Počne

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Sa 14/12/2024 - 17.00

Musik Brixen

Milland /ITALY

Freinademetzkirche

Bach /Magnificat Zelenka / Missa Nativitatis

Tickets here

 

Su 15/12/2024 - 17.00

Musik Meran

Meran /ITALY

Stadtpfarrkirche

Bach /Magnificat Zelenka / Missa Nativitatis

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Su 22/12/2024 – 17.00

18. Music series of Ensemble Inégal 2024

Praha, Malá Strana /CZ

Rytířský sál Velkopřevorského paláce

Adam Michna: Loutna česká

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Our new CD!

Jan Dismas Zelenka                 

Missa Sanctae Caeciliae ZWV 4

Currite ad aras

world premiere recording

To listen and buy here

 

Recently recorded: Unique collection of Zelenka Vespers on 4 CDs

Jan Dismas Zelenka                 

Psalmi Varii et saparatum scripti

world premiere recording

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Jan Dismas Zelenka   

Psalmi Vespertini III

world premiere recording

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Jan Dismas Zelenka     

Psalmi Vespertini II

world premiere recording

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DIAPASON D´OR

 

Jan Dismas Zelenka               

Psalmi Vespertini I

world premiere recording

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Czech Baroque: Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic - The Czech Lute

The first recording of this famous czech baroque work in a complete version with parts of first and second violins.

world premiere recording

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