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Notes & Reviews:
Jan Dismas Zelenka is one of the enigmas of Baroque music. Little is known of his early years, where he studied and who taught him. Born in a village to the south of Prague, he later travelled to Dresden where he joined the court of the Elector of Saxony, Friedrich August I. Zelenka is a true original. His music is quirky, full of Bohemian rhythms, and although his life remains a bit of a mystery, his personality shines out from his delightful music. The performers on this recording used editions taken from the original manuscripts in the state library at Dresden.
Notes & Reviews:Personnel: Alexander van Wijnkoop, Saschko Gawriloff (violin); Dieter Leicht (cello); Maurice Bourgue, Hans Elhorst, Heinz Holliger (oboe); Manfred Sax , Klaus Thunemann (bassoon); Robert Routch, Barry Tuckwell (horns); Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord); Lucio Buccarella (double bass).
Recording information: DRS-Radio-Studio, Bern; Salle Remparts, La Tour de Peil.
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Works Details
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Capriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo no 1 in D major, ZWV 182 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 15 min. 28 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1717
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Capriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo no 2 in G major, ZWV 183 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 12 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1718
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Capriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo no 3 in F major, ZWV 184 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 17 min. 35 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1718
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Capriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo no 4 in A major, ZWV 185 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 25 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1718
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Capriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo no 5 in G major, ZWV 190 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 17 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1729
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Concerto à 8 Concertanti for oboe, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo in G major, ZWV 186 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 16 min. 30 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1723
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Simphonie à 8 Concertanti for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo in A minor, ZWV 1 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 23 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1723
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Hipocondrie à 7 Concertanti for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola & continuo in A major, ZWV 187 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 9 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1723
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Overture à 7 Concertanti 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola & continuo in F major, ZWV 188 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 20 min. 18 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1723
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Trio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo no 1 in F major, ZWV 181/1 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 17 min. sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1721-1722
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Trio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo no 2 in G minor, ZWV 181/2 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 18 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1721-1722
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Trio Sonata for oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo no 3 in B flat major, ZWV 181/3 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 16 min. 29 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1721-1722
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Trio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo no 4 in G minor, ZWV 181/4 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 18 min. 41 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1721-1722
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Trio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo no 5 in F major, ZWV 181/5 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 17 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1721-1722
Zelenka, Jan Dismas : Trio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo no 6 in C minor, ZWV 181/6 - Conductor: Alexander Wijnkoop
- Ensemble: Camerata Bern
- Running Time: 16 min. 15 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1721-1722




























