CD I The Archdiocesan Seminary in Prague is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the renewal of its activities in Dejvice and the reunion of the Theological Faculty with Prague’s Charles University. This edition of recordings from 1996 and from the present documents the life of seminarians preparing themselves for service in the five Czech dioceses. In the 21st century, the Lord is still approaching young men and calling them to follow him and to serve his kingdom. The music and the singing of the seminary students gives insight into how they are trained—perhaps more effectively than many words of commentary.

CD II contains mostly sacred music ranging from Gregorian plainchant to works by modern composers. You will encounter various musical forms: the concerto, sonata, aria, song, and fugue; there is singing of psalms, motets, and even a love song, and there is also dance music. The recording is therefore a sample of the music that can be heard at the Archdiocesan Seminary in Prague. 

Barbora De Nunes-Cambraia – mezzo-soprano
Karel Untermüller – viola
Martin Kos – violin
Vilém Veverka – oboe
Suk Chamber Orchestra

Danish String Quartet - Frederik Øklund: violin; Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen: violin; Asbjørn Nørgaard: viola; Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin: violoncello

Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in c-sharp minor
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet no.14
Béla Bartók: String Quartet No.1

Momo Kodama: piano
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor

T.Hosokawa: Lotus under the moonlight
W.A.Mozart: Concerto. No 23 in A Major
 

Musica Florea & Victoria Ensemble 
directed by Marek Štryncl

András Schiff: piano
?Jörg Widmann: clarinet

Anja Lechner: violoncello; François Couturier: piano

Agnus Dei (2006); Sonata da Chiesa (2015); Con Anima (2006-7); String Trio (2008); String Quartet No. 3 (1993); Die Tänzerin (2014)

Movses Pogossian, Varty Manoiuelian: violins; Kim Kashkashian, Teng Li: violas; Karen Ouzounian, Michael Kaufman: cellos; Tatevik Mokatsian, Steven Van Hauwaert: piano; Boris Allakhverdyan: clarinet