Zdeněk Fibich: Symphony Nr.1, F major
Antonín Dvořák: Violin Concerto A minor

Roman Patočka: violin
Musica Florea, period instruments orchestra
Marek Štryncl: conductor

Marek Štryncl & Musica Florea
Live recording

That the clavichord is a nearly forgotten instrument is quite unjust. It served its role very comprehensively for many centuries, and many of its advantages could not be taken up by newer kinds of keyboard instruments, nor could they be replaced in any commensurate way,
let alone be surpassed. The main reason why pianos and later harmoniums definitively displaced clavichords from people’s homes and salons during the nineteenth century was the general requirement of a louder sound, although a part may have also been played by the newer types of musical instruments being easier to play.

80 pages, format 170 x 230, colour photos
Recommended recording Jaroslav Tůma: A Portrait of the Clavichord F10241
 

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. 

Jakub Janšta: organ by Emanuel Štěpán Petr 1898 (restored by Kánský-Brachtl in 2018) 

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759), arr. Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Variationen in E-dur „Der harmonische Grobschmied” aus der Suite Nr. 5 für Klavier HWV 430

?Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Capriccio aus der Toccata für Klavier G-dur BWV 916 
Adagio (Air célèbre) aus der Orchester-Suite D-dur BWV 1068 
Choral-Improvisation und Fuge aus der Motette „Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied” BWV 225

Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)
O Gott, du frommer Gott, op. 65/50 

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Sonate B-Dur, op. 65/4 

Oreste Ravanello (1871–1938)
Preghiera, op. 50/2 
Tema e variazioni si minore per Grand‘Organo 

A three-act Baroque opera in the form of a heroic legend about a slain stag and the founding of the town of Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou.

Ensemble Damian
Tomáš Hanzlík: artistic direction

Georg Muffat, Johann Pachelbel, Josef Seger, Johann Jacob Froberger, Philip Glass

Kateřina Málková - organ by Josef Silberbauer, 1778 

Giedré Lukšaité-Mrázková - harpsichord

Flemish double-manual harpsichord by František Vyhnálek, Hovorčovice 1995
(after Andreas Ruckers, 1640)