FULL CZECH CHRISTMAS MASSES (Zrunek & Ryba) Bratislava 2015 Eva Šušková, Katarína Kubovičová-Sroková, Matúš Šimko, Gustáv Beláček

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: CZECH CHRISTMAS MASSES   
• Composer: Jozef Zrunek, Jakub Jan Ryba  
• Libretto: traditional  
• Venue & Opera Company: Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic  
• Recorded: December 13, 2015
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Eva Šušková, Katarína Kubovičová-Sroková, Matúš Šimko, Gustáv Beláček
• Conductor: Ewald Danel  
• Orchestra: Slovak Chamber Orchestra  
• Chorus: Choir Lúčnica  
• Chorus Master: Elena Matušová  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: filharmonia.sk  
• Date Published: 2015  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• Video Recording from: filharmonia.sk     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

Program
Georgius Zrunek (1736–1789) [ref. Peter Jantošciak ]
Vianočná omša / Mass I. for the Christmas holidays (Pastoral Harmony)

Jakub Jan Ryba (1765–1815)
Czech Christmas Mass / Missa pastoralis bohemica

Music is an integral part of the Christmas atmosphere. Above all, music cleansed of unnecessary stylization. Even the old cantors knew it, who based their Christmas inspirations on shepherd’s songs, bucolic songs, pastorels, carols. Today, we probably cannot imagine Advent and Christmas without the Czech Christmas Mass by Jakub Jan Ryba . Jozef Zrunek’s Christmas Mass, however, does not lag behind in the urgency of festive emotions.