I Penitenti al Sepolcro del Redentore ZWV 63 - Jan Dismas Zelenka (edited by Václav Luks)
In 1735 – 1736 J. D. Zelenka had the chance to write and present two passion oratorios. Gesu al Calvario was followed by the oratorio I penitenti al sepolcro del redentore, performed on Good Friday, the 30th of March in 1736. The work is a profound exploration of characters – Mary Magdalen (Maddalena), King David (Davide) and the Apostle Peter (Pietro) - who meet at the sepulchre of the Saviour and meditate on the message of Christ´s sacrifice.
The source for this critical edition is the manuscript from the Saxon State Library in Dresden. Though the legibility of this autographic manuscript was poor we aimed to release an authentic version of the piece keeping all the peculiarities of Zelenka's musical language. Oratorio I penitenti al sepolcro del redentore represents the 14th volume of Thesaurus Antiquae Musicae historical series.
Other compositions by Jan Dismas Zelenka published in Czech Radio:
Ouverture a 7 concertanti F major ZWV 188
instrumentationA, T, B soli, coro misto, 2fl, 2ob, vno I, vno II, vla, b. c.descriptionscorepubl.NoR 145price635,- CZK
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