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Richter: Super flumina Babylonis, Miserere
Supraphon

Richter: Super flumina Babylonis, Miserere

$31.99

Details

Composer
RICHTER, FRANZ XAVER
Artist
Bohmova, Radostova, Olech, Mazalova, Brezina, Kubin, Proch
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Oct 25, 2019
Catalog #
SU4274-2
UPC
099925427429

About

For the 60-year-old Franz Xaver Richter, a composer of Moravian origin living and working in France, the spring of 1769 was a true watershed in his career. When, two years previously, he joined a competition held by Concert Spirituel, a major French music institution, he evidently had in mind being employed as a musician in Paris. The contestants' task was to compose a "motet à grand chœur", encompassing a sequence of arias, ensembles and choruses, set to the Latin text of Psalm 136, Super flumina Babylonis. Although Richter failed to win the competition, his work arouse great interest and on 28 March 1769 it premiered within the Concert Spirituel series at the Tuileries Palace, at the largest music venue in Paris at the time. Less than a month later, Richter was appointed the Maitre de Chapelle de Notre Dame de Strasbourg. The motet Super flumina Babylonis undoubtedly played a significant role in his being named to the prestigious post. Over the first years he spent in Strasbourg (1770-73), Richter wrote three settings of Psalm 50, Miserere mei Deus, intended for the night liturgy of Tenebrae, a religious service held during the three days preceding Easter. In addition to Super flumina Babylonis, the present album features the third setting of the Miserere, in F minor, in a premiere recording. In their fourth album of Richter's music, Czech Ensemble Baroque discover the yet to be mapped legacy of the distinguished 18th-century composer.

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 Allegro spiritoso 05:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Allegro spiritoso
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  2. 2 Andante 03:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    Andante
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  3. 3 Presto 02:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Presto
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  4. 4 Andante poco (Chorus) 02:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Andante poco (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  5. 5 In salicibus in medio ejus 02:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    In salicibus in medio ejus
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  6. 6 Aria: Allegro comodo (tenor) - Quia illis interrogaverunt nos 05:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    Aria: Allegro comodo (tenor) - Quia illis interrogaverunt nos
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Jaroslav Bøezina
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  7. 7 Aria: Allegretto (soprano) - Quomodo cantabimus? 04:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aria: Allegretto (soprano) - Quomodo cantabimus?
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Markéta Böhmová
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  8. 8 Duet: A tempo giusto (soprano, alto) - Adhaereat lingua mea 04:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    Duet: A tempo giusto (soprano, alto) - Adhaereat lingua mea
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Pavla Radostová, Piotr Olech
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  9. 9 Aria: Maestoso con spirito (bass) - Memor esto, Domine 03:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    Aria: Maestoso con spirito (bass) - Memor esto, Domine
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Jiři Miroslav Procházka
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  10. 10 Fugato e spiritoso: Largo (chorus) - Filia Babylonis misera 06:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugato e spiritoso: Largo (chorus) - Filia Babylonis misera
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  11. 11 Lento - Miserere mei, Deus (Chorus) 01:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    Lento - Miserere mei, Deus (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  12. 12 Andante - Amplius lava me (Chorus) 03:44
    Track
    12
    Title
    Andante - Amplius lava me (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Pavla Radostová, Piotr Olech, Jakub Kubín
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  13. 13 Asperges me (Chorus) 01:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    Asperges me (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  14. 14 Aria: Allegretto (soprano) 03:26
    Track
    14
    Title
    Aria: Allegretto (soprano)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Pavla Radostová
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  15. 15 Cor mundum (Chorus) 01:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    Cor mundum (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  16. 16 Aria: Andante grazioso (alto) 02:36
    Track
    16
    Title
    Aria: Andante grazioso (alto)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Piotr Olech
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  17. 17 Moderato: Redde mihi (Chorus) 01:47
    Track
    17
    Title
    Moderato: Redde mihi (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Pavla Radostová, Piotr Olech, Jiři Miroslav Procházka
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  18. 18 Aria: Domine, labia mea aperies (Bass) 00:57
    Track
    18
    Title
    Aria: Domine, labia mea aperies (Bass)
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Jiři Miroslav Procházka
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  19. 19 Aria: Con brio (tenor) - Quoniam si voluisses 03:25
    Track
    19
    Title
    Aria: Con brio (tenor) - Quoniam si voluisses
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Jakub Kubín
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  20. 20 Grave: Sacrificium Deo (Chorus) 01:12
    Track
    20
    Title
    Grave: Sacrificium Deo (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  21. 21 Duet: Allegretto grazioso (soprano, alto) - Benigne fac Domine 03:24
    Track
    21
    Title
    Duet: Allegretto grazioso (soprano, alto) - Benigne fac Domine
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Performer
    Markéta Böhmová, Kamila Mazalová
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  22. 22 Adagio: Tunc acceptabis (Chorus) 00:50
    Track
    22
    Title
    Adagio: Tunc acceptabis (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek
  23. 23 Tunc imponent (Chorus) 01:06
    Track
    23
    Title
    Tunc imponent (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Richter
    Ensemble
    Czech Ensemble Baroque Choir, Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roman Válek