Bartlomiej Pekiel Vol.2
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Label: CD Accord
Cat No: ACD240
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 2nd June 2017
Contents
Works
Canon a 6Fuga
Missa Concertata 'La Lombardesca'
Missa a 14 (Kyrie & Gloria)
Missa paschalis
Missa senza le cerimonie II
Missa senza le cerimonie I
Artists
Wroclaw Baroque EnsembleConductor
Andrzej KosendiakWorks
Canon a 6Fuga
Missa Concertata 'La Lombardesca'
Missa a 14 (Kyrie & Gloria)
Missa paschalis
Missa senza le cerimonie II
Missa senza le cerimonie I
Artists
Wroclaw Baroque EnsembleConductor
Andrzej KosendiakAbout
‘The album includes examples of two ‘utility’ masses, formally very simple, based on a dialogue between two groups of singers. I must admit that the presentation of these works was my biggest concern. When listening to music from different eras, it is not uncommon to feel that there is a very fine line between beauty in simplicity and banality or kitsch. And that was precisely my experience when recording these masses. However, despite the schematic and simple form of those compositions, we can easily find fragments that show the true mastery of their composer.
‘At the opposite extreme is the elaborate mass cycle referring to the two main stylistic tendencies of 17th century music: the first is known as the prima pratica and derives from the old Palestrinian polyphony (Missa paschalis is an example of this trend), while the second is the concert style, seen as very modern at the time, represented on the album by the Missa a 14 and Missa Concertata ‘La Lombardesca’.
‘All these works brought together on a single release present Pekiel both as a creator versed in different composition techniques and as the head of the ensemble, whose responsibilities included also writing strictly utilitarian pieces. The album is organised in such a way that the masses are separated by instrumental compositions – Fugue and canons which, included in the score appended to the treatise, were probably not meant for performance. We wanted to see what they sound like, out of mere curiosity, and placed them in the recording, hoping that they provide a certain respite between the mass cycles.’ – Andrzej Kosendiak
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