"(...) Citobily, a town not quite 60 kilometers from Prague, lies in the the immediate vicinity of Louny, a former royal city. From the 17th to the 20th century it was the center of a vast estate which passed into the inheritance of the Counts of Pachta, a family of Rájov. The Patchas had an extraordinary love of music and thus a need to surround themselves with a talented musicians, not only in their Prague places, but also in their country estates. This was the state of affairs in Citoliby at the time when the town belonged to Arnost Karel Pachta (1718-1803). During these years, Citoliby was pratically exploding with the creative talent of its local musicians, and it would be no exaggeration to speak of a "Citoliby school" of composers during the second half of the 18th century. (...)
[Znedek Sestak in the booklet]
CD 1
Jan Adama Gallina (1724-1773): Sinfonia ex A
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Missa solemnis in Dis
Fuga supra cognomen DEBEFE in D minor for organ
Aria in D "quod pia voce cano" for bass, orchestra and organ
Jan Vent (1745-1881): Quartetto concertante for oboe, oboe d'amore, English horn and bassoon
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Motetto in D "Dictamina mea" for soprano, contralto, tenor, bass, chorus, ochestra and organ
"Qui tollis" (part Gloria from Missa solemnis in B) for chorus, orchestra and organ
Václav Jan Kopřiva (1788-1789): Offertorium ex D "Te Trinitas beata"
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Aria in D et chorus "Amoentitate vocum"
CD 2
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Fuga pastorella for organ
Václav Jan Kopřiva (1788-1789): Missa pastoralis in D
Jan Jáchym Kopřiva (1754-1792): Benedictus for soprano, orchestra and organ
Václav Jan Kopřiva (1788-1789): Rorate coeli for contralto, tenor, chorus, orchestra and organ
Jakub Lokaj (1752-?): Motetto pastorale in D "Gloria in excelsis Deo"
CD 3
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Fuga in A minor for organ
Requiem in C minor
Salve Regina ex E for children's chorus, orchestra and organ
Fuga in A flat major for organ
Václav Jan Kopřiva (1788-1789): Litaniae Lauretanae
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Aria in B "Siste ultricem dexteram"
Václav Jan Kopřiva (1788-1789): Offertorium ex D "Vox clamantis in deserto"
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Concerto in Dis for organ and orchestra
CD 4
Jan Adama Gallina (1724-1773): Sinfonia ex C
Václav Jan Kopřiva (1788-1789): "Sacrum pastorale integrum" for soprano, contralto, tenor, bass, chorus, orchestra and organ
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Fuga in C major for organ
Aria in Dis "Ah, cordi trito"
Offertorium in C "O magna coeli Domina"
Fuga in F minor for organ
(anonymus Citolibensis): Aria in C "Bella quando aurora" for soprano, orchestra and organ
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Motetto in D "Veni sponsa Christi"
Václav Jan Kopřiva (1788-1789): "Alma Redemptoris Mater" for female chorus, orchestra and organ
Jakub Lokaj (1752-?): Aris in Dis "Haec aurora gratiosa" for soprano, orchestra and organ
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756-1785): Motetto in D "Gloria Deo"
(various soloists)
Prague Radio Chorus
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Prague Symphony Orchestra
František Vajnar - conductor
Jiří Stárek - conductor
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