Baroque Bohemia & Beyond Vol.2 - Music by Vaňhal, Dušek, Brixi, Vranický

Baroque Bohemia & Beyond Vol.2 - Music by Vaňhal, Dušek, Brixi, Vranický
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Alto | Recorded: 2004 | Released: 2004
Czech Chamber Philharmonic - Vojtĕch Spurný

Franz Xaver Brixi - Organ Concertos

Franz Xaver Brixi - Organ Concertos
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Brilliant Classics | Recorded: 2006 | Released: 2006
Christian Schmitt - European Chamber Soloists - Nicol Matt

This is a first class offering. Not only do we get to listen to excellent Czech music, we get to hear it in exceptional digital sound.
Brixi's concerti move along efficiently from one idea to the next and Chrsitian Schmitt's choice of the Weimbs organ in Cologne and the European Chamber Soloists led by Nicol Matt are the perfect compliment.
Phrasing, balance and just the right amount of anticipation keeps these works interesting. It's not as if all involved are teetering on the brink of dull interpretation, contrarily, if we expected more than what these musicians give us the music would be disastrous. Pensive, delightful, regal, Brixi's concerti are simple compositions that are easy and fun to listen to.
My favorites are the 1st and 8th concerti that Brixi scored with tympani.
As I mentioned above, the recorded sound by Reinhard Geller is first class. How he captured the musicians' sound in this wonderful acoustic is breathtaking. Brilliant Classics has done wonders reissuing but its original productions such as this Brixi compilation are simply astounding.
This is wonderful acquisition for anyone who's familiar with the organ concerti of Handel and Haydn. 

Despite it being an old old rip I checked the files with foobar-accuraterip plugin and they resulted accurate (confidence 2).

Franz Xaver Brixi - Judas Iscariothes (Oratorium)

Franz Xaver Brixi - Judas Iscariothes (Oratorium)
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SUPRAPHON | Recorded: 1995 | Released: 2006
Musica Bohemica - Jaroslav Krcek

Judas Iscariot, a new premiere of Frantisek Xaver Brixi’s oratorio for Good Friday in Holy Week.

An original composition of a Czech master of the 18th century, written on an original text by an unknown author.

In the convention of Baroque poetry, three allegorical figures—Justice (bass), Death (alto) and Hope (Soprano) speak to the central character, Judas (tenor).

This Oratorio is a showcase for Brixi’s mastery of counterpoint.

The soloists and Musica Bohemica, conducted by Jaroslav Krcek have prepared a rare artistic experience for their listeners.

- Judas Iscariot, Oratorio For the Feast of Good Friday
(Judas Iscariothes, Oratorium pro die sacro Parasceves)

Ludmila Vernerova, soprano
Pavla Ksicova, contralto
Jiri Vinklarek, tenore
Miloslav Podskalsky, basso
Musica Bohemica
Jaroslav Krcek