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Trio Sonatas ZWV 181 | Ghosts
Tonia Ko, Jan Dismas Zelenka

Theo Plath | Armand Djikoloum | Olivier Stankiewicz

Trio Sonatas ZWV 181 | Ghosts

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Format: CD
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917297720
Catnr: CC 72977
Release date: 21 June 2024
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Challenge Classics
UPC
0608917297720
Catalogue number
CC 72977
Release date
21 June 2024

"Zelenka understood better than almost all his contemporaries how to expand the musical rules of his time; he composed in a very complex and contrapuntal manner, employing long themes that often deviate from conventional structures. Furthermore, Zelenka constantly uses unusually distant harmonies to intensify the expression of his music."

France Musique, 20-9-2024
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Zelenka understood better than virtually all of his contemporaries how to stretch the musical rules of his time; he composed in a highly complex, contrapuntal manner, employing long themes which often deviate from conventional structures. On top of this, Zelenka constantly uses unusually distant harmonies to intensify the expression of his music. With his absolute desire for expressivity and his courage to burst the musical bounds of the period, Zelenka counts as a modernist in Baroque music. The six trio sonatas recorded on this CD present the largest group of Zelenka's chamber music for a single ensemble. Despite their high quality they were forgotten for centuries; they were only rediscovered a few decades ago. Our fascination for this rich and profound music has spurred us on to come closer on this CD to the special tonal language, evocative complexity, and audacious invention of Zelenka’s music. A challenge, but also a special feature, of our work on these pieces has been the creation of a playable score on the basis of the surviving—barely readable and sometimes clearly erroneous—manuscript sources.

Zelenka verstand es wie kaum ein anderer Zeitgenosse, die musikalischen Regeln seiner Zeit zu dehnen; er komponierte hochkomplex, kontrapunktisch und verwendete lange Themen, die oft von konventionellen Strukturen abweichen. Darüber hinaus verwendet Zelenka immer wieder ungewöhnlich entfernte Harmonien, um den Ausdruck seiner Musik zu verstärken. Mit seinem unbedingten Willen zur Expressivität und seinem Mut, die musikalischen Grenzen der Epoche zu sprengen, zählt Zelenka zu den Modernisten der Barockmusik. Die auf dieser CD eingespielten sechs Triosonaten stellen die größte Gruppe von Zelenkas Kammermusik für ein einzelnes Ensemble dar. Trotz ihrer hohen Qualität gerieten sie jahrhundertelang in Vergessenheit; erst vor wenigen Jahrzehnten wurden sie wiederentdeckt. Unsere Faszination für diese reiche und tiefgründige Musik hat uns angespornt, uns auf dieser CD der besonderen Tonsprache, der suggestiven Komplexität und der kühnen Erfindungskraft von Zelenkas Musik zu nähern. Eine Herausforderung, aber auch eine Besonderheit unserer Arbeit an diesen Stücken war die Erstellung einer spielbaren Partitur auf der Grundlage der erhaltenen - kaum lesbaren und manchmal eindeutig fehlerhaften - handschriftlichen Quellen.

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Theo Plath (bassoon)

As a prizewinner at the renowned ARD International Music Competition in Munich in 2019, and as Principal Bassoon of Frankfurt HR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Theo Plath is fairly in demand as a soloist, and player for chamber music and orchestra. The year 2020 saw the release of his début CD with bassoon concertos by Weber, Jolivet, Bitsch and Crusell, a recording he made with the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Deutsche Radiophilharmonie) under the baton of Leo McFall. Theo has made appearances in solo bassoon concertos with the Munich Chamber Orchestra and the Frankfurt HR Radio Symphony Orchestra, among others, and in concert halls including Dortmund Konzerthaus and Hamburg Elbphilharmonie. As a chamber musician in high demand, Theo Plath is a regularly invited guest at international festivals such as the Spannungen...
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As a prizewinner at the renowned ARD International Music Competition in Munich in 2019, and as Principal Bassoon of Frankfurt HR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Theo Plath is fairly in demand as a soloist, and player for chamber music and orchestra.
The year 2020 saw the release of his début CD with bassoon concertos by Weber, Jolivet, Bitsch and Crusell, a recording he made with the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Deutsche Radiophilharmonie) under the baton of Leo McFall.
Theo has made appearances in solo bassoon concertos with the Munich Chamber Orchestra and the Frankfurt HR Radio Symphony Orchestra, among others, and in concert halls including Dortmund Konzerthaus and Hamburg Elbphilharmonie.
As a chamber musician in high demand, Theo Plath is a regularly invited guest at international festivals such as the Spannungen Chamber Music Festival in Heimbach and the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, where he concertizes with celebrated performers including Vilde Frang, Christian Tetzlaff, Maximilian Hornung, and Lars Vogt. Theo Plath is also a member of the prize-winning Monet Wind Quintet.
Theo studied bassoon at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (Hochschule für Musik), and received further valuable counsel from professors Sergio Azzolini and Nikolaus Maler. Apart from winning 3rd Prize in the Bassoon category at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, he has also won First Prizes at the Aeolus Wind Competition (Düsseldorf) and the German National Music Competition (2018).
As a volunteer for the Rhapsody in School project, Theo communicates his enthusiasm for classical music to children and youngsters in school sessions all across Germany.

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Satoko Doi (harpsichord)

Jordi Carrasco Hjelm (double bass)

Press

Zelenka understood better than almost all his contemporaries how to expand the musical rules of his time; he composed in a very complex and contrapuntal manner, employing long themes that often deviate from conventional structures. Furthermore, Zelenka constantly uses unusually distant harmonies to intensify the expression of his music.
France Musique, 20-9-2024

The Bohemian composer Jan Dismas Zelenka composed original trio sonatas that are less well known than his church music. An ensemble of five young musicians has now recorded these sonatas in outstanding quality.
Deutschlandfunk, 15-9-2024

...these are in every respect magnificent performances of a repertoire that has, in my opinion, been neglected for too long. The recording shows off the beautiful instrumental solos and mixed colors optimally.
Opus Klassiek, 01-7-2024

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Disc #1
01.
Sonata No. 1 in F Major ZWV 181, 1: Adagio ma non troppo
03:02
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
02.
Sonata No. 1 in F Major ZWV 181, 1: Allegro
04:49
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
03.
Sonata No. 1 in F Major ZWV 181, 1: Larghetto
03:21
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
04.
Sonata No. 1 in F Major ZWV 181, 1: Allegro assai
05:06
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
05.
Ghost 1
03:59
(Tonia Ko) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
06.
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor ZWV 181, 2: Andante - Adagio
03:51
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
07.
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor ZWV 181, 2: Allegro
06:23
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
08.
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor ZWV 181, 2: Andante - Adagio
03:34
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
09.
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor ZWV 181, 2: Allegro
05:35
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
10.
Ghost 2
01:04
(Tonia Ko) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
11.
Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major ZWV 181, 3: Adagio
03:32
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
12.
Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major ZWV 181, 3: Allegro
04:08
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
13.
Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major ZWV 181, 3: Largo
02:59
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
14.
Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major ZWV 181, 3: Tempo giusto - Allegro
04:59
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz

Disc #2
01.
Sonata No. 4 in G Minor ZWV 181,4: Andante
02:56
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Olivier Stankiewicz, Armand Djikoloum, Theo Plath, Satoko Doi
02.
Sonata No. 4 in G Minor ZWV 181,4: Allegro
05:20
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Olivier Stankiewicz, Armand Djikoloum, Theo Plath, Satoko Doi, Jordi Carrasco Hjelm
03.
Sonata No. 4 in G Minor ZWV 181,4: Adagio
03:46
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Satoko Doi, Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
04.
Sonata No. 4 in G Minor ZWV 181,4: Allegro ma non troppo
09:18
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
05.
Ghost 3
02:02
(Tonia Ko) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
06.
Sonata No. 5 in F Major ZWV 181, 5: Allegro
07:11
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
07.
Sonata No. 5 in F Major ZWV 181, 5: Adagio
03:07
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
08.
Sonata No. 5 in F Major ZWV 181, 5: Allegro
06:16
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
09.
Ghost 4
02:41
(Tonia Ko) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
10.
Sonata No. 6 in C Minor ZWV 181, 6: Andante
03:06
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
11.
Sonata No. 6 in C Minor ZWV 181, 6: Allegro
03:57
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
12.
Sonata No. 6 in C Minor ZWV 181, 6: Adagio
02:22
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
13.
Sonata No. 6 in C Minor ZWV 181, 6: Allegro
04:57
(Jan Dismas Zelenka) Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Satoko Doi, Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz
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