Comment:Anton Zimmermann (1741-1781) Slovakian contemporary of Haydn, composed around 40 symphonies. Musica Aeterna play on period instruments.
Reviews:"…three vibrantly performed works…" Gramophone November 2006.
Comment:Impressionistic study of friends and places. Line-Up includes: Juraj Bartos, trumpet, Alexandra Schenk, vocals (tracks 2,4), Radovan Tariska, alto sax, Dragan Tabakovic, guitar, Juraj Kalasz, bass, Marian Sevcik, drums.
Comment:Recorded at St. John's Smith Square, 21st April 2005, with Nora Skuta, piano and Robert Cohen, cello.
Comment:This first collected edition of chamber music by Bella (1843-1936) includes several World premiere recordings.
Comment:Bella (1843-1936) was a noted organist. Recorded in the Great Temple of the Lutheran Church in Bratislava.
Comment:This performance of Zimmermann's Missa Pastoralis includes his Graduale in C major and Offertorium in D major. Performed on original instruments tuned to 430Hz. CD booklet contains Latin text and translation in Czech, English and German.
Reviews:"… this is a disc of innocuous pleasures for the explorer of 18th-century ecclesiastical byways." Gramophone, March 2008.
Comment:Eugen Suchon (1908-1993) is one of Slovakia's most important 20th century composers. His aim was to compose in a way that communicated simply and directly, as in these pieces with children in mind. A beautifully played musical discovery and gem!
Comment:This instalment in the rediscovery of Anton Zimmermann (1741-1781) displays his inventivness with these delightful small scale musical forms.
