A excerpt of my Urtext edition score of my favourite
work of Jan Dismas Zelenka; his Missa "Gratias agimus
tibi", ZWV 13 in his catalogue of works. A excerpt of
only the opening Kyrie movement; the longest and most
developed of all sections of this Mass setting; with 2
distinct fugal sections introduced first with the text
of the Kyrie, and a second subject with the text of the
Christe eleison by the Sopranos and Altos; which
Zelenka later combines both subjects in a brilliant
manner that would ...(+)
A excerpt of my Urtext edition score of my favourite
work of Jan Dismas Zelenka; his Missa "Gratias agimus
tibi", ZWV 13 in his catalogue of works. A excerpt of
only the opening Kyrie movement; the longest and most
developed of all sections of this Mass setting; with 2
distinct fugal sections introduced first with the text
of the Kyrie, and a second subject with the text of the
Christe eleison by the Sopranos and Altos; which
Zelenka later combines both subjects in a brilliant
manner that would make Bach himself amazed (of which he
was a great admirer of Zelenka)... before finally
returning to the opening Tutti motive introduced at the
beginning in the string section to finish off the
opening movement of this beautiful masterpiece.
Holdham, Jamie (1996 - )
Best regards
FarrierPete