Prague Madrigalists

Czech chamber music ensemble

The Prague Madrigalists (or Prague Madrigal Singers; in Czech: Pražští madrigalisté) is a Czech chamber music ensemble founded in 1956^[1] as Noví pěvci madrigalů a komorní hudby (in English: New Madrigal and Chamber Music Singers) by the organist and composer Miroslav Venhoda. It was renamed to Prague Madrigalists and professionalized in 1967.^[2] The ensemble focuses on performing vocal and instrumental music of the 15th - 17th century, however, occasionally they also perform music of contemporary composers. The Prague Madrigalists were a subdivision of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra up to the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.^[3] Their recordings were released on labels such as Supraphon.^[4]

Selected discography

Guillaume Dufay: Missae Ave regina caelorum / Ecce ancilla Domini (Supraphon, 11 0637-2)
Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi (Supraphon, SU 3294-2)
Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, Jacob Handl-Gallus: Missa quinis vocibus etc - Harmoniae morales, Missa super (Supraphon, SU 3716-2)
František Ignác Tůma: Lytaniae Lauretanae, Partita c moll, Stabat Mater; Samuel Capricornus: Opus musicum (Matouš, MK 0801 - 2931)

References

^ Wiesnerová, Dana (16 December 2002). "Pražští madrigalisté dnes v Národním muzeu" (in Czech). Czech Radio. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
^ "Miroslav Venhoda" (in Czech). Česká hudba. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
^ Plachá, Zdena (23 July 2014). "Nevzdávejte se. Nikdy se nevzdávejte!" (in Czech). OperaPlus. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
^ Šnejdarová, Dina (4 September 2003). "Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic: Missa quinis vocibus super Dolorosi martyr, Maria Kron, Qui confidunt, Crucifixus trium vocumHarmoniae" (in Czech). Harmonie. Retrieved 29 September 2014.