What a discovery.. All the Czech and Slovak Names … truly impressive performance so live .. not only musically expressive but also in the movement of the performers… superbly coordinated … Bach with touch of romanticism? Remarkably beautiful. … loved the rendition “Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.” Jednoducho nadherne!
Latin in schools is pronunciated different from the latin in church. Every language has a different way of making latin sound more like their own, because we have no recordings of the epoch. So what any individual prefers, is probably the most familiar sound.
What an excellent performance this is! I particularly enjoy the "fleet" tempi, the clear articulation of divisions, and the fact the everyone seems clearly to be enjoying himself! Special mention must go to the tenor who deserves a prize for his handling of "Deposuit" -- I have never heard it performed at that clip and with such each and clarity!
@mereni Depends on what you consider to be correct. They are using an Italianate pronunciation (e.g., "fecit" = "fay-chit"), which is not at all what would have been heard in Leipzig or anywhere else in Saxony (where "fecit" = "fay-tsit"), not even at the Catholic court of the Saxon Elector in Dresden. Italianate pronunciation is not at all correct for a historically informed performance of this piece.
@1banders These singers and this Magnificat I've heard in the concert halls in Prague and in Dresden. They sang in Latin completely without s.c. . Italianate pronunciation. This "pronunciation" is caused by sound compression in youtube. Similarly is garbled sound on CDs and DVDs. Perfect pronunciation only allows LP, SACD or DVD-Audio.
I've uploaded recent concerts by Collegium 1704 and other excellent Czech ensembles myself (Zelenka) but your videos are difficult to surpass. Keep up the good work!
Ridicolous!
Boneggio 3 weeks ago
Where was this performed?
1banders 1 month ago
What a discovery.. All the Czech and Slovak Names … truly impressive performance so live .. not only musically expressive but also in the movement of the performers… superbly coordinated … Bach with touch of romanticism? Remarkably beautiful. … loved the rendition “Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.” Jednoducho nadherne!
rostomic 2 months ago
Latin in schools is pronunciated different from the latin in church. Every language has a different way of making latin sound more like their own, because we have no recordings of the epoch. So what any individual prefers, is probably the most familiar sound.
carolineleiden 2 months ago
What an excellent performance this is! I particularly enjoy the "fleet" tempi, the clear articulation of divisions, and the fact the everyone seems clearly to be enjoying himself! Special mention must go to the tenor who deserves a prize for his handling of "Deposuit" -- I have never heard it performed at that clip and with such each and clarity!
Thank-you so much for posting this!
VespasianMusic 3 months ago
Tte text is pronounced correctly by 1704 singers, but Latin pronunciation is distorted by sound compression in youtube.
mereni 3 months ago
@mereni Depends on what you consider to be correct. They are using an Italianate pronunciation (e.g., "fecit" = "fay-chit"), which is not at all what would have been heard in Leipzig or anywhere else in Saxony (where "fecit" = "fay-tsit"), not even at the Catholic court of the Saxon Elector in Dresden. Italianate pronunciation is not at all correct for a historically informed performance of this piece.
1banders 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@1banders These singers and this Magnificat I've heard in the concert halls in Prague and in Dresden. They sang in Latin completely without s.c. . Italianate pronunciation. This "pronunciation" is caused by sound compression in youtube. Similarly is garbled sound on CDs and DVDs. Perfect pronunciation only allows LP, SACD or DVD-Audio.
mereni 2 months ago
A great performance.
Bachsoboe 3 months ago
yeah, actually Magnificat
jordan3461 4 months ago
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1banders 4 months ago
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1banders 4 months ago
Thanks a lot!
I've uploaded recent concerts by Collegium 1704 and other excellent Czech ensembles myself (Zelenka) but your videos are difficult to surpass. Keep up the good work!
STIANVF 4 months ago
Thank you so much my friend. Was 1704 in Barcelona?
badbird100 5 months ago