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Complete Orchestral Works

Zelenka Audio CD
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Aimez-vous le Corni da caccia ?, Jan 10 2007
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Fr. Beaudoin-prise 2 "La Spirale" (Québec, Ville fortifiée (Canada )) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Complete Orchestral Works (Audio CD)
J'étais emballé à l'idée de me procurer ce coffret de trois disques compte tenu de la présence de cinq Capriccios qui m'étaient alors inconnus. C'est avec horreur que je constatai en consultant les trois livrets séparés (!), que ceux-ci étaient destinés à deux Corni da caccia et à d'autres instruments (hautbois, violons, alto et b.c.). À l'écoute de ces oeuvres, j'ai eu une vive réaction épidermique; ma chaîne hi-fi également. J'ai donc stoppé net l'écoute, désemparé, énervé, en proie à un désarroi total. Le«bruit» émanant de ces cors est en effet tonitruant, grave et sourd, insoutenable, voire abrutissant. Je venais de perdre la bonne moitié de ce coffret, ne parvenant pas à me rompre à cette dictature sonore.

Et ma déception ne venait que de commencer. C'est que voyez-vous, les oeuvres orchestrales de Zelenka avaient déjà une bonne place dans ma bibliothèque personnelle. La «Camerata Bern» notamment, et l'extraordinaire et époustouflante gravure du «Freiburger Barockorchester» m'avaient procuré des moments extatiques d'une rare intensité. Aussi le défi était de taille. Ouf ! Jurgen Sonnentheil et son bien palot orchestre ont de quoi rougir avec leur bien terne prestations d'oeuvres aussi contrastées et échevelées que l'hipocondrie à 7, ou encore, la simphonie a 8 Concertanti.! Manque total et flagrant de fougue, tempi au ralenti, violon paresseux; l'ensemble converse au neutre pour nous convaincre qu'il s'agit de musique d'ambiance! Donc, après être sorti amoché du tintamarre des Capriccios, on dort au gaz avec une musique d'ascenseur en panne. Le chef se fait un devoir de transformer les «allegros» en «piano» et le résultat est évidemment désastreux.

Car qui est rompu à Zelenka, sait que la marque de commerce de ce compositeur se dessine en contraste, en opposition, en dialogue échevelé, avec partie soliste rondement menée prête à sursauter, à mener l'assaut contre un violoncelle féroce, un violon souverain ou de rageurs hautbois. Toute cette merveille rythmique, toute cette science orchestrale est ici CARRÉMENT occultée. Le résultat est si mou, si ennuyeux qu'on referme ce coffret avec la désagréable impression de s'être fait berner par un imposteur qui enlève à Zelenka ses lettres de noblesse.

La prise de son CPO, étonnamment décevante, est à la hauteur de ce honteux programme.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Bassoonist's Buddy and the Oboist's Angel, Mar 15 2009
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This review is from: Complete Orchestral Works (Audio CD)
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) was a violone/bass viol player in the court orchestra of the Elector of Saxony in Dresden, and an aspiring composer of sacred music for voices, awarded a bare subsistence station as "kirchencompositeur" - church-composer - when the younger and more fashionable Johann Adolf Hasse became Kapellmeister. It's hard to guess how much of Zelenka's musical output has survived, but it seems clear that sacred music was far more important to him than secular. Ironically, the first inklings of a Zelenka discovery/revival, in the mid 20th C, made him instantly beloved by bassoonists, since his small oeuvre of trio sonatas and other chamber works feature "our" instrument prominently. Even in the larger sacred vocal works, wonderful parts for bassoon and oboe abound.

The orchestral works recorded on three CDs also abound in delightful parts for double reeds, fiercely challenging parts for natural horn, and occasional parts for chalumeau, the forerunner of the clarinet. Anyone who still supposes that the natural horn can't really 'cover' the parts written for it, and thus must be replaced by the modern French horn, will be disabused of that foolish prejudice by listening to this "original instrument" ensemble.

Zelenka's orchestral palette may sound remarkably 'advanced' for the 1720s, but that's a result of his roots in the Viennese/Czech musical worlds. As original and distinctive as these pieces seem at times, Zelenka was not especially experimental in instrumental music. His orchestral works are sprightly, ceremonious, sonorous, and relatively simple in structure; they're obviously crowd-pleasers for public occasions. There's nothing on these three disks that rivals Bach's concertos or suites, or that aspires to do so. Zelenka's special genius is reserved for his masses and liturgical works.

Nevertheless, played as well as they are here, Zelenka's orchestral works make very pleasant listening, especially if you're a fan of soaring horns, acrobatic oboes, and bouncy bassoons.
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