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Missa Omnium Sanctorum


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Programme

G. F. Händel
Dixit Dominus HWV 232

J. D. Zelenka
Missa Omnium Sanctorum ZWV 21

Performers

Collegium 1704 & Collegium Vocale 1704
Václav Luks conductor

Photo illustrating the event Missa Omnium Sanctorum

Rudolfinum — Dvořák Hall

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Tickets and contact information

Tickets: Czech Philharmonic Ticket Office, Colosseum Ticket, GoOut etc. Other information at www.collegium1704.com

Zelenka‘s last mass composition, Missa Omnium Sanctorum, is an example of emotionally charged style of extreme virtuosity, which is based main­ly on the Italian Catholic tradition but sprinkled with Zelenka‘s originality and astonishing inven­tion. Handel‘s music for the psalm Dixit Dominus also pushes the limit of interpretation possibi­lities: the listener is truly overwhelmed by the endless fireworks of ideas and the employment of various compositional techniques.