The Prague Madrigalists (or Prague Madrigal Singers; in
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: Pražští madrigalisté) is a
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chamber music ensemble founded in 1956
as ''Noví pěvci madrigalů a komorní hudby'' (in
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: New Madrigal and Chamber Music Singers) by the organist and composer
Miroslav Venhoda. It was renamed to Prague Madrigalists and professionalized in 1967. 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
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History
The name "Czech Philharmonic Orchestra" appeared for the first time in 1894, as the title ...
up to the
Velvet Revolution
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in
Czechoslovakia
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. Their recordings were released on labels such as
Supraphon
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History
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.
Selected discography
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Guillaume Dufay
Guillaume Du Fay ( , ; also Dufay, Du Fayt; 5 August 1397(?) – 27 November 1474) was a French composer and music theorist of the early Renaissance. Considered the leading European composer of his time, his music was widely performed and repr ...
: Missae Ave regina caelorum / Ecce ancilla Domini (Supraphon, 11 0637-2)
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Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi (Supraphon, SU 3294-2)
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Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic
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,
Jacob Handl-Gallus: Missa quinis vocibus etc - Harmoniae morales, Missa super (Supraphon, SU 3716-2)
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František Ignác Tůma: Lytaniae Lauretanae, Partita c moll, Stabat Mater;
Samuel Capricornus: Opus musicum (Matouš, MK 0801 - 2931)
References
Further reading
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External links
Official websitePrague Madrigal Singers
at Discogs
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