Rose Ensemble Recordings

Slavic Holiday

Slavic Holiday: Legends from Ancient Czechoslovakia and Poland

The Rose Ensemble's third recording features music from medieval and Renaissance Poland and Czechoslovakia, including motets from the Prague manuscript Codex Specialnik and several lovely spiritual songs extolling the virtues of various Slavic saints and heroes.

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WM RM O Beate Stanislae Anon. 13th c. (?) Polish
WM RM Beata es virgo Mikolaj Zielenski,
B. ca 1611 (Polish)
  Nobis est natus hodie Anon. from Codex Specialnik
(Prague, 15th c.)
  In natali Domini  
Saint Vojtech or Adalbert: Scholar, Bishop, and Beloved Saint of the Polish & Czech People
  Beatus Adalbertus Anon. 13th c. (?) Polish
  Per merita sancti Adalberti Anon. 13th c. (?) Polish
WM RM Alme presul et beate Anon. 14th c. Czech
  Poslan jest od Boha andel Anon. 16th c. Czech
  Magnificat Jan Sixt z Lerchenfelsu,
d. 1629 (Polish)
  Dies est Laetitiae Anon. 14th c. Czech
  Stala se jest vec divna Anon. 15th c. Czech
  De Nativitate Domino Anon. 15th c. Czech
Jan Hus: The Czech Martin Luther
  Hospodine, Pomiluj Ny Anon. 11th c. Czech
(attr. to Saint Vojtech)
  Pisen o Koncilu Kostnickem Anon., ca. 1415
  Primo Tempore Anon. 14th c. Czech
Saint Wenceslaus; "The Duke" and Patron Saint of the Czech Lands
  Svaty Vaclave Anon. 12th c. Czech
  Dulce Melos Domaslaus, ca. 13th c. (Czech)
  Salve pater optime Anon. 15th c. Czech
  Decet huius conctis horis Jan z Jenstejna, written
ca. 1350-1400 (Czech)

What the critics say

"The Rose Ensemble, based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, handles this material with great skill and grace. Their vocal tone is bright yet warm, and their articulation is clear and crisp. This is interesting music from a part of the world we've just begun to explore. This music is at once familiar and exotic."

Beth Adelman
Early Music America Magazine
2002

"The young voices are remarkably effective in various combinations. The acoustics of St. Bernard's Church surround the voices with a warm ambiance. This group deserves to be known beyond the narrow boundaries of its home."

Jerome F. Weber
Goldberg Magazine, SPAIN

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