Jan Dismas Zelenka - Litaniae Xaverianae - ZWV 155 - Adam Viktora, Inégal

Orchestra: Ensemble Inégal. Soloists: Gabriella Eibenová (S), Hana Blažíková (S), Jaroslav Březina (T), Tomáš Král (B), Marian Krejčík (B). Conductor: Adam Viktora. Composed: 1727. Recorded: 2010. ------- 00:00 - Kyrie 03:54 - Sancte Francisce I 07:12 - Firmamentum 08:59 - Fidelis Imitator 11:21 - Salus aegrotorum 12:05 - Fugator daemonum 14:14 - Gloria societatis Jesu 14:48 - Pauperime, castissime Xaveri 18:03 - Sancte Francisce II 23:10 - In quo uno omnium 25:05 - Agnus Dei I 27:28 - Agnus Dei II This is a Litany to St. Xavier composed by the Czech master in December 1727. Composed litanies to this saint were particular to the royal court in Dresden where he was honoured as patron Saint. Johann David Heinichen (himself a Lutheran), Giovanni Alberto Ristori and Tobias Butz all did their own Xaverian litany compositions during the 1720s; only Zelenka did as many as 3. This piece shows the great exte